Student Clubs and Organizations

The Banned Books Club is a Club where the members read books that are banned at other schools. Some schools have banned books because they don't want the students to be reading about information about struggles that have happened in the past or uncomfortable events that are happening in our world. At Pingry, we are given the opportunity to read these books, and in our club, we take advantage of that opportunity and we read these books that may be uncomfortable topics in order to learn and help create a better future.

To foster a love of creative writing within Pingry students. We hope to achieve this through different exercises, prompts, and safe spaces where people can feel free to share their writing.

National High School Ethics Bowl is an interscholastic competition in which students engage with contemporary ethical quandaries. Our insightful discussions focus on ethical inquiry and respectful debate, fostering students' argumentative skills and understanding of philosophical frameworks that they can apply as they navigate controversial ethical issues.

The Feminist Literature Club aims to encourage important conversations about modern day feminism and what role women in society have been made to play throughout time through reading various books. The Club is currently reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, which discusses power dynamics between men and women, gender roles, and what traits that women possess are considered valuable by the patriarchy.

Based on the iRT model, which is traditionally used by the sciences, the Humanities iRT offers students the opportunity to partner with faculty members to do advanced study in the humanities.

Philosophy club is a discussion-based club where in each meeting, we pose a philosophical idea/question to discuss. We might look towards certain philosophical thinkers, works, and movies.

The aim of Poetry Club is to foster a welcoming environment in which we can develop our skill set and grow as writers. We will focus on portfolio production, constructive feedback sessions, studying various poetic forms, and more.

This club examines current political, social, and economic issues in a round table format. Meetings begin with a presentation by a student member and the floor is then opened for discussion. The group’s goal is to promote critical thinking and reasoned discussion.

This is a club open to people in any grades to learn about topics from the psychology class, practice methods for good mental health, and to focus on mental health education about common disorders.

This group offers academically talented students the chance to demonstrate their knowledge through Jeopardy-style tournaments with other schools. The group participates in various local, regional, and national academic championships.

Solving 4 Change is an organization that observes, asks questions, and then tries to solve those questions with design thinking methods. Whether it concerns social impact or physical change, Solving 4 Change is a community service organization that works to better our community and other communities through design thinking. During club meetings, students will brainstorm ideas, work on projects, watch design thinking films and get to start Solving 4 Change.

Pingry Speech and Debate team aims to improve the oratorical, argumentative, and critical thinking skills of Pingry students through events such as Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, and many more. Our goal is to allow students to engage with global issues through competing at the local and national level against other schools across the country.

The Student Library Advisory Committee’s mission is to provide a student voice to the library space, services, and offerings. Throughout the school year, we will participate in activities like library displays and decorations, book recommendations, outreach to the Upper School student community, and hosting events in the library.

The Writing Center is a peer-to-peer tutoring program. Students of all grade levels can drop by to receive feedback from student-tutors. Students can bring work from any class, from English essays to science projects that have a writing component. The Writing Center is open Monday through Friday during CP in room 326.

Anatomy Club meets every month to dissect various specimens such as brains, hearts, and snakes. The procedures and anatomy of each animal are explained during the dissection, allowing for no prior experience to be necessary to participate! The club is a great opportunity for students interested in the biomedical/surgical fields, or anyone who wants to perform fun, hands-on dissections.

This club aims to make astronomy accessible to the entire community by providing students with the opportunity to observe, photograph, and research objects in the night sky.

This club is dedicated to promoting interest in the biological sciences and preparing for and taking the USA Biolympiad (USABO).

To Create awareness of pediatric cancers, especially DIPGS (Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma).

Environmental Activist Club (EAC) aims to combat climate change through climate education and lobbying. The club works with Citizens' Climate Lobbying, a nonpartisan nonprofit climate change organization. Members meet with Congressional representatives to support climate legislation.

FYI Sci is a student-run organization that communicates the wonders of science to the Pingry community. We have three departments -- podcasts and visuals, blogs, and videos — in which members create projects in the form of slideshows, videos, posters, social media posts, articles, and more. We often hold large community events such as trivia games and STEM challenges, aiming to learn more about science, share our knowledge with the student body, and have lots of fun! For more information, visit our website at https://students.pingry.org/fyisci/

Girls in STEM aims to introduce young girls within the community into the world of STEM in an effort to reduce the gender gap in this typically male-dominated field. We work closely with children from various schools and teach them experiments that strive to spark an interest in the field of science, technology, engineering, or math. We also honor famous women in STEM and hold interviews with local women in STEM-related career paths. This club is a great opportunity to pursue your interests in science, help inspire young girls, and have fun with a group of like-minded people!

