{"id":3672,"date":"2026-03-31T14:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2026-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/oscar-acuna-aguilar\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:44:17","slug":"oscar-acuna-aguilar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2026-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/oscar-acuna-aguilar\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Acuna Aguilar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about Oscar Acuna Aguilar\" 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\/acuna_aguilar_oscar_h.webp\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of Oscar Acuna Aguilar\">\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\tOscar Acuna Aguilar, the son of Octavio Acuna and Alma Aguilar, is valedictorian and excels academically. He is also very active in extra-curricular activities, including lacrosse, the National Honor Society, Multiplying Good, Rho Kappa NHS, and Math League. Oscar plans to attend college next year, and is currently considering a number of options that are available to him. He is excited to inspire others around him, and to accomplish good in the world, both during and after college.\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\/conrad_schools_of_science-1.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Conrad Schools of Science\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med personal\">\n\t\t\t&ldquo;If I could attribute my success to one person, it would be my little brother. His unwavering support along with his competitive nature have only pushed me to try harder. Furthermore, I have always been able to turn to him, whether I was bored or needed someone to talk to, he was always there for me. Becoming someone I hope he can be proud of is my aspiration.&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\/acuna_aguilar_oscar_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\/acuna_aguilar_oscar_1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Becoming someone I hope he can be proud of is my aspiration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3572,"parent":3664,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3672","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"school":"Conrad Schools of Science","school_logo":1741,"student_images":[3670,3671],"nomination_statement":"Oscar Acuna Aguilar, the son of Octavio Acuna and Alma Aguilar, is valedictorian and excels academically. 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