US EditionMetro Atlanta Teen Goes Viral for Working at Burger King After Graduation
- Metro Atlanta high school graduate Mykale Baker returned to work at Burger King in Dacula hours after receiving his diploma on May 21, 2025.
- Maria Mendoza, a customer who filmed Baker wearing his graduation medals while working, launched a fundraising effort on GoFundMe to support his college expenses amid financial challenges.
- The TikTok video Mendoza posted went viral, accumulating over 3 million views and prompting more than 1,200 people to donate funds to support Baker’s education.
- As of May 29, the fundraiser raised over $35,000 to help Baker pursue his plan to study automotive at a technical college, postponing his initial thought of taking a gap year.
- Baker’s story highlights a path of dedication post-graduation, inspiring a community response and calls for broader institutional support for students like him.
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Burger King Employee Who Worked in Graduation Clothes Gets $50K in Donations After Viral TikTok
A local mom raised thousands of dollars for a freshly graduated Georgia high schooler after she saw him rush to work just hours after his ceremony, still in his graduation clothes. The post Burger King Employee Who Worked in Graduation Clothes Gets $50K in Donations After Viral TikTok appeared first on Breitbart.
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The SunTeen shows up for last-min Burger King shift in graduation outfit
A HARDWORKING high schooler showed up for a shift at Burger King just hours after his graduation – inspiring an onlooker to start a fundraiser for his college expenses. Mykale Baker was still wearing his graduation stole and medals when he got back to work at the fast food joint last week. Mykale Baker showed up for work in his graduation attire Instagram/mykaleb19He had just graduated high school, and dreams of attending college[/caption] The t…
Some Things Are Bigger Than Graduation: HS Teen Graduates Then Goes Back To Work His Job At Burger King And A Woman Who Saw It Helped Raise Thousands For His College Fund
NY Post- A freshly graduated Georgia high schooler collected his diploma and got back to work slinging burgers at Burger King just hours after the ceremony– inspiring a local mom to raise thousands fo...
Burger King employee who worked last-minute shift in graduation clothes after his high school ceremony gets $22K in donations
Mykale Baker picked up a shift at the Dacula, Georgia, Burger King where he worked after seeing the late-night rush on May 21, hours after he graduated from Mills Creek High School and Maria Mendoza captured it on TikTok.
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