{"id":1696,"date":"2026-02-03T11:52:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/svm\/?page_id=1696"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:47:49","slug":"student-highlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/svm\/student-highlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:471px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"396\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1630 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/svm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-20 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#a29da3\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-row coblocks-row-424211951294 opacity90 mb-0 mt-0\" data-columns=\"1\" data-layout=\"100\"><div class=\"opacity90 wp-block-coblocks-row__inner has-color-bg-alt-background-color has-background has-padding has-medium-padding has-margin is-stacked-on-mobile has-medium-gutter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-column coblocks-column-424211958594 coblocks-animate\" data-coblocks-animation=\"fadeIn\" style=\"width:100%\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-column__inner has-no-padding has-no-margin\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center opacity100 svm-title has-header-secondary-bg-color-background-color has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Student Highlights<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-shape-divider alignfull wp-block-coblocks-shape-divider has-header-secondary-bg-color-color coblocks-shape-divider-82816455257 is-style-angled mb-0 mt-0 has-header-secondary-bg-color-color mt-0 mb-0\" style=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-shape-divider__svg-wrapper\" style=\"height:52px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"divider--angled\" aria-hidden xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><polygon points=\"0,100 100,0 100,100\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-shape-divider__alt-wrapper\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-header-secondary-bg-color-background-color  has-background-dim alignfull mt-0\" style=\"min-height:104px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-header-secondary-bg-color-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Student Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates alignleft home-story wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/svm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2026\/02\/Alana-Alexander-Giles-mug-cropped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/svm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2026\/02\/Alana-Alexander-Giles-mug-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/svm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2026\/02\/Alana-Alexander-Giles-mug-cropped-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/svm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2026\/02\/Alana-Alexander-Giles-mug-cropped-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/svm\/champing-at-the-bit\/\">Champing at the bit<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-13T17:05:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 13, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Alana Alexander-Giles\u2019s love for horses runs deep. 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