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The Peddie News

The student news site of Peddie School

The Peddie News

The student news site of Peddie School

The Peddie News

James Webb Space Telescope

Behold, the Key to the Origins of the Universe

Seohyung Lee April 29, 2022

Humanity came one step closer to discovering the origins of the universe with the launch of the new James Webb Space Telescope.  Launched on Christmas Day of 2021, this $10 billion piece of intricate...

Roger Durling ’82 and Damian Chazelle’s Virtual Visit to Peddie Film Club

Sukhroop Singh ‘24, Staff Writer March 28, 2022

“He was bigger than life, but he was down to earth at the same time,” said Chris Du ’23, co-founder of the Peddie Film Club. On January 15, the club hosted a virtual library event with Roger Durling...

New Wordle Virus

Lisa Kogawa ‘23, Editor March 28, 2022

While everyone’s attention has been occupied by COVID-19, a new virus has sneakily made its way across the Peddie campus. Don’t freak out! It’s just Wordle. Although Wordle is hardly dangerous in...

Emmy Xu 22 performs her Declamation Contest monologue.

154th Declamation Contest

Leena Mirchandani '25, Staff Writer March 28, 2022

On January 7, 2022, the lights went up in the William Mount-Burke ’54 Theatre for the finals of the 154th Declamation Contest, an annual Peddie monologue competition. To become involved in the Declamation...

Imani Barbarin speaks to Peddie students in the Winter DEI Day.

Peddie’s Second DEI Day

Elizabeth Rao '25, Staff Writer March 28, 2022

On Tuesday, January 18, The Peddie School had its second Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Day of the year, which focused on ability and ableism. Diku Rogers, Director of DEI, described her goals:...

Kazakhstan in Fueling Flame

Mike Yan '23, Junior Co-Editor-in-Chief February 14, 2022

Kazakhstan, a country known for its political and economic stability in a region marked by instability throughout the past decades under a pseudo-democratic, repressive regime, fell into hellfire on January...

Putin and Ukraine

Claire Chen '24, Editor February 14, 2022

The historical saga of Russia against the West continues, as Putin has revived an old conflict over Ukraine. Threatened by the growing power of the West, Russia greatly fears NATO expansion, perceiving...

Students write postcards to Peddie donors during Peddie Fund Week.

Peddie Fund Week 2022

Leena Mirchandani '25, Staff Writer February 6, 2022

Postcard writing competition, posters, and spirit — Peddie Fund Week is here. The Peddie Fund is a fundraising initiative used to enhance and enrich the Peddie experience for all students. It offers...

Priyanka Seth 24 competes in the Indoor Track Meet in the field house.

Returning to Sports Protocol

Lakhi Raju '24, Staff Writer February 6, 2022

Similar to the pre-Covid-19 school years, many students continue to proudly represent Blue and Gold by participating in Peddie sports teams. Back in the fall, with the availability of the Covid-19 vaccine,...

Student works with peers online in Humanities Class.

The Effects of Omicron at Peddie

Aanya Tolat ’25, Staff Writer February 6, 2022

Being able to reunite with peers after winter break is something many Peddie students look forward to. However, this year, there was a slight change in the return process. Due to Omicron, there was not...

Fall Music Concert

Dalina Cao '24, Staff Writer January 23, 2022

Peddie’s annual Fall Music Concert was held on Tuesday, November 2, in the William Mount-Burke Theatre. The 2021 Fall Concert was the first in-person Fall Concert since the beginning of the pandemic,...

Blue & Gold Chapel and the Pep Rally

Sukhroop Singh ‘24, Staff Writer January 23, 2022

“In a way, it was extra important to make this Blair chapel, and this Blair Week in general, special, so that the freshmen and sophomores could embrace it so that we could continue this tradition,”...

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