Homeless Valedictorian Chelesa Fearce – An Inspiration To Kids (VIDEO)
17-year-old Chelesa Fearce achieved academic success in high school after years of living in and out of shelters. Despite her family being homeless, the Georgia teen graduated valedictorian in her class at Charles Drew High School in Riverdale.
Describing how she studied at night in the homeless shelter, she said, “I decided to open my book in the dark and just use the cellphone light. I just do what I had to do.”
“My mom, whenever we’re in that situation, she always finds a way out of it. So I would just tell myself, tomorrow it will not be like this, so take your time, do what you have to do now so that you get the future that you want tomorrow.”
“I’m so happy that I got through all of this and that I finally have gotten to this point,” she said. “All the studying I’ve done … you don’t know! It was crazy. I was studying science, math, everything. I’m very proud to come this far,” Fearce said.
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