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Top of the Class: Jordan Herst, 19, is Toronto's top student with 100 per cent marks in six Grade 13 subjects.
Top of the Class: Jordan Herst, 19, is Toronto's top student with 100 per cent marks in six Grade 13 subjects.

Top of the Class: Jordan Herst, 19, is Toronto's top student with 100 per cent marks in six Grade 13 subjects.

Date7/9/1980
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Simply perfect: Earl Halg Secondary School gradlian Kelman passed Grade 13 with a 100 per cent average
Simply perfect: Earl Halg Secondary School gradlian Kelman passed Grade 13 with a 100 per cent average
7/24/1992
An exemplary student, his principal wrote in a summer-job reference for Steven Cook after one year at Vermont school for the learning-disabled Steven jumped three grades in some subjects.
An exemplary student, his principal wrote in a summer-job reference for Steven Cook after one year at Vermont school for the learning-disabled Steven jumped three grades in some subjects.
8/8/1978
Too easy: Questions at the International Mathematical Olympiad were far too easy, says John Chew, 17, of Playeter Cres. Chew, one of eight Canadian team members, finished his Grade 13 math two years ago with marks in the mid-90s. He enjoys the use of a computer at home.
Too easy: Questions at the International Mathematical Olympiad were far too easy, says John Chew, 17, of Playeter Cres. Chew, one of eight Canadian team members, finished his Grade 13 math two years ago with marks in the mid-90s. He enjoys the use of a computer at home.
8/7/1981
Honor student: David Condie, 15, uses his new computer to study at home. He gets top marks in high school despite a rare disease which has left him legally blind and deaf.
Honor student: David Condie, 15, uses his new computer to study at home. He gets top marks in high school despite a rare disease which has left him legally blind and deaf.
11/19/1986
Calculating man: Philip Jong, 19, a Grade 13 student at Earl Haig Secondary School in North York, will again represent Canada at the International Mathematical Olympiad
Calculating man: Philip Jong, 19, a Grade 13 student at Earl Haig Secondary School in North York, will again represent Canada at the International Mathematical Olympiad
6/12/1989
James Brown: 18, 19 Millburn Dr. Single. Grade 13 student at Martingrove Collegiate. He filed nomination papers to protest a system allowing anyone to run for office, now has changed his mind and is seriously campaigning on a platform of economic restraint, improved bus service to the northend, daycare and a plan to sell the Olympium to private enterprise.
James Brown: 18, 19 Millburn Dr. Single. Grade 13 student at Martingrove Collegiate. He filed nomination papers to protest a system allowing anyone to run for office, now has changed his mind and is seriously campaigning on a platform of economic restraint, improved bus service to the northend, daycare and a plan to sell the Olympium to private enterprise.
11/2/1982
Mark Baker, student president at the school, had earlier recommended a race-relations department to deal with the issue. We need it to sort out differences so they don't escalate to this point, Baker, a Grade 13 student, said yesterday. He is being credited for defusing last week's crisis by going on the school's public address system.
Mark Baker, student president at the school, had earlier recommended a race-relations department to deal with the issue. We need it to sort out differences so they don't escalate to this point, Baker, a Grade 13 student, said yesterday. He is being credited for defusing last week's crisis by going on the school's public address system.
9/17/1990
A grade six education didn't stop Harry Graham from rising to the top in Cummins Diesel, North America's leading manufacturer of diesel engines - or from prospering in his own firm, IDMD, which makes sales-promotion kits
A grade six education didn't stop Harry Graham from rising to the top in Cummins Diesel, North America's leading manufacturer of diesel engines - or from prospering in his own firm, IDMD, which makes sales-promotion kits
10/1/1985
Robert Mounsey: Graduated with top marks
Robert Mounsey: Graduated with top marks
2/27/1985
They get letters: Jean and David Hauraney of Address-O-Matic Mailing Systems fear the proposed 76-per-cent increase in first-class postal rates for Jan
They get letters: Jean and David Hauraney of Address-O-Matic Mailing Systems fear the proposed 76-per-cent increase in first-class postal rates for Jan
10/7/1981
Dr. Zak Sabry, of Nutrition Research Consultant Ltd., advises consumers to shop for whole grain breads and to buy cereals with 100 per cent whole wheat marked on the box.
Dr. Zak Sabry, of Nutrition Research Consultant Ltd., advises consumers to shop for whole grain breads and to buy cereals with 100 per cent whole wheat marked on the box.
5/16/1972
Krishna Rajagopal: He earned 100 per cent in biology, chemistry and algebra.
Krishna Rajagopal: He earned 100 per cent in biology, chemistry and algebra.
7/5/1984