Short answers, pulled from the story.
John Francis Pingry opened the doors of his new school in Elizabeth, New Jersey on the 1st of January 1861. The American Civil War had just begun when enrollment at his previous academy in Roseville dried up because the only professional educator in town enlisted in the Union Army.
The Lower School occupies the Short Hills neighborhood of Millburn while Middle and Upper Schools reside in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township. An experiential learning campus exists in Pottersville which was acquired for $5 million after Purnell School ceased operations in 2021.
The board of trustees announced on the 1st of February 1974 that they had merged with Short Hills Country Day School to form a single coeducational entity. The first female students graduated from the institution in 1976 marking the end of decades of exclusive male enrollment.
Coach Miller Bugliari led the boys soccer team for more than 60 years compiling 850 wins, 116 losses, and 75 ties by 2018. His record ranked him second nationally among boys' soccer coaches when he was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in 2018.
On the 29th of March 2016 Pingry sent letters to parents alumni and trustees revealing that Thad Alton had sexually abused students during his tenure from 1974 to 1978. An independent investigation substantiated abuse by Alton against 27 victims plus additional faculty members.