NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — It took a global pandemic for Mykali and Montara Bader to miss a day of attending school.
Even though schools across the country have shifted online in response to COVID-19, this dynamic sister duo still holds their record of perfect attendance in high regard.
Their tried-and-true routine of waking up and going to school every day came as a blessing from their adoptive parents. Mykali was abandoned at birth and found on the side of the road in Guangxi, China. Her soon-to-be sister was also abandoned and brought to an orphanage in Anhui, China.
Jacquelyn and Troy Bader from Northeast Philadelphia gave these girls a better life. Judging their attendance record at MaST Community Charter School, they never took it for granted.
June 12th was supposed to be the cherry on top of a perfect elementary and high school career for Mykali.
“Having such pristine attendance records is a choice,” …