Reality Check part II

If you read the earlier entry about the Goodwill ecademie HS kid who killed himself instead of getting caught by the police, you might want to know about all the successes this school has had. I just covered the event and took group photos of the young people who graduated from the ecadamie High School, and it was very inspiring and emotional.

Some of this kids were the first in their families to graduate from high school, and all had put a lot of effort into graduating.

Good thing the school doesn't have a "no cheering" policy during the ceremony; no one would have gotten their diploma. Besides the cheering and clapping for each student as they went on stage to get their diploma, I heard screams of "That's my sister!!, "We Love you Tony"and "You go, Girl!".

Immediately after the shoot, I went to a friend's son's graduation party at their house, and the differences were palpable. Everyone there expected him to graduate, with honors (he's a smart kid). He plans on spending a few months in Costa Rica exploring the jungles before going on to college.