{"id":3669,"date":"2026-03-31T14:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2026-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/minerva-abd-el-malek\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:44:02","slug":"minerva-abd-el-malek","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2026-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/minerva-abd-el-malek\/","title":{"rendered":"Minerva Abd El Malek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about Minerva Abd El Malek\" 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\/2026\/03\/abd_el_malek_minerva_h.webp\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of Minerva Abd El Malek\">\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\tDaughter of Emad Abd El Malek and Rene Adel Aziz, Minerva ranks first in her graduating class with a 4.603 GPA. She serves as vice president of Middletown High School&rsquo;s HOSA and Best Buddies chapters and is treasurer of the National Honor Society. Minerva organized blood drives at MHS and actively supports church events and soup kitchens. A state HOSA winner and recipient of the Certificate of Multiliteracy, she has spent the past two years working in a physical therapy office, where she discovered her passion. Minerva plans to pursue a career in physical therapy.\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\/middletown_high_school.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Middletown High School\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med personal\">\n\t\t\t&ldquo;My character has been deeply shaped by the selflessness of the servants in my church and the values of the Coptic community. Guided by supportive teachers and inspired by my parents' unwavering dedication, I have always been driven to strive for excellence. This foundation led me to take on leadership roles both at school and within my community. Furthermore, my experience working in a physical therapy office has solidified my sense of purpose, fueling my decision to major in kinesiology.&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\/2026\/03\/abd_el_malek_minerva_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\/2026\/03\/abd_el_malek_minerva_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\/2026\/03\/abd_el_malek_minerva_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\/2026\/03\/abd_el_malek_minerva_2.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This foundation led me to take on leadership roles both at school and within my community<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3571,"parent":3664,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3669","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"school":"Middletown High School","school_logo":1672,"student_images":[3665,3666,3667,3668],"nomination_statement":"Daughter of Emad Abd El Malek and Rene Adel Aziz, Minerva ranks first in her graduating class with a 4.603 GPA. 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