Miss Hall gave birth to daughter Amelia at the age of 15, then went on to complete a First Diploma for IT Practitioners before she started studying for her A-levels.

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Armed with only a high-school diploma, Vermeer introduced the world's first large, round haybaler in 1971.

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Today, four out five students at the school earn a diploma. 70 percent continue their education, many the first in their families to go to college.

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High school junior and seniors can enroll and complete the first year of a technical program, graduate high school with a diploma along with a one year certificate.

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The result is half the kids drop out of high school, because NOW they have to take First and second year Algebra AND Geometry just to get a high School diploma.

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Think about it: the moment you get your diploma, put on your little Ann Taylor pencil skirt and heels and land your first job to your retirement party at age 92, you are negotiating your identity.

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