{"id":3764,"date":"2026-03-31T14:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2026-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/william-dorsch\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:50:24","slug":"william-dorsch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2026-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/william-dorsch\/","title":{"rendered":"William Dorsch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about William Dorsch\" 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\/dorsch_william_h.webp\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of William Dorsch\">\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\tWilliam Dorsch, son of Jeffrey and Maria Dorsch of Milton, is a thoughtful, respectful, and adaptable student whose intellectual curiosity distinguishes him among his peers. He ranks at the top of his class with a 102.67 cumulative GPA. William is an active member of Chess Club, Science Olympiad, and the National Honor Society, and he volunteers at the Lewes Public Library, where he serves on the Teen Advisory Board. Outside of school, he enjoys photography and learning about local railroad operations. William plans to attend a four-year college and major in meteorology or atmospheric science.\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\/cape_henlopen_high_school.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Cape Henlopen High School\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med personal\">\n\t\t\t&ldquo;I drive myself to learn by setting goals that are nearly unreachable. The point isn't really to reach these goals, but to use these goals as a north star to guide my life. Every day, I am given the opportunity to make progress towards them. Each challenge I face while trying to make progress teaches me new things. I may never reach the goals I set, but what I learn by even trying to reach them is invaluable.&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\/dorsch_william_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\/dorsch_william_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\/dorsch_william_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\/dorsch_william_2.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each challenge I face while trying to make progress teaches me new things<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3593,"parent":3664,"menu_order":23,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3764","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"school":"Cape Henlopen High School","school_logo":1695,"student_images":[3760,3761,3762,3763],"nomination_statement":"William Dorsch, son of Jeffrey and Maria Dorsch of Milton, is a thoughtful, respectful, and adaptable student whose intellectual curiosity distinguishes him among his peers. 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