A Colorado Springs resident stars in Thursday night’s episode of “16 and Pregnant,” a new MTV reality show that seeks to tell “true stories” about teen pregnancy and motherhood.
Ebony Rendon, now a Mitchell High School graduate, said MTV contacted her through The Pregnancy Center, a local Christian organization that assists young mothers who decide to keep their babies.
“I wanted to tell them my story,” said Rendon, who was in the first semester of her senior year and in the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps when she found out she was pregnant.
One of the most interesting things about her story may be the amount of support she has received from her family, her boyfriend — they’re now married, and he’s about to enter the Air Force — and Mitchell High School, where a guidance counselor helped her finish her schooling at home.
The show airs at 8 p.m. Thursday on MTV.
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