A little good news for the day:
Texas girl born in jail graduates top of class, heading to Harvard in the fallBy Allie Griffin
May 26, 2023
A Texas teen who was born in jail exceeded all odds as she graduated from high school at the top of her class and will be attending Harvard University in the fall.
Aurora Sky Castner graduated third in her class at Conroe High School Thursday night 18 years after she was born in the Galveston County Jail, the Houston Chronicle reported.
“I was born in prison,” is how the new grad opened her application essay to the Ivy League school before she was accepted through early action, according to the newspaper.
Castner’s mother was incarcerated at the time she gave birth and was not a part of her life since the day her father picked her up as a newborn from the jail and raised her as a single dad.
With the help of the community in Conroe, Castner was able to reach her dream of getting into Harvard, where she plans to pursue a career in law.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/05/26/texas-girl-aurora-castner-born-in-jail-graduates-top-of-class-heading-to-harvard-in-the-fall/
