THREE talented pupils from St Mochta’s NS, Dublin 15, have a chance of scooping a
?¬10,000 technology grant for their school, a
?¬5,000 college scholarship grant and a chromebook.
James Heffernan from junior infants, second class student Adam Fitzpatrick and third class pupil Joshua Calamai have all been shortlisted in this year’s Doodle 4 Google competition.
They are three of just 75 finalists nationwide who have been chosen out of 5,000 entries to go forward to a public vote.
And the school is hoping locals will get behind the youngsters by voting online at google.ie/doodle4google before midnight on March 20.
Visual Arts Coordinator at St Mochta’s, Ailish Brennan, says everybody at the school is thrilled to have three entries shortlisted for the competition.
“It’s quite unusual that a school would have as many as three finalists,
? she said.
“We are extremely proud of our talented students and we would love to see them go further in the competition.
“Our school is large with over 900 students who would all greatly benefit from a
?¬10,000 technology grant.
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As well as being in with a shout of a top prize the talented trio from St Mochta’s also have the chance of being named Ireland’s top doodler and having their doodle displayed on the Google Ireland homepage.
The panel of judges who had the difficult task of selecting the 75 finalists included Irish and Leinster rugby star, Jamie Heaslip, legendary artist and TV presenter, Don Conroy, artist and IADT Dun Laoghaire lecturer, Cora Cummins and Niamh Sharkey, author and Creator and Executive Producer of Disney Junior’s animated series, Henry Hugglemonster.
This year’s competition theme was
‘My Perfect Day’ and Ronan Harris of Google said the entries were impressive.
“The level of entries to this year’s competition was astounding and it gave our judging panel a tough job to do,
? he said.
“I really enjoyed seeing what
‘My Perfect Day’ meant to the entrants and everyone should be very proud of their doodles.
“Now it’s up to the public to get involved and help choose this year’s winner.
?
three finalists,
? she said.
“We are extremely proud of our talented students and we would love to see them go further in the competition.
“Our school is large with over 900 students who would all greatly benefit from a
?¬10,000 technology grant.
?
As well as being in with a shout of a top prize the talented trio from St Mochta’s also have the chance of being named Ireland’s top doodler and having their work displayed on the Google Ireland homepage.
The panel of judges who had the difficult task of selecting the 75 finalists included Irish and Leinster rugby star, Jamie Heaslip, legendary artist and TV presenter, Don Conroy, artist and IADT Dun Laoghaire lecturer, Cora Cummins and Niamh Sharkey, author, creator and Executive Producer of Disney Junior’s animated series, Henry Hugglemonster.
This year’s competition theme was
‘My Perfect Day’ and Ronan Harris of Google said the entries were impressive.
“The level of entries to this year’s competition was astounding and it gave our judging panel a tough job to do,
? he said.
“I really enjoyed seeing what
‘My Perfect Day’ meant to the entrants and everyone should be very proud of their doodles.
“Now it’s up to the public to get involved and help choose this year’s winner.
?