{"id":3326,"date":"2025-04-04T18:29:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/national-esea-distinguished-schools\/2244-autosave-v1\/omar-millwood\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T19:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T19:10:17","slug":"omar-millwood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2025-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/omar-millwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Omar Millwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about Omar Millwood\" 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\/millwood_omar_h.jpg\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of Omar Millwood\">\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\tOmar Millwood, son of Oliver and Tameka Millwood of Bear, is an exceptional student who consistently earns distinguished honors, ranking at the top of his class. A proud member of the National Honor Society, he has completed the Captain's Council Leadership Program. He serves as captain of both the wrestling and volleyball teams, showcasing his leadership and athleticism. Omar plans to pursue a degree in computer science in college, driven by his dedication, intelligence, and commitment to excellence in both academics and sports.\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\/st_georges_technical_high_school.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of St. Georges Technical High School\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med personal\">\n\t\t\t&ldquo;I have always been inspired to do well by the challenge that hard work brings me. In every aspect of my life, I enjoy working to be the best. The thrill of learning new things and the breakthrough feeling that you get after countless hours of practice and dedication has always pushed me to work even more. I continue to try new things that challenge me and that has always motivated me to succeed.&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\/millwood_omar_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\/millwood_omar_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\/millwood_omar_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\/millwood_omar_3.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have always been inspired to do well by the challenge that hard work brings me<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3005,"parent":3460,"menu_order":64,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3326","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"school":"St. Georges Technical High School","school_logo":1805,"student_images":[3322,3323,3324,3325],"nomination_statement":"Omar Millwood, son of Oliver and Tameka Millwood of Bear, is an exceptional student who consistently earns distinguished honors, ranking at the top of his class. 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