He lived in his car while attending George Wythe High School. Now, he has multiple college scholarship offers.

High School Student Living in Car Graduates with Full-Ride Scholarships

A high school student who lived in his car in Richmond, Virginia, ended up graduating with several full-ride college scholarships.

Teen goes from homeless to having multiple scholarships

He lived in his car while attending high school in Richmond. Now, he has multiple college scholarship offers.

He lived in his car while attending high school. Now, he has multiple college scholarship offers.

For a typical teenager, a car usually represents freedom, but 19-year-old Jherlymax "Max" Jones says his first car literally had to be everything."That car was my best friend. For me it represents adulthood, the high school senior from Virginia said. That Acura was like my first, first official car that I got my license with."For several months, Max says he would spend his days attending school, working at a local restaurant, and then eating, sl…

Student living in car graduates high school with several full-ride college scholarships

For several months, Max Jones said he would spend his days attending George Wythe High School in Richmond before working at a local restaurant while living out of his car.

He lived in his car while attending George Wythe High School. Now, he has multiple college scholarship offers.

RICHMOND, Va. For a typical teenager, a car usually represents freedom, but 19-year-old Jherlymax "Max" Jones says his first car literally had to be everything."That car was my best friend. For me it represents adulthood, the George Wythe senior said. That Acura was like my first, first official car that I got my license with."For several months, Max says he would spend his days attending school, working at a local restaurant, and then eating, s…