News Release
5/30/2017
Aurora, ON –Three York Region District School Board students have been selected as finalists in the national Doodle 4 Google contest.
Doodle 4 Google encourages Canadian students to use their creativity to design and submit their own interpretation of the Google logo with the theme, ‘What I See for Canada’s Future is…’ Finalists were chosen by Google and the public will choose the winner through an online vote.
Students across the York public board were encouraged to take part in the Canada 150 themed contest and three finalists were selected from our Board in three out of the four age categories.
The three York Region District School Board finalists are:
- Lei (Leo) Cao from Coledale Public School (Kindergarten – Grade 3)
- Flora Hu from Doncrest Public School (Grade 4 – 6)
- Carol Zhou from Markville Secondary School (Grade 7 – 9)
“We are incredibly proud of Leo, Flora and Carol’s artistic talents,” said Loralea Carruthers, Chair of the Board. “I encourage all of our students, families, staff and community members to show their support for our finalists by voting online.”
“It is an outstanding achievement to be selected from thousands of entries across Canada,” said Kathryn Wallace, Interim Director of Education. “This is a very proud moment for Leo, Flora, Carol, their families and their schools. I would like to extend my best wishes to them as they move forward in the final vote.”
Voting for the contest will be open until June 2, 2017. The winners of each category will win a technology grant for their school. The national winner will be featured on google.ca and will also receive a university scholarship.
Voting and contest details are available on the Doodle 4 Google website.
York Region District School Board is the third largest school district in Ontario with over 123,000 students in 176 elementary schools and 32 secondary schools. York Region students consistently perform above average in provincial testing and the Board is one of the top achievers in Ontario. For more information about the York Region District School Board, please visit the Board website and follow @YRDSB on Twitter.
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