For many youths, having a parent who has been incarcerated for 15 years, being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and growing up in a single-parent household with two other siblings could be a barrier to success.
This is not the case for Tiger Weaver, a senior at East Allegheny High School.
Tiger is not his nickname. It is his given name—and his achievements, goals and aspirations are just as unique. The tenacity with which he takes on his challenges in some ways mimics the fearless nature of a tiger.
He dismisses the ADD label, saying, “It is other people who say I have ADD, but I don’t claim anything like that.”
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