{"id":3736,"date":"2026-03-31T14:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2026-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/briana-catalon\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:48:39","slug":"briana-catalon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2026-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/briana-catalon\/","title":{"rendered":"Briana Catalon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about Briana Catalon\" 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\/catalon_briana_h.webp\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of Briana Catalon\">\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\tBriana Catalon, the daughter of Marissa and Donald Catalon, is a leader in the healthcare pathway. She excels in volunteering, working on teams at a state level-specifically HOSA and Delaware Department of Education Health Sciences Pathway boards, while excelling in her academic studies. Briana&rsquo;s plans are to go to college majoring in the healthcare field and then proceeding to medical school to become an orthopedic surgeon focusing on sports medicine.\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\/smyrna_high_school.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Smyrna High School\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med personal\">\n\t\t\t&ldquo;I have been inspired by both of my parents.  Growing up, watching them succeed in both of their respective career fields with a strong work ethic, led me to want to do the same. With their support and my determination to succeed, I have pushed myself to try new experiences not only within the state, but across the country where I have met so many other amazing people who have each inspired and changed me for the better.&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\/catalon_briana_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\/catalon_briana_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\/catalon_briana_2.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have met so many other amazing people who have each inspired and changed me for the better<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3587,"parent":3664,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3736","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"school":"Smyrna High School","school_logo":1935,"student_images":[3733,3734,3735],"nomination_statement":"Briana Catalon, the daughter of Marissa and Donald Catalon, is a leader in the healthcare pathway. 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