Green Key is an organization that focuses on bringing information about Pingry's sustainability initiatives to the broader community. This includes current students, prospective students, parents, and alums. We do things such as plan and run advisory curriculum, and do outdoor campus tours for Admissions candidates and alums.

The Pingry Independent Research Team encompasses multiple student-led, faculty-advised research projects. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors can apply when applications open in October.

Students, faculty, alumni, and researchers present cutting edge experiments being undertaken at universities and research institutions around the world. Anyone is welcome to join a Journal Club presentation on Fridays during Conference Period. Students choose a scientific paper to create a presentation on, with the help of older students and faculty. Anyone is welcome to attend presentations on Tuesday mornings.

Our goal is to spread awareness about marine life and raise money for the reef foundation in a fun and effective way. After seeing the effects of global warming on reefs during our Belize Trip this past summer, we feel as if this is a great way to continue our dedication to help preserve it.

Neuroscience Club is a club where students who are interested in learning about neuroscience can gain more knowledge in the field and the ability to apply this knowledge in real life. In this club, members will get the opportunity to listen to lessons and engage in discussions about what they learn, as well as apply the knowledge gained in these lessons through projects and experiments.

Physics Club aims to introduce students to physics through experimentation, hands-on learning, and competition. No experience is necessary as our goal is to share our knowledge and passion for the subject.

The Pingry Community Research (PCR) journal highlights student contributions to novel scientific research. We promote students’ intellectual curiosity and interest in science, while emphasizing the importance of critical thinking and the diverse, interdisciplinary nature of scientific research fields. Our Fall issues comprises novel research conducted by students outside of school, alongside reporter articles, which are reviews written by students on a topic of their choosing. Our Spring issue comprises all research conducted at Pingry, in groups such as IRT, SMART Team, AP Biology, and more. For more information, visit our website at https://students.pingry.org/pcr/about-pcr/

The Pingry Research Chemistry Team competes on behalf of The Pingry School at the New Jersey Chemistry Olympics, specializing in research based events. As a part of the competition, the team will collaborate to conduct an in-depth investigation into a specific research topic, culminating in a presentation of the research findings to a panel of university professors. The club also aims to empower students interested in a career in the chemical sciences by providing the opportunity for students to experience high level research, learn about various fields in chemistry through Guest Lectures, and carry out experiments to gain a better understanding of hands-on science.

The goal of the Competitive Programming Club is to help students who are interested in computer science prepare for various programming contests. The club hopes to develop problem solving skills and algorithmic thinking in addition to programming knowledge.

The purpose of Engineering Club is to teach students about the Engineering Design process through tackling all sorts of projects, working with specialists and in workshops, and sharing the wonders of engineering to the greater Pingry community! We especially focus on hands-on learning opportunities, ensuring that students have fun while developing their problem-solving skills and learning how to apply the design process like an engineer.

Girls Who Code aims to educate and inspire girls to try out Computer Science to help close the gender gap in the technology and engineering sectors. As computers and technology grow increasingly important to society, coding is quickly becoming an essential skill. The club strives to teach girls how to code, which will open up new opportunities for them in the future.

The goal of this club is to build a car and continually upgrade it to be able to be self driving.

This club will cover a wide range of math topics in its weekly meetings to increase student exposure to math beyond the school curriculum. We will work together to solve problems of a wide range of difficulty such that Pingry students with any level of prior knowledge regarding the topic at hand would be able to improve upon their analytical and problem solving skills.

This club offers members the opportunity to compete in a global program known as FIRST Robotics. Participants gain knowledge of engineering, problem-solving, programming and teamwork through hands-on experience. FTC 6069 and FRC 2577 are competitive academic teams with the objective to design and build robots for, respectively, the FIRST Tech Challenge, starting in September, and FIRST Robotics Competition, starting in January. The teams are divided into student-led programming, electrical, mechanical, and public relations sub teams.

