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A Day In The Life Of Chance Hawkins

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Chance Hawkins is an 18-year-old junior at Dunbar High School in Fort Worth. He’s outgoing and funny and says he wants to be an actor. Chance has a rare genetic disorder called Duchenne muscular dystrophy and gets around school with the help of an aide.

“There was never a time where I doubted myself.”
Chance Hawkins, high school junior
Chance Hawkins, Photo/Mark Birbaum

Chance Hawkins, Photo/Mark Birnbaum

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Class of ’17 is a five-year initiative that follows North Texas students as they transition from middle school to high school and through graduation.

Class of ’17 explores the causes and consequences of the state’s school dropout crisis — and what schools, families and community groups are doing to help keep students in school.

KERA has been checking on these students each year since 2013 to document their accomplishments, their struggles — and their hopes for the future.