Khaliyah and Aaliyah White, twin sisters from Philadelphia have graduated top of their class a year after losing their mother. They graduated as the first and second students at the GAMP High School.
The twin sisters, who graduated valedictorian and salutatorian of their class in addition to excelling in track-and-field and acting in local theater plays, said they were dedicating their successes to their mother who died in 2019.
Describing their late mother, they said she would be “proud of them for everything that we were doing.’
Khaliyah in a video interview with NBC News, said;
“We were always talking to teachers [and]asking questions. It didn’t definitely didn’t come easy for us,”
“We [just]had that drive and motivation.”
“She was proud of us for everything that we were doing,” the twins said.“We’re still doing everything even though it is not the same as before. We’re going through this and we will be stronger and more prepared for anything that comes in the future.”
Both of the girls have already committed to their colleges of choice. Khaliyah would be going to Delaware State University, while Aaliyah is going to the University of Pennsylvania. Even though their graduation had to shift to a virtual space due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the twins are still happy knowing they made their mother proud.