SAN ANTONIO -- The family of a high school cheerleader who lost her life to cancer can celebrate one victory.
A decision by administrators at Robert E. Lee High School to deny the teen a posthumous diploma has been reversed.
Adriana Rodriguez's family said the bright young woman had everything going for her, until cancer stepped in.
"It was difficult to attend cheerleading competitions without her. It was difficult to attend her banquets, but it was a promise, and I'm finishing her year for her," Adriana's sister Elizabeth said.
In April 2015, just shy of finishing her junior year at Robert. E. Lee High School, the 16-year-old was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She lost her battle to respiratory complications by September.
Elizabeth asked Adriana's school about a posthumous diploma. The school said no twice.
KENS 5 spoke with the North East Independent School District about the decision. Based on Texas law, the district decided to give Adriana's family another piece of her to put in a frame.
Her family will get the diploma three days before what would have been Adriana's 18th birthday.
Elizabeth will also get the honor of walking across the stage during the graduation ceremony in her sister's honor.