Tupac Mosley, the valedictorian of his high school in Memphis, Tennessee,
has much more to be happy about than just his recent high school graduation.
The teen has received college scholarships worth more than $3 million.
The fact that his family has experienced financial hardship since his
father's passing in 2017 and that they lost their house earlier this year
makes his top-of-the-class standing and the scholarships all the more
noteworthy.
Tupac claimed that having to sleep on hotel room floors was the lowest
point of his life, yet he persisted in working hard in school. He continues
to be appreciative of his supporters and their contribution to his
achievement.
"I might not be in this position now if it weren't for my friends and
family, instructors, and counselors who kept me going through it all. They
inspired me to keep going and never give up. It is extremely fulfilling to
be able to quantify my labor. It's a wonderful sensation. Mosley spoke to
the BBC.
He acknowledged the school's headmaster and paid respect to the leader of
the nonprofit and campground, For the Kingdom, which gave his family a place
to stay during graduation during his address. He claims that after learning
of the family's homelessness, the director allowed them to stay there so
they could gather the money they needed to find a new place to live.
"I've been a guidance counselor for 11 years, and he's the first student I
saw get such an overwhelming response," said Lee-anne Cox, Mosley's guidance
counsellor. He is tremendously smart and brilliant by nature, but his
persistence was the key.
Although Tupac currently lives on his own, he intends to remain close to
the family when he starts school in the autumn. He's taken Tennessee State
University up on its offer to enroll him in its electrical engineering
program.
"I have an amazing support system here," he declared. They have assisted me
in achieving this, therefore I will stay in this area near them.
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