- pre par atory ▁plan . ▁Di pl oma ▁requirements ▁are ▁govern ed ▁by ▁college ▁entrance ▁requirements . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁Bla ir ▁primarily ▁compet es ▁in ▁the ▁Mid - At l antic ▁P rep ▁League ▁( which ▁includes ▁Bla ir ▁Academy , ▁The ▁Ped die ▁School , ▁The ▁Lawrence ville ▁School , ▁The ▁Hill ▁School , ▁Hun ▁School ▁of ▁Pr inc eton ▁and ▁Mer cers burg ▁Academy ). ▁ ▁Its ▁traditional ▁mas cot ▁is ▁the ▁" Bu cc ane er " ▁( with ▁the ▁team ▁called ▁the ▁Buc s ) ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁colors ▁are ▁n avy ▁blue , ▁white ▁and ▁grey . ▁ ▁Bla ir ' s ▁traditional ▁arch - rival ▁is ▁The ▁Ped die ▁School ▁of ▁H ight st own , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Bla ir ▁and ▁Ped die ▁have ▁competed ▁in ▁football , ▁and ▁the ▁rival ry ▁constit utes ▁New ▁Jersey ' s ▁oldest ▁continuous ▁prep ▁football ▁competition . ▁▁ ▁Each ▁November , ▁the ▁two ▁schools ▁vie ▁for ▁the ▁cov et ed ▁K elle y - P ot ter ▁Cup ▁by ▁playing ▁against ▁one ▁another ▁in ▁a ▁fall ▁sports ▁competition . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁days ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁Ped die ▁Day , ▁spirit ▁ab ounds ▁at ▁Bla ir . ▁The ▁campus ▁is ▁b ede ck ed ▁with ▁b ann ers ▁h anging ▁from ▁windows , ▁often ▁pok ing ▁fun ▁at ▁Ped die ' s ▁Fal con ▁mas cot ▁( known ▁to ▁Bla ir ▁as ▁the ▁Ped die ▁Ch ick ens ). ▁On ▁Ped