We are a group of students passionate about technology who work with the tech office on a variety of projects related to coding, virtual reality, 3D printing, and more

We are dedicated to discussing relevant topics to the wider Pingry community about the Asian and Asian-American community. Our hope is we can give a new perspective to the school about Asian culture and its importance. We organize events and invite everyone in the Upper School to attend these events and our meetings.

The Black Affinity Group is a safe space for students who identify as Black to share our experiences and learn about our vast array of cultures. The ultimate goal is to create a small inviting community within the larger Pingry sphere. Typically, we will meet twice a month during community periods.

BSU is a student group that works towards a common goal for the Black community, while at the same time creating a safe and inclusive environment where students of all identities can be informed on the issues that affect the black community at Pingry and beyond.

This is an affinity group for students who identify as Christians.

This is an affinity group for students who identify as East Asian.

The Girls Affinity Group provides a safe space for students who identify as girls to discuss various topics they find relevant and share ideas.

The GSA is a student group dedicated to educating the Pingry community on LGBTQ+ related issues, and providing a safe space for all students to learn more about what it means to be queer.

This is an affinity group for students who identify as Jewish.

Our mission is to spread Latin culture to the Pingry community at our meetings and school events and to create a community for Latino students at Pingry.

This is an affinity group for students who identify as Latinx.

This is an affinity group for students who identify as LGBTQ+.

This is an affinity group for students who identify as Middle Eastern.

The Multiracial Affinity Group is focused on creating a safe environment for Pingry students where they have the opportunity to learn more about their background, engage in fun activities, and share ideas. We are committed to spreading awareness throughout not only Pingry but other schools as well by bringing our communities together with the use of "colors of the world" crayons.

This is an affinity group for students who identify as Muslim.

An affinity group for neurodiverse students.

This is an affinity group for students who identify as South Asian.

Our student union focuses on unity and connection between those of Slavic descent. As Slavic is a broad term, we hope to build a tight community based on the identity we share while also learning about each other's cultures and traditions!

To create a community and get everyone involved at sporting events.

With soccer becoming increasingly popular around the world, we wanted to make a club dedicated to bringing it to our school. If you may remember, the 2022 World Cup was one of the best eras of the school year in terms of school spirit and atmosphere. So with this club, we're hoping to bring back a similar energy by meeting 1-2 times a month to discuss contemporary soccer news, talk about important games, and hold lively debates on anything surrounding the sport. So whether you're a seasoned fan or a newcomer to the sport, our goal is to provide a welcoming environment where everyone can come together to celebrate the excitement and brilliance of soccer in all its facets.

Our mission is to spread popularity of the amazing sport of Formula One. Formula One is the pinnacle of motorsport. It's more than people driving in circles. There is so much technicality, strategy, technology, and rivalry involved which makes it so exciting when you learn about it. Races are so unpredictable, anything can happen at any moment that can change the whole race and championship. Right now, Formula One is quickly gaining popularity around the world, particularly in America with there being 3 races here. Our purpose is to teach our members everything there is to know about F1 and we will even send letters to the teams and drivers.

We plan to meet at least weekly (preferably 2-3 times) occasionally compete in tournaments, and organize friendly games with other local frisbee programs (weekly). If time and interest allow, we hope to operate similarly to an official sport. During the Fall season, we will meet on the girls varsity softball field and the field near the secondary entrance (depending on availability).

As a female athlete myself, I want to create a space for girls to gather together and share experiences that are specific to their athletics. I want to help girls become more confident, become more capable, become aware of their own health and well-being, and have all of us assist each other in becoming leaders as girls in sport.

This club's mission is to build a community of new and experienced sailors at Pingry! Our hope is to eventually have this club evolve into a full competitive team at Pingry, but for the beginning we will focus on teaching new sailors the basics of sailing while connecting experienced sailors and hoping to give them a chance to sail in local regattas over the weekends.

The student arm of the Pingry Athletics dept, run by Student Athletes. A student-athlete advisory council (SAAC) is a committee made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience. The PSAAC offers input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student- athletes' lives.

The Pingry Table Tennis Team is an athletic club which aims to bring competitive Table Tennis opportunities to Pingry students through tournaments, fundraisers, and training sessions. Open to recreational players and seasoned competitors alike, joining the Pingry Table Tennis Team is an exciting opportunity perfect for students who would like to improve their skills and have fun!

We will meet three times per week for coordinated team lifting, Monday Wednesday & Friday. If you cannot make a session, you will have a workout to do on your own or can do that another day during the week.

