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Short Hills Fun Fair Offers Something For All Ages May 25, 2006 The PSPA Fun Fair committee members didn’t allow a little deluge to stop them from setting up the annual Fun Fair in the hallways, classrooms, gymnasium, and cafeteria at the Short Hills campus. Read more... Field Day: Cloudy With A Chance Of Fun May 25, 2006 The day began in the Hauser Auditorium with the Middle and Upper School students assembling to hear about the plans for the day. All were preparing to greet their buddies who were at that moment traveling from the Short Hills campus, and the room was buzzing with excitement. Read more... A Week In The Mind: Artist Jon Sarkin ’71 Uncaps Students' Creative Stores May 25, 2006 It may have only been a week, yet it was just enough time for students to push their creative limits by peeking inside the mind of poet and artist Dr. Jonathan Sarkin ’71. Beginning Tuesday, April 18, 2006, Jon spent each day instructing and working with Pingry’s English and art classes. Read more... The Rememberer Is Staged At Pingry's Macrae Theater May 19, 2006 On Friday, May 19, 2006 and Saturday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m., Pingry’s middle school students will stage The Rememberer. Read more... A Tree Grows At Pingry (Actually It's More Like 200) May 15, 2006 To celebrate both Earth Day and Arbor Day, the sixth grade class at the Lower School planted 200 pine trees around the campus. Read more... It Isn't Easy Being Green – But It Is Worth It! May 12, 2006 “You are the ones who can make a difference on this campus,” Mark Biedron ’70 urged Pingry students during an assembly on May 12. Biedron is the co-founder of The Willow School in Gladstone; a school that prides itself on creating a sustainable environment in order to have minimal impact on its natural setting. Read more... Darfur: Staring Genocide In The Face May 10, 2006 On April 27, 2006 the Awareness Society held its annual Holocaust Remembrance assembly at the Martinsville campus’ Hauser Auditorium. In addition to reflecting on the Holocaust, the gathering was used to educate and inform the school about the genocide taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan, Africa. Read more... On Being Good: Dr. Peter Jake Paris Speaks At The John Hanly Lecture Series May 9, 2006 “I am sure that you have heard a lot about this subject throughout your life,” Dr. Peter Jake Paris began his speech for the John Hanly Lecture Series on April 21, 2006. The annual lecture series, named after Pingry’s former headmaster, explores character education and ethical behavior through an analysis of guiding principles and challenges. Read more... Grandparents And Special Friends Enjoy Lower School Fete May 5, 2006 The weather could not have been more beautiful. Under brilliant blue skies and a perfect breeze, grandparents and special friends from all around the world arrived at the Short Hills campus to spend the day learning about the academic activities of the Lower School students. Read more... SMART Team, Smart Analysis: A Presentation for Pingry May 3, 2006 Parents, teachers, and experts in the science field eagerly gathered in the board room on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 and watched as Pingry’s Students Modeling a Research Topic (SMART) Team presented their recent findings. Read more... Drama IV Stages Vinegar Tom April 25, 2006 "Vinegar Tom" was written in 1976 by Caryl Churchill after attending workshops with Monstrous Regiment, which was a feminist theatre company that toured and performed in non-traditional places during the late 1970's. Read more... FOP Gene Has Been Found! April 23, 2006 The Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) gene has been found by researchers at The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. And now the journey of a cure begins! Read more... Tradition, Culture, and Celebration: Multicultural Assembly April 20, 2006 Clapping, skipping, and spinning on the Hauser Auditorium stage dressed in bright blue and orange attire, Ameesha (Form VI) and Neha (Form V) Sampat performed the opening dance for the annual Multicultural Assembly on Friday, April 7, 2006. Read more... Three Plays, Ten Minutes: Drama II Class Members Perform Scenes From Festival April 20, 2006 Love and revenge were just two themes conveyed by Drama II students as they presented three plays from the Ten-Minute Play Festival on March 31, 2006. During the assembly in the Hauser Auditorium, the group of actors used their flair for the dramatics to tell each ten-minute tale. Read more... In A League Of His Own: Guest Speaker Robert Scott Talks About Playing Baseball During Segregation April 7, 2006 When looking back at baseball’s history, numerous greats come to mind—from Babe Ruth to Lou Gehrig—but often overlooked are the players of The Negro Leagues, once Major League Baseball (MLB)’s segregated division. Read more... Women Rule – And Some Just Break Records March 31, 2006 There is a popular sticker gracing the bumpers of cars which reads: “Women who behave themselves do not make history.” The second-grade students in both Mrs. Springmeyers’ and Ms. Mauro’s classes proved that point during the Women in History month assembly on Friday, March 31, 2006. Read more... Student Orators Compete for LeBow Prize