Graduates Who Rose After Setbacks | Tucson News

Tucson News Today | 2 Min Now | The Daily News Now! · Jul 20, 2026 · 1m

Five hundred Arizona teens, once expelled or forced to drop out, just walked across the stage with diplomas — proof that resilience beats circumstance. Fidel Ramos, once kicked out of school, earned his degree to join the military, with family cheering him on. Rubi Esquer, a teen mom who left school, returned to show her son you can always finish what you start. These graduates are now chasing college, careers, and service — but for now, they’re celebrating the grit it took to get here. Programs like Grad Solutions are rewriting futures, showing setbacks don’t have to be the last word. Listen…