Left to right: Carrie Vergin,

Cheryl Banachowski-Fuller, Kari Nuszkiewicz 

[Student profile]

Returning to school as an adult has its share of challenges, but they’re much more manageable when you have a friend by your side.

Carrie Vergin and Kari Nuszkiewicz first met when their oldest children—now nineteen years old—became friends in the sixth grade. They remained friendly over the years and eventually joined the same church. In 2011, they became classmates in the MSCJ program. And this past summer, they both graduated.