We hope to make the triathlon club a community of competitive endurance athletes who are willing to compete and race in organized events. We are going to train together for multiple triathlon distances from super sprint to ironman. Whether you want to try something new, or compete at a high level, this is the club for you!

The Big Blue Sports Network looks to cover sports at all levels with a focus on Pingry Sports. In addition to articles on recent developments in both pro sports and Pingry sports, the website will provide up to date scores on Pingry Varsity events and will be the place to find all available links to Pingry sports live-streams. The club will incorporate aspects of student journalism, photography, and graphic design.

Social media account that tells stories about Pingry people.

Media Analysis Club members analyze movies, soundtracks, songs, and overall media through the lens of current events.

Pingry in Pictures is a club that’s looking to capture the real moments of Pingry’s everyday life. We are looking for all students to take pictures of fun moments with friends, at clubs, during athletics, and etc. A professional camera is not required, your phone camera works just fine.

Pingry Pulse's mission is to add a student perspective and voice to the Pingry enrollment marketing strategy through content on social media and the web. We work with the directors of Communications and Admissions to create content for official Pingry accounts to be used as marketing material.

Podcast club is for students that have a passion for making and listening to podcasts. In our club you will have the opportunity to listen to podcasts and learn the intricacies of planning a podcast. Then if you have an idea you are passionate about you can make your own podcast that will be featured on all the major podcasts platforms(Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc ..)

AllForOceans is an initiative with the goal of raising awareness, doing our part, and supporting one of the most crucial factors in our survival, the oceans. The Pingry AllForOceans club mission is to educate club members on what it takes to build and run a successful nonprofit organization all the while helping the environment through cleanups and raising awareness. Club members would learn how to file to become a certified nonprofit organization, how to build and grow your social media presence, and collaborate with the other Pingry clubs on community projects like cleanups, fundraisers, and more.

The purpose of our club is to get the Pingry School more involved with donations and charity. There are many schools in towns nearby who are not able to purchase school supplies, and sometimes even new clothing at the beginning of the school year. We are hoping that we can run different donations where students of the Pingry community can donate new or gently used school supplies or clothing to the students in underserved communities. We are also hoping to run fundraisers where the money collected goes to buying new school supplies and backpacks for these schools.

We hope to fundraise and advocate for refugees around the world. We will be raising money for local refugees and those in Greece. We will partner with international nonprofits like Lighthouse Relief, and run campaigns addressing the widespread problem of forced displacement. We hope to spread awareness of refugee needs to the school community.

Beyond The Grief Mission is a teen led charity project that supports and raises awareness for an organization called Wings For Widows. This organization provides free financial coaching and guidance to those who are widowed. In this club, we will organize and hold exciting fundraisers throughout Pingry to raise funds for this cause. We will also learn about the struggles of widowhood, how to raise awareness for it, and what we can do to help! If you feel connected to this cause or you just want to help out, join Beyond The Grief Mission!

The A Birthday Wish Club meets every month to wrap presents for children in foster care and to talk about fundraising opportunities during the school year. A Birthday Wish Club's mission is to celebrate children in foster cares birthdays by giving them presents of their choice and personalized cards. We want to make children in foster care feel special on their birthdays and make them feel thought of and cared for. A Birthday Wish club's mission is to also spread awareness about the issues in foster care and try to make a change in the community. This club is a fun and great way to get community service hours for any amazing cause!!!

Blue Key is a student leadership club for students who know what makes Pingry a great school and are able to articulate those qualities in service to our community. As Blue Key members, you will be ambassadors of the school: leading tours, welcoming visitors, hosting student applicants, participating in campus events, and reaching out to newly admitted students. We are so proud of our students and we want to showcase you! For you, this is a great opportunity to give back to your school, develop your public speaking and leadership skills and share your excitement about Pingry with the wide community!

The Bridges Club gets Pingry students involved with the Bridges Outreach organization, a New Jersey-based non-profit that provides food and other supplies to homeless communities in New York, Newark, and Irvington. Students can help organize fundraisers, clothing drives, and participate in "runs" to New York City to assist in the delivery and distribution of necessities. The club will meet once a month.

