For this year’s competition, Google asked America's K-12 students nationwide to interpret the prompt, “My wish for the next 25 years…”
![Maisie Derlega wins Doodle for Google](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a06f21_98261eb81e354675bc1804471f6a2a89~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_135,h_80,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a06f21_98261eb81e354675bc1804471f6a2a89~mv2.jpeg)
The winner will be featured on the search engine’s homepage, plus receive a $55,000 college scholarship, plus a $50,000 technology package for the school that the winner attends.
What’s your wish for the next 25 years? Chances are, you’re hoping for some positive changes - perhaps a better job or the opportunity to travel more - but you may want other things to stay the same. Such was the case for Maisie Derlega, a recent high school graduate whose illustrative and heartwarming answer to that question earned her the title of the 2024 Doodle for Google winner.
![Maisie Derlega's illustration of a family supper](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a06f21_df37cb62d2104aac9938a3994338ce4b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_108,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a06f21_df37cb62d2104aac9938a3994338ce4b~mv2.jpeg)
Derlega’s artwork, titled 'Family Dinner', was one of tens of thousands of submissions, but hers was picked for the Biggest Smile Award. She told Google in an interview: “My dad is a chef, and so food and dinner tables have always been a safe space for bonding with the people who are important to me. I have so much I wish for in the future, but I wanted my wish to be something I have the power to control. It is up to me to keep these people close, and I will.”
The five finalists earned recognition for creating values-driven Doodles that dreamt and aspired towards a better, bolder future. Take a look...