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2025 Annual Brooks Poetry Prize Competition
The Brooks Poetry Prize competition is a storied Winsor tradition dating back to 1909 that puts studentsโ public speaking skills front and center. Nine students stepped on stage in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater as the final round of the competition got underway. English Department Head Courtney Jackson introduced the annual event,…
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…
Sounds of Spring: Annual Spring Music Concert Returns
Kaiya Goud โ30, a vocalist in Descants, welcomed everyone to the annual Spring Music Concert and introduced the Lower School Orchestra. Performing the Adagio and Allegro movements from Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto Grosso for two violins and cello, RV 578, the performance featured soloists Sophie Wang โ30 and Grace Wu โ29 on violins and Claire Ban…
Zero-Waste Fashion Inspired by Indigenous Traditionsย
Carlos Villamil, an associate professor of industrial design at Wentworth Institute of Technology, came to campus for a guest lecture and workshop with students in Seรฑora Gabriella Gangiโs Senior Seminar in Spanish. Students learned about zero-waste fashion, environmentally responsible design, and the indigenous cultures that have been on the cutting edge of such practices for…
Celebrating Art for Black History Month
This yearโs annual assembly in honor of Black History Month celebrated Black art. Winsorโs affinity groups for Black studentsโUpper School SISTERS and Lower School SOMOS/SISTERSโhosted the morning event, which brought together faculty, staff, and students in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater. Each year, the affinity groups pick a theme for their school-year…
Lunar New Year Assembly Blends History, Music, and Fortunes
Even though a snow closure postponed the Lunar New Year assembly, students in AsIAm took the stage in the David. E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater for a belated celebration on Thursday, February 13. A joint initiative between Lower School and Upper School AsIAm, students plan and organize an annual Lunar New Year assembly where…
Two Winsor Students Present at National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 2024 Annual Convention was held in Boston November 23โ24. English Faculty Lisa Stringfellow, who recently taught a masterclass during all-school assembly, presented at the convention and invited two Winsor students to participate.ย Ms. Stringfellowโs session was entitled “Diversifying Verse: Expanding the Poetic Canon by Including BIPOC Poets…
Award-Winning Artist Ekua Holmes Visits Winsor
On Monday, February 3, Winsor hosted award-winning artist and activist Ekua Holmes to help kick off Black History Month. Ms. Holmes spent a busy day at Winsor in large part thanks to Administrative Assistant to the Division Heads Danica Villanueva and Lower School Division Head Sharon Jones Phinney. Holmes is a graduate of the Shady…
Parentsโ Association Leads the Way on Community Service Day
On Thursday, January 23, the entire Lower School division was invited to participate in Lower School Community Service Day. Held on a day off between Semester 1 and Semester 2, the Winsor Parentsโ Association arranged and organized this yearโs volunteer opportunities partnering with Cradles to Crayons and Community Servings for the event. โCoordinating Community Service…
Seismic Success: Winsor Alumโs 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…