Teen accepted to 40-plus colleges, offered $1.6 million in scholarships: ‘He is our miracle’

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Teen accepted to 40-plus colleges, offered $1.6 million in scholarships: ‘He is our miracle’
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Meet Regis. He is doing some amazing things, and he is only 17! 🎓🎓

“It was a lot of sacrifices,” Regis Harris said. “There were a lot of nights I stayed up studying all night long.”, is a member of the school band, chess club, varsity track team and honor society.He believes community service is equally important as being academically gifted.

“The hardest part for me has been finding a balance with work while being a well-rounded person,” he said.They said he has been a fighter since birth, as he needed open heart surgery two days after he was born due to a heart condition. “The doctors told me he would be developmentally delayed,” his mother, Kia Harris, said. “They even stated that he might have to have heart surgery again. He is our miracle.”

All these years later, Regis Harris continues to defy the odds and said he is excited about the next chapter.Regis Harris said he plans to attendCopyright 2023 WANF via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

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