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129 Years Later, Winsor Speech and Debate Continues to Equip Students with an Interdisciplinary Skillset
by Nika Bigelow ’25 On January 20, 2024, three members of Winsor’s Speech and Debate Club attended the school’s first-ever Massachusetts Speech & Debate League (MSDL) tournament at the Boston Latin School. I, as Secretary of Winsor Debate, was one of those three members, and had the opportunity to experience an utterly different style of…
Upper School Mandarin Chinese Students Visit China
by Aleena Bacorro ’25 The saying goes, “if you want to see the past 100 years of China, go to Shanghai. If you want to see the past 1,000 years of China, go to Beijing. But if you want to see the past 5,000 years of China, go to Xi’an.” Over Spring Break, 18 students…
Upper School French Students Visit Martinique
by Bonnie Li ’24 During spring break, 16 students and three teachers traveled to Martinique and toured the Caribbean island for ten days. The trip was a wonderful mix of exploring some of Martinique’s most beautiful scenery and visiting different museums to learn about Martinique’s history and culture. My favorite part of the trip was…
Winsor Debaters Head to Vancouver for Internationals
Emily Zhang ’25 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…
Go Behind the Scenes at a Student-Led Assembly
by Gabriella Franca ’25 On Thursday, March 30, Winsor’s Latinx affinity group SOMOS presented to the school during assembly and explored the Latinx legacy at Winsor. The process of outlining and finalizing aspects of this presentation took a lot of time and collaboration from members of SOMOS and we are all very proud of how…
Class IV Presents Much Ado About Nothing
by Jaya Goud ’27 One of the most exciting traditions in our community is the Class IV Shakespeare play. Each year, the performing arts department chooses a play that they feel best represents the class. In the first semester, our class studied this classic Shakespearean comedy in English classes, delving deep into the plot and…
Going Once, Going Twice…Sold on Art History!
by Amory Gordon ’23 Switching from regular daily classes to my ILE project was an abrupt but very welcome change. Since the beginning of May, I’ve been working on my independent learning project (ILE), which is the final graduation requirement for all Winsor seniors. My project focused on fine art auction sales analysis with a…