{"id":45307,"date":"2026-08-14T22:37:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45307"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:37:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:37:43","slug":"amber-portwood-gary-shirleys-daughter-leah-kicks-off-senior-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45307","title":{"rendered":"Amber Portwood, Gary Shirley\u2019s Daughter Leah Kicks Off Senior Year\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p>It&#8217;s a milestone moment for\u00a0<strong>Leah Shirley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 20 years after her parents <strong>Amber Portwood<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Gary Shirley<\/strong>\u00a0welcomed her on <em>16 and Pregnant<\/em>, the 17-year-old has begun <em>her <\/em>senior year of high school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kristina Shirley<\/strong>, who married Gary in 2015 after his split from Amber, shared a photo of Leah and <strong>Emilee<\/strong>, 11\u2014who she shares with Gary\u2014on the first day of the school year.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old captioned her Aug. 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db8mT9ius-n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\">Instagram post<\/a>, &#8220;First day of SENIOR year and 6th Grade!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The photo showed Leah wearing a croqueted white sweater with bell sleeves over blue jeans as she posed alongside Emilee, who wore a gray hoodie over a pink tee and jeans for the exciting day. 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