Legislation Document

WHEREAS, the progress, prosperity, and tranquility of all states and nations depends upon the successful education of their citizens and upon the wise and informed leadership those citizens can then provide; and

WHEREAS, promoting and rewarding intellectual distinction among our young people ranks as a prime concern of our state; and

WHEREAS, students from Delaware public high schools have been identified for their distinguished academic achievement and for their leadership in statewide organizations; and

WHEREAS, their accomplishments reflect with great favor upon the skilled work of Delaware educators and upon the generous support these students have received from their relatives, friends, and neighbors; and

WHEREAS, the people of Delaware take pride in the accomplishments of these students, whose discipline, maturity, and diligence have enabled them to make full use of their native gifts; and

WHEREAS, such public recognition will encourage all students to strive to develop fully and ensure the prosperity of the state as well as the personal enrichment of their lives.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the 152nd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, commends and extends its best wishes for continued success to those students chosen as Secretary of Education Scholars for 2023, namely:

Appoquinimink School District: Ansh Desai, Shivi Royal, and Alexis Skinner, Appoquinimink High School; Allison Aquino, Allison Kish, Ella Trembanis, Middletown High School;

Brandywine School District: Anand John and Jonathan Pei, Brandywine High School; Miles Bliey, Meera Ratnagiri, Concord High School; Eleanor Frank and Zakia Zara, Mount Pleasant High School;

Caesar Rodney School District: Abigail Cholewa, Puiyee Kong, Alyssa McCleary, Rachel Smith, Caesar Rodney High School;

Cape Henlopen School District: Abigail Betts, Camryn Cunningham, Colleen Flynn, Cape Henlopen High School;

Capitol School District: Ellisyn Arthur, Kylee Countryman, Khushdeep Kaur, Dover High School;

Christina School District: Olivia Agu and Jayden Murphy, Christiana High School; Asia Mitchell and Ngoc Tran, Glasgow High School; Cheyenne Brown, Seth Fuhr, Newark High School; Dante Dill-Smith, Delaware School for the Deaf;
#x200e Capitol School District: Ellisyn Arthur and Kylee Countryman, Dover High School;

Delmar School District: Sarah Lopatofsky and Dhara Nakrani, Delmar High School;

Indian River School District: Vicky Chan and Carley Topper, Indian River High School; Eva Cullen, Michael Fagundes-Rocha, Olivia Fox, and Sherly Zhu, Sussex Central High School;

Lake Forest School District: Mary Moller and Emilee Rau, Lake Forest High School;

Laurel School District: Mirta Angel-Gabriel and Caroline Ricketts, Laurel Senior High School;

Milford School District: Layna Reynolds and Brendan Slonacher, Milford Senior High School;

New Castle County Vocational Technical School District: Dariana Fuentes-Ortiz, Rosevanny Ibarra-Sosa, Sa'Niya Watson, Delcastle Technical High School; Cora Hawkins and Chloe Ramirez, Hodgson Vocational Technical High School; Naomi Mejia and Brazil Munroe, Howard High School of Technology; Sierra Hammett and Jamal Stewart, St. Georges Technical High School;

POLYTECH School District: Emma Coleman and Megan Popp, POLYTECH High School;

Red Clay Consolidated School District: Charlotte Pollock and Alexandra Principe, A.I. duPont High School; Genevieve Breen and Isabelle Bruening, Cab Calloway School of the Arts; Mia Lu and Nathan Zhao, Charter School of Wilmington; Nathan Cho and Valentina Feldmann, Conrad Schools of Science; Isaac DiMaio and Giada MacNamara, Delaware Military Academy; Zoe Cox and Aevyn Koczera, John Dickinson High School; Alexandria Joiner and Ivaneli Portuguez-Valle, Thomas McKean High School;

Seaford School District: Natalie Carter and Salma Oropeza-Alcantara, Seaford Senior High School;

Smyrna School District: Abigail Pierre-Louis, Delaney Porter, and Eric Ray, Smyrna High School;

Sussex Technical School District: Macy Sapna and Zoe Zellhart, Sussex Technical High School;

Woodbridge School District: Payton Keeler and Karla Saldana-Hernandez, Woodbridge High School;

State-chartered schools: Mariana Kebaso, Early College High School at Delaware State; Natalie Hougentogler, First State Military Academy; Shi-anne Reams-Bennett, Freire Charter School; Maanvi Sarwadi and Sami Vallury, MOT Charter School; Alexander Barry and Lila Seiler, Newark Charter School; Jeremiah Waid, Positive Outcomes; Brady Thompson, Sussex Academy.