Montclair Student Wins New Jersey ‘Doodle For Google’ Contest

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A “doodle” can be worth its weight in gold, it seems.

Vivian Moldawer, a student at Watchung School in Montclair, was recently declared the statewide winner of the 16th annual “Doodle for Google” art contest.

In a nod to the tech giant’s 25th anniversary, Google asked K-12 students from across the U.S. to create doodles based on the prompt: “My wish for the next 25 years…”

“We encouraged students to try new mediums and think outside of the box — and that creativity shone through in the tens of thousands of submissions we received,” Google reported. “There were wishes for a healthier planet, lasting connections with friends and family, space exploration, dream jobs, technological advancements and medical breakthroughs.”

Moldawer emerged on top of the pack in New Jersey with a submission titled “No More Hunger” (see image above).

“My wish for the next 25 years is that there'll be no more hunger,” Moldawer wrote. “Every day all over the world people are starving. If we all work together we'll be able to feed everyone. My hope is that within 25 years nobody will go hungry. I'm trying to encourage food sustainability and creativity all over the world.”

Want to give Moldawer’s doodle a boost in the next level of the competition? You can vote online here until June 4.

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