Holodick Honors Top High School Seniors as 2023 Secretary Scholars
Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Secretary of Education Mark Holodick has honored 92 public school students from the Class of 2023 as Secretary of Education Scholars.
The students, joined by their families and school leaders, were honored last night during a dinner in Dover. See this video showcasing the students and their self-reflections on what inspired their success.
The scholars also are being recognized on a website to showcase their outstanding achievements.
“This is such an impressive group of young leaders,” Holodick said. “The honorees have succeeded academically while also serving as leaders in their schools and communities. As the students themselves shared, their success is due not just to their own hard work but also thanks to the support of their families and educators. As they prepare for college, the workforce and military service, I hope that wherever their next steps take them, their paths lead them to careers in Delaware. We need them as the future leaders of our state.”
The state has named Secretary of Education Scholars every year since 1984.
The number of scholars from each school is based on enrollment. Principals select the students based on both their academic records and community service. The website includes photographs, principal nomination statements and student narrative statements as submitted by the schools.
2023 Secretary Scholars
District/Charter | School | Student |
Appoquinimink | Appoquinimink High School | Ansh Desai |
Appoquinimink | Appoquinimink High School | Shivi Royal |
Appoquinimink | Appoquinimink High School | Alexis Skinner |
Appoquinimink | Middletown High School | Allison Aquino |
Appoquinimink | Middletown High School | Allison Kish |
Appoquinimink | Middletown High School | Ella Trembanis |
Brandywine | Brandywine High School | Anand John |
Brandywine | Brandywine High School | Jonathan Pei |
Brandywine | Concord High School | Miles Bliey |
Brandywine | Concord High School | Meera Ratnagiri |
Brandywine | Mount Pleasant High School | Eleanor Frank |
Brandywine | Mount Pleasant High School | Zakia Zara |
Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney High School | Abigail Cholewa |
Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney High School | Puiyee Kong |
Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney High School | Alyssa McCleary |
Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney High School | Rachel Smith |
Cape Henlopen | Cape Henlopen High School | Abigail Betts |
Cape Henlopen | Cape Henlopen High School | Camryn Cunningham |
Cape Henlopen | Cape Henlopen High School | Colleen Flynn |
Capital | Dover High School | Ellisyn Arthur |
Capital | Dover High School | Kylee Countryman |
Capital | Dover High School | Khushdeep Kaur |
Charter School of Wilmington | Charter School of Wilmington | Mia Lu |
Charter School of Wilmington | Charter School of Wilmington | Nathan Zhao |
Christina | Christiana High School | Olivia Agu |
Christina | Christiana High School | Jayden Murphy |
Christina | Delaware School for the Deaf | Dante Dill-Smith |
Christina | Glasgow High School | Asia N. Mitchell |
Christina | Glasgow High School | Ngoc Khanh Tran |
Christina | Newark High School | Cheyenne Brown |
Christina | Newark High School | Seth Fuhr |
Christina | Pyle (Sarah) Academy | Ketsia Lumiere Donfack-Ouwe |
Colonial | Penn (William) High School | Andrae Amponsah |
Colonial | Penn (William) High School | Evelyn Arnoth |
Colonial | Penn (William) High School | Carson Brown |
Colonial | Penn (William) High School | Lun Kong |
Delaware Military Academy | Delaware Military Academy | Isaac DiMaio |
Delaware Military Academy | Delaware Military Academy | Giada MacNamara |
Delmar | Delmar High School | Sarah Lopatofsky |
Delmar | Delmar High School | Dhara Nakrani |
ECHS at Del State | Early College School at Del State | Mariana Kebaso |
First State Military | First State Military | Natalie Hougentogler |
Freire Charter School | Freire Charter School | Shi-anne Reams-Bennett |
Indian River | Indian River High School | Vicky Chan |
Indian River | Indian River High School | Carley Topper |
Indian River | Sussex Central High School | Eva Cullen |
Indian River | Sussex Central High School | Michael Fagundes-Rocha |
Indian River | Sussex Central High School | Olivia Fox |
Indian River | Sussex Central High School | Sherly Zhu |
Lake Forest | Lake Forest High School | Mary Moller |
Lake Forest | Lake Forest High School | Emilee Rau |
Laurel | Laurel Senior High School | Mirta Angel-Gabriel |
Laurel | Laurel Senior High School | Caroline Ricketts |
Milford | Milford Senior High School | Layna Reynolds |
Milford | Milford Senior High School | Brendan Slonacher |
