![First time at boarding school? Here’s some advice.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1534349298/peddie/jjwahhuqsfxifsaooc8p/CampusShots-4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1534349298/peddie/jjwahhuqsfxifsaooc8p/CampusShots-4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1534349298/peddie/jjwahhuqsfxifsaooc8p/CampusShots-4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1534349298/peddie/jjwahhuqsfxifsaooc8p/CampusShots-4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1534349298/peddie/jjwahhuqsfxifsaooc8p/CampusShots-4.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1534349298/peddie/jjwahhuqsfxifsaooc8p/CampusShots-4.jpg","width":2200}])
Going away to boarding school is thrilling, but it can also be a little scary. Tour guide Nadia Bhatti ’19 shares some advice for your first days at Peddie.
Stories
Reflections, profiles and news from Peddie School
![Mia Huang '22 and drama teacher Mark Cirnigliaro]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1560280886/peddie/zgjvogo8rht37rcg7qfk/firstyearfalcons.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1560280886/peddie/zgjvogo8rht37rcg7qfk/firstyearfalcons.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1560280886/peddie/zgjvogo8rht37rcg7qfk/firstyearfalcons.jpg","width":800}])
Surprising personal discoveries for a first-year day student and new drama teacher as they recap their first year at Peddie.
![Jimmy O'Neill '22 Hightstown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558630297/peddie/iquefyv384nzf7qdvw1l/jimmyoneillhightstown.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558630297/peddie/iquefyv384nzf7qdvw1l/jimmyoneillhightstown.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558630297/peddie/iquefyv384nzf7qdvw1l/jimmyoneillhightstown.jpg","width":800}])
Melissa Goodspeed ’19 knows why Peddie’s home is aces.
![Meredith Lipman celebrating on Blair Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1552336440/peddie/lmepie1ufb2exwqofos9/meredithlipman.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1552336440/peddie/lmepie1ufb2exwqofos9/meredithlipman.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1552336440/peddie/lmepie1ufb2exwqofos9/meredithlipman.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1552336440/peddie/lmepie1ufb2exwqofos9/meredithlipman.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1552336440/peddie/lmepie1ufb2exwqofos9/meredithlipman.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1552336440/peddie/lmepie1ufb2exwqofos9/meredithlipman.jpg","width":2200}])
When Meredith Lipman '19 was accepted to multiple boarding schools, she had a big decision ahead of her. Here's how she decided that Peddie was the place for her.
![Peddie English teacher Diku Rogers '12]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570824160/peddie/yrixbra7m8dgxd8pzzzo/DikuRogers.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570824160/peddie/yrixbra7m8dgxd8pzzzo/DikuRogers.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570824160/peddie/yrixbra7m8dgxd8pzzzo/DikuRogers.jpg","width":800}])
Diku Rogers '12 is sold on the Peddie spirit.
![Peter Quinn P'15 '18 '21 Peddie Chronicle]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1543269149/peddie/rmlnhhadkewi4vpxapvy/peterquinnblog.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1543269149/peddie/rmlnhhadkewi4vpxapvy/peterquinnblog.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1543269149/peddie/rmlnhhadkewi4vpxapvy/peterquinnblog.jpg","width":800}])
Headmaster Peter Quinn shares feedback from students and alumni.
![What's old is new again]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568752088/peddie/qx1tc07fniilj0gv7olj/Peddie-Seal-PMS-289.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1568752088/peddie/qx1tc07fniilj0gv7olj/Peddie-Seal-PMS-289.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1568752088/peddie/qx1tc07fniilj0gv7olj/Peddie-Seal-PMS-289.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568752088/peddie/qx1tc07fniilj0gv7olj/Peddie-Seal-PMS-289.jpg","width":1200}])
You know the story -- we finish our labors to begin them anew. This school year, we began our labors anew with a new (but familiar) graphic identity for Peddie, a visual story-telling of our favorite tale
![Peddie tech philosphy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1560874971/peddie/tmhqtbdvtr8f0qr0wmdz/BullsRunningthumb2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1560874971/peddie/tmhqtbdvtr8f0qr0wmdz/BullsRunningthumb2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1560874971/peddie/tmhqtbdvtr8f0qr0wmdz/BullsRunningthumb2.jpg","width":800}])
Learn why bulls were running loose in Annenberg Hall (we promise, it's a good thing!).
![Cross country boys race to the finish line]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1533060375/peddie/dtkv20cgrd38etdscnra/Dont_be_nervous.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1533060375/peddie/dtkv20cgrd38etdscnra/Dont_be_nervous.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1533060375/peddie/dtkv20cgrd38etdscnra/Dont_be_nervous.jpg","width":800}])
David enters his senior year reflecting on the things he was most anxious about when starting at Peddie
![New faculty pose on wall outside history house]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1566577165/peddie/a2j528clzpihgrei468x/IMG_2359.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1566577165/peddie/a2j528clzpihgrei468x/IMG_2359.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1566577165/peddie/a2j528clzpihgrei468x/IMG_2359.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1566577165/peddie/a2j528clzpihgrei468x/IMG_2359.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1566577165/peddie/a2j528clzpihgrei468x/IMG_2359.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1566577165/peddie/a2j528clzpihgrei468x/IMG_2359.jpg","width":2200}])
Eleven new faculty members join the Peddie community for the 2019-2020 school year.
![Top 11 Dorm Essentials]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1533586489/peddie/iejwzfvmg0rpf1ilauag/20150519-385A3128.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1533586489/peddie/iejwzfvmg0rpf1ilauag/20150519-385A3128.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1533586489/peddie/iejwzfvmg0rpf1ilauag/20150519-385A3128.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1533586489/peddie/iejwzfvmg0rpf1ilauag/20150519-385A3128.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1533586489/peddie/iejwzfvmg0rpf1ilauag/20150519-385A3128.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1533586489/peddie/iejwzfvmg0rpf1ilauag/20150519-385A3128.jpg","width":2200}])
If it’s your first time living away from home, it’s hard to know what to pack. Fortunately, tour guide Marissa Boice ’20 has your back. Here are her top 12 dorm essentials (that you haven’t thought of yet)!
![Service in the Sunshine State]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1566325900/peddie/kf2tqugt3s8h9ibwia7r/Sanderson-Pizzocrop.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1566325900/peddie/kf2tqugt3s8h9ibwia7r/Sanderson-Pizzocrop.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1566325900/peddie/kf2tqugt3s8h9ibwia7r/Sanderson-Pizzocrop.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1566325900/peddie/kf2tqugt3s8h9ibwia7r/Sanderson-Pizzocrop.jpg","width":1000}])
Pizzo ’94 and Sanderson ’92 team up to serve people with disabilities in Florida.