McDONOUGH — Eighteen-year-old Dashon Burns happily collected photos with her sister to commemorate the hallmark moment.
Burns and three dozen other young people were celebrated Thursday during a commencement ceremony hosted by Connecting Henry’s nonprofit SWAG Program. The acronym stands for “Students Working to Achieve Greatness.”
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