Monthly E-Newsletter

From the high-stakes drama of “The Game” to the elegant transformation of the Romano Dining Hall for our Winter Ball, the Blair campus has recently been a whirlwind of activity. We have seen varsity athletes and other fans cheering on novices, ninth graders filling the squash galleries for their friends, and seniors leading their class with an impromptu, inspiring speech to make this semester the best of their Blair lives, followed by a “Bucs on Three!” cheer to close out the Winter Ball. Each of these moments has brought a welcome brightness to the winter season.

We entered Peddie Day 2025 with high hopes, still riding the excitement of the JV girls’ tennis team’s thrilling win under the lights at Blair the previous Monday. Spirits rose even higher after a festive Friday School Meeting and pep rally, highlighted by outstanding student skits and a surprise visit and motivational speech from Craig Evans—who retired last year after 31 years at Blair, including two decades of delivering his pre–Peddie Day speeches.

We are now into the second month of school with two community weekends and the “long” weekend under our belts, and it’s hard to believe we have crested the midsemester mark.

For many new students, it can take at least till Peddie Week for Blair to feel like it’s their community. I was reminded of this Blair truism yesterday on our annual school trip to the “Feast of San Gennaro” in New York City where the faculty chaperones and I bumped into numerous alumni who made their way downtown to say hello to former classmates, former teachers, prefectees and friends. We actually ran into three alumni serendipitously, which underscored the accuracy of the phrase, “Blair is everywhere.”

It was a pleasure to reconnect with many of you last week at the New Student Welcome Reception. I’m excited to meet everyone else soon—and to warmly welcome back returning Blair families in just a few weeks.