{"id":3282,"date":"2025-04-04T18:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/national-esea-distinguished-schools\/2244-autosave-v1\/cole-massey\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T19:09:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T19:09:46","slug":"cole-massey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2025-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/cole-massey\/","title":{"rendered":"Cole Massey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about Cole Massey\" 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\/massey_cole_h.jpg\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of Cole Massey\">\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\tCole Massey, son of John Massey and Renee Chaudoin of Townsend, is ranked first in his class with a 4.609 cumulative grade point average. Cole is an active leader in both school and community activities. His time at Boys State, serving as attorney general and senator, showcases an early but profound understanding of civic responsibility. Cole's passion for community and governance is genuinely inspiring and speaks to his potential to make meaningful contributions to society. His volunteer work reveals a compassionate heart and a commitment to service that is truly commendable. Cole plans to pursue chemistry as a college major.'\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\/2024\/04\/odessa_high_school-1.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Odessa High School\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med personal\">\n\t\t\t&ldquo;\"This mind, this body, and this voice cannot be stifled by your deviant ways.\" These words from Fiona Apple's \"Sleep to Dream\" echoes in my mind throughout my academic and professional pursuits. They remind me to stay genuine through strife and accomplishment alike. I find that ingenuity lies in the individual rather than the muddled factory-produced response; so, I implore you to respect your individuality and all that may come with it.&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\/massey_cole_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\/massey_cole_3.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\/massey_cole_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\/massey_cole_1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This mind, this body, and this voice cannot be stifled by your deviant ways.&#8221; These words from Fiona Apple&#8217;s &#8220;Sleep to Dream&#8221; echoes in my mind throughout my academic and professional pursuits<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2995,"parent":3460,"menu_order":54,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3282","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"school":"Odessa High School","school_logo":2472,"student_images":[3278,3279,3280,3281],"nomination_statement":"Cole Massey, son of John Massey and Renee Chaudoin of Townsend, is ranked first in his class with a 4.609 cumulative grade point average. 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