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Nearly Two Dozen Honored at 2023 Faculty, Staff, and Trustee Dinner
December 5, 2023โEach 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. This yearโs December celebration was another festive affair. The assembled group mingled over drinks and passed hors d’oeuvres while enjoying one of Culinary Director Chef Heather Pierceโs…
Stephen Murdock Celebrates 20 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, English Faculty Stephen Murdock celebrated 20 years of service to the school. Ms. Pelmasโs remarks are…
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, 2023โDuring the darkest time of the year, the annual Winter Concert shined bright. With references to fireworks, candles, stars, and even the sun, this yearโs concert theme โArise, O Lightโ offered a fresh take on a concert that has traditionally been holiday-focused. An abridged concert for students, faculty, and staff on Thursday,…
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 โgiven annually in the name of Henriette Pennypacker Binswanger โ52, with respect and admiration for the educational excellence of the Winsor School and the memory of an extraordinary experience.โ Henriette attended Wheelock…
The Largest Grandparents and Grandfriends Day in Winsor History
November 21, 2023โAhead 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 eventโthe 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, 2023โUpper 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 โ25, Caroline Bae โ24, and Yuyuan Huang โ24 (pictured left to right) took top honors at the prestigious International Independent Schools Public Speaking Competition (IISPSC), held in Vancouver, Canada, October 19โ22, 2023. Over a hundred students attended the tournament from India, Canada, Bermuda, Hong Kong, and the United States. This yearโs…
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 facultyโs…
Marian Smashes the Patriarchy
Thursday, November 9, 2023โTheater 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….