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From Dropout to Commencement Speaker | Venice Beach News
From dropping out at sixteen to delivering a commencement speech with a perfect GPA, Madeline Davis proves that reinvention is possible. After building real-world leadership in retail, she returned to school fueled by a hunger for knowledge—not obligation. Facing loss, health struggles, and personal demons, she rebuilt her life through therapy, education, and self-discovery. Classes in communications and ASL ignited her passion for teaching, and her sobriety, supported by AA, gave her the courage to speak publicly about addiction. Now headed to Emerson College, she’s determined to give…
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