Despite the odds, homeless Waianae teen gets his high school diploma

WAIANAE (HawaiiNewsNow) – Graduating from high school is a big achievement. Eric Schultz had to overcome bigger challenges that most students don’t face.

“I was so grateful to just walk to the stage and grab my diploma,” he said after Friday night’s graduation ceremony at Waianae High School. “I was gonna cry, but I just held it in, and I just walked the stage.”

Schultz, 18, didn’t expect to be celebrating the accomplishment…

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