16 year old homeless High School student graduates two years early with College scholarship
Resilient
Washington, DC resident, 16-year-old Destyni Tyree who lives in a homeless
shelter with her mum recently overcame extraordinary odds to not only graduate
from high school two years ahead of schedule with a 4.0 grade point average,
but she also received an academic scholarship to college.Destyni
and her family were forced to make the shelter their home after her mother lost
her job a few years ago, but the hard-working teenager refused to let her
situation affect her. She said she used her unfortunate circumstances as
motivation rather than letting it get her down.
Destyni said:
"I don't want to live in a shelter when I
get older". "I want to better my life, so that gave me the drive to
do what I want to do," she told NBC 4 Washington.
With the outstanding support of her mother and the
principal of her school, Destyni worked hard to meet and exceed her goal of
graduating two years early.
Destyni plans to attend Potomac State University later this year, but is still saving up money for additional educational expenses not covered in her scholarship, like the cost of books.
Her mum said she is very proud of Destyni's achievement.
Destyni plans to attend Potomac State University later this year, but is still saving up money for additional educational expenses not covered in her scholarship, like the cost of books.
Her mum said she is very proud of Destyni's achievement.
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