'Get Up and Do It,' Says High School Dropout Headed for College
'Get Up and Do It,' Says High School Dropout Headed for College PHILADELPHIA— It took two years of non-stop studying for Lance Dunn to make it to this point. After dropping out of a high school in the 11th grade, the 23-year old Philadelphia resident has passed the GED or high school equivalency test, is graduating and on his way to college. "The key is to get up and do it, just get up and do it. Stay motivated and have that drive, that hunger to keep going," Dunn said. Donning a royal blue cap and gown, Dunn joined 38 others during a June graduation ceremony at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park, receiving their GEDs as family and friends cheered them on. "I feel great; it's amazing to accomplish something like this," Dunn said. Each year, nearly a thousand young people come through E3 (education, empowerment, and employment) community centers run by Philadelphia-based nonprofit JEV Human Services, where Director of Youth Engagement Tara Mullen s