Care Full was initially started by upper school students in the summer of 2020. As an official nonprofit organization, we distributed care packages to the Pingry community, including masks, filters, and hand sanitizer. (If you were at Pingry in the 2020-2021 school year, you received a package in the mail from us, with your initial Pingry masks). Now, post-pandemic, we provide more for local homeless and low-income families, and we aim to promote hygiene in the community by collecting, packaging, and distributing infant and feminine care products (diapers, wipes, pads, tampons, etc.). We work closely with the Community Foodbank of New Jersey, where most of our donations go.

Our mission is to organize events and promote existing clubs revolving around community service at Pingry in addition to encouraging the role of civic responsibility in everyday life.

City Relief is an organization that helps support the homeless through relief buses. They go to NYC weekly at different locations and supply the homeless with different supplies depending on the season. City Relief mainly supplies items like food, socks, and hygiene kits. Homeless Relief will be working with City Relief to support and provide aid to the organization by providing volunteers, making hygiene kits, and hosting drives. That being said, we definitely will not be going to the city weekly and will plan the schedule to accommodate everyone's schedules. Currently, our goal is to have at least two trips to the city this year.

This program will not run as a club but rather a group of students that offer opportunities for students to engage in programs that promote global citizenship.

This club combines the love of hockey with community service. The Dare Devils is a special hockey team composed of athletes with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities.

The Denan Project (TDP) Club is an opportunity for students to work closely with senior members of The Denan Project, a nonprofit organization that supports impoverished areas around the world. We will engage in several projects and initiatives throughout the course of the year to raise money and awareness for TDP, allowing club members to make a "hands on" difference in these impoverished areas. Club members will also receive the unique opportunity to learn more about the missions, goals, and history of TDP through speakers who will attend events that the club will host.

The Emmanuel Cancer Foundation is a foundation dedicated to helping NJ families facing pediatric cancer. ECF does many things to support their patients and their patients’ families such as free professional in-home counseling for the whole family, emergency financial assistance, material support, and much more. During this terrible pandemic, ECF families have been particularly vulnerable. So this is where your help comes in-need. We will host fundraisers, food drives, movie nights, and a 5k. Our club is a very low commitment. If you are interested at all in helping us host any of the above and/or want to do engaging activities, join our club. It is for an incredible cause and it will be very fun!

The mission of the club is a community service club centered around giving food to those in need in New Jersey through food drives. We help out with school run food drives, do food drives outside of school, and other fun community service activities.

Fostering Care is a club dedicated to raising money and awareness for children in foster care. We hold various fundraisers at Pingry while also partnering with organizations such as CASA of Union County and Miriam's Heart. This club is a great way for students to get involved in community service for a good cause!

GLI educates U.S. middle and high schools students in the global movement for girls’ human rights and empowerment. The GLI program ensures that students in the U.S. gain the skills and knowledge they need to become leaders for girls’ human rights and social justice. GLI provides an organizational framework and educational materials for students to learn about human rights.

Our mission is to create a relaxed environment where Pingry kids can connect with refugees. We are offering psychological support to those whose lives have been disrupted or impacted through all of the refugee camps. Those with comparable backgrounds or who are willing to share their stories could aid our endeavor by drafting letters describing their struggles and offering upbeat encouragement. With the aid of translation software, messages could be translated, and our group could hold fundraisers for the cause. Our club is supporting the general people that are affected. Like families and those that need their spirits lifted. We will be communicating directly with refugees as pen pals, and we will allow Pingry students to form friendships with refugees rather than simply fundraising for them, through English tutoring and communication.

The purpose of InkBridges is to support refugees and immigrants to America by writing letters. This will work as a branch of the nonprofit organization called InkBridges. We will become penpals with students all over the country by exchanging cultural values and helping each other feel emotionally supported. We hope to create an engaging community where refugees and immigrants can feel comfortable to express their feelings.

JTB was founded to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death like that suffered by John Babbitt, a Pingry student who collapsed and died of undiagnosed sudden cardiac death while playing basketball in 2006.The club's four main goals are: Advocacy, Education, Defibrillators, and Fundraising. We advocate to raise awareness about sudden cardiac arrest in the local and Pingry community. We educate those about the proper use of Defibrillators and how they can save lives. Lastly, we fundraise to purchase defibrillators for schools or community organizations who lack the funding to purchase a defibrillator on their own.

This club seeks to unify the lacrosse community in initiatives to improve education and health while creating joy and opportunity for children in need.

