{"id":4000,"date":"2026-03-31T15:05:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2026-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/hope-smith\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:05:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:05:36","slug":"hope-smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2026-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/hope-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about Hope Smith\" 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\/smith_hope_h.webp\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of Hope Smith\">\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\tHope Smith, daughter of Joy and Rob Smith of Newark, is a senior in the dental assisting program. She is ranked top in her class with a 4.24 cumulative GPA. Hope is very active in the school community playing both varsity soccer and basketball, where she is also the team captain. Hope&rsquo;s future plans include attending the University of Delaware to major in biology with the end goal of becoming a dentist.\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\/hodgson_vocational_technical_high_school.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med personal\">\n\t\t\t&ldquo;Throughout my life, my parents have been my biggest motivation and support system. Their constant encouragement has shaped who I am and pushed me to work hard to make them proud. 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