Homeless Teen Becomes Prom Queen And Gets A Full Ride To College

Here’s a story proving you can never really judge a person from what you see on the outside.

Although 16-year-old Destyni Tyree looks like your average high school student, she is far from it. Tyree’s school voted her prom queen in 2016 and she is captain of her cheerleading squad. On top of that, Destyni was able to complete all four years of high school in just two years, scoring a 4.0 grade point average.

“Accomplished,” the teen told ABC News of when she heard she received a full-ride scholarship to Potomac State College of West Virginia University on top of all her success. “That’s how I feel right now.”

At first glance, Destyni Tyree seems like she has what every teen girl could ever dream of, but when she leaves school each day, her life is far from perfect. Growing up in Washington, D.C., Tyree had a difficult home life, with fighting and unsafe living conditions being the norm. A few years ago when Tyree’s mother lost her job, her family was forced to join more than 240 others in one of the worst homeless shelters in the city.

“At first, I didn’t like it because I was used to my own space,” Tyree said of notorious D.C. General shelter, the largest in the city. Eventually, difficulty outside of school poured into her academia. “I had a lot of issues with classmates and teachers,” Tyree told ABC News of how she had to change schools numerous times over the years. “It was just too much.”

Finally, Tyree ended up at alternative program Roosevelt S.T.A.Y. High School, where she learned to manage her time in order to succeed.

“She is a joy to be around, she has a good heart,” principal Eugenia Young told ABC News of her student, adding that she is a born leader.

Tyree began working tirelessly to succeed in school, even coming in on Saturdays, on top of working 25 weeks at an ice cream parlor, according to ABC News. She launched the school’s first cheerleading squad, organized a senior trip, and even spearheaded the senior prom.

“The more and more she’s around people who constantly tell her how smart she is, and how she can do anything she puts her mind to, the more she believes she can do anything now,” Young said.

Now Tyree, who wants to give back and become a principal herself someday, is ready to start her new chapter in life, starting Potomac State College of West Virginia University in August.

“We’re not a statistic and we’re not all the same,” Tyree said. “It gets better. If you work hard enough, if you have that drive, if you have that motivation, it gets a lot better.”

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