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Local Student's Art Could Get International Exposure

Rhode Islanders are invited to vote for the fourth-grader's drawing to grace the Google homepage.


KatieΒ Heenan's "Deep Sea Search,"Β the RI finalist in Google's nationalΒ Doodle 4Β GoogleΒ contest, needs online votes to beat out the national competition.

Americans will weigh in on their favorite doodles from May 1Β through May 10Β at theΒ Doodle 4Β GoogleΒ website.Β If she wins, Katie's drawing will be featured on Google's home page for a day, and she'll get a $30,000 scholarship β€” Β and LaPerche School in Smithfield would get aΒ $50,000 technology grant.Β 

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