90-years-old Ellouise Lewis recently received her honorary GED. Lewis dropped out of high school in the 10th grade according to WLOX.
Gulfport Care Center in Gulfport, Mississippi had a graduation ceremony for Lewis on last week to celebrate her achievement. Lewis expressed that completing high school was something she always wanted to do.
Gulfport Care Center posted a collage of the celebration on the health care facility’s Facebook page stating, “We had a resident who shared with us that she missed getting her G.E.D. by 1 question when she was younger and always regretted not going back to get it. Our team went right to work to help make it happen.”
“I never did get a chance to graduate until this day,” Lewis told the news station. Once learning of her desire to get her GED, Gulfport Care Center’s activity director Lisa Perdue, researched how to get Lewis her certificate.
Perdue contacted Wells of Southgate, a Christian training center in Gulfport that helps the health and advancement of the Gulf Coast community. Lewis was administered a mock test that she passed.
“It’s a blessing to me and to my coworkers to be able to make this happen,” Perdue said.
In an interview with WLOX, Lewis cried as she expressed her gratitude for the staff’s efforts.
“When they told me here that I could get my GED, I was happy about it. I’m still happy,” she said. “Excuse me, because this makes me happy to know that I can do this.”
Reportedly, Lewis is the organization’s first recipient to ever take and pass the mock assessment.
“She’s pivotal,” her son, Greg Lewis told the news station. “So, hopefully, it will open doors for others to follow in her footsteps.”
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