Lighthouse Relief was founded on the Greek island of Lesvos in September 2015, mobilizing to provide an emergency response to arriving refugees fleeing conflict and persecution. Today, their work is focused on mainland Greece in Athens and Ritsona Refugee Camp, where they work tirelessly to meet the needs of the vulnerable populations of refugees and asylum seekers. At the Lighthouse Relief Club, we connect LHR to the Pingry community through fundraisers, promoting awareness, and engaging with the refugees in a meaningful way. In the past, the club has planned and hosted a variety of fundraisers and collaborations such as candy sales, movie nights, and writing collaboration.

In the MEND club, (Meeting Essential Needs with Dignity) we strengthen and support MEND's food pantry network by providing supplemental food, funds, volunteers, and a monthly forum for collaboration. MEND also advocates for policies to improve the quality of life for those in need in the County. It is an interfaith network of 22 member food pantries located throughout Essex County, NJ.

Morgan's Message strives to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health within the student-athlete community and equalize the treatment of physical and mental health in athletics. We aim to expand the dialogue on mental healthy normalizing conversations, empowering those who suffer in silence, and supporting those who feel alone.

Overlook Auxiliary Twig Program is a chance to get involved with a local hospital and gain community service hours. The Junior Twig program is sponsored by the Overlook hospital in Summit, and we will work on a couple projects per year to help the hospital with funding, supplies, and anything else beneficial. The Club will meet about twice a month. This club is a great opportunity to get involved with the hospital community and to gain community service hours with your friends!

We are trying to raise awareness about animals’ well-being when under human control whether that be in a zoo, laboratory, farm, home, or even unrightfully hunted in their own habitat. We will also bring awareness to endangered animals and raise money for various associations that promote animal welfare. We also will try to organize some trips to different shelters to volunteer.

Pingry Buddies is a club where groups of high school students volunteer for 1 hour per week after school and go to the Bound Brook Children's Library to play, read, and help kids with homework. Many days, we will plan special structured activities for the kids, such as board games, edible slime, and arts and crafts. It is a great way to help a community that has a need for a strong children's library because many of the kids who go to the library after school cannot go home because their parents are still at work. The club is low commitment too so you don't have to go every week (only when your available), and you get 1 hour of community service for each visit. Transportation is available but you can also drive yourself.

We aim to create a fundraiser that helps change the lives of people in South America. After working with a fundraising organization, we follow up to see all the changes created in the country. We have begun by working with the Fundacion Niños de los Andes (The Children of the Andes Foundation), which is a Colombian non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of hundreds of boys and girls who have been forced to live on the streets and sewers of Bogotá, Colombia, for over three decades. This foundation has given all these children the opportunity to know the comfort of a home, overcome malnutrition, go to school, become happy, and become productive people in their communities.

Play it Forward meets bimonthly and focuses on collecting sports equipment for communities that don't have access to it. We will be conducting an equipment drive after the fall, winter, and spring seasons. The donations we receive will be given to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern NJ. This club is a great opportunity for students wanting to support other students in athletics.

Our mission is to drive positive change in our communities through active participation in local campaigns and initiatives. Students choose political initiatives they care about and will do research on candidates. Afterwards, we will get in contact with the politician/campaign staff and get involved.

SPARC's (Special needs Peer Assistance & Resource Club) mission is to spread awareness about special needs disabilities through peer mentorship for special needs children. Some ideas we have in mind are helping special needs kids with academic work or engaging with them with fun activities, like playing games, sports, and other interactive team-building exercises!

The Special Olympics Club will help us to find volunteers to teach athletes who play tennis with the Basking Ridge chapter of the Special Olympics. We meet weekly in the fall and spring from 12:00-1:30 on Sundays at the Pleasant Valley Courts in Basking Ridge. In the winter we meet at Chester Tennis Club from 4:00 - 5:00 every other Sunday. Volunteers do not need to commit to every session. This volunteer work will count towards your community service hours. There will also be opportunities to expand this club into other sports with the Special Olympics such as basketball or soccer. Volunteers will be able to learn how to work with athletes that have special needs and share your athletic skills with them. The club will meet every other Thursday from 1:15 - 1:30 PM in room 340.

Storywish club's purpose is to create a program where high schoolers would pair up with students from one of Pingry's partner schools to help them write a children's storybook together. This storybook would get published in a limited run. Members will mentor kids and they would earn community service hours for working with them.

