Painful past pushes Elijah Qualls forward 
January, 3, 2013
Jan 3
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Mason Kelley | ESPN.com
PETALUMA, Calif. -- Students spill out of classrooms across the Petaluma (Calif.) Casa Grande campus. They head toward parking lots, trying to avoid puddles created by the December rain in Northern California.
Faces are filled with looks of relief. The teenagers are one day closer to finishing finals and starting winter break.
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