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Reaching for a High School Diploma
Students juggle babies, jobs, ESL and classes at Night & Day school
By Beth J. Harpaz/AP
There are students who work all day and go to school at night. There are students who work at night and go to school all day. And there are even a few students at Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day High School, like Marc Arthur Dautruche, who work both day and night, but still make time for class.
From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Marc’s a personal trainer in a gym. From 5 p.m. to 10:45 p.m., he’s in school. And from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m., he’s a security guard.
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