Student battling cancer has special graduation ceremony in Merced County

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- In Merced County, a peculiar pupil is celebrating a large milestone 2 months earlier than his classmates.

Gustine High School held a commencement ceremonial connected Friday for Bryan Ortiz, a elder who is bravely battling cancer.

A constabulary escort was provided for Bryan from his location to the precocious schoolhouse for the peculiar event.

Once astatine school, Bryan was greeted by a assemblage of his peers and teachers, cheering him on.

Bryan's older sister, Alondra, says the crab was discovered aft her member started losing spot past year.

"Back successful September, helium started feeling benignant of similar sick... He felt much weaker and past helium had an mishap astatine school," explained Alondra. "I retrieve erstwhile helium had an mishap they took it into the infirmary and that's erstwhile they benignant of fig retired similar that helium had cancer."

Action News photojournalist Alex Ruiz shows america however the assemblage came unneurotic for the affectional lawsuit and what it means to the young antheral who tin present telephone himself a graduate.