“I’ve always been a rule follower. When they said not to chew gum, I didn’t chew gum. When they said not to use your cellphone, I didn’t use my cellphone. But today, in the spirit of defying expectations, and for perhaps the last time at this podium, I say..."
Dr. Hetzel says he was forced to drop out of school when he was in the third grade, and later received his GED in 1948. Since then he has dreamed about getting his diploma.
Students at James Madison High School in Vienna, Virginia, wanted to give back to a beloved custodian who has impacted their lives over the years. Watch his reaction as Francis Apraku receives a new Jeep from the students.
