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Grads with Grit

A series about students who have had to overcome unusual challenges and hardships to graduate this spring.

Future Takes Flight: ‘I Will Do Whatever It Takes’

Grads with Grit Charles Honey

Nolte Cunningham’s first experience on a plane was really bad. He was about 6 years old, on a flight taking his sister to the...

Determination over Depression: Future Trooper Found New Home and Career Calling

Grads with Grit Charles Honey

Editor’s note: This is the last of our “Grads with Grit” series about students who have overcome unusual challenges and hardships to graduate this...

From Genocide to College, Rwandan Refugee Student Keeps Faith Strong

Grads with Grit Charles Honey

Editor's note: This is the seventh of a series about students who have had to overcome unusual challenges and hardships to graduate this spring. Moses Kabandana...

Through Homelessness and Hardship, Northview Graduate Did What He Had to Do

Grads with Grit Charles Honey

Editor's note: This is the sixth of a series about students who have had to overcome unusual challenges and hardships to graduate this spring. Randy McCant...

Student Graduates after Riding Train of Death through Mexico

Grads with Grit Erin Albanese

Editor's note: This is the fifth of a series about students who have had to overcome unusual challenges and hardships to graduate this spring. During...

Cerebral Palsy and Learning Disability Haven’t Stopped EGR Grad

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Editor's note: This is the fourth of a series about students who have had to overcome unusual challenges and hardships to graduate this spring. East...

From the Congo to Comstock Park: Refugee to Graduate with Near-Perfect GPA in Two Years

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series about students who have had to overcome unusual challenges and hardships to graduate this spring When...

Graduating Senior Battles Disease with Unconventional Approach

Grads with Grit Erin Albanese

Editor's Note: This is the second of a series about students who have had to overcome unusual challenges and hardships to graduate this spring. Alexis...

Car Crash Couldn’t Stop Him from Walking – or Marching

Cedar Springs Charles Honey

Editor's Note: This is the first of a series about students who have had to overcome unusual challenges and hardships to graduate this spring. Kaleb...

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