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From Verona to Arizona: Class IV Presents Romeo and Juliet, Two Ways
Given how proudly Winsor wears its commitments to both tradition and innovation, it’s no great surprise that Class IV performed two separate productions of Romeo and Juliet this week—one set in Renaissance Verona, Italy, in keeping with the original script; and one set a bit further afield, in the Wild West of the mid-1800s. Now…
Announcing Winsor’s 2026 Commencement Speaker: Leslie Dewan ’02
On June 9, 2026, Dr. Leslie Dewan, accomplished nuclear engineer and esteemed member of Winsor’s class of 2002, will return to campus to deliver the keynote address at Winsor’s 2026 commencement ceremony. Dr. Dewan is CEO of Neutronic Designs, where she works to accelerate the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors and strengthen the supply chains…
Seniors Present 2026 Hemenway Speeches
Traditions punctuate every season of life at Winsor, marking the rhythm of the year and the milestones that shape each student’s journey. For seniors, these traditions can feel especially meaningful as each familiar experience and gathering brings them closer to graduation and life beyond Pilgrim Road. On April 2, every member of the senior class…
The Unseen Work That Keeps Winsor Going
Winsor had some invisible help staying healthy during the past few cold and flu seasons. Well, not visible to the human eye, anyway. Thanks to Winsor’s portable ultraviolet (UV) light sanitizer, the school’s facilities and janitorial teams—led by John Crompton, director of facilities and construction—have been able to maintain exceptionally clean and healthy spaces for…
Spring Rally: A New Winsor Tradition Takes the Field
On Saturday, April 11, Winsor brought student athletes, families, and fans together for a day of clinics, competition, and school spirit for the first ever Spring Rally. Below, Associate Director of Athletics Katrina Hable shares her reflection on the new event: The day began with a clinic led by our varsity lacrosse and softball student-athletes,…
International Night Offers a Winsor World Tour
International Night returned to the Brock-Wilson Gymnasium this week for its biggest year yet. The event was a celebration of the many cultures, traditions, and cuisines that come together to form the Winsor community. Across 40 tables, more than 120 participants—students and their families, as well as faculty and staff—offered some 300 attendees small, meaningful…
Wellness Project Assembly Offers Tools for Finding Inner Peace on Life’s Journey
Students, faculty, and staff each showed up to last week’s assembly in the midst of their own journeys. Some were stressed about a deadline, others were anxious about an interpersonal conflict or troubled by something happening in the world outside of Winsor. But on that Friday, February 13, the Wellness Project student leaders—Chloe Lien ’29,…
Chris Player Awarded Inaugural Bondoc Family Fellowship
At an all-school assembly on January 30, Science Faculty, STEM Coordinator, and Innovation Lab Coordinator Chris Player was awarded the newly established Bondoc Family Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The three-year fellowship, established by alumnae Victoria Bondoc ’77 and Josefina Bondoc DeBaere ’75, was created to recognize and support the compensation for a…
Erin Cantos Wins the Pennypacker Prize
The Pennypacker Prize is awarded each year to a teacher who is in at least their third year of full-time teaching at Winsor. 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…
Class I Play Celebrates the Magic of Creativity
The Winsor community was treated to a fable of childhood wonder on Friday, January 16, with the Class I play, The Magic Paintbrush. This year’s production, written specifically for Winsor’s Class of ’33 by Theater Director Jeremy Johnson, was an original musical adaptation of the Chinese folktale of the same name, with original music by…