Aljeleni Igwe, an 18-year-old from Camden, New Jersey, 56. ________(graduate) from Leap Academy Charter School last month. His mother, Ovella O’Neal, was excited over his achievement, so she decided to buy a billboard showing her pride for her son 57.__________a graduation present.” A mother can’t raise a man but I raised a gentleman,” reads the billboard, 58___________costs $725 and also has a picture of Igwe.
Needless 59___________(say), the billboard surprised the 18-year-old. “When he turned around, he said, Oh my God. How did you make that up there?” O’Neal told CBS Philly. “He was 60________________(total) surprised.
The single mother of six said her happiness was partly from the fact that Igwe had been able to succeed 61__________his surroundings. According to the report, Camden has the 62____________(high) crime rate in the United States. It also has the lowest graduation rate, with two in five high school seniors 63________(fail) to graduate in 2014.
O’Neal created strict rules in her household like preventing Igwe from having 64.__________girlfriend. She also limited his cell phone use to keep him from getting distracted. Her guidelines seemed to 65_____________(work)and she said her son stayed on the right track.
While the loving gesture is bold one, the recent graduate says his hard-working mother deserves a big gift as well. He hopes to make that happen in the future.
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