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Tennis (Charlottesville High School) When Sean Frank (2023) looks back on his Peabody years, what stands out most is the sense of community. From first through eighth grade, he felt a strong connection with his teachers and classmates. “The teachers are invested in...

Swimming (College of William & Mary) Grace McCardle (Class of 2020), now a junior at William & Mary, still thinks often about her Peabody years, especially the teachers and projects that made learning memorable. She remembers Mr. Merrick’s class as one of her...

When Sam Vigilante (Class of 2018) arrived at Peabody in sixth grade, he was nervous about being the new kid in middle school…

Baseball (Virginia Tech / Chicago White Sox draft) For Luke Craytor (Class of 2018), some of the best parts of his Peabody experience were the people. The school’s small size meant that everyone knew one another well, both in and out of the classroom. “We just had so...

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...

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...

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 advice for...

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...

For me, high school was a lot of growth condensed into a short period of time. The isolation of COVID really helped me reflect on who I wanted to spend my time around, and by my junior year I felt more confident about what truly matters to me. I went to Monticello...

When I think back on my time at Peabody, it really was so special; it was such a safe environment, and I was surrounded by people who cared about me. After graduating from Peabody, I went to CHS, which was kind of overwhelming at first! It definitely felt like a...