MOT | MOT Charter School | Maanvi Sarwadi |
MOT | MOT Charter School | Samhitha Vallury |
NCCVT | Delcastle Technical High School | Dariana Fuentes-Ortiz |
NCCVT | Delcastle Technical High School | Rosevanny Ibarra-Sosa |
NCCVT | Delcastle Technical High School | Sa’Niya Watson |
NCCVT | Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School | Cora Hawkins |
NCCVT | Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School | Chloe Ramirez |
NCCVT | Howard High School of Technology | Naomi Mejia |
NCCVT | Howard High School of Technology | Brazil Munroe |
NCCVT | St. Georges Technical High School | Sierra Hammett |
NCCVT | St. Georges Technical High School | Jamal Stewart |
Newark Charter | Newark Charter School | Alexander Barry |
Newark Charter | Newark Charter School | Lila Seiler |
Odyssey Charter | Odyssey Charter School | Charlotte Walder |
POLYTECH | POLYTECH High School | Quinn Sabanayagam |
POLYTECH | POLYTECH High School | Armaan Zahid |
Positive Outcomes | Positive Outcomes Charter School | Jeremiah Waid |
Red Clay | Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts | Genevieve Breen |
Red Clay | Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts | Isabelle Bruening |
Red Clay | Conrad Schools of Science | Nathan Cho |
Red Clay | Conrad Schools of Science | Valentina Feldmann |
Red Clay | Dickinson (John) School | Zoe Cox |
Red Clay | Dickinson (John) School | Aevyn Koczera |
Red Clay | duPont (Alexis I.) High School | Charlotte Pollock |
Red Clay | duPont (Alexis I.) High School | Alexandra Principe |
Red Clay | McKean (Thomas) High School | Alexandria Joiner |
Red Clay | McKean (Thomas) High School | Ivaneli Portuguez-Valle |
Seaford | Seaford Senior High School | Natalie Carter |
Seaford | Seaford Senior High School | Salma Oropeza- Alcantara |
Smyrna | Smyrna High School | Abigail Pierre- Louis |
Smyrna | Smyrna High School | Delaney Porter |
Smyrna | Smyrna High School | Eric Ray Jr |
Sussex Academy | Sussex Academy | Brady Thompson |
Sussex Tech | Sussex Technical High School | Macy Sapna |
Sussex Tech | Sussex Technical High School | Zoe Zellhart |
Woodbridge | Woodbridge High School | Payton Keeler |
Woodbridge | Woodbridge High School | Karla Saldana-Hernandez |
Media contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006
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Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Secretary of Education Mark Holodick has honored 92 public school students from the Class of 2023 as Secretary of Education Scholars.
The students, joined by their families and school leaders, were honored last night during a dinner in Dover. See this video showcasing the students and their self-reflections on what inspired their success.
The scholars also are being recognized on a website to showcase their outstanding achievements.
“This is such an impressive group of young leaders,” Holodick said. “The honorees have succeeded academically while also serving as leaders in their schools and communities. As the students themselves shared, their success is due not just to their own hard work but also thanks to the support of their families and educators. As they prepare for college, the workforce and military service, I hope that wherever their next steps take them, their paths lead them to careers in Delaware. We need them as the future leaders of our state.”
The state has named Secretary of Education Scholars every year since 1984.
The number of scholars from each school is based on enrollment. Principals select the students based on both their academic records and community service. The website includes photographs, principal nomination statements and student narrative statements as submitted by the schools.
2023 Secretary Scholars
District/Charter | School | Student |
Appoquinimink | Appoquinimink High School | Ansh Desai |
Appoquinimink | Appoquinimink High School | Shivi Royal |
Appoquinimink | Appoquinimink High School | Alexis Skinner |
Appoquinimink | Middletown High School | Allison Aquino |
Appoquinimink | Middletown High School | Allison Kish |
Appoquinimink | Middletown High School | Ella Trembanis |
Brandywine | Brandywine High School | Anand John |
Brandywine | Brandywine High School | Jonathan Pei |
Brandywine | Concord High School | Miles Bliey |
Brandywine | Concord High School | Meera Ratnagiri |
Brandywine | Mount Pleasant High School | Eleanor Frank |
Brandywine | Mount Pleasant High School | Zakia Zara |
Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney High School | Abigail Cholewa |
Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney High School | Puiyee Kong |
Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney High School | Alyssa McCleary |
Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney High School | Rachel Smith |
Cape Henlopen | Cape Henlopen High School | Abigail Betts |
Cape Henlopen | Cape Henlopen High School | Camryn Cunningham |
Cape Henlopen | Cape Henlopen High School | Colleen Flynn |
Capital | Dover High School | Ellisyn Arthur |
Capital | Dover High School | Kylee Countryman |
Capital | Dover High School | Khushdeep Kaur |
Charter School of Wilmington | Charter School of Wilmington | Mia Lu |
Charter School of Wilmington | Charter School of Wilmington | Nathan Zhao |
Christina | Christiana High School | Olivia Agu |
Christina | Christiana High School | Jayden Murphy |
Christina | Delaware School for the Deaf | Dante Dill-Smith |
Christina | Glasgow High School | Asia N. Mitchell |
Christina | Glasgow High School | Ngoc Khanh Tran |
Christina | Newark High School | Cheyenne Brown |
Christina | Newark High School | Seth Fuhr |
Christina | Pyle (Sarah) Academy | Ketsia Lumiere Donfack-Ouwe |
Colonial | Penn (William) High School | Andrae Amponsah |
Colonial | Penn (William) High School | Evelyn Arnoth |
Colonial | Penn (William) High School | Carson Brown |
Colonial | Penn (William) High School | Lun Kong |
Delaware Military Academy | Delaware Military Academy | Isaac DiMaio |
Delaware Military Academy | Delaware Military Academy | Giada MacNamara |
Delmar | Delmar High School | Sarah Lopatofsky |
Delmar | Delmar High School | Dhara Nakrani |
ECHS at Del State | Early College School at Del State | Mariana Kebaso |
First State Military | First State Military | Natalie Hougentogler |
Freire Charter School | Freire Charter School | Shi-anne Reams-Bennett |
Indian River | Indian River High School | Vicky Chan |
Indian River | Indian River High School | Carley Topper |
Indian River | Sussex Central High School | Eva Cullen |
Indian River | Sussex Central High School | Michael Fagundes-Rocha |
Indian River | Sussex Central High School | Olivia Fox |
Indian River | Sussex Central High School | Sherly Zhu |
Lake Forest | Lake Forest High School | Mary Moller |
Lake Forest | Lake Forest High School | Emilee Rau |
Laurel | Laurel Senior High School | Mirta Angel-Gabriel |
Laurel | Laurel Senior High School | Caroline Ricketts |
Milford | Milford Senior High School | Layna Reynolds |
Milford | Milford Senior High School | Brendan Slonacher |
MOT | MOT Charter School | Maanvi Sarwadi |
MOT | MOT Charter School | Samhitha Vallury |
NCCVT | Delcastle Technical High School | Dariana Fuentes-Ortiz |
NCCVT | Delcastle Technical High School | Rosevanny Ibarra-Sosa |
NCCVT | Delcastle Technical High School | Sa’Niya Watson |
NCCVT | Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School | Cora Hawkins |
NCCVT | Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School | Chloe Ramirez |
NCCVT | Howard High School of Technology | Naomi Mejia |
NCCVT | Howard High School of Technology | Brazil Munroe |
NCCVT | St. Georges Technical High School | Sierra Hammett |
NCCVT | St. Georges Technical High School | Jamal Stewart |
Newark Charter | Newark Charter School | Alexander Barry |
Newark Charter | Newark Charter School | Lila Seiler |
Odyssey Charter | Odyssey Charter School | Charlotte Walder |
POLYTECH | POLYTECH High School | Quinn Sabanayagam |
POLYTECH | POLYTECH High School | Armaan Zahid |
Positive Outcomes | Positive Outcomes Charter School | Jeremiah Waid |
Red Clay | Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts | Genevieve Breen |
Red Clay | Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts | Isabelle Bruening |
Red Clay | Conrad Schools of Science | Nathan Cho |
Red Clay | Conrad Schools of Science | Valentina Feldmann |
Red Clay | Dickinson (John) School | Zoe Cox |
Red Clay | Dickinson (John) School | Aevyn Koczera |
Red Clay | duPont (Alexis I.) High School | Charlotte Pollock |
Red Clay | duPont (Alexis I.) High School | Alexandra Principe |
Red Clay | McKean (Thomas) High School | Alexandria Joiner |
Red Clay | McKean (Thomas) High School | Ivaneli Portuguez-Valle |
Seaford | Seaford Senior High School | Natalie Carter |
Seaford | Seaford Senior High School | Salma Oropeza- Alcantara |
Smyrna | Smyrna High School | Abigail Pierre- Louis |
Smyrna | Smyrna High School | Delaney Porter |
Smyrna | Smyrna High School | Eric Ray Jr |
Sussex Academy | Sussex Academy | Brady Thompson |
Sussex Tech | Sussex Technical High School | Macy Sapna |
Sussex Tech | Sussex Technical High School | Zoe Zellhart |
Woodbridge | Woodbridge High School | Payton Keeler |
Woodbridge | Woodbridge High School | Karla Saldana-Hernandez |
Media contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006
Related Topics: achievement, Awards, Delaware, education, honors, scholars, secretary, students
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