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WTF1 MOIPlqEU8% WEDNeÏeDY, JULY U 2 MPAU 28 iKELLY BODZINIS proudly displays the high sohoot diploma she eamed through the Durham Aternative Secondary Education'p!ogram. Bozinisis'one of 230 DASE graduates this year. Mr esr Wlb reP Ceremnies were held recently for ý the' largèst-ever graduating clèIama at Trafalgar Castle SChoo in Whitby. Two factors led te the large number of graduatea. Two yars goals1 tu- gram rather than the ur-year proramat he chool. And lait year many -gradelil sètudentsý, deciàed te take the four-year program. And for the frast time, gradua- tion ceremonies 'were, held in June rather than in Septembeér - atudenta 'are from ail over the -olandmapygrdatéare unable te attend Se-ptember com-, mencement. - '. - Lean DASE oters. second chac By Mark Reesor ifs neyer teo late te go back te achooL. Juet ask Kelly Bozinis, one of 230 adults who graduated from igh achool this year through the Duirhatiù Alternativq Secondary Education (DASE) program. Bozinis 27, aya learning- with other adul1tsw" a big help after beingr out of achol forli yeara «EÊ; erybody there was in'the sape boat that I was,» ahe Baya. «You were treated as an adult, flot lke you were 15...- .. You didn't Çeel bad putting up your hand anÎd: aying II do not underatand. what youýe taUking about, can oueVoan i eme soI can underautandr And if you atill didn't under- stand and needed extra help, "«al you .had te "do *was ask; 'the teachers were just wonderful.».' Bozinis started off hi niught achool taldng a course in busi- nessmath - that'a where ahe found out about the' daytimè , "Weyshowed me thewayte One of the graduates was Sherin Alidina, -who hadý the- highest average-(97.2 petcent) in the history of the school. .She was awarded the Governor General's Academie Medal. Pre- senting thir honoir w-asMary Colines- Associate Mnse o Nationl 'Defence. andMinisterter responsible for the Status of Women li Canada. go to achool and what I needed to retura In September, so 9 were, get and helped me ail the way.' looking at -a îsuccess rate ,at this, Iozini a mnh ol ont0 o oer to 75or 80 percent daughter* and, worked mfidnights Wi they ail return)." while ahe was attending achool' - Graish Baya ýriËht ùow the «it wastough, butlmaleit andI DASE -Prora l burmting a t arnproud of mgelt?',, John Gra4ish Principal Of the the'seams; in fact,,general two Durham.AÂlt D ,Shl ajý pealcing, I have te, turn people' (there's alsooneA i 9 cering), away: each semater ;-+,we just 'say students "who hang in there cntacmoaete l. and make it through te the end He saya, the busiest courses are find it to be a very uplifting "anYthin.g related,,teyo aig ~~ ~or computer sil. Gradish says around 500 atu- Most DASE stÙident'are after a, dents enrolled i the prograin hi h chool diploma, By rd this year, with 230 graduatmg. ih SBut',the dropout rate'appeara "They're being.,laid off and. worse than it realy,, *1, he maya >. they've go t te get more education "We've got close te 200 who've- not te get a-.better ,job,-but te aiready indicated they1re going-te get a job at all.» QEN:ualty ducation. By Marlo Boucher The Qality Education, Net-, WOr (QN) is anew.organiza- tion, that has been atarWtedt create astronger .commuùnication, and partnership between paentseeducaters and students. There are 'a]ready about .175 members iQEN of -Durham Regon, says president Patricia Charbonneau. «One ofourbiggist goals 'is mto help% get ,informnation to.parente 80 they caa gît involved andhe.lp be.an.influence-iii our education ayat rneaym.ayeone ,of- QEN's minconcerna. is the., accountability of different areas in the education si.yatem idud-- SUEPAGE 27, M WAREIIOUSTE OPEN to the PUBLIC MN-: FRI.1. i:OOTO 8:00 SATURDAY 10:00 TO 6:00' Introducing...YOUR NEW. NEW ENROLMENTS NOW Leam to Dance for the Parties Betty Tuai COMMo ~Axi Asante Van Wfe-hazes >4.- LOCAL GRAD UTEs FAROMý' TRPAFALGAR, CASTLE SCH"OO*L a*urmaj Neera Nundy' Whlttv