Vote For South Brunswick Student's Drawing To Appear On Google

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Voting started Monday in the annual Doodle4Google “What Inspires Me” contest. Please help us move South Brunswick High senior Ivy Wang to the next round!

Ivy, a 12th-grade student at South Brunswick High, was chosen by several celebrity judges — among them Neil Patrick Harris — as the New Jersey winner of Google's annual "Doodle for Google" competition last week.

Ivy, who lives in Monmouth Junction, submitted her drawing, which she named "Bike of Friendship," to Google's annual competition. She will now advance to the nationwide contest, where her drawing will be considered against 52 other students' drawing from across the U.S., Washington DC, Puerto Rico and Guam.

Please go to doodle4google.com and vote for Ivy. You can vote as often as you want until May 18! Voting determines the winners: https://doodles.google.com/d4g/vote.html

The winners were selected by a group of celebrity judges, including Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, Olympic wrestler Laurie Hernandez (they are both from New Jersey), actor Neil Patrick Harris, Ty Burrell (the Dad from "Modern Family") and retired Mets baseball player Carlos Beltran.

Voting will begin on Monday, May 7 and last until May 18, with the ultimate winner selected by Google on June 8, the same day it will appear on Google's homepage, www.google.com. The winning student will also receive a $30,000 college scholarship, win a $50,000 technology grant for their school or a nonprofit of choice, earn a trip to Google’s headquarters, and more.

“My greatest source of inspiration comes from my friends. I am lucky to have been surrounded by friends who inspire me to be the best version of myself everyday," said Ivy.

"This year’s submissions were particularly interesting, and offered a great sense into what inspires the next generation of students,” said Carley Graham Garcia, head of external affairs for Google NYC. “Ivy’s work specifically stood out, and her emphasis on friendship and inclusion was extremely moving.”