{"id":1737,"date":"2023-04-17T17:49:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T17:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2023-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/vicky-chan\/"},"modified":"2023-04-17T17:49:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T17:49:04","slug":"vicky-chan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2023-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/vicky-chan\/","title":{"rendered":"Vicky Chan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about Vicky Chan\" class=\"grid\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med grid-item-fixed picture\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/chan_vicky_h.jpg\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of Vicky Chan\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med grid-item-fixed nomination\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"scholar_nomination_statement\">Nomination Statement<\/h2>\n\t\tDaughter of Chingwah Chan and Jing Hua Yang of Selbyville, Vicky is an outstanding student who works diligently in and out of the classroom to be successful. She is ranked first in her class and has a grade point average of 4.57. Vicky is a well-rounded student who is involved in various clubs and organizations, which include being the vice president of the Leo Club, president of the Business Professionals of America and member of the Math League and the National Honor Society. She plans to attend the University of Delaware to pursue a degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering.\n\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med logo\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/indian_river_high_school.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Indian River High School\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med personal\">\n\t\t\t&ldquo;For some time, I feared ambition &ndash; seeing it as the root of failure and heartbreak. The possibility of failure never made me apprehensive, rather I was repelled by the potential sympathetic reactions to my defeats. Thankfully, success has shown me that ambition, and above all &ndash; self-satisfaction, is the root of every accomplishment. I now admire the power of ambition&rsquo;s duality. 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