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Full Circle: Suzy Shuster ’90 Returns to Campus as 2025 Commencement Speaker
On June 10, 2025, Suzy Shuster, an Emmy Award–winning sports journalist and distinguished member of Winsor’s Class of 1990, will return to campus to deliver the keynote address at Winsor’s 2025 commencement ceremony. Shuster is a nationally recognized broadcaster known for her work on ABC Sports, ESPN, and FOX Sports Net. She currently co-hosts and…
Seniors Present 2025 Hemenway Speeches
Six seniors sat on the stage of the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater prepared to give the speech of a lifetime during all-school assembly on Thursday. The 112th Annual Hemenway Prize for Speaking Competition has been underway for weeks. In March, the entire senior class came together in the theater and listened intently…
Seismic Success: Winsor Alum’s on-Campus Seismometer Detects Maine Quake
Earlier this week, an earthquake off the coast of York, Maine registered 3.9 on the Richter scale. Not only were tremors felt much closer to home in Boston, they were also recorded by a seismometer tucked under a table on the floor of the Robotics Lab at Winsor. Years ago, Science Faculty and Essential Winsor…
Wildcats in Action: Community Curriculum Day Bridges Divides
Every four years, timed to the presidential election, Winsor’s on-campus community shifts from our regularly scheduled activities to come together for Community Curriculum Day. The entire Winsor community including parents and alumnae were invited to help kick off the event on Monday, October 28 with a virtual panel discussion—Bridging Divides: Fearless Conversations with Mónica Guzmán,…
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…