Article 6CG4R 14-Year-Old Who Trekked 6 Miles to His Graduation Was Given an Award of a Lifetime

14-Year-Old Who Trekked 6 Miles to His Graduation Was Given an Award of a Lifetime

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Kalyn Womack
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It took 14-year-old Xavier Jones two hours to get to his eighth-grade graduation. Not because he was stuck in a traffic jam or went the long way because of a detour. Jones intentionally made a six-mile journey by foot underneath the heat of the morning sun because he was determined to get that diploma in his hand,...

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