THE PINGRY RECORD COMMENTARY JUNE 8, 2025
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Sunday, June 8, 2025
Volume CLI — No. IV
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COMMENCEMENT 2025
Seniors Embark On ISPs After completing their classes in
chatbot for a major global company
BEHIND THE GREEN:
early May, 147 seniors pursued
to generate actionable insights into
EXPLORING THE BUSINESS
Independent Senior Projects
user behavior. Second, Melinda is
(ISPs). These projects ranged from
evolved over the past 200 years.
Philadelphia with D3b, a lab that
OF HOSTING A USGA
A “HOLE” NEW GAME:
Through this internship, Carolyn
performing a competitive analysis
TOURNAMENT
EXPLORING THE NJPGA
has received hands-on experience
working in a multinational rail
on the implementation of chatbots
Ruby McGurn assisted with
& ITS INNER-WORKINGS
in cell and organoid culturing, H&E
firm, to beekeeping at Pingry, to
across the industry.
running a United States Golf
DURING TOURNAMENT
staining, and she has also shadowed
Association (USGA) Amateur
SEASON
experiments and surgeries with the
allowed seniors to explore their
MALCOlM’S ADVENTURE
tournament at Plainfield Country
Greta Reinhardt spent the
neuroscience staff. She is currently
interests in the final months of their
INTO BANKRUPTCY COURT!
Club. She was there for the
last few weeks getting first-hand
working on a study to characterize
high school careers.
Malcolm Adedjouma interned
preparation, full tournament,
experience with the New Jersey
the histology of canine tumors for
at the US Bankruptcy Courts of
and aftermath of the tournament.
Professional Golf Association
potential research and drug testing
New Jersey, located in Newark,
Additionally, Ruby had a variety of
(NJPGA) and how it runs its many
applications. Overall, Carolyn was
starting a food blog. These projects
“GOODBYE PINGRY”
studies pediatric brain tumors.
Vinav Shah spent the month
NJ. Specifically, he interned at the
jobs, such as shuttling players to
tournaments. She worked by
able to understand the research
of May creating a documentary
Clerk’s Office for Bankruptcy, where
the range, scoring their rounds, and
helping track scoring, setting up,
workflow from consenting patients,
organizing merchandise.
checking players in, and learning
surgery, receiving and preserving
about how a state-wide business
tumor samples, and experimenting
THE SPINAL TAP
runs smoothly while managing
on them.
hundreds of players.
titled, “Goodbye, Pingry.” The
he was tasked as the “Swiss Army
documentary explores life and
Knife” of the office. Essentially,
legacy at The Pingry School,
Malcolm worked by making the jobs
particularly focusing on examining
of attorneys and chief deputies of
Lizzy Nikitin shadowed several
Pingry through the metaphor of
judges easier and more efficient. To
doctors at the Maxim Spine practice
the Ship of Theseus. Ultimately,
do this, he scanned court calendars,
at their Cedar Knolls location.
BREAKING POINT:
ANALYSIS IN LAW
FINANCIAL & BUSINESS
the documentary seeks to answer
took notes in court hearings,
She was able to interact with
UNDERSTANDING FEMORAL
JingJing Luo interned at Ropes
the question: In a school where
shredded confidential documents,
patients and hear their stories, as
NECK FRACTURES
& Gray, a law firm based in NYC.
the student body completely
and organized financial documents
well as review their imaging with
Mia Cuiffo shadowed Dr.
She was immersed in the culture
changes every four years, what core
chronologically.
them. Through this experience,
Spinnickie, an orthopedic surgeon,
of “Biglaw” and the corporate
Lizzy learned about treatment
in his office, as well as worked
world. As a member of the Strategic
BRAVITAS GROUP
for different spinal issues and
on a medical review article about
Analysis Team, JingJing explored
INTERNSHIP
degeneration.
femoral neck fractures, a type of
various profit and revenue metrics
hip fracture. She also learned about
between law firms using data
“essence” of Pingry remains the same? DATA DIVE: CHATBOT
Kirsten Thomas spent her ISP
ANALYTICS
interning with the Bravitas Group in
PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE
how these injuries are treated and
analytics tools. Her team describes
Melinda Xu is working with
Montclair. They renovate, restore,
HUDSON RIVER
how patients recover.
its work as “internal consulting,”
a tech company that provides
and manage buildings in the area
Sia Ghatak explored sites along
cutting-edge, digitized solutions
with a focus on environmental and
the Hudson River, focusing on those
FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE:
problems and create visualizations
for a variety of clients. Her ISP
community impact. Kirsten learned
painted by Hudson River School
BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH AT
that various departments and senior
consists of two primary goals. First,
about what they do, helped out in
artists in Thomas Cole and Frederic
CHOP
leaders in the firm need.
she is conducting data analysis and
the office, shadowed partners, and
Edwin Church, taking pictures to
Carolyn Zhou has been interning
exploration on data collected by a
went on site visits.
understand how these places have
at the Children’s Hospital of
which explains how to solve
Photo Credits: Pingry Communications