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Garcia Paulino, however, chose to stay, partly to help his grandfather who was having health problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even before he enlisted in the Corps, Garcia Paulino already had a impressive resume, he is fluent in both English and Spanish and maintained a 3.9 GPA while working 25 hours a week during school so he could help provide for himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe thought you shouldn\u2019t be punished because you are doing something great,\u201d Patricia Lozano, a school assistant principal told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/bergen\/hackensack\/2019\/06\/21\/hackensack-teen-has-solo-graduation-before-starting-marines-boot-camp\/1513244001\/\" target=\"_blank\">NorthJersey.com.<\/a> \u201cHe\u2019s very giving and very selfless in many ways and he has displayed that here at the high school, with all the volunteer work he does here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At his 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