Laura Finarelli

Bio:
Laura Finarelli, who originally hails from just outside Philadelphia, in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, finds B-CC to be "a perfect fit." The teachers and administrators have been "so supportive" and the kids "really nice." Ms. Finarelli is also exhilarated by the high level of school spirit that you can "feel as you walk through the halls."

Ms. Finarelli began her college career at Penn State as a biology major, and planned to enter the field of genetics. Along the way she realized how much more she enjoyed English classes and switched to major in English and minor in business. After working at a PR firm in North Carolina, Ms. Finarelli went back to university life, earning a master's degree in education at Villanova University, and then moving to London to pursue another master's in modernist literature at Queen Mary's College. Now she is teaching 11th-grade English and 12th-grade honors English. She is also the sponsor for the Ethics club.

In her spare time she enjoys seeing family, particularly her year and a half old nephew. Her passion is sports. She's a staunch Phillies fan. Asked about her favorite book, Ms. Finarelli immediately names The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand for the strength of the main character, Howard Roark, who "does things for the sake of art," not simply for what pleases others.