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2025 Fall Athletics Banquet and Season Recap

With the latest season wrapped, varsity and JV athletes, families, and coaches gathered to honor the crew, cross country, field hockey, soccer, and volleyball teams at the 2025 Fall Athletics Banquet. Held in the dining room in Carolyn McClintock Peter Hall, the event drew a substantial crowd. Addressing the room, Director of Athletics Sherren Granese…

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Thankful for Grandparents and Grandfriendsย 

Eager older learners streamed into the Wildcat Room ready to start their school day at Winsorโ€™s annual Grandparentsโ€™ and Grandfriendsโ€™ Day event. The special program brought more than 160 visitors to campus the day before Thanksgiving break.  While the whole school enjoyed a festive morning snack of cinnamon sugar donuts, students with grandparent and grandfriend…

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Local Author Sparks Rich Classroom Discussion

Local Puerto Ricanโ€“Bostonian author Elizabeth Santiago visited campus last week for a conversation with two sections of AP Spanish, a course for which students had spent the summer reading her debut novel Claro de Luna. The book, which explores colonial history, Taรญno identity, gentrification, and the power of community, became the foundation for a wide-ranging…

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Cross Country Wins 21st EIL Championship Title

Congratulations to the Winsor cross country team who finished first with a low score of 38 points to secure their 21st Eastern Independent League (EIL) championship.  On Friday, October 31, the team travelled to Chase Farm in Lincoln, RI where the Wheeler School hosted the championships. โ€œWinsor entered the race as the strong favorite given…

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Three Decades of Under the Lights

A beloved Winsor tradition for over three decades, Under the Lights brings current and former faculty, students, alums, and parents to campus for a Friday-night celebration of Winsor community. The gathered crowds cheered on the mid, JV, and varsity soccer, field hockey, and volleyball teams as they competed in 11 contests with area schools. Hundreds…

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Lessons from Summer Reading: Courage in Action

The Winsor community gathered this fall for an inspiring virtual conversation with Dr. Mona Hanna, author of What the Eyes Donโ€™t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City. Chosen as Winsorโ€™s 2025 summer reading selection, Dr. Monaโ€™s memoir chronicles her courageous role in uncovering the Flint water crisis and her…

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Annual Fall Concert Showcases Six Winsor Courses

Emcees Aarna Sundaram โ€™29 and Rosalind Yeh โ€™30 welcomed the whole school to the annual fall concert on Friday, October 10, which was held in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel theater. Barely a month into the school year, students from six different performing arts courses performed for the community exploring all that theyโ€™ve…

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Connecting Outside the Classroom

Each September, Winsor students leave the classroom behind and head off campus for class retreats. โ€œIt is really special that Winsor builds time in our schedule to have some fun as a class!โ€ shared a Class VI student.  Creating and fostering community is a hallmark of the Winsor experience. In support of that mission, class…

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Forever Learning

During Alumnae Weekend, attendees had the option to attend one of three concurrent master classes on Saturday afternoon. Presented by Winsor staff and alumnae, each class offered a brief deep dive into a different subject, giving attendees the chance to engage in literary and historical discussions, flex their artistic muscles, and even explore Winsorโ€™s own…

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A Special 5th Reunion Dinner for the Class of 2020

The Winsor Class of 2020 had an unusual final spring semester, celebrating their graduation and many other events virtually even receiving their diplomas in festive, albeit a socially distanced, event on the turf. During Winsor Alumnae Weekend 2025, the Class of 2020 finally gathered with their families for a special fifth-reunion dinner that brought some…

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