Google is honoring Alithia Haven Ramirez, one of the students killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, by spotlighting her Google Doodle.
Each year, Google puts out a call for student artwork submissions fitting the year's theme. The winner of the competition earns a $30,000 college scholarship, a $50,000 technology package for their school and gets their artwork displayed on Google's homepage for 24 hours.
Fourth-grader Alithia Ramirez, 10, in an undated family photo. Ramirez was killed in the shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.Google's 2022 contest theme was "I care for myself by..." -- which asks students to share what they do to comfort themselves as they face the "opportunities and challenges every new day brings."
"We're asking students to share how they nurture themselves in tough times," the Google contest website reads. "What do they do to feel better when they're feeling down? How do they approach taking a break? What activities make them feel calm or give them energy? What or who brings them joy?" Alithia's drawing depicts a girl on a couch, accompanied by a dog and two balls of yarn. The mandatory "Google" is spelled out in art on the wall above the girl.Doodle for Google honors Alithia Haven Ramirez and all the victims of the Uvalde, Texas tragedy."Oh my God, she was a very talented little girl. She loved to draw. She was real sweet. Never getting into trouble," she said.
The last time she saw her granddaughter was on Mother's Day. "They showered me with gifts," Rosa Maria Ramirez said.
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