![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.
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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.
![The amazing class I wanted no part of]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575664578/peddie/adthlcldxsxa4q9ort4l/youcef.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575664578/peddie/adthlcldxsxa4q9ort4l/youcef.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575664578/peddie/adthlcldxsxa4q9ort4l/youcef.jpg","width":800}])
Youcef ’20 thought he was done with the performing arts ... until Peddie's Freshman Musical.
![Nye Smarr '22]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575657577/peddie/dbjoku14s6h2wamsumya/NyeSmarr22.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575657577/peddie/dbjoku14s6h2wamsumya/NyeSmarr22.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575657577/peddie/dbjoku14s6h2wamsumya/NyeSmarr22.jpg","width":800}])
Team leader Nye ’22 is on track and doing what she loves.
![Toma Hirose '21 and Howard Fung '21]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575579742/peddie/gmfijmanys5azqfzhhwg/HowardToma.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575579742/peddie/gmfijmanys5azqfzhhwg/HowardToma.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575579742/peddie/gmfijmanys5azqfzhhwg/HowardToma.jpg","width":800}])
Strong friendships bloom at boarding school, says Howard ’21.
![Owen O'Neill '20]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575486065/peddie/yyyfv4cgwtvgj448mwzz/owenoneill20.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575486065/peddie/yyyfv4cgwtvgj448mwzz/owenoneill20.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575486065/peddie/yyyfv4cgwtvgj448mwzz/owenoneill20.jpg","width":800}])
Tour guide Owen ’20 has learned important life lessons as a member of Peddie’s varsity lacrosse team.
![Fall athlete award winners]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575466628/peddie/k25edyrovhk9yy4c6pno/image12.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575466628/peddie/k25edyrovhk9yy4c6pno/image12.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1575466628/peddie/k25edyrovhk9yy4c6pno/image12.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1575466628/peddie/k25edyrovhk9yy4c6pno/image12.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1575466628/peddie/k25edyrovhk9yy4c6pno/image12.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1575466628/peddie/k25edyrovhk9yy4c6pno/image12.jpg","width":2200}])
A post-season celebration of athletes was held in the dining hall on Tuesday evening, marking the end of fall season sports.
![College athletic logos]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574705161/peddie/ztxafqslungfzaey8el0/FalconFeats1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574705161/peddie/ztxafqslungfzaey8el0/FalconFeats1.png","width":500}])
Dozens of Falcons leave the nest each year to compete at the next level. Following are a few season highlights for Peddie athletes competing in college.
![Advisor dinner in faculty home]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574359374/peddie/pwbofwfga9wapvd89cnb/PeddieSept282015--150.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1574359374/peddie/pwbofwfga9wapvd89cnb/PeddieSept282015--150.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1574359374/peddie/pwbofwfga9wapvd89cnb/PeddieSept282015--150.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1574359374/peddie/pwbofwfga9wapvd89cnb/PeddieSept282015--150.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1574359374/peddie/pwbofwfga9wapvd89cnb/PeddieSept282015--150.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1574359374/peddie/pwbofwfga9wapvd89cnb/PeddieSept282015--150.jpg","width":2200}])
The advisory program centers on a holistic approach to the life of a Peddie student.
![Decades Day audience during Community Meeting]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574354446/peddie/dq3lgt8m7yiwkgqxmyyu/IMG_2472.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1574354446/peddie/dq3lgt8m7yiwkgqxmyyu/IMG_2472.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1574354446/peddie/dq3lgt8m7yiwkgqxmyyu/IMG_2472.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1574354446/peddie/dq3lgt8m7yiwkgqxmyyu/IMG_2472.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1574354446/peddie/dq3lgt8m7yiwkgqxmyyu/IMG_2472.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1574354446/peddie/dq3lgt8m7yiwkgqxmyyu/IMG_2472.jpg","width":2200}])
Community Meetings are special at Peddie - in part because student leaders are in charge.
![Hall Harrison '20]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574279470/peddie/ubvuogehf2n42bok9dd0/HallHarrison20.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1574279470/peddie/ubvuogehf2n42bok9dd0/HallHarrison20.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574279470/peddie/ubvuogehf2n42bok9dd0/HallHarrison20.jpg","width":800}])
Hall ’20 recalls a particular history elective where the entire class was engaged.