{"id":3987,"date":"2026-03-31T15:04:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2026-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/ryan-schneider\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:04:46","slug":"ryan-schneider","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2026-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/ryan-schneider\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Schneider"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about Ryan Schneider\" 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\/schneider_ryan_h.webp\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of Ryan Schneider\">\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\tRyan Schneider, daughter of Barbara and Richard Schneider of Wilmington, is self-motivated, resilient, insightful and compassionate. Ryan represents her senior class with an impressive 4.51 GPA and is both an AP Scholar with Distinction and an AP Capstone Diploma candidate. She contributes to Concord&rsquo;s community as a National Honor Society peer mentor math tutor and is a member of the Class of 2026 Board. Ryan is a dedicated state champion gymnast with a desire to help others and intends to major in exercise science while preparing for a future career in occupational 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\/concord_high_school-1.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Concord High School\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med personal\">\n\t\t\t&ldquo;Gymnastics has built the foundation of who I am and the effort I put into everything I do. Through countless practices, I have learned the importance of hard work and showing up when it&rsquo;s hard. Most importantly, gymnastics has taught me that mistakes are opportunities for growth and I can persevere through challenges, which has helped me succeed. I am grateful for my parents&rsquo; unwavering support along the way and my coaches&rsquo; motivation to be the best version of myself.&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\/schneider_ryan_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\/schneider_ryan_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\/schneider_ryan_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\/schneider_ryan_4.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have learned the importance of hard work and showing up when it&rsquo;s hard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3646,"parent":3664,"menu_order":76,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3987","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"school":"Concord High School","school_logo":1701,"student_images":[3983,3984,3985,3986],"nomination_statement":"Ryan Schneider, daughter of Barbara and Richard Schneider of Wilmington, is self-motivated, resilient, insightful and compassionate. 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