A Day of Homespun Fun, Food + Friendship!

Thought to be our largest-ever turnout, over 800 members of our NCCS and Horizons community enjoyed a picnic lunch and games designed for the young at heart at the 75th annual Frogtown Fair, held on the school’s front lawn on May 14. Ninth-graders ran the midway while younger children enjoyed pony rides, the petting zoo, cotton candy, crafts, face painting, gunny sack races and rides in Old Faithful, the antique fire engine. In the Grace House circle, children ages 3–6 were entertained by hand-carved (and hand-pulled) carousel horse rides and frog-themed bean bag games.

Above: Following tradition, the Agonizers kicked off the fair with a musical parade up the driveway.

1. It’s always heartwarming to see so many multi-generational families return to campus, including Clay ’12, James ’18, and Elizabeth Kontulis who brought George and Charlotte, whom they were babysitting for Eliza Kontulis Getz ’04.

2. Musically inclined faculty members Lindy Toczko, Scott Lilley, Christopher Lawler and Andrew Tyson kept spirits high with a playlist of bluegrass melodies.

3. Prince and Marie Roc

4. Carmelo Mercado-Hilliard, Amelia Grant and Stefanos Ghoussias

5. Head of School Aaron Cooper offered special thanks to exceptional Parents’ Association event chairs Lauren Ryder, Jennifer Kurtz, Devon Burger and Shannon Kieske and to the many additional NCCS and Horizons volunteers whose efforts made the day so special.

6. Parent volunteers Tori Vartanian, Ashley Burr, Cathy Jefferson, Ellen Lundquist and Jennifer MacLear sold logo wear and merchandise in the school store’s pop-up tent.

7. Many enjoyed a picnic lunch and the company of old and new friends in the Grace House circle.

8. Jonah, Ryan Oakes ’93, Assistant to the Director of Studies Pat Oakes, Esme and Mika Oakes

9. Ninth graders ran the midway, including Dario Sanon who used his artistic skills in the face-painting booth.

10. Parent volunteers Arlety Bowman, Tucker Golden ’90 and Gloria Schell

11. Alex, a child of Maureen and James Knowles ’94 and a grandchild of Suzanne Knowles ’61

12. Jayden Shepherd, Paula Kennedy Harrigan ’81, Jenny Harrington and Catherine Shepherd