‘I Need To Use My Voice’: Community College Valedictorian Honored By Glamour Magazine By Rachel Holt FALL RIVER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A few years ago, Katherine Haley would’ve never imagined being named top of her class at Bristol Community College. “I am one of the many people in my generation who suffered from the opioid epidemic. I started as many people do with pills and I moved onto harder substances, eventually becoming a heroin addict,” said Haley. When the Nashua, New Hampshire native lost both of her parents, things only got worse. “After they both passed, I became homeless- I lost my license, my car, my job. I was living in a walk-in closet at one point,” said Haley.