Johnathon Carrigton: DC Valedictorian With High Academic Expectations

MCLEAN, VA - JUNE 13: Johnathon Carrington, who is a graduating high school senior, explains to his mother, Valerie Carrington, that he wants to go to graduate school after getting an undergraduate degree during a shopping trip on Thursday, June 13, 2013, in McLean, VA. Mother Carrington said of her son, "I want him to finish college, so he can do better than i did. I don't want him to be living paycheck to paycheck and living in assisted-housing. I want him to have a house, a nice house. I just want him to do better than me." Johnathon, who grew up in the public housing apartments of Tyler House, is the valedictorian of Dunbar High School, one of DC's low-performing high schools. He plans to attend Georgetown University, where academic expectations are high. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)