Graduating from high school is a major milestone, but for a high school student in Oahu, Hawaii, it was a hard fought achievement.

Eric Schultz, 18, graduated from high school after years of homelessness. Schultz earned his diploma from Waianae High School, where he celebrated the big day with his peers and supportive community.

“I was so grateful to just walk to the stage and grab my diploma,” Schultz told WBRC News. “I was gonna cry, but I just held it in, and I just walked the stage.”

Overcoming years of homelessness

Schultz’s journey with homelessness began when he was 15 as his parents battled addiction.

“I was living in my car for almost about a year, and I was still going to school at the same time,” he previously told Hawaii News Now. “It didn’t change my view on anything. I just kept working toward........

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