March 3, 2006 ‘Public speaking is an important skill for all of you to learn during your career at Pingry. ... It is a skill that is frequently underestimated but is one that will serve you well in your academic and professional careers,” Headmaster Nat Conard said during an assembly for the Dr. Robert H. LeBow ’58 Memorial Oratorical Prize on Friday, February 24, 2006. Read more... Upper School Athletic Practice Schedule Changes February 28, 2006 For Saturday, March 4 and Monday, March 6. Read more... Students Stage Popular Broadway Show February 23, 2006 While the title seems more intriguing than appealing, Urinetown the Musical, written by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann, will delight audiences for three nights at the Macrae Theater on Pingry’s Martinsville campus. Read more... Visiting Professor Goes Through The Phages February 23, 2006 Phages were all the rage in Mr. Hata’s general biology and advanced science research classes during a visit by Rutgers University professor Konstantin Severinov, Ph.D. and his associate Dhruti Savalia. Both guests work at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology at the university and helped the Pingry students learn about phages and bacteria by guiding them through an experiment using sensitive and resistant strains of E. coli. Read more... Career Day Gives Seniors Glimpses Into The Future February 3, 2006 “The lessons learned are what you’ll live by today — excellence in education and on the playing fields — these values will be with you forever,” Jane Sarkin O’Connor said during Career Day on Friday, January 27, 2006. The annual event allows seniors to gain insight into careers of interest through a series of sessions led by alumni who work in those respective fields. Read more... Fourth Graders Learn Revolutionary Concepts February 2, 2006 “During the winter of 1779, the temperature was so cold that the Hudson River froze. The residents measured the ice, which was reported to be 18-feet deep—deep enough that the British troops could roll their cannon from New York to New Jersey without cracking the ice,” explained Eric Olsen, National Park Service ranger and historian. Read more... What Ever Happened To ... February 2, 2006 Back in August 2005, Athletic Director Gerry Vanasse welcomed Pierre Joseph Batamak, president of the Cameroon Youth Soccer Association in Africa, to Pingry. The two men cemented an alliance spanning half the globe that is securing soccer equipment for Cameroon youth and helping Pingry students gain a more global understanding of life outside of the United States. Read more... Pingry Goes Retro — To The 1950s January 31, 2006 The eighth-grade American Journey class, taught by Mr. Mike Webster, has a habit of totally immersing themselves in their subject. So at the conclusion of this unit, the typical dress code was suspended for one day as the students appeared in white tee-shirts, leather jackets, poodle skirts, and saddle shoes. Read more... The Chinese Lion Dance Heralds the New Year January 20, 2006 While the Year of the Dog does not officially begin until January 29, 2006, the Short Hills campus celebrated early with a presentation of the Chinese Lion Dance on Friday, January 20. Read more... Kindergarten Class Construct Symbolic Quilt to Illustrate Dr. King's Legacy January 20, 2006 Mrs. McElgunn and Mrs. Adam’s kindergarten class pieced together a quilt that tells the story of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr to commemorate his birthday. Read more... MLK Assembly Aims to Educate and Entertain January 18, 2006 During the morning of Friday, January 13, 2006, the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assembly brought the whole school together in celebration of the civil rights leader and his dream. Read more... Oli Otya? Jendi! Short Hills Welcome Ssuuna January 17, 2006 With a great flourish, Ssuuna entered the stage hollering “Oli Otya?” The students responded by repeating his phrase. He then quickly taught his audience to say “Jendi,” and this interaction continued for several minutes as the children learned how to say “How are you?” and “I’m fine,” in Lugandan, one of the many languages of Unganda. Read more... Back From College Luncheon January 11, 2006 The popular Back From College Luncheon, sponsored by the office of alumni relations, was held in the faculty lounge, where approximately 50 young alumni from various colleges across the country and current Pingry teachers and seniors gathered to feast on sandwiches, chips, and ice cream. Read more... Actor Michael Fowlin Challenges Thinking About Diversity January 11, 2006 Pingry sophomore Scott Eckenthal saw a presentation by Michael “Mykee” Fowlin last year at another school. He was so deeply impressed by Fowlin’s presentation that he actively pursued booking Fowlin for an assembly period at the Martinsville campus. Read more... Pingry Celebrates the Holidays December 16, 2005 “Let it snow, let if snow, let it snow!” Pingry’s students, faculty and staff members, and parents gathered at Short Hills to mark the beginning of winter break with the traditional holiday concert. Read more... Tis the Season: The Festival 2005 December 16, 2005 With wreathes, white lights, snow flakes, and poinsettias, the Hauser Auditorium was fully decorated for the annual holiday concert on