Boys’ Basketball Mid-Season Update 2017/18
By Caroline Santoro (V) The boys’ basketball team is off to a great start this season. Having graduated five seniors last year, this year’s team is quite young. Captain Michael Weber (VI) feels “excited to get started this season because of a lot of fresh faces in the...
Boys’ Cross Country Post-Season Update 2017/18
By Nick Robinson (V) This past month, the boys’ cross country team ended their fall season on a high note. The team placed fourth in the county and kept their Prep ‘A’ Championship title. Coach Matthew Horesta added that the team “finished fifth in Non-Public ‘A’,...
Boys’ Winter Track Mid-Season Update 2017/18
By Nick Robinson (V) The boys’ winter track and field team is looking forward to a strong season. Captain Ben Vazquez (VI) said that last year, the team “lost two great leaders, who were also our captains,” but that the team is still capable of scoring points. Head...
Skiing Mid-Season Update 2017/18
By Brooke Pan (III) The ski team is looking forward to a strong season under the leadership of Head Coach Julianne Coxe and Captains Lindsey Hogan (VI), Nick Ladino (VI), Conor Mahoney (VI), and Annie Leithead (V). Having recruited many new members this year, the...
Girls’ Swimming Mid-Season Update 2017/18
By Martha Lewand (IV) The girls’ swim team, led by Head Coach Deidre O’Mara and captains Kassidy Peterson (VI) and Naiyah Atulomah (VI), is headed in a promising direction this year. When asked about this season’s goals, Mrs. O’Mara said, “I would love for us to win...
Girls’ Cross Country Post-Season Update 2017
By Jemma Kushen (III) Girls’ cross country had an outstanding season this year. They placed third in the NJSIAA Group Championships (November 11th) and sixteenth out of twenty-one teams in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (November 18th), ending the season in seventeenth...
Girls’ Winter Track Mid-Season Update 2017/18
By Zara Jacob (III) Snow will not stop this year’s girls winter track and field team! With captains Avery Schiffman (VI) and Anna Wood (VI), the team is getting ready to go, having had their first practice the Monday after Thanksgiving Break. Head Coach Christopher...
Girls’ Ice Hockey Mid-Season Update 2017/18
By Victoria Gu (IV) The girls’ ice hockey team began their season with a scrimmage against Summit High School. The game ended in a 6-6 tie, but the team outshot Summit 20-19. With an aggressive start, the team is looking forward to a favorable season. Head Coach Kate...
Boys’ Ice Hockey Mid-Season Update 2017/18
By Victoria Gu (IV) The boys’ ice hockey team started their season with a win and a loss over Thanksgiving break. The first game was a 4-0 loss against Randolph High School, a formidable opponent. “Randolph is always a challenge,” Head Coach Scott Garrow said....
Girls’ Fencing Mid-Season Update 2017/18
By Ameera Ebrahim (III) The girls’ fencing team has started off the season very well, with all the fencers eager to tackle new challenges and take advantage of new facilities. With preseason ending and the regular season starting, the girls are excited to test out...
Boys’ Fencing Mid-Season Update 2017/18
By Ameera Ebrahim (III) The boys’ fencing team has started off well. During preseason, the team alternated between footwork and conditioning every day. As the regular season began, the team practiced the aforementioned footwork and conditioning as well as fencing...
Squash Mid-Season Update 2017/18
By Meghan Durkin (III) As the winter sports season approaches, the girls’ squash team is thrilled to get back on the courts. This year’s team, led by new head coach Mrs. Tina Rix-Stout and captains Rachel Chen (VI) and Namita Davey (VI), will strive to continue the...
Boys’ Swimming Mid-Season Update 2017/18
By Jonathan Chen (V) This year, Pingry boys’ swimming will look to improve on last year’s successful season. After finishing last season with wins at Conferences, Counties, States, and Preps, new swimmers have joined the team, making Pingry’s team a swimming...
Gay Straight Alliances Convene at GSA Forum
By Miro Bergam '19 On November 18, Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) from high schools across New Jersey met at Montgomery High School for the fourteenth annual New Jersey GSA Forum. The event aimed to connect New Jersey GSAs with local charities and resources, such as...
Robotics Team Tackles First Tech Challenge
By Noah Bergam '21 Tucked at the very east end of the school, beyond the cafeteria, below the crossroads of the foreign language wing and arts wing, lies one of Pingry’s best kept secrets—the mysterious, metallic robotics room. In this legendary room full of power...
Farm Team Brings Chickens to Campus
By Ryan Fuentes (VI) After the introduction of eight chickens to campus this summer, the Farm Team has been working hard to take care of them and make coop improvements over the past several months. As they adapt to their new home and prepare for winter, the chickens...
Davey Hosts Viewing of CODE
By Ketaki Tavan '19 On Wednesday, November 8, Namita Davey (VI) hosted a showing of the film CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap in Hauser Auditorium after school. The event was open to Upper School students and garnered over 15 attendees. The documentary, as explained on...
Pingry Music Joins Together at Ensembles Concert
By Grace Wang (III) During the week before Thanksgiving break, four of the school’s musical groups performed in this year’s Ensembles Concert. The concert consisted of the strings ensemble, the Buttondowns, the Balladeers, and the jazz band. The concert took place in...
Club Spotlight: Podcast Club
By Kristine Fu '19 Pingry’s Podcast Club is a new club started by Annaya Baynes (V) and Udochi Emeghara (V) that gives students an opportunity to create an anthological podcast. A podcast is an auditory episodic series ranging from informational talks to audio drama....
Students Give Back on Community Service “Rufus Gunther” Day
By Felicia Ho (V) On October 27th, over 800 Upper and Middle School students, faculty, and staff volunteered at 34 organizations for Pingry’s annual Rufus Gunther Day. Students worked on a variety of different projects, including making ceramics, helping the...
Veterans Day Assembly Inspires Courage
By Allison Lee '20 On November 11, the Upper School had the honor of hosting Sergeant Jason Foster for this year’s Veterans Day assembly. Ryan Willsey (VI), founder of Pingry’s Wounded Warrior Project Club, introduced Foster as the speaker for the assembly. Foster is...
Arts Students Visit the Chelsea Galleries
By Mariam Trichas '18 On Tuesday, November 14th, the photography, portfolio, film, and drawing and painting classes visited the Chelsea Galleries in New York City for their annual gallery trip. They went to many different types of galleries,...
Buttondowns Serenade at Annual Assembly
By Eva Schiller '21 On November 21, students and faculty members took a break from their busy school day to enjoy the Buttondowns Assembly, a highly anticipated annual event presented by the Buttondowns, Pingry’s all-male acapella group led by president Jonathan Huang...
Powderpuff Games Raises Awareness for Breast Cancer
By Brooke Murphy '18 On October 27, juniors and seniors gathered on the turf for the annual Powderpuff Games. The event was organized by S.M.A.C., the “Student Movement Against Cancer” club, and students competed in two different events. First, the junior boys played...
Chung Dines on Chung Dam Dong
By Ethan Chung '18 There are few things in which I have expertise, and Korean Barbeque is one of them. If you ever wish to experience some of the best Korean food—barbeque included—I, a Korean American well-versed in the world of Korean...