In high school for the first time at 90 years old

At 90 years old, Estelle Manorek, a resident of the West Caldwell Care Center, is by far James Caldwell High Schools oldest student if only for a day. Manorek, who grew up the child of Polish immigrants in Jersey City during the Depression, never went to high school. After her brother contracted polio, Manorek, the oldest of four siblings, quit school at 14 and went to work to help support the family. Yesterday, Manorek fulfilled a lifelong dream to go to high school. She sat in on classes in history, Shakespeare and human geography and was even interviewed for the school newspaper. At the end of the day, principal Kevin Barnes presented Manorek with an honorary high school diploma. (Video by Nyier Abdou/The Star-Ledger)

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[specter96]

@imAkEjoKeZ5297

Quitter. 

[lpride1]

@lpride1 Woman

[lpride1]

@EstellesGD Are you Estelle's daughter? She looked like a wonderful women.

[lpride1]

Beautiful! 

[xKluuzx]

Wow, I would love to go to school. If she went to our school, our school would try to ruin her life unless the principle and stuff yell at us first.

[EstellesGD]

Though she did not have much formal education Estelle was smart and well read. She had a small library of classic literature and whenever I got a high school English assignment, like 25+ years ago, she was able to help me out.

She died yesterday and that diploma meant the world to her. I'll treasure this video.

[fugiboo]

Yeah how the fuck did she get a high school diploma after only attending once when it took me 4 years. And nowadays a high school diploma doesnt mean shit.

[xocandyxo1995]

hhaha im in 7th grade. so ill be going to this school in 2 years ;]

[itsthegrace]

read the tags.

[GreaseLover1302]

I love this video!!