Hickman Mills senior wins state in Doodle for Google contest, advances to national competition [Video]

WELL, YOU SEE THEM EVERY TIME YOU GO TO GOOGLE THOSE COLORFUL DESIGNS ON THE HOME PAGE AS KMBC NINE’S ALAN SHOPE EXPLAINS, A KANSAS CITY STUDENT MAY SOON BE A FEATURE DESIGNER. HARDEST PART ABOUT THE DRAWING WAS THE PEOPLE. MOST KIDS KNOW ABOUT IT. ADULTS MAYBE NOT SO MUCH, BUT IT’S A YEARLY COMPETITION ALL ABOUT CREATIVITY. I USED TO BE AN AVID ARTIST BACK WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT WHEN THE SOON TO BE HICKMAN MILLS SENIOR READ ABOUT THE CONTEST ONLINE, SHE WAS ALL IN AND JUST IN TIME WITH A WEEK BEFORE THE DEADLINE WAS TWO WINNING STUDENTS GET A $55,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE AND A CHECK FOR THEIR HIGH SCHOOL. SO SHE STARTED SLAMMING. SHE FOCUSED ON EDUCATION AND STARTED ASKING FRIENDS WHAT IT MEANS TO THEM. EVERYONE GOES THROUGH THE EDUCATION PROCESS, SO I KIND OF JUST THOUGHT LIKE, WOW, THIS …