STATESVILLE, N.C. -- Sunday was a special night for a South Iredell HS senior, as the school held a second graduation ceremony for Santi Rueda.

  • The teen was badly hurt in an ATV crash last month and had to miss commencement due to his injuries
  • Family and friends came to support him as he received his diploma
  • Rueda's headed to Mitchell Community College in Statesville

The teen was badly hurt in an ATV crash last month and had to miss commencement due to his injuries.

Family, friends, and members of his Charlotte Rollin’ Hornets basketball team came out to support him as he received his diploma.

“Just really happy that some of my friends are back to graduate with me again. So thankful for the school that I went to and the kind of friends that I have,” said Rueda.

Rueda’s headed on to Mitchell Community College in Statesville, but hopes to play wheelchair basketball for a bigger school down the line.