{"id":2026,"date":"2023-04-17T17:58:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T17:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2023-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/lila-seiler\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T19:14:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T19:14:46","slug":"lila-seiler","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2023-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/lila-seiler\/","title":{"rendered":"Lila Seiler"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about Lila Seiler\" 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\/seiler_lila_h.jpg\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of Lila Seiler\">\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\tAmong all of the 2,996 students enrolled at Newark Charter (K-12), Lila Seiler inspires the most wide-ranging confidence from educators due to curricular mastery, consistency of leadership across several domains, and intangible traits of toughness, accountability, and gregariousness. She is the No. 1 all-around leader in the senior class. Lila&mdash;a transformational National Honor Society president and two-sport captain in volleyball and lacrosse&mdash;earned the AP Capstone Diploma before her senior year began. She is an AP Scholar with Distinction, and her intricate biomechanics research was lauded by the College Board&apos;s AP Research reviewers. Lila is deciding between several college opportunities.\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\/newark_charter_school.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Newark Charter School\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med personal\">\n\t\t\t&ldquo;I grew up with a single mother who worked extremely hard to provide for my sisters and me. 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As I take my next steps in life, I will remember my mother&apos;s encouragement to take every challenge as an opportunity to grow and to never lose my love for learning.&rdquo;\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med picture\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/seiler_lila_1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med picture\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/seiler_lila_2.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I grew up with a single mother who worked extremely hard to provide for my sisters and me<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2025,"parent":1639,"menu_order":75,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2026","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"school":"Newark Charter School","school_logo":1689,"student_images":[2142,2143],"nomination_statement":"Among all of the 2,996 students enrolled at Newark Charter (K-12), Lila Seiler inspires the most wide-ranging confidence from educators due to curricular mastery, consistency of leadership across several domains, and intangible traits of toughness, accountability, and gregariousness. 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