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U6A - )or the past school year, &orey 3atrick has gotten up at a.m. each morning to catch a local bus to get to Tarrant +igh 6chool, in Alabama, on time. (arlier this month, he began the Mourney from his Birmingham home as usual ² but this time, in his graduation gown. ³(ven when he would get out of school he couldn¶t get from that side of town until when the bus runs back over there. 6o he doesn¶t make it back this way until about or o¶clock,” his mother, )elicia :hite, told WBRC. 3atrick added to the station ³I had to do what was necessary for me to walk this year.” A bus driver took a pair of photos of 3atrick as he rushed to make his way to the bus stop that morning, clad in a blue graduation gown. The pictures Tuickly went viral, amassing more than , shares on Facebook. They even caught the attention of comedian 5ickey 6miley, host of his self-titled, *eorgia-based radio show. On )riday, 6miley gave the teen a car at the . -A0= studio. ³/ittle buddy wanted doing this, trying to get no hype on the internet or trying to get no hype on the radio,” 6miley said in a video of the sweet gesture. ³+e did it because he wanted his high school diploma.” In the video, 3atrick appeared emotional as he and his family marveled at their new 6U9. The viral photos have changed 3atrick¶s life in more ways than one. Along with the vehicle, a *o)und0e page created for the teen has raised more than
, . 3atrick has since received a full scholarship to -acksonville University, according to CBS 42. +e told 6miley he plans to study computer science.
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