Gwinnett County High School grad makes it 13-years with no sick days

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — From the moment he started kindergarten back in 2007 through his last class at Brookwood High School in Gwinnett County, newly graduated Justin Waters hasn’t missed a single day of school.

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From K, through 12, Justin never stayed home sick. His father Randy tells Channel 2′s Berndt Petersen if you count pre-school, Justin has gone to school every scheduled day for the past 15-years.

“To suit up and show up, that’s half the battle in life,” said Randy Waters.

Justin has it all figured out, he’s pretty good with numbers.

“I think it was like 2,340 days consecutively. But taking it one day at a time, I was able to get it done,” said Justin Waters.

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Randy Waters told Petersen he could not be more proud of his son. The accomplishment of “perfect attendance” is about as rare as they come. Justin says he loves going to school, loves learning and has always just taken things one day at a time.

“I just live in the now. Since I got this achievement, I can look at it and say if I can do ‘that’--I can do anything.”

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Justin tells Petersen he’ll be heading to Kennesaw State in the fall. It will be a chance for him to extend his streak at least another four years.

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