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Spotlighting Transformation

Head of School Sarah Pelmas I have never been much of an actor. When I was in high school, the one play in which I was cast had me as part of the Greek chorus, wearing a toga and exclaiming tragically from atop a box painted black, while the lead actors battled fate. Ultimately, several…

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Always Trying

Head of School Sarah Pelmas I am thoughtful about what I keep near me when I work. I do not have a bulletin board near my desk, so there is little space for pictures or quotations. I try to keep delightful objects in meaningful rotation, and the poem currently in view is “Warbler,” by the…

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The Importance of Being Present

Head of School Sarah Pelmas On December 20, the New York Times printed an interview with cellist (and Winsor past parent) Yo-Yo Ma, which ends with this comment:  “For me as a musician, I try to be aware of where I am. As a performer, my job is to make the listener the most important person in the…

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