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Wisconsin teen overcomes odds, graduates with honors

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It's today's students dream about.

-- graduation had to be here happy to.

-- -- Maintenance barn but in order to get to this point Vincent high school graduate -- -- Jensen had to overcome obstacles.

Jensen says his mother died of breast cancer.

-- -- -- -- I'm just happy medium renting no father -- grew -- -- singled him to change in him losing her collecting lots -- everything.

Not like he -- the other party.

I use her as inspiration he lived in a shelter at one point Monday it was diagnosed with breast cancer -- in -- -- -- their houses and actually got.

-- one of the houses escalated in the about -- clothes and nowhere -- -- -- women children and six cents.

His cousin got custody of him after his mother died she lives and in my brother.

So when -- -- -- scared that she didn't live plus despite life changing experiences he remained focused on his education graduating with honors.

The past two semesters he had a four point oh GPA.

Since its principal admires his good character.

I'm just amazing young men.

Just my pleasure actually to be his principled.

I expect.

Few months things you've.

I don't really -- in the next -- wolf.

-- plans to attend but -- -- in university in Florida to study computer science and in the meantime he already has plans for this summer.

-- -- -- -- Looking forward to three to earth -- six news.