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Helen Schultz Returns for a Masterclass
Leave it to the Winsor community to have a full classroom on a sunny spring Saturday captivated and singing in Latin together. Returning to Winsor after retiring in 2016 as a Latin teacher, Helen Schultz held a master class in the Latin translation of “Adore Te Devote,” a hymn written by St. Thomas Aquinas in…
Alumnae and Student Share Perspectives on Life at and Beyond Winsor
Celebrating their 25th reunion, a panel of alumnae discussed how they were adapting to their lives as professionals and mothers post-Winsor, and how the confidence they gained while students had a profound impact on how they shaped their adult lives. The ongoing theme of the panel, titled Winsor’s Lasting Influence, was how they have all…
Seniors Present 2024 Hemenway Speeches
April 25, 2024—Earlier this month, the senior class gathered in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater to witness every member of Class VIII deliver their very own five-minute Hemenway speech. This year marks the 111th Annual Hemenway Prize for Speaking Competition, which has its roots in the core Winsor value of speaking one’s…
Spectrum Assembly with Winsor Alum Whit Washington ’07
March 7, 2024—“Representation matters, that is part of the reason I wanted to come back today,” shared Whit Washington ’07, who also told students, “I really struggled at Winsor.” Now “an attorney to watch” according to Washington Lawyer Magazine and the National LGBT BAR Association, Washington is an attorney and legal fellow working mainly with…
Art Show Brings Recent Alums to Campus
January 8, 2024—Winsor alums Chloe Macaulay ’21 and Brigid O’Connor ’22—both dedicated artists during their time at Winsor—returned to campus for an art show and a reception celebrating their artistic journey and evolution. In their respective junior years, Macaulay and O’Connor were both recipients of the Linda Alles ’71 Memorial Award, which is given to…
Better Together: Alums Join the Team for the Alum Hockey Game
December 16, 2023—Steriti Memorial Rink in the North End was rocking with Winsor fans this winter at the annual alum hockey game. Former Winsor hockey players and managers joined the current team to hit the ice for three solid periods of Wildcat hockey. Split into red and white teams, over a dozen alums representing three…
Holiday Entertaining Tips from Winsor Alums
November 14, 2023—It was a busy fall for Winsor alums in the Boston area. Cheering on the Wildcats at on-campus events like Under the Lights, gathering at the Winsor-Belmont Hill Boathouse for Head of the Charles, and attending author events like The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science in the…
Laura Houlette Named the New Rebecca Willard Chair in Languages
Rebecca Willard Chair in Languages is one of the ten endowed chairs at Winsor, and was established in 2012 through a wonderful gift by Winsor father Ralph Willard in honor of his daughter, Rebecca, Class of 2009, and the amazing education she got here. In establishing the chair, Ralph Willard wanted to acknowledge our faculty’s…
Winsor Races in 58th Head of the Charles Regatta
Over 100 Winsor fans stopped by the Winsor Belmont Hill Boat House for the 2023 Head of the Charles Regatta. Winsor Crew alums returned to the dock to see teammates and watch the races while current Winsor families turned out en masse to support the team. “The excitement was palpable and the Winsor fans were…
28th Annual Under the Lights Ignites School Spirit
Friday, October 20, 2023—Red tinsel doorway curtains, fluffy red feather boas, dramatic red superhero capes, and red tutus can only mean one thing: Red Day—the annual culmination of Spirit Week and the yearly harbinger of Under the Lights—arrived on campus. Faculty, staff, and especially students participated in the weeklong costume contest October 16–20. Western wear…