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Sara Macaulay Celebrates 40 Years at Winsor
Each winter, the Winsor Board of Trustees hosts a seated dinner for the faculty and staff to celebrate major milestones and to honor their Winsor tenure. At the annual Faculty, Staff, and Trustee Dinner on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, Visual Arts Department Head and Eleanor Thomas Nelson ’49 Chair in Fine Arts Sara Macaulay celebrated…
The Annual Winter Concert: Arise O Light
Sunday, December 10, 2023—During the darkest time of the year, the annual Winter Concert shined bright. With references to fireworks, candles, stars, and even the sun, this year’s concert theme “Arise, O Light” offered a fresh take on a concert that has traditionally been holiday-focused. An abridged concert for students, faculty, and staff on Thursday, December…
Samantha Simpson Awarded Pennypacker Prize
The Pennypacker Prize is a special way for us to recognize a Winsor teacher of great promise. Created in 2002, the award is “given annually in the name of Henriette Pennypacker Binswanger ’52, with respect and admiration for the educational excellence of the Winsor School and the memory of an extraordinary experience.” Henriette attended Wheelock…
The Largest Grandparents and Grandfriends Day in Winsor History
November 21, 2023—Ahead of Thanksgiving break, over 120 grandparents and grandfriends visited campus. Older friends and relatives were all smiles as they walked through the halls to participate in the annual event—the largest Grandparents and Grandfriends Day in Winsor history. To kick off the morning, students and their visitors gathered in the Wildcat Room for…
Fall 2023 Athletics Banquet and Season Recap
November 28, 2023—Upper School athletes and their families attended the Fall 2023 Athletics Banquet honoring the cross country, field hockey, rowing, soccer, and volleyball teams. Noshing on pizza, salad, and desserts, teams gathered in the dining room to recap the fall season, which concluded earlier in the month. While teams eventually went to breakout rooms…
Winsor Debaters Head to Vancouver for Internationals
Winsor debaters Emily Zhang ’25, Caroline Bae ’24, and Yuyuan Huang ’24 (pictured left to right) took top honors at the prestigious International Independent Schools Public Speaking Competition (IISPSC), held in Vancouver, Canada, October 19–22, 2023. Over a hundred students attended the tournament from India, Canada, Bermuda, Hong Kong, and the United States. This year’s…
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…
Marian Smashes the Patriarchy
Thursday, November 9, 2023—Theater Director and Performing Arts Faculty Jeremy Johnson was a little nervous when he approached Head of School Sarah Pelmas about Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood. After all, the play continues to be banned in some high schools across the country for its gender-bending take on the classic tale….
Cross Country Wins 19th EIL Championship Title
Friday, November 5, 2023—Winsor cross country earned their 19th Eastern Independent League Championship at Great Brook Farm over the weekend. The team finished first with a score of 68 points, beating second place Portsmouth Abbey by 14 points. Longtime coach Moriah Musto praised the athletes’ efforts calling the meet “a master class in defending their…
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…