Here’s Why Jaiden Was Shouted Out As 2024 Grad

GEORGETOWN, MA — Graduation is a major milestone and deserves to be celebrated! That's why Patch and T-Mobile have teamed up to recognize our community's outstanding 2024 graduates.

This submission comes from Grace Callahan who nominated Jaiden of Georgetown.

Graduate’s name

Jaiden

What grade is the graduate finishing?

High School

What school is your graduating student graduating from?

Essex North Shore-Agricultural & Technical School

How do you know your graduating student nominee?

Friend of the family

Tell us why they deserve to be nominated!

Athletic with Autism and learning issues graduating with honors and scholarships to Merrimack College

What's one thing you want everyone to know about your graduating student nominee?

Jaiden does not just preserve he excels. His obstacles are many and he faces each and every one with more calmness than any adult. From the social and societal issues and prejudices of living with autism, through learning how he as an individual learns academically, to overcoming the many barriers that autism has brought to him personally. This all culminates in Jaiden being a varsity football player, a baseball player in multiple leagues, a star academic student, and a gentle giant that pushes and, more often than not, breaks the boundaries that autism often comes with. I know a lot of amazing students and student athletes but Jaiden is in a category all his own.

Congratulations on your achievements, and all of our best wishes to you in the future, Jaiden!

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