SMAC is a club that works with the members of the community to raise awareness about cancer. As a club, we work together with the Pingry community, the greater local community, and other SMAC teams around NJ and the Lehigh Valley area to educate others on the complexity and severity of cancer, and to work together to raise awareness and donations toward numerous different cancer awareness organizations. SMAC runs bake sales, pink outs, educational events, and much more in order to raise awareness about cancer and cancer prevention.

Wellness club is more than just a club, but a platform available to all students. We aim to provide a healthy and inclusive environment focused around mental health and overall well-being. We plan to support mental-health organizations throughout the year and meet in room 306 during first flex every two weeks. During club meetings, we can practice breathing exercises, short yoga sessions, or just have open conversations to help relieve stress.

Sweets to Smiles is a baking club in which students will get the opportunity to bake a different dessert every month for various local organizations. At our meetings, club members will bring their in baked goods, help with packaging, learn about the organization we are donating to, and write notes to accompany the treats. Even if you don't bake a dessert, you can still join us at the meetings. This club is a great way to get involved in community service and have fun!

The Pingry Thrift Store will be a sustainable clothing exchange program operating at various times throughout the year. Our mission is to reduce clothing and textile waste in the Pingry community and beyond. The Pingry Thrift Club will be the brains behind the operations, managing inventory, volunteering, set-up, donations, and more!

To honor and benefit past and current armed service members through community service events, speaker series, and fundraisers.

Chamber Choir Club at Pingry.

Learn new clay-working techniques, have fun in the studio, free working, and create cool clay projects!

Handbells is a fun, relaxing, and low commitment club that learns and plays songs on the handbells. No experience with music or playing handbells is necessary. We typically perform a few times a year at the winter and spring concerts as well as during morning meetings. Handbells is a great way for students to get musically involved!

Harmony is different from other clubs as it allows students to showcase their musical talent without having to join a class.

Indian Dance Club is a small group of students who learn and choreograph various dance numbers. We primarily focus on Bollywood, but occasionally do some semi classical. Our mission is to explore Indian culture, open up our creative sides, and have fun!

Multicultural Dance Club celebrates diversity through dance. This club will choreograph and perform dance sequences that integrate dance forms of various cultures around the globe. Through dance, club members will communicate diverse perspectives.

Musical theatre club gives students the opportunity to learn how to sing, dance, act, and perform.

The mission of your club is to inspire Pingry students to learn and enjoy the art form of photography. During our meetings, we will learn about contemporary and modern photography while developing our own methods. We will hold competitions on certain themes and methods, learn how to use photoshop, and do many other fun activities.

In the Rock Band Club, we will practice, play covers, and write new music together. We will play shows for the entire school, hold fundraisers, and even play out-of-school venues.

Our mission is to organize and participate in chamber music performances at various Pingry events. Club members are assembled into small groups to learn, practice, and play pieces together, with guidance from the club leaders. The club will hold informal rehearsals for club members to provide feedback and help each other develop musical and performance skills.

To spread awareness and love for Taiko Drumming.

The goal of my yodeling club is to spread yodel joy and cheer across Pingry.

The Business Internship Club offers all Pingry students the chance to acquire hands-on experience with actual companies and organizations and develop valuable skills. We help non-profit organizations and local businesses on short-term projects. Students may work in person and/or virtual. Additionally, Students are rewarded with community service hours.

Mind Your Money’s mission is to provide simplified and easily understandable financial literacy to all students. We write educational articles for the website, teach personal finance classes to younger students, and more. Later this year, we will also be competing in the New Jersey Personal Finance Challenge. It’s a great club for anybody interested in finance or marketing!

The Economics Club leads discussions on a wide range of topics and current events related to the field of economics. Through events such as presentations on global economic current developments, debates on fiscal policy, and guest speakers, this club seeks to understand the choices people, governments, and societies make when faced with complex issues that have far-reaching impacts.

Pingry ESG is a student-run club that will teach and apply the principles of ESG to upper school students such that it prepares Pingry students for a successful career in business. In short, Pingry ESG is a student business club with a conscience.

