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A six-year-old kindergarten student delivered an emotional speech dedicated to his late mom at his graduation ceremony.
Jaxon Carter, 6, lost his mom, Taryn Marie Gainey, last July in an apartment fire, per Good Morning America. Jaxon started kindergarten at a new school in Sterling Heights, Michigan just weeks after her death.
"I had to find a school for him last minute and it just so happened that the school was a great fit for him," Jaxon's father, Justin Carter, said of New Dawn Academy. "The school alone was a lifesaver."
Jaxon's teachers asked him to deliver a speech at his kindergarten graduation ceremony. With the help of his grandmother, Jaxon created a 4-minute speech that he recited from memory in front of parents, teachers, and fellow students.
"When I started kindergarten at New Dawn Academy in August 2022, I was a little 5-year-old who had lost my beautiful mother a month before," Jaxon said in his speech. "I learned to play with other kids, read books, answer or ask questions like how or why, use correct grammar, and use my school tablet."
"My kindergarten year helped me grow braver, smarter, kind-hearted, and more grateful," he added.
Jaxon went on to thank his teacher, saying she had a "big heart." "When I was sad, she used to tell me it would be all right."
He concluded his speech with a dedication to his mom that brought the audience to tears.
"I dedicate my speech, good grades, all school awards, and my kindergarten graduation to my beautiful mommy, who I will always love and miss so very much," he said. "I know she will always be with me in my heart."
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