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Teen Mother Trameka Pope Who Was Once Homeless Is Named Class Valedictorian, Wins $600k Scholarship To US University

An 18-year-old high school mom, Trameka Pope, who struggled through many obstacles to emerge as the best graduating student of the Wendell Phillips Academy High School, Chicago, Illinois, United States has been awarded lots of scholarships and is now a Master’s Degree holder.

Trameka who was faced with the challenge of being homeless and also having a 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 to cater for beat her colleagues in high school and was later crowned as the school’s valedictorian. “I always said that I wanted to make change and I wanted to be in the history books, and I started with myself,” She told Fox 3.

“I didn’t give up. I pushed myself hard. And my 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 motivated me every day because I wanted to provide for her and I also didn’t want to be a statistic,” she added.

After her outstanding high school performance, Trameka was offered admission into 25 colleges with all of them offering a scholarship award worth over $610,000. She however said she planned to attend the Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois, United States.

Trameka thereafter enrolled for her Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health at Western Illinois University. She graduated with her Degree honours in 2018.

Immediately after concluding her Bachelor’s Degree program, she enrolled for her Master’s Degree also in Public Health and was awarded her Master’s Degree in 2021.

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