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

A Look Into Peddie’s Barbershop Quartet

December 14, 2017

Juniors Winston Yang ’19, Evan Corn ’19, Jaewon Oh ’19, and Gabriel Rodriguez ’19 quietly met in the basement of Swig Arts center this past October and together formed Peddie’s first barbershop...

A Look into Peddie Security

Alan Wang '19 November 3, 2017

Behind the closed doors of a small office in the Finn Caspersen Student Center, Peddie’s security team works around the clock to ensure the community is safe. Although many students may see Security...

Peddie offense lines up against Hun. Photo courtesy Jack Null.

Peddie Football Upsets Hun’s 30 Win Streak

Jack Null '18 November 3, 2017

The Peddie varsity football team defeated the Hun School of Princeton, even though many assumed the game would be an easy win for the previously undefeated Hun School. Hun’s 30-game victory streak, intact...

Peddie Theatre in Bold Lights: The Laramie Project

Peddie Theatre in Bold Lights: The Laramie Project

Jessica Cheng ‘20 November 3, 2017

The cast of the fall play, The Laramie Project, showcased their two months of hard work to the Peddie community at the William Mount-Burke theater October 26-28. The Laramie Project, written by Moises...

Harvey Weinstein. Photo Courtesy Entertainment Tonight.

Harvey Weinstein’s Well Deserved Fall from Grace

November 3, 2017

In the wake of The New York Times investigative article that reported that Harvey Weinstein had settled at least eight legal cases with women he allegedly sexually assaulted, members of the Peddie community...

Diku Rogers speaks at MLK breakfast at Middlebury College. Photo courtesy middlebury.edu

Diku Rogers ’12 Returns to Peddie

Anjali Singh ‘19 October 12, 2017

This year, Peddie has welcomed a number of new English teachers into the community, after the retirement and departure of several celebrated faculty last year. One of them is Diku Rogers, a member of Peddie’s...

Freshmen Musical Cast Inspired by Broadway Production

Shabrina Supriyono '20 October 12, 2017

The Peddie School Arts Department provided Peddie students the opportunity to see the Broadway musical performance of Aladdin on September 25, prior to Peddie’s own freshmen musical performance of the...

The PSAT logo. Photo courtesy CollegeBoard

Why the PSAT is Useless for International Students

May Tran ‘19 October 12, 2017

Every year, Peddie signs its students up for the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT). The PSAT not only allows high school students to experience a simpler version of the real SAT,...

Las Vegas Tragedy Hits Close to Home

Nina Narayan ‘18 October 12, 2017

Las Vegas was the scene of one of the deadliest mass shootings in United States history. On Oct. 1, from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel, Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old native of Nevada,...

Colin Kaepernick takes a knee during the national anthem. Photo courtesy Sports Illustrated.

Taking a Knee

Tara Bogavelli '20 October 5, 2017

Why do we stand for the Star Spangled Banner? Out of respect. That is the commonly given answer; yet it is vague; respect for whom and for what? The flag, the Constitution, veterans? Everyone has a...

A Different Kind of Art — Governor’s Island Art Fair Trip

Christina Liang '20 October 5, 2017

Members of the Peddie Community embarked on a Culture Bus trip to the Governor’s Island Art Fair in New York City on Sunday, Sept. 24. The trip offered a unique experience to Peddie students and faculty...

The carillons were installed at the beginning of the 2017-18 school year. Photo courtesy Morikeoluwa Ayodeji 20

Class of ’62 Donates Carillons for Ayer Chapel

Morikeoluwa Ayodeji '20 October 5, 2017

The chiming of new bells greeted students this fall. The bells were installed at Ayer Memorial Chapel at the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year. They currently ring on weekdays at 8 a.m., noon, 2...

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