For the past year, Corey Patrick has been waking up at 4:00 a.m. every morning to catch a local bus to get to Tarrant High School in Alabama.

His family relocated just before his senior year, which is about 10 miles from his school but takes roughly 90 minutes to reach on public transport.

A photo of the 19-year-old went viral last week when a bus driver snapped a picture of him making his way to the bus stop in Birmingham so he could make it to his graduation.

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“You tell me this ain’t Determination he got on my bus to go…