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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

Peddie’s New Schedule

Dalina Cao '24, Staff Writer March 28, 2022

Following the Peddie community’s return from winter break, a temporary schedule was enforced to accommodate the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the Hightstown area. The temporary schedule extended...

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...

Student leaders welcome new falcons to the nest during the first Peddie On Campus Orientation (POCO) in two years.

Returning to school during COVID

Claire Chen '25, Staff Writer November 8, 2021

After nearly two years of online school, Peddie has returned to a fully on-campus education for the 2021-2022 school year. Simultaneously prioritizing a sense of community and safety, some of Peddie’s...

The Lion King on Broadway

The Lion King on Broadway

Sukhroop Singh ‘24, Staff Writer November 8, 2021

On October 17, Peddie students took a trip to New York’s Minskoff Theatre to attend a showing of “The Lion King” on Broadway. Based on the 1994 Disney feature film, the story of “The Lion King,”...

Peddie Student is seen participating in online class from the Walter Annenberg Library.

2021 AP Exams during COVID

Zoe Chao '23, Junior Co-Editor-in-Chief April 13, 2021

Students are finding they have new reasons to dread the Advanced Placement exam season this year. For 2021, the College Board decided to offer both in-person and online exams (with some exceptions in the...

Lyla June portrait taken from Dream Warriors Management.

Lyla June’s Visit to Peddie

Zoe Chao '23, Junior Co-Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2021

Peddie welcomed Indigenous activist, scholar, and musician, Lyla June, to Friday chapel last April. In addition to presenting her speech,  “Indigenous Stewardship Practices: Protecting Indigenous Sovereignty...

COVID Cases On and Off Campus

COVID Cases On and Off Campus

Jasmine Zhao '23 January 25, 2021

Since Peddie students left campus after the fall, there has been an increase in COVID cases within both the Peddie community and the United States. According to Dr. Aimee Goodman, there were 5 reported...

New Faculty Interview

New Faculty Interview

Lisa Kogawa '23 January 25, 2021

Acclimating to a new environment presents a variety of emotions: anxiety, excitement, anticipation, and more. Adjusting to her new role as history faculty at Peddie--amidst a pandemic no less--Mikaela...

Peddie seniors attending class outdoors amidst the covid-19 pandemic.

College Applications during COVID

Zoe Chao '23, Junior Co-Editor-in-Chief January 13, 2021

It’s that time of the year when seniors are applying to college, but this time, during a pandemic. With COVID-19 cases reaching over a million and continuing to grow in New Jersey, Peddie has taken many...

COVID In Winter

COVID In Winter

Erika Egliskis '23, Staff Writer November 22, 2020

Winter term at Peddie poses a big challenge for students who already have had a difficult time adjusting to schedule changes and a hybrid online/in-person school system this fall due to Covid-19. For the...

Spotlight During Covid-19: A Hybrid Domestic Boarder, Harrison Hall

Spotlight During Covid-19: A Hybrid Domestic Boarder, Harrison Hall

Sean Lee '22, Staff Writer October 4, 2020
Unpredictability defines the 2020-21 school year at Peddie. Students are attending the school in various ways: as boarders, day students and remote students. Even for day students, commuting to campus this year is far from usual as there are alternating online and in-person weeks. 
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