Andrew Marra: Blanca Diaz graduates High School despite near insurmountable challenges

This story by Andrew Marra appeared on-line early last week. Don't recall seeing this story in the print edition but may have missed it. This is an incredible story and an equally interesting read. Here is a short excerpt:

     There were times last fall – after her mother’s capture, after the flights to and from Mexico, after the bleary-eyed mornings rousing her 6-year-old sister from bed – when Blanca Diaz thought she would never manage school again.
     Both of her parents were in Mexico, her mother deported after being caught sneaking across the border to reunite with her in Jupiter. Parentless and living with an uncle, 18-year-old Blanca cared for her little sister alone.
     Each morning she woke her sister, dressed her, arranged her hair in a ponytail and walked her to Jupiter Elementary School. She prepared meals for her uncle and cousin and kept their small home clean.
She was far from certain about her own future when she re-enrolled at Jupiter High School in November, months behind her classmates and newly weighted by motherly concerns.
     But today, when Jupiter High’s seniors walk for graduation, Blanca will be among them, a tassel in the crowd that, if not for her mother’s urging and her school staff’s concern, might not have made it to graduation day.

Here is a picture taken by Bill Ingram that appeared in the story:

Congratulations!