Jo-Jo's father died young and his mother, while present, could not pick up the slack. It's not easy to raise an unguided young man of high school age, especially a young man as misunderstood as Jo-Jo. The last day of school will forever change everyone who experiences it.
Life is too short to mourn the dead forever. In a smile, a frown. In laughter, sorrow. Today is Jo-Jo's "Big Day".