The student news site of Peddie School

The Peddie News

The student news site of Peddie School

The Peddie News

The student news site of Peddie School

The Peddie News

Back to Back: The Potter-Kelley Cup Remains at Peddie

Back to Back: The Potter-Kelley Cup Remains at Peddie

David Loughran '16, Sports Editor November 12, 2015

After returning the Potter-Kelley Cup to its rightful place last year, Peddie defended its cup from Blair this past Saturday, winning a total of nine contests out of thirteen events. All of Peddie’s...

New Changes Made To Prefect Application

Sonal Gupta '18, Staff Writer November 12, 2015

Starting from this year, the prefect applications are now due Dec. 4 instead of the usual end of April. Although the application itself is the same, the due date is now earlier. In an attempt to better...

Peddie Students Present their Musical Talent in Fall Concert

Peddie Students Present their Musical Talent in Fall Concert

Sue Lee'18, Staff Writer November 12, 2015

The choral and instrumental ensembles performed the fall concert in the William Mount-Burke Theatre on Nov. 10. These ensembles include Guitar Ensemble, Symphonic Orchestra, Concert Band, Chamber Orchestra,...

Tattoos Become A Form Of Personal Expression For Some Students

Tattoos Become A Form Of Personal Expression For Some Students

Katie Thomsson ‘18, Staff Wrtier November 12, 2015

Tattoos: Permanent markings inked onto one’s skin using punctures from a needle. For students at Peddie, tattoos are often more than just an inerasable drawing on their skin. Tattoos have deeper meaning...

When Satire Abuses Free Speech

Julius Sim '16, Social Media Editor November 4, 2015

The Peddie School prides itself as a place where ideas and opinions can be freely expressed, without fear of retribution or punishment. As teenagers, high school is a place to mature both in character...

Falcons Fly High at the NJISAA Prep Championships

Falcons Fly High at the NJISAA Prep Championships

Janis Chen '19, Staff Writer November 4, 2015

On Oct. 28, the boys and girls cross country teams traveled to Blair Academy to compete in the NJISAA Prep Championships. Both teams raced well in the 5,000-meter run. The girls’ team won with 41 points...

Earthquake Rocks Afghanistan and Pakistan

Elle Grant '18, Staff Writer November 4, 2015

An earthquake of 7.5 magnitude rocked areas in the Middle East including Afghanistan, Pakistan and India on Oct. 26. Latest reports have the death toll at over 300 with over 2,000 injuries. More victims...

Reckless Brings a Touch of Complexity to Entertainment

Reckless Brings a Touch of Complexity to Entertainment

Sue Lee '18, Staff Writer November 4, 2015

The cast of the fall play performed Craig Lucas’s Reckless in the William Mount-Burke Theatre Oct. 28 through Oct. 31. Reckless is a richly ingenious and often alarming dark comedy filled with bizarre...

Peddie Faces Hun before Gearing Up for Blair

Peddie Faces Hun before Gearing Up for Blair

Elle Grant '18, Staff Writer November 4, 2015

Many of Peddie’s fall sports teams spent Halloween competing against fellow MAPL school Hun School of Princeton. It was hard fought day for the Falcons, who returned to Peddie with a total of 4 wins...

Peddie Musicians Attend NYC Concert

Peddie Musicians Attend NYC Concert

Katie Thomsson ‘18, Staff Writer November 4, 2015

Twenty-seven students from Peddie musical groups traveled to the Town Hall Theater in New York City to hear The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra perform on Oct. 23. The trip was open to students in jazz...

Students enjoying the first dance of the school year.

Peddie Administration Prohibits Sexually Suggestive Behaviors in All School Dances

Jessica Cha '17, News Campus Editor November 2, 2015

On Oct. 6, Peddie junior and senior classes met to address allegedly inappropriate behaviors at school dances. The student council relayed the administration’s decision to the upperclassmen that were...

On the “Rowed” to Victory

Sophia Furigay '18, Staff Writer November 2, 2015

Boys and girls Peddie crew competed in the Head of the Charles Race in Boston, Mass., on Oct 22.  This is the biggest race of the year for most rowers, as some teams train for months in preparation for...

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