{"id":3350,"date":"2021-08-09T18:57:57","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T18:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=3350"},"modified":"2025-02-10T13:27:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T18:27:52","slug":"future-teacher-earns-wilmu-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2021\/08\/09\/future-teacher-earns-wilmu-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Teacher Earns WilmU Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column3350_358f25-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column3350_358f25-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3350_358f25-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3350_358f25-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3350_358f25-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3350_358f25-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3350_358f25-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3350_358f25-20{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3350_358f25-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column3350_358f25-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3350_358f25-20 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A full scholarship to Wilmington University and its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/education\/indexe.aspx\">College of Education<\/a>&nbsp;marks the next step in Angelie Ross-Jimenez\u2019s journey toward becoming an elementary school teacher in the Appoquinimink School District, where she learned to love teaching.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Appoquinimink High School, Ross-Jimenez participated in the Teacher Academy program and led statewide Teacher Academy activities. 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