Alumni Spotlight: Tess Goodman, Class of 2004

I started at Peabody in kindergarten, when it was still in an office space. I remember being nervous as a new student, but one of my first Peabody memories was someone showing me a closet full of books (the library at the time) and that changed everything! In...

Alumni Spotlight: Kate Burns, Class of 2018

After Peabody, I attended Western Albemarle High School. I was worried about the transition, especially taking upper level classes with older students, but I found friends quickly, and high school ended up being a transformative period for me. After the academic rigor...

Alumni Spotlight: Lulu Wood, Class of 2014

Growing up at Peabody, I was around teachers all of the time, since my mom, Miss Kim, was Peabody’s kindergarten teacher! You could just tell the teachers loved what they did and brought so much passion to the classroom. From Ms. Renee to Ms. Gottschalk, I had so many...

Alumni Spotlight: Eli Chancey, Class of 2016

I went to high school at CHS, which was a pretty big transition after 9 years at Peabody. I got involved with the music scene – jazz band, concert band, marching band – as well as cross country, and I was captain of the tennis team my senior year. My...

Alumni Spotlight: Jaya, Class of 2020

I started high school at St. Anne’s-Belfield because it was during the pandemic, but transferred to CHS my sophomore year and loved it. I really carried into high school the mindset that it’s not about your grades, it’s about what you’re learning. I definitely wanted...