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onstration of the programs she mountain biking with his pasBaltimore at the end of May. creates, and a web page for the sion for engineering, Brian Having run track since Digital Humanities Lab. Kaplan created an energysecond grade and planning to Michael Sun, pursuing efficient electric bike equipped continue in college, Joe Shilts his newfound interest in the with pedal assistance and solar was excited to explore the mechanics of cars, interned panels. During this process, scientific side of track and field at Hilltop Auto Repairs. By Brian researched the imporby videotaping middle school shadowing the mechanics tance of renewable energy and athletes in the high jump and there, Michael gained hands-on developed the skills needed long jump events and analyzexperience performing repairs to implement it on a technical ing their form using Biomeand learned about the technilevel. chanics. He also studied videos cal aspect of making a car run. Alex Strasser investiof Olympian jumpers to help For his deliverable, he created gated the mathematics behind coach the middle schoolers and a blog including pictures and 3D rendering in his ISP. He created a journal to document reports of his day-to-day experi- implemented a rendering ence in the shop. engine from scratch and For their ISP, Max Brotcreated a 3D animation man, Zach Ross, and Dillon for his deliverable. After Shu collaborated to create significant research in the their own playing space, or field, he has learned linear map, for a popular video game algebra vector and matrix called Counter-Strike: Global math in order to create his Offensive. Their goals included rendering engine. making the map as detailed and Sports bug-free as possible within the Pursuing his interest in four week time frame, as well lacrosse, Luke Ackerman as learning how to overcome spent his ISP shadowing the difficulties of designing the founder of Swax Lax, something in a collaborative an innovative lacrosse setting. equipment store located in By interning at Cross Summit. He developed an Country Powersports, Thomas interest in the store after Campbell and Leighton May- learning about the Swax ers explored their passion for ball, a unique, non-bounce motorcycles and learned how training ball. His new to properly maintain them. knowledge of finance, Through this experience, they media, and advertising were able to develop greater culminated into a Powknowledge about motorcycles, erpoint presentation on as well as gaining insight small businesses. into the daily workings of a Combining his love dealership. For their deliverof golf with his interest able, Thomas and Leighton will in landscape architecuse what they learned at Cross ture, Michael Gallagher Photo credit to Vicky Chen Country Powersports to repair a explored the world of golf power sport vehicle, making it course design. He began his growth in coaching. safe and rideable. by testing out various holes in Olivia Lai interned at GaInspired by his interest in America, eventually designing briele Fitness and Performance data analytics, Ryan Henriques his deliverable: a full 18-hole (GFP) to get a closer look at spent his ISP shadowing the course. During the second half the strength and conditioning CTO and Director of Technolof his ISP, Michael travelled field and help make every cliogy at True Arrow Capital Man- to Scotland, where golf was ent’s experience as positive as agement. With their guidance, created, to determine the differ- her own, having trained there he explored data structures and ences between traditional golf for the past four years. She computer languages relevant courses and American ones. journaled her activities on the to investment fund advising, Interested in women’s training floor, detailing instrucand even helped to add Chinese lacrosse at the collegiate tions on new exercises, client language fields to True Arrow’s level, Nicole Toney dove into experience, challenges, and reports. After each day of shadowing, Ryan documented his experiences and progress using the firm’s internal Wiki page. Georgia Liu and Chris Yu spent their ISP creating a single-player platformer game called “Good Boy Astray,” featuring a Shiba Inu whose quest takes him through four drastically varying worlds. The artistic aspect of their project, including Photo credit to Annie Leithead animation and game other insights. design, was carried out Grateful for and inspired statistics, articles, and videos to by Georgia, while programming by all the help he has received analyze the twenty-six NCAA and sound design were done in Mr. Spezio’s and Ms. Championship teams this year. by Chris. During this process, Carannante’s office, Zachary To document her research, she they learned about the intricaDobson dove into the fields of created a blog with articles cies of game development and athletic training, strength trainabout each team and even put expanded their collaborative ing, and orthopedics. He practogether her own dream team of skills. ticed injury-prevention training the tournament’s best players. Combining his love of with Mr. Spezio and met with She hopes to attend the final in
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Dr. Hunt, an orthopedic doctor. He related his experiences exploring athletics and science through a journal.
