![Manya Kaushik '21 and Paige Pakenas '21]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1624042395/peddie/mtcptehgzb0qjoukzekm/ManyaPaigethumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1624042395/peddie/mtcptehgzb0qjoukzekm/ManyaPaigethumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1624042395/peddie/mtcptehgzb0qjoukzekm/ManyaPaigethumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1624042395/peddie/mtcptehgzb0qjoukzekm/ManyaPaigethumb.jpg","width":1000}])
Every student who participates in Peddie's music program can benefit from the experience in unique ways.
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Reflections, profiles and news from The Peddie School
![Jane Richardson '19 and her mom, Becky Richardson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1549051729/peddie/vot97per9xkyebqwzsuw/JaneRichardsonandmom.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1549051729/peddie/vot97per9xkyebqwzsuw/JaneRichardsonandmom.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1549051729/peddie/vot97per9xkyebqwzsuw/JaneRichardsonandmom.jpg","width":800}])
Peddie parent Becky Richardson had always planned on her children living at home when they attended high school. But then this happened.
![Rotimi Opeke '12]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623857778/peddie/d79h0vjx6tpw0jfkxbvk/rotimiopeke12.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1623857778/peddie/d79h0vjx6tpw0jfkxbvk/rotimiopeke12.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623857778/peddie/d79h0vjx6tpw0jfkxbvk/rotimiopeke12.jpg","width":800}])
Rotimi Opeke '12 is keeping competitive in the tech ecosystem.
![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.
![Peddie football player John Metchie]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1631055231/peddie/efywmhwk3byqt6fgftsf/Metchiejpg.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1631055231/peddie/efywmhwk3byqt6fgftsf/Metchiejpg.jpg","width":432}])
A trio of Falcons elevated their games on opening weekend, putting up impressive numbers and playing pivotal roles in guiding their team to victory.
![Peddie fireworks display]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1630950652/peddie/djnpuzhgmsiu2as0bgru/PeddieFireworks.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1630950652/peddie/djnpuzhgmsiu2as0bgru/PeddieFireworks.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1630950652/peddie/djnpuzhgmsiu2as0bgru/PeddieFireworks.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1630950652/peddie/djnpuzhgmsiu2as0bgru/PeddieFireworks.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1630950652/peddie/djnpuzhgmsiu2as0bgru/PeddieFireworks.jpg","width":1208}])
Peddie kicked off the 2021-22 academic year with a first-ever campus fireworks display, followed by Convocation.
![Karly Bullock '19 on left]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1598282869/peddie/t4amalnukomimmdxu2bi/karlybblog.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1598282869/peddie/t4amalnukomimmdxu2bi/karlybblog.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1598282869/peddie/t4amalnukomimmdxu2bi/karlybblog.jpg","width":800}])
She used to be shy, but being a Peddie tour guide gave Karly the confidence to branch out.
![Alexa Tejada '22]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1578605988/peddie/kwiwo12ybseet7trb7hj/atejada22.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1578605988/peddie/kwiwo12ybseet7trb7hj/atejada22.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1578605988/peddie/kwiwo12ybseet7trb7hj/atejada22.jpg","width":800}])
What did tour guide Alexa ’22 learn about herself in her first 235 days at Peddie?
![New Peddie Faculty]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1630350808/peddie/nbnnpknh4o1naa8cisfn/newfaculty.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1630350808/peddie/nbnnpknh4o1naa8cisfn/newfaculty.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1630350808/peddie/nbnnpknh4o1naa8cisfn/newfaculty.jpg","width":800}])
Twelve new teaching faculty join Peddie for the 2021–22 academic year.
![Julie Sheldon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1629726723/peddie/fdisuok9bzqzrmvbeicp/Sheldon_Julie.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1629726723/peddie/fdisuok9bzqzrmvbeicp/Sheldon_Julie.jpg","width":346}])
Julie deLaurentis Sheldon '05 will join Peddie’s science department and take the helm as the new head coach of the field hockey program this fall.
![Rich D'Andrea '01 NJ Lacrosse Hall of Fame]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1626822380/peddie/qiftssj6wr9gynzlmyzo/DAndrea-NJ-Lax-Hall-of-fame.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1626822380/peddie/qiftssj6wr9gynzlmyzo/DAndrea-NJ-Lax-Hall-of-fame.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1626822380/peddie/qiftssj6wr9gynzlmyzo/DAndrea-NJ-Lax-Hall-of-fame.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1626822380/peddie/qiftssj6wr9gynzlmyzo/DAndrea-NJ-Lax-Hall-of-fame.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1626822380/peddie/qiftssj6wr9gynzlmyzo/DAndrea-NJ-Lax-Hall-of-fame.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1626822380/peddie/qiftssj6wr9gynzlmyzo/DAndrea-NJ-Lax-Hall-of-fame.jpg","width":2000}])
D'Andrea helped the Falcons to a 44-5 record during his time at Peddie.
![Peddie basketball standout Bridgette Mitchell]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619211445/peddie/oszqj2y8on5cffj7r8my/bridgettemitchell-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1619211445/peddie/oszqj2y8on5cffj7r8my/bridgettemitchell-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1619211445/peddie/oszqj2y8on5cffj7r8my/bridgettemitchell-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1619211445/peddie/oszqj2y8on5cffj7r8my/bridgettemitchell-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619211445/peddie/oszqj2y8on5cffj7r8my/bridgettemitchell-1.jpg","width":1280}])
Bridgette Mitchell '06 called a "natural leader" by former Peddie coach Sean Casey.
![Nick Guilbert, Lauri Lewis and Brad Nicholson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1624645926/peddie/c0mff6vigw3ququ1j4lo/gilbertnicholsonlewis.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1624645926/peddie/c0mff6vigw3ququ1j4lo/gilbertnicholsonlewis.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1624645926/peddie/c0mff6vigw3ququ1j4lo/gilbertnicholsonlewis.jpg","width":800}])
These three influential faculty left Peddie at the end of the 2020-21 academic year.
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