The mission of the Pingry Credit Union (PCU) is to promote financial wellness and provide financial tools to the Pingry community. Through our partnership with Affinity Federal Credit Union, we provide access to credit union accounts at an institution whose primary concern is to fulfill the needs of its members. To promote financial wellness, the PCU hosts a financial literacy series where we present on a range of topics to increase the financial awareness of our community. You can open an account at affinityfcu.com/pingry!

The Pingry Investment Fund is a student-run investment group which manages a portfolio of real-life investments including stocks, bonds, exchange traded funds, and other asset classes. We aim to provide students with a hands-on introduction to fundamentals investing and to inspire future business leaders. As a club, we encourage participation and offer students the opportunity to make a tangible difference in the fund's portfolio.

The Pingry Investment Team competes on behalf of Pingry in the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. Our core club mission is to promote financial education and inspire future leaders in the business world. We do so by providing a space where students can learn about economic principles and investment strategies, as well as apply the skills they have learned in an investment competition with schools around the world. During the competition season, members collaborate to create an investment strategy based on a case study, and during the off-season, members hone their skills, preparing for the next season by learning about key concepts in economics, finance, and investment.

Project 100x is a crypto and NFT club. Here you can learn and have fun with crypto and NFTs. Want to create YOUR own NFT collection? Well, join us! The club's mission is to spread knowledge about what I think is one of our futures, crypto/NFTs. We will learn together using various strategies, practice by doing group tournament styled paper trading, and maybe even participate in some competitions outside of Pingry! The crypto space has grown tremendously over the past two years reaching a market cap of over two trillion dollars! That's why I think it's important to learn about it. Join the club and let's 100x!

The Stock Market Club is a 4-year Club that holds bi-weekly meetings, yearly national competitions, guest speakers, and investment opportunities. In 2021 we competed in and won Investment Challenge USA, and got to speak with billionaire and owner of the Mets, Steve Cohen. Last year we competed in the UPenn Wharton stock competition, and we are also entering this year. Everyone will get to collaborate and make trades to help us win this competition.

The purpose of chess club is to play and promote chess inside the school.

We aim to foster creativity and community while playing Dungeons & Dragons, a popular table top role playing game.

Pingry Fishing Club explores a wide range of environments, from fly fishing serene rivers and babbling streams to the tranquility of spin-casting lakes and ponds. We even venture out to the exhilarating world of surf and inshore saltwater fishing. This diversity allows our members to experience various techniques and environments, broadening their skills and knowledge. Our club is dedicated to creating a nurturing environment for both experienced anglers and beginners, fostering a sense of camaraderie, adventure, and respect for the natural world. We have a deep appreciation for the interconnectedness of nature and the importance of conservation. Part of the club's mission is the promotion of sustainable fishing practices. We educate members about catch and release, bag limits, and responsible fishing ethics, ensuring that our activities have a minimal impact on the aquatic environment. We also participate in local clean-up initiatives to give back to the natural world that provides us so much joy.

For any student who enjoys French and cultural activities related to the language. We plan on having some fun field trips including one to the lower school, and potentially New York City. This club is a great way to learn more about French culture and develop your speaking skills. We will meet once every 2 weeks.

The Go Club aims to provide a platform for students to learn and play a fantastic strategy game that develops analytical abilities, fosters creativity, and encourages big-picture thinking.

If you are looking for an outlet to relax and ease your mind in the midst of this stressful school year, we welcome you to room 531 every other Friday during second flex. We will be employing various meditation techniques that you can take with you for the rest of your life for your physical and mental wellness.

This group is committed to helping students develop a long-lasting appreciation for the natural world through activities such as hiking, camping, naturalism, and the like. Led by faculty members and supported by students, the Pingry Outing Club teaches wilderness and leadership skills while exposing children to the natural wonders of the local environment.

This club organizes assemblies on behalf of students.

The sneaker club is devoted to informing its members of upcoming sneaker releases. We also communicate to our memes about which sites are releasing the shoes and the profit to be made from each pair if sold. We also allow the option to buy, sell or trade shoes with other members of the club. Buying and selling shoes is a great way to start learning about the business and entrepreneurship world!

For students who enjoy and want to learn more about the Spanish language and culture (including Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries). We plan on making at least one trip to the lower school, potentially having a bake sale, and will do other cultural activities. This club is a great way to improve your understanding and speaking abilities of the Spanish language, and to further immerse yourself in Spanish culture.

Create a community to play the card game 24 together. Have fun improving our problem solving and basic math skills.