December 8, 2005. Read more... Pingry Celebrates the First Phase of Construction with a Topping Off Ceremony December 15, 2005 The new Middle School building reached a milestone which was celebrated with a traditional topping off ceremony on Monday, December 12, 2005. Read more... In Support of Girls Learning: Assembly Stresses the Need for Education December 14, 2005 On Friday, December 2, 2005, English teacher Judy Lebowitz welcomed Debby Rooney as the school’s guest speaker. Debby, co-founder of Beads for Education, shared with the Middle and Upper Schools the origins of her organization and her aspirations for women around the world. Read more... Kindergarten Classes Create Gingerbread Castles December 6, 2005 Pingry’s two kindergarten classes learned a little about structural integrity and much about gravity when they spent a morning decorating gingerbread houses. Read more... Short Hills Enjoys a Morning of Storytelling, Latino Style November 28, 2005 The Short Hills students welcomed David Gonzales, a Latino storyteller and musician, to their Friday morning assembly program recently. Read more... Field Hockey Coach Judy Lee Celebrates Her 300th Win November 28, 2005 Monday, November 1, 2005 had seemed like any other day for Coach Judy Lee. She paced proudly along the sidelines of a grassy field, while the girls from her field hockey team commanded yet another one of their games. Read more... Miller Bugliari ’52 Selected to NSCAA Hall of Fame November 22, 2005 Miller Bugliari, who has guided the boys soccer team at The Pingry School in New Jersey for more than 45 years, has been selected as the 41st member of the Hall of Game of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, the nation’s largest coaching organization. Read more... Kindergarten Celebrates 50 November 22, 2005 Both kindergarten classes spent the day on November 21 celebrating the number 50. The two classes feted the fiftieth day of school with 1950’s style dress, dances, toys, food, T.V. shows, music, and many activities that involved counting to 50. Read more... The Laramie Project to be Staged at Pingry November 15, 2005 “How can this not be a town where this sort of thing happens?” On October 7, 1998, a young gay man was discovered bound to a fence in the hills outside Laramie, Wyoming, savagely beaten and left to die in an act of brutality and hate that shocked the nation. Read more... Rufus Gunther Day 2005 – A Day of Fun, Mayhem, and Helping Others November 11, 2005 Rufus Gunther Day was celebrated a little early this year – Friday, October 28, instead of the traditional “All Hallows Eve,” October 31. The fun-filled day was complete with creative costumes and skits as well as community service activities in various venues all over the state of New Jersey. Read more... First Grade Students Learn about Communities Through Chick Chores November 11, 2005 On Tuesday, October 18, 2005, the first grade students at the Short Hills campus were greeted with a surprise when they walked into their classrooms. A single question had been written on the blackboard—“What happened in the incubator last night?” Read more... Lower School Halloween Costume Parade October 31, 2005 Beginning of Wisdom Statue Now Also Resides in Short Hills October 27, 2005 A smaller version and just as poignant as its twin, statue of the Beginning of Wisdom was unveiled in the front garden on the Short Hills campus. Read more... Milton Creagh Delivers a Powerful Message to the Martinsville Campus October 21, 2005 Motivational speaker Milton Creagh spent the day at the Martinsville campus on Thursday, October 20 to deliver his message about drug and alcohol avoidance and making responsible choices to the Upper and Middle Schools’ students. Read more... A Little Jazz to Help Brighten the Lives of Hurricane Victims October 7, 2005 “When we all saw the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, we all had the same feeling – let’s do something to help,” announced Joe Eggebeen, adjunct music instructor at Pingry. “For musicians, this means that when the going gets tough, we play music!” Read more... AFS Student is Welcomed to Pingry September 26, 2005 Norway is known for its majestic coastal and mountainous scenery, and this year Pingry will get a taste of the Nordic nation through American Field Service (AFS) student Sindre Saetre. Sindre, whose family is from Molde, Norway, will complete his junior year at the school. Read more... Middle School Art Project is a Gateway to Learning September 20, 2005 When Christo erected his “Gates” in Central Park, it inspired the budding artists in the seventh-grade art class at the Martinsville campus to create their own “Gates of the Middle School.” The 12-piece work of art is located on the stairway between the lower and main floors in the Middle School section of the building. Read more... A Celebration of New Beginnings September 19, 2005 Friday, September 9, 2005 marked yet another convocation for The Pingry School. As is customary, students, faculty members, and trustees joined together in the Hauser Auditorium in celebration of the new academic year. Read more... New Car Traffic Pattern for Martinsville Campus August 26, 2005 All drivers should familiarize themselves with the new car traffic pattern for a smooth and safe start to the 2005-2006 school year. Read more...