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94-year-old woman gets high school diploma at special graduation ceremony

94-year-old woman gets high school diploma at special graduation ceremony
YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS OUT THERE. IAN: HERE IS AN IMPORTANT LESSON TO LEARN. IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO FINISH WHAT YOU’VE STARTED. THAT’S DEFINITELY THE CASE FOR 94-YEAR-OLD GRACE LEE MCCLURE SMITH. SHE RECEIVED HER DIPLOMA FROM HAZEL GREEN HIGH SCHOOL TODAY. MADISON COUNTY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS HONORED HER BY PERSONALLY AWARDING HER WITH HER HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. SMITH PUT HER EDUCATION ON HOLD WHEN SHE WAS JUST 16 BACK IN 1942 AS HER HUSBAND WENT OFF TO WORLD WAR II. 78 YEARS LATER, SHE’S WEARING A CAP AND GOWN FOR HER HONORARY ACHIEVENT.EM >> I’M SO GRATELFU. IT IS BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. I FEEL LIKE I DON’T DESERVE IT. THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE MORE DESERVING THAN ME. IAN: HER GRANDDAUGHTER SET TSHI ALL UP. AND DEITE SPNOT FINISHING IMMEDIATELY SHE REMAINED CLOSE TO SCHOOL. SHE WAS A BUS DRIVER FOR MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS FOR 30 YEARS. BRITTANY: UNBELIEVABLE. 94 AND SHE IS DESERVING OF THIS. N:IA ABSOLUTELY.
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94-year-old woman gets high school diploma at special graduation ceremony
It's never too late to finish what you've started, especially when it comes to your education!Grace Lee McClure Smith, a 94-year-old former bus driver for Madison County Schools in Alabama, dropped out of school in 1942 as her husband fought in World War II. She was honored with a diploma at a special graduation ceremony at Hazel Green High School on Wednesday.Learn more about this heartwarming and inspirational story in the video above.

It's never too late to finish what you've started, especially when it comes to your education!

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Grace Lee McClure Smith, a 94-year-old former bus driver for Madison County Schools in Alabama, dropped out of school in 1942 as her husband fought in World War II.

She was honored with a diploma at a special graduation ceremony at Hazel Green High School on Wednesday.

Learn more about this heartwarming and inspirational story in the video above.