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Adult learners in the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board earned their high school diplomas in a heartfelt ceremony this week. For many, it was the culmination of a difficult educational journey that administrators say deserves more recognition.
In the corner of a classroom lined with chairs and a buffet table, Afroditi Marinakis fiddles with the tassel on her graduation cap."Do you know if the point is supposed to be in front?" she asks, adjusting the fit.After nearly 10 years of off-and-on study to earn her high school diploma, she's had a whirlwind homestretch in the last few hours before graduation.Marinakis, who completed the last six months of her self-directed studies at the end of May, only found out about the ceremony a few hou