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As Jahanna Rose stepped onto the stage as the valedictorian of St James High School last Wednesday, receiving nine awards after enduring years of disappointment, one thought dominated her mind.
âWhen I got the awards I thought to myself, my mom and my grandma should have been here,â she told THE STAR.
The 18-year-old from Granville, St James, has turned unimaginable grief into remarkable achievement. She lost her mother, Nicola Taylor, 12 years ago, when she was in grade one in primary school.
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