{"id":3786,"date":"2026-03-31T14:51:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2026-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/carter-geffe\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:51:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:51:56","slug":"carter-geffe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2026-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/carter-geffe\/","title":{"rendered":"Carter Geffe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about Carter Geffe\" 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\/geffe_carter_h.webp\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of Carter Geffe\">\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\tCarter Geffe, the son of Suzanne Pratt and Kevin Geffe, is a leader in student council and throughout our school community. Carter excels in academic achievement, community service, and contributing thoughtful ideas that strengthen school culture. He is a dedicated volunteer with a strong commitment to helping others and leads with integrity, humility, and responsibility. Carter&rsquo;s post-secondary plans are to attend college and then enter the nursing field, becoming an emergency room nurse, where he will continue his commitment to serving others.\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\/2025\/04\/dickinson_john_school.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Dickinson (John) School\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med personal\">\n\t\t\t&ldquo;My biggest motivator throughout high school has been chasing self-satisfaction. While some people focus heavily on external validation, I&rsquo;ve focused instead on being content with who I am as a student and as a person. My success is centered in my authenticity and ability to love myself and the world around me. Each day that I feel content in who I&rsquo;m becoming is a day that I&rsquo;ve succeeded, no matter any failures or setbacks I encountered.&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\/geffe_carter_3-rotated.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\/geffe_carter_1-rotated.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\/geffe_carter_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\/2026\/03\/geffe_carter_4.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each day that I feel content in who I&rsquo;m becoming is a day that I&rsquo;ve succeeded<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3598,"parent":3664,"menu_order":28,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3786","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"school":"Dickinson (John) School","school_logo":3080,"student_images":[3782,3783,3784,3785],"nomination_statement":"Carter Geffe, the son of Suzanne Pratt and Kevin Geffe, is a leader in student council and throughout our school community. 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