NEW YORK ( CNN ) -- One of the perks of using search engine Google 's home page is checking out the frequently changing seasonal , current-event , and holiday-inspired `` doodles '' used for the logo . Christin Engelberth 's `` doodle '' beat out more than 28,000 entries in Google 's annual contest . Soon the work of 12-year-old Christin Engelberth will occupy the Google spotlight to be viewed by millions of online searchers worldwide . On Wednesday , Google announced that Christin , a sixth-grader at Bernard Harris Middle School in San Antonio , Texas , is this year 's winner of `` Doodle 4 Google , '' a yearly competition that asks K-12 students to dream up their own variation of the logo . Her work will be featured on Google 's main site for 24 hours on Thursday . The theme of this year 's contest was `` What I Wish for the World . '' `` Both our country and the world are undergoing significant change , '' Google said on the contest 's Web pages . At Google we believe in thinking big , and dreaming big , and we ca n't think of anything more important than encouraging students to do the same . '' `` A New Beginning , '' the title of Christin 's doodle , depicts the Google logo as a land and sea naturescape intertwined with trees , a frog and leaping dolphin , a curious lizard , a turtle and fish , and a butterfly set against an orange and yellow background with a rising sun represented by the second `` O '' in `` Google . '' In an interview with CNN , Christin said she portrayed a dawn as a symbol of a new day . Her wish was that `` out of the current crisis , discoveries will be found to help the Earth prosper once more . '' She added that wanted to portray a brighter tomorrow and `` discoveries being made lead to a better Earth for everyone . '' Christin said her initial idea for a doodle was for animal conservation , but then she decided `` it should n't just include animals ; it should include the rest of the world . '' Christin did check out her competition , and said she thought the other doodles were `` much better than mine . '' But a panel of independent judges and Google employees , along with close to 6 million online voters , disagreed , and chose her sketch as the overall winner from a field of over 28,000 other submissions . Google 's Marissa Mayer , vice president of search products and user experience , and Dennis Hwang , webmaster manager , said on the Google Blog that Christin 's design was part of `` a very creative pool of doodles . '' As the national winner , Christin will receive a $ 15,000 college scholarship , a laptop , and a $ 25,000 technology grant for her school , in addition to having her artwork featured on the Google site . She was presented with her award at the Smithsonian 's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City , where Google also unveiled an exhibit of the top doodles . They will be on display until July 5 . National finalists also were selected in three grade groups . Each will receive a laptop computer . All winners were treated to a day in New York that Google said `` included activities which promote peace , sustainability and wellness -- all inspired by this year 's theme . '' The winners also will participate in a doodling class led by Dennis Hwang and the Google doodle team . Grand prize winner Christin -- who told CNN she was excited to visit New York City -- said she 's been `` drawing for as long as she can remember . '' When she grows up , she said , she hopes to do `` anything to do with art . ''
San Antonio , Texas , 12-year-old wins `` Doodle for Google '' national contest . Christin Engelberth 's work will grace Google 's main site for 24 hours Thursday . Other prizes : $ 25,000 college scholarship , laptop , tech grant for her school . When she grows up , she said , she hopes to do `` anything to do with art ''