Meet Twyanna Williams The Grandmother Who Graduated From High School As Class Valedictorian At 65

• Determined African-American Twyanna Williams defied the odds when she graduated from high school at 65 in 2021
• The grandmum made history as a valedictorian of her class, which became a testament to her outstanding academic prowess
• Williams’ academic accomplishments shattered stereotypes and challenged social norms about age and education

In 2021, Twyanna Williams made history by graduating from high school at 65 after putting her education off for several years due to financial constraints.

The resilient grandmother was honoured as the class valedictorian during the graduation ceremony.

Williams puts her education on the back burner

Growing up, she didn’t have a chance to continue high school because her parents separated when she was a teenager. She had to work to support the family financially, which affected her emotionally.

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Williams had to work in nearby fast-food restaurants, hospitals, and motels. But she never forgot her desire to return to school to receive a high school diploma, especially when she had to attend the graduation ceremonies of her two daughters and four grandkids.

“Everyone deserves a high school diploma. The older I got, the more I wanted it,” she said, according to Black News.

Williams challenges social norms

Williams was able to return to school through the Educational Options Programmes in Philadelphia, which allow older students to finish credits toward a high school diploma.

She completed the programme and was named one of two valedictorians in her category B class of returning students aged 40 and up at South Philadelphia High School.

Williams’ inspiring academic achievement defeated stereotypes and challenged social norms about age and education

Boys who wrote WASSCE exams in same SHS become doctors

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Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that two friends who wrote their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) together in Ghana have become medical doctors.

The duo attended and studied the same course in a Ghanaian senior high school, where they wrote the West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) WASSCE before heading to the same university.

X user FestusLivingst1 disclosed that they both attended the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). After six years of learning in a Ghanaian university, FestusLivingst1 and his buddy graduated as medical doctors.

Source: YEN.com.gh