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But Jewel Gadson — who was in and out of the foster care system since he was a year old — graduated from Martin Luther King High School in June, and is already living on Morgan State University’s college campus withGetting to college was quite a journey. Gadson’s mother and father had their parental rights terminated when he was in middle school, and things remained tough for him into his teens. Adults he could count on were in short supply, Gadson said.
“When I learned his story, I thought, ‘How the hell is he walking around with this smile when he has all this going on?’” Staten said. In a room full of standouts, Jones is a standout, Frisby said — a connector, a spokesperson, someone who makes everyone feel at ease. Jones will major in kinesiology and is mulling a career in physical therapy or sports training. He’s one of eight children, and so far his parents haven’t had to pay for college for any of their kids — all have earned scholarships.
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