86-year-old Moore student's goal to end 'dropout' status

 
By Ann Kelley
Published: September 10, 2008

MOORE — Estelle Cubell takes a front row seat in class, flips open a binder and tests her ink pen to make sure it isn't dry.

Twenty minutes early, she uses the time to organize papers and look over her notes from the last session. She sits up straight, takes a swig of a caffeinated soft drink and gets ready to focus her attention on the instructor.

Cubell is a model student, but she's far from a traditional ...


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