{"id":3286,"date":"2025-04-04T18:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/national-esea-distinguished-schools\/2244-autosave-v1\/david-mayo\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T19:09:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T19:09:46","slug":"david-mayo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2025-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/david-mayo\/","title":{"rendered":"David Mayo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about David Mayo\" 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\/mayo_david_h.jpg\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of David Mayo\">\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\tDavid Mayo is an adventurous and hard-working student who was driven to pursue various activities and classes around William Penn. He has found himself a home in Key Club, an organization that gives back to the community. He fell in love with Color Guard and spinning flags, and achieved first place alongside his guard at the Atlantic Coast Wildwood Convention in 2024. He is excited to see where life takes him and enter the world of college where there are so many possibilities.\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\/william_penn_high_school.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Penn (William) High School\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med personal\">\n\t\t\t&ldquo;Uncertainty was at first a fear of mine that I turned into my strength. I don't know what's coming next except going to college, and even there, I have no idea what I may pursue. Everything all around us is uncertain, and I've slowly come to realize and accept that and how I feel. 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