Shawn Ferriola is a senior in high school. He has been doing well academically and has tutored other students in all subjects.

Gina Ferriola came back to NCCL in June '99 to join her graduating class and take part in the ceremony. It was wonderful to see her and everyone was touched by her return.

Mark Fetterman (NCCL class of 1985) graduated from Dickinson School of Law. He spends most of his free time playing golf or traveling. Mark's recent travels have included England and Jamaica. He has moved back to this area and is a Prosecutor in the Delaware County District Attorney's Office.

Daniel Fischer lived in New York doing TV and print work. He appeared on Law and Order on May 17, 1995. Daniel left the acting business and went to graduate school at the University of Wyoming ("Hey, it was free-I had a teaching assistantship."). He received a M.A. in Communication in 1996. He then moved to Orlando and received his MBA from Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College in 1998. He has been working as a Management Consultant for the last 3 years. He is currently a Senior Manager for a Strategy Consulting Firm. He can live where he wants since he mostly travels to the client sites. Dan married in November 1998. He met his wife while on vacation in Spain in 1996. They corresponded for a few years and finally decided to take the plunge. They now live in St. Petersburg where Dan is a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He says, "The best thing about my new job is that I am working on an internal project so I will not have to travel!" Dan was very happy to hear about the Ann Brown Scholarship Fund and he plans to make an annual donation. He has nothing but good memories of NCCL.

Danile Forsythe graduated with honors from Wilmington Friend's School.

Dylan Flexner (NCCL class of 2004)
Age: 13.
What's important to you?: Friends, family, and freedom of speech.
What do you like to do in your spare time?: Hang out with my friends, play on the computer, and play air soft (a paint ball-like game, minus the paint).
What are your favorite school subjects?: History and art.
What high school are you planning to attend?: Cab Calloway (with a major in drama).
What excites you about going to high school?: More people, a different atmosphere.
What scares you about going to high school?: Tests and stupid rules.
How old were you when you started going to NCCL?: 10.
What are some of the highlights of your years at NCCL?: Fun teachers and fun friends.
What special opportunities/experiences has NCCL provided that you will carry on to other places?: Learning 2 always be yourself.

Jessica Friend graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in August 1994 with a major in Psychology. She spent her junior year in Italy and a month after graduation traveling in Europe. She works for Arthur Anderson making economic forecasts. She is moving to Syracuse and hopes to attend graduate school in Education.

Anna Galati (NCCL class of 2004)
How old are you?: I'm fourteen years old.
What's important to you?: My friends, family—including my adorable dog—and my future.
What do you do in your spare time?: I read, and watch TV.
What are your favorite school subjects?: My favorite subjects are Writing and Research.
What high school do you plan to attend?: Padua Academy for Girls.
What excites you about going to high school?: Mostly attending a school with a staircase. But also, meeting new people, and learning new things in a different environment.
What scares you about going to high school?: Major tests and grades.
How old were you when you started going to NCCL?: I was 9—4th grade.
What special opportunities/experiences has NCCL provided that you will carry to other places?: I have been able to be myself—as crazy as that might be—whenever I want. I have been accepted for who I am. I know that people can like me for who I am, and I will not change myself drastically to please others.

Christine Garnier (NCCL class of 2003) is attending Padua Academy. Christine says that "NCCL has given me a good base in everything (including calculus), confidence in my abilities to do well, to work with other people, and enjoy learning!"

Andi Gates was married in California in the spring of '98 and started her dissertation while her husband did his post-doc at Harvard. Her mother Jutta, former NCCL German and French teacher, traveled with Andi in the fall of 1999 while she did research in Austria, Denmark and Holland. Her degree will be in Political Science with a European emphasis.

Drew Geckle (NCCL class of 2002) is attending Cab Calloway School for the Arts. His favorite subjects at NCCL included Spanish, drama and writing. He enjoyed NCCL because of the smaller size classes and felt that he had a good start on Spanish for high school. The skills learned in his apprenticeship will also serve him well in future years.

Robert Gates and his wife are living in London. Robert works with Merrill-Lynch.

Ruth Gibbens is attending the New School.

Anita Gibson graduated from Tatnall and Yale. She studied architecture in Florence for a year, worked for the City of New York as an architect, and is now a computer specialist with a Wall Street company.

Wayne Gibson is a manager at Arthur Andersen's in Washington, D.C. and was recently married.

Jessica Gordon has an MSW and has been working as a social worker with developmentally disabled adults and children. She is married to a wonderful man and their son is a year old. He is crawling, standing, and soon to be walking. "He is always smiling and loves to play!" She goes to the gym several times a week and socializes with folks when she can. She has volunteered at an animal shelter and as an AIDS educator and sang in a Barbershop choral group. Her husband continues to work hard at VIsa, and is enjoying his acting classes and writing. "I hope all is well at NCCL-what a wonderful school!!"

Don Gordon has been living in San Francisco for the past four years. As a marketing director, Don occasionally puts his creative side to good use - and for that he thanks his experiences at NCCL. He and his wife enjoy many of the local attractions, including strolling among the redwoods and partaking of the numerous taquerias ("cheap mexican eateries -- literally, purveyors of tacos!") He sends his regards to all fellow alums.

Megan Granda Bahr is married and has a daughter. She recently finished her Ph.D. in art history and is assistant curator at the Ackland Art Museum of the University of North Carolina. They live across the street from Jennie Curtis.

Chris Granda (NCCL class of 1975) is married and has a daughter and a son. A number of his NCCL friends attended the wedding, including Carol Dilley all the way from Spain. He has his own environmental consulting company Ecos. He has many contracts with the World Bank, helping countries develop the use of alternative energy and be less dependent on fossil fuels. Chris attended Newark High School, Brown University, and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.

Kaity Granda (NCCL class of 1977) finds little time for dancing now that she is married and has a son. She works 3/4 time as a certified physician's assistant. She lives near her sister, Megan Granda Bahr, and Jennifer Curtis, both NCCL grads, and also near her Mom, Betsey Granda, and Elisabeth Curtis who were both founding teachers at NCCL. Her husband who is an architech/carpenter gutted and renovated the house they bought two years ago.

Sam Green is working as an auto body restorer. He owns his own home and is the father of a six-year-old boy. He enjoys snowboarding and mountain biking, playing guitar and working with computers.

Becky Gritz Kurson is married and has recently changed jobs. She left her position as book editor to become a free-lance book agent.

David Gross graduated from Hampshire College having studied music (saxophone). He lived in Newark for a year and volunteered at NCCL, teaching a class on jazz. He now works at a day care center and runs a Free Jazz venue called "Zeitgeist." He also does a Free Jazz festival in October called Autumn Uprising now in it's 4th year. He also has gone on tour.