{"id":3081,"date":"2025-04-04T18:17:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/national-esea-distinguished-schools\/2244-autosave-v1\/abigail-bledsoe\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T19:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T19:08:07","slug":"abigail-bledsoe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2025-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/abigail-bledsoe\/","title":{"rendered":"Abigail Bledsoe"},"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 Abigail Bledsoe\" 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\/2025\/04\/bledsoe_abigail_h.jpg\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of Abigail Bledsoe\">\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\tAbigail Bledsoe is a hardworking, dependable, and enthusiastic leader who is president of Dickinson's Student Council and National Honors Society. She is ranked second in her graduating class with a 5.16 GPA. She has been part of the Delaware All-State Band as a bass clarinetist for four years. She has been captain of Dickinson's Softball and Field Hockey teams. She is an active member of Dickinson's Technology Student Association and the marching band. Abigail plans to attend the University of Delaware to pursue a degree in biomedical engineering and be part of the University of Delaware's marching band.\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\/2025\/04\/dickinson_john_school.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Dickinson (John) School\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med personal\">\n\t\t\t&ldquo;My parents taught me that if I want something, I have to work hard for it. For instance, I wanted to be valedictorian. So I worked hard and got straight As throughout high school. In eleventh grade, I had to choose between valedictorian or band, my childhood dream. My parents reminded me that I should never discard my dreams for a medal. So I decided to continue with the band and it was the best decision I have made.&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\/2025\/04\/bledsoe_abigail_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\/2025\/04\/bledsoe_abigail_4.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\/2025\/04\/bledsoe_abigail_2.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\/2025\/04\/bledsoe_abigail_3.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My parents taught me that if I want something, I have to work hard for it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2951,"parent":3460,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3081","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"school":"Dickinson (John) School","school_logo":3080,"student_images":[3076,3077,3078,3079],"nomination_statement":"Abigail Bledsoe is a hardworking, dependable, and enthusiastic leader who is president of Dickinson's Student Council and National Honors Society. 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