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Model student: John-Rex Bernadine dropped out of school but decided to go back when he found he could get into the co-op education program
Model student: John-Rex Bernadine dropped out of school but decided to go back when he found he could get into the co-op education program

Model student: John-Rex Bernadine dropped out of school but decided to go back when he found he could get into the co-op education program

Date3/22/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Model student: John-Rex Bernadine dropped out of school but decided to go back when he found he could get into the co-op education program.
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Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
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Going to school: Roxann Cook, right, program co-ordinator at Beat The Street, helps two students
8/30/1988
Best of both: Co-op education helps you define a career direction . . . helps you get your foot in the door, says Rick Ferreira, one of the Royal Bank's youngest branch managers.
Best of both: Co-op education helps you define a career direction . . . helps you get your foot in the door, says Rick Ferreira, one of the Royal Bank's youngest branch managers.
4/15/1988
Why we dropped out, Both Doris Bialey and Howard Clarke regret leaving school before graduating but others say they won't go back
Why we dropped out, Both Doris Bialey and Howard Clarke regret leaving school before graduating but others say they won't go back
3/2/1988
Sean Conway: Education minister says he personally opposes strapping students
Sean Conway: Education minister says he personally opposes strapping students
9/20/1985
Lower fees for senior citizens in Metro community colleges enabled John Van Waggoner, 67, to go back to school last year. The editor of The Voice, the(...)
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9/6/1974
At the wheel: John Mangioni, left, listens as instructor Al Taylor reviews material he and other student school bus drivers have been learning
At the wheel: John Mangioni, left, listens as instructor Al Taylor reviews material he and other student school bus drivers have been learning
9/28/1988
On the move: Student Joe Costa, 18, bones up on a course during his 45-minute bus trip to and from Bloor Collegiate every school day from the Dufferin-Wilson area. The quality of education of Bloor makes the travelling worthwhilek, he says. I'd rather not go to a technical school.
On the move: Student Joe Costa, 18, bones up on a course during his 45-minute bus trip to and from Bloor Collegiate every school day from the Dufferin-Wilson area. The quality of education of Bloor makes the travelling worthwhilek, he says. I'd rather not go to a technical school.
1/23/1986
Litmus test: Deborah Baran, left, Fariba Chelehmal work on their chemistry at Britannia Adult Education Centre, a former vocational school now used by adult day students
Litmus test: Deborah Baran, left, Fariba Chelehmal work on their chemistry at Britannia Adult Education Centre, a former vocational school now used by adult day students
9/12/1991
Litmus test: Deborah Baran, left, and Fariba Chelehmal work on their chemistry at Britannia Adult Education Centre, former vocational school now used by adult day students
Litmus test: Deborah Baran, left, and Fariba Chelehmal work on their chemistry at Britannia Adult Education Centre, former vocational school now used by adult day students
9/6/1991
Back to school: Mary Avendano, left, and Cristina Barbona are hoping an English program for foreign-trained health care workers will land land them jobs as nurses
Back to school: Mary Avendano, left, and Cristina Barbona are hoping an English program for foreign-trained health care workers will land land them jobs as nurses
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Margaret Taylor, 34, dropped out of Grade 12 in 1937
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