{"id":3232,"date":"2025-04-04T18:24:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/national-esea-distinguished-schools\/2244-autosave-v1\/andrew-jerista\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T19:09:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T19:09:46","slug":"andrew-jerista","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2025-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/andrew-jerista\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Jerista"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about Andrew Jerista\" 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\/jerista_andrew_h.jpg\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of Andrew Jerista\">\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\tAndrew has been involved in the International Baccalaureate Programme since ninth grade and has continued to achieve a high level of academic success. 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