Commencement Weekend
Commencement Weekend Schedule
Thursday, May 22
Junior-Senior Prom
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Pre-Prom
(Families and friends welcome). Photo opportunities and light refreshments (sponsored by the PPA).
Center Campus
6 – 10 p.m. Prom
Attendees will be transported by bus to and from prom. No students are permitted to drive.
11:15 p.m. Post-Prom pick-up
Parents will receive details on pick-up via email. No day or boarding student may drive themselves from campus after prom.
The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Science Center
Friday, May 23
No classes for juniors, seniors and PGs
Please Note: This is an on-campus weekend. All boarding students (including graduates) are expected to remain overnight in their dorms this weekend.
5 p.m.
Senior and PG boarders must return to campus.
7 – 9 p.m. Class of 2025 Senior Sunset and BBQ
(Seniors and PGs only)
Lakeside Patio Tent
Saturday, May 24
Baccalaureate
8 – 10:55 a.m.
Classes for all underclassmen – special schedule.
11 a.m. Moving Up Chapel
Required attendance for all students; students and employees only.
Ayer Memorial Chapel
11:30 a.m. Commencement Rehearsal and Lunch
Attendance required for seniors and PGs (immediately after Moving Up Chapel.)
Ayer Memorial Chapel
12 – 2 p.m. International Family Lunch
Swetland House
5 p.m. Students’ Cookout
All students including graduates and their siblings.
Center Campus
5 p.m. Baccalaureate Dinner
Senior parents/guardians only.
Caspersen Campus Center, Dining Hall
7:50 p.m. Academic Procession
Graduates and faculty line up.
Annenberg Hall
8 p.m. Baccalaureate Service
Graduates and family members.
Center Campus Tent
Livestream
9 p.m. Post Baccalaureate Carnival
Press box
*Note – This is an on-campus evening; all boarding students in grades 9-12 and PGs are expected to stay on campus.
Sunday, May 25
Commencement
Please Note: Tickets are not required.
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
For graduates, guests and students.
Caspersen Campus Center, Dining Hall
8 a.m.
Photographers available for family and individual photos.
Center Campus
9 a.m. Class of 2025 Picture/Planting of the Ivy
Annenberg Hall steps
10:15 a.m. Academic Procession
Graduates and faculty line up outside.
Peddie Arts Center
10:30 a.m. Commencement
All students required to attend.
Center Campus Tent
Livestream
12 p.m. Lunch
For graduates, guests and students.
Caspersen Campus Center, Dining Hall
*Note: All boarding seniors and PGs must be moved out of their dorms by 5 p.m.
Parking for Commencement is at the Ian H. Graham ’50 Athletic Center entrance off Etra Road (155 Etra Rd, Hightstown, NJ 08520); shuttle buses to center campus will be available.
Passengers may be dropped off through the main entrance off Ward Street before proceeding to Athletic Center parking.
Capture the moment!
Photos
Highpoint’s professional photographers will be available outside of the tent, starting at 8 a.m., before and after the ceremony to take family and individual photos (no advance scheduling required). They will be taking candid and formal photos (including diploma photos) before, during and after the Commencement ceremony. These photos will be available for purchase through Highpoint Pictures. Families of seniors will receive an email with instructions on how to order Highpoint photos.
Candid photos taken during the Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies will be posted to Peddie’s Flickr album following these ceremonies, where they can be shared and downloaded free of charge.
Congrats, grads!
Visit The Peddie Store
The Peddie Store in the Caspersen Campus Center will be open from 8 a.m.–1 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, for last-minute gift shopping. Come to shop, or just stop in and say goodbye. We’re going to miss you!
Shop nowHotel Information
We have reserved a block of rooms at the following local hotels. Please note the cut-off dates for reservations.
Hampton Inn
384 Monmouth Street
East Windsor, NJ 08520
609-426-1600
Distance from campus: 1.2 miles
Commencement 2025 Reservation Page
Group rate expiration date: April 22, 2025
Group Code: PS
Holiday Inn
399 Monmouth Street
East Windsor, NJ 08520
609-448-7000
Distance from campus: 1.3 miles
Commencement 2025 Reservation Page
Group rate expiration date: April 22, 2025
Group Code: CMW
Marriott Residence Inn
2662 Route 130
Cranbury, NJ 08512
609-395-9447
Distance from campus: 3.9 miles
Commencement 2025 Reservation Page
Group rate expiration date: April 22, 2025
Other local hotels include:
Staybridge Suites Cranbury
1272 South River Road
Cranbury, NJ 08512
306-409-7181
Distance from campus: 3.8 miles
Hampton Inn Cranbury
1261 S. River Road
Cranbury, NJ 08512
609-642-6440
Distance from campus: 4.4 miles
TownePlace Suites by Marriott
2535 US Hwy 130
Cranbury, NJ 08512
609-655-4005
Distance from campus: 5.7 miles
Courtyard by Marriott
420 Forsgate Drive
Cranbury, NJ 08512
609-655-9950
Distance from campus: 6.1 miles
Homewood Suites
960 US Highway 130
Hamilton, NJ 08690
609-689-1260
Distance from campus: 7.3 miles
Hampton Inn & Suites Robbinsville
153 West Manor Way
Robbinsville, NJ 08691
609-259-0300
Distance from campus: 7.8 miles
Hyatt Regency Princeton
102 Carnegie Center Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-987-1234
Distance from campus: 8.2 miles
The Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village
201 Village Boulevard
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-452-7900
Distance from campus: 10.1 miles
Graduate Princeton
10 Chambers Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
Distance from campus: 10.2 miles
The Peacock Inn
20 Bayard Lane
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-924-1707
Distance from campus: 10.3 miles