Beaverton student among winners in Doodle for Google contest

A Beaverton middle school student has been selected as one of the winners of the 16th annual Doodle for Google contest -- sharing her vision of equality for the White House and beyond.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Beaverton middle school student has been selected as one of the winners of the 16th annual Doodle for Google contest -- sharing her vision of equality for the White House and beyond.

Tumwater Middle School student Inchara Shree's artwork titled "Dear Madame President" was selected as one of the 55 state and territory winners out of thousands of submissions.

As part of the contest, Google asked K-12 students to answer the prompt “My wish for the next 25 years” through their art.

"Madame in French means 'lady.' My wish for the next 25 years is to see more female leaders, specifically a U.S. president. Never in history has there been one U.S. woman president, and all I'm hoping for in the future is peace, equity, and equality," Shree explained.

Over a few days, Shree created the artwork using different media including colored pencils and oil paint.

"My whole inspiration came from my social studies class, originally, when we were learning about the difference between equality and equity. Ever since then, I've just been really inspired and I've become aware of the history of the of the USA and its presidential office," Shree told KOIN 6 News. "I feel like if we had a female president, we will be able to benefit from the diverse perspectives, just like how we saw with President Obama. I feel like it would be amazing to see this in the future."

Shree discovered her work was selected in one of the surprise celebrations Google held in each of the winner's hometowns.

"It was that morning of the school day, and my parents were coming with me to school; they were dropping me off early. They were saying, 'We just had to go talk with the science teacher about something, just a small little meeting.' And I had no clue that they would be helping set up the surprise," Shree said.

"I went to my class, and then when the bell rang, I saw the whole Google Doodle setup and I was like, 'Oh my golly, what is happening?' And then they announced my name. I felt so shocked and proud. I was very happy."

Next, voters will decide the top five finalists and the ultimate winner of the contest.

Voting is open through June 4.