William Rothpletz engaged in an internship exploring the financial side of Mane Stream, a nonprofit improving the quality of life for individuals with special needs through equine activities. He wrote daily blog entries as a part of his deliverable, documenting his
experience learning about the challenges nonprofits face to remain financially stable. Lauren Shelby and Caroline Santoro blogged about, designed a study, and wrote a research paper on the benefits and drawbacks of group exercise classes. Measuring calories burned, heart rate, and oxygen consumption, they attended fitness classes and gathered data from Pingry athletes. They hope that this data will help inform graduates on whether to participate in club/D3 sports or attend group exercise classes in college. Jack Baulig worked with Storm Trentham, the founder and head coach of the Kenya Lacrosse program in Nairobi, to help prepare their U19 Kenyan Women’s National Team to potentially compete in the World Champions in Canada this summer. He helped with training sessions, administrative work, and more, documenting his experience by making a presentation, video, and written reflection. Having played tennis since fifth grade, Isabella Drzala was eager to explore the other side of the court: being a coach. She shadowed her coach, Coach Jhon Diaz, learning how to interact with
clients and develop key business and leadership skills. To reflect upon her experience, she wrote a detailed report as her deliverable. Both avid bike touring fans, Drew Beckmen and Annie Leithead completed a memorable six day bike tour from Salisbury, MA to Bar Harbor, ME, finishing in Acadia National Park and creating a photobook. Before embarking upon this journey, however, they carefully and deliberately finalized routes, accommodations, and developed an extensive risk management plan with help from Mr. Touhey. Cathleen Parker worked in marketing and administrative jobs at the Essex Horse Trials Office after having volunteered there for the past two years. She blogged about all the ins and outs of running a charity horse event and even worked with a local trainer to learn what type of riding competitors would be using at the event. Drawing upon his love for football, Ben Mandelbaum worked with Stelio Kanaras to create an index and grade 100 NFL draft prospects from a wide database of statistics. Ben also worked with Michael Gallagher to study how golf courses are built, and they designed their own ideal golf course working with Chris Carson, Head of Maintenance at Echo Lake Golf Club and Rutgers Professor. Having been an ice skater for the past decade or so, Abigail Berger decided to trade in her skates as performer for a chance to be properly be trained as a coach at the ProtecHockey Ponds Ice Center in Somerset, New Jersey. She developed new skills and shadowed numerous coaches with different skills and techniques. Using her established experience in Competitive Show jumping, Abby Jay trained horses and riders at The Cloverfield Equestrian Center in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. Jay learned how to train horses to be able to complete specific tasks and help aid their riders, in addition to training riders. Abby Beckman chose to work at Williams Sport Training in Whippany, New Jersey. Beckman tore her ACL and has gone undergone multiple surgeries within the past few years, which inspired her to want to better understand the methods used in rehabilitation and performance. Community Service With a passion for children and giving back to her community, Nia Phillips chose to volunteer at a daycare center in New York for a week as well
as volunteer at a Senior Center in her town for the following week. After this, she spent the remainder of her ISP time researching and writing a paper comparing and contrasting the psychology of the two groups: children and senior citizens. With a motivation to give back to the Pingry community, Oluwasolape Fakorede worked in the Development Office. She learned skills within the field of communications, filing and archiving, organizing, and assisting with event planning. For her ISP, Dylan Stein worked with the Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County in Princeton, New Jersey. By volunteering with this organization through working with Holocaust survivors, Stein connected with her religious identity and immersed herself within the world of community service. Passionate about the environment and sustainability, Chase Barnes interned at the Newark Science and Sustainability Center. She worked on projects with them regarding initiatives for Urban Agriculture and Renewable Energy. Science Sydney Saunders and Caroline Friend traveled to The Island School in Eleuthera, Bahamas to get more involved with the research done by the Cap Eleuthera Institute (CEI), an organization that focuses on researching environmental issues. They spent their time doing field work in the ocean and on campus analyzing and sorting results. Medicine Inspired by her Honors Biology II cancer seminar her sophomore year, Felicia Ho shadowed Dr. Ari Marciscano ‘03, a radiation oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City. Ho explored a subfield of cancer treatment, radiation therapy, that has historically been the standard for all patients and observed how it is evolving today to work with groundbreaking therapies like immunotherapy. Dilan Mushayandebedvu spent her ISP shadowing Dr. Jacquelyn Loughlin at Rutgers Medical School in Newark, New Jersey. She worked on data collection and participated in lab procedures in the field of gynecology. Influenced by her interest in medical research, Darlene Fung shadowed a collection of doctors across New Jersey and New York City. Varying from the specialized areas from Dermatology to Anesthesiology, Fung shadowed numerous fields in hopes of learning about the daily life of a doctor, and gathering multiple perspectives about the benefits