An Alabama teen was determined to obtain his high school diploma, despite the fact that his family doesn’t have a car. Images of Birmingham, AL teen Corey Patrick walking and taking the bus to his graduation have gone viral, with a few stars promising to buy the determined student new wheels for all of his hard work and dedication to his education.
Speaking to WBRC, Patrick revealed that his mom suggested he take the bus to his commencement since she had no way to get him there.
“I told Corey, well the best thing to do is just get on the bus and we will work from there,” said Felicia White, Corey’s mother.
Patrick proceeded to pound the pavement and caught the bus in his graduation cap and gown, with the bus driver snapping photos of the young man that eventually spread all over the internet. His family eventually found a ride and met him at the school.
“I had to do what was necessary for me to walk this year,” Patrick said.
This photo has gone viral. Corey Patrick walked to the bus stop in full cap and gown to get to his high school graduation last week. And for the whole school year, he got up at 4A to walk to the bus to get to school after he moved out of the district. Talk about determination! pic.twitter.com/Cxz9R7MAol
— Marlei Martinez (@MarleiWVTM13) May 23, 2018
His mother revealed that Corey was determined to graduate with his fiends after moving to a new neighborhood.
“Corey was getting up at 4:30 in the morning and had to be at the bus stop at 5:41 in the morning for the last year. Even when he would get out of school he couldn’t get from that side of town until 5:19 when the bus runs back over there. So he doesn’t make it back this way until about 6:30 or 7 o’clock.”
The Shade Room is now reporting Da Brat, Tyrese and Rickey Smiley have committed to buying the young man a new ride so he’ll never have to worry about making it to an important event again.
