Fall/Winter 2010 - Pingry School

PINGRY
THE PINGRY REVIEW
School News – page 22
8Pingry is going green to
ensure that future students,
like today’s students, will
benefit from an outstanding
education. The Review
explains how curriculum
review, faculty leadership,
and operational changes at
the Martinsville and Short
Hills Campuses are making
sustainability a reality.
Planting the
Seeds for a
Greener School
17 Lower School Students Become Gardeners
Thanks to a generous gift from current parents, Pingry is constructing a Kitchen Garden
that will teach students about food, gardening, and how plants impact the world.
23 New Look for the Martinsville Campus Clock Tower
An updated façade, a new clock, a spacious new lobby, and a new reading room in the
library all resulted from renovations that took place this past summer.
31 Lower School Presents its Version of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
For the first time, students in Grade 5 organized their own museum, inspired by their studies
of the Met—and they called it The Pingry Museum of Art.
32 Global Programs Make Impact with First Round of Service Trips
Upper School students and faculty visited Costa Rica, China, South Africa, and Egypt
this past summer for service and cultural immersion.
38 2010 Letter-in-Life Award
Last year’s recipient was David Gelber ’59, an award-winning journalist and producer for
CBS’s 60 Minutes who has dedicated his career to helping correct the world’s problems.
39 Gap Years Offer Graduates New Perspectives on Life
What are the benefits of taking a year off between high school and college Three alumni
from the Class of 2009 answer that question as they begin their college careers.
41 Inside Out: Filmmaker Jeremy Teicher ’06 Gives Senegalese
Students the Chance to Be Heard
Mr. Teicher’s fellowship from his alma mater, Dartmouth College, allowed students in
Senegal to express themselves to the outside world.
On the cover:
Pingry holds the environment’s future in its hands.
Sustainability will ensure that today’s resources will
be available for the next generation.
3 From the Headmaster
4 Sesquicentennial Kick-Off
6 Scene Around Campus
18 School News
38 Alumni News
46 Ask the Archivist
47 Class Notes
67 In Memoriam
68 Dicta Ultima
69 Alumni Calendar