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Upper School French Students Visit Martinique
During spring break, 16 students and three teachers traveled to Martinique and toured the Caribbean island for ten days. The trip was a wonderful mix of exploring some of Martinique’s most beautiful scenery and visiting different museums to learn about Martinique’s history and culture. My favorite part of the trip was spending the day on…
Spectrum Assembly with Winsor Alum Whit Washington โ07
March 7, 2024โโRepresentation matters, that is part of the reason I wanted to come back today,โ shared Whit Washington โ07, who also told students, โI really struggled at Winsor.โ Now โan attorney to watchโ according to Washington Lawyer Magazine and the National LGBT BAR Association, Washington is an attorney and legal fellow working mainly with…
Winter 2023โ24 Athletics Banquet and Season Recap
March 5, 2024โโSports are so much more than winning and losing, they are working hard and challenging yourself to be the best player and teammate possible,โ shared Director of Athletics Sherren Granese at the Winter 2023โ24 Athletics Banquet. Student-athletes, coaching staff, and parents and guardians gathered in the Dining Room to recap the winter season,…
Northeastern Professor Visits Winsor for Masterclass on โIranโs Protesting Womenโ
February 29, 2024โAt a special Upper School meeting this week, Winsorโs Amnesty International Club hosted Professor of Sociology and International Affairs at Northeastern University Valentine Moghadam. While Upper School meetings are normally reserved for Classes VโVIII, Class IV was invited to attend the college-style lecture. Amnesty International is โa global movement of more than 10…
Varsity Squash Captures 14th EIL Championship
February 28, 2024โCongratulations to the varsity squash team on winning the 2023-24 Eastern Independent League (EIL) championship. The team swept the league without losing a single match. It is the programโs 14th championship win. The squash team also qualified for the 2023โ24 US High School Nationals. Athletes flew to the tournament, which was held in…
Celebrating Black History Month in Style
February 22, 2024โThis yearโs annual assembly in honor of Black History Month celebrated Black style and beauty. Winsorโs affinity group for Black students, SISTERS, hosted the morning event, which brought together faculty, staff, and students in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater. SISTERS is a space to affirm Black studentsโ sense of racial…
A Lion Dance for Lunar New Year
February 8, 2024โWith a trio of musicians playing cymbals, gongs, and a lion drum, a costumed dancer waved a fan and awoke a lion. So began the annual all-school Lunar New Year assembly hosted by Winsorโs AsIAm (Asian in America) affinity group, this year celebrating the year of the dragon. The first new moon of the…
Lower School Students Adventure to the Land Beyond
February 8, 2024โThirty Lower School students took part in the Lower School Winter Play and transported the audience in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater to the Land Beyond, the setting of The Phantom Tollbooth by Susan Namus. Based on the children’s fantasy adventure novel of the same nameโwritten by Norton Juster with…
Greek Symposium Brings History to Life
The Class II Greek Symposium is a History Department showcase for Winsorโs sixth graders. After studying Athens and Sparta, Class II students examine the Persian Wars, the rise of powerful Greek city-states, and the key figures, battles, and strategies that ultimately led to the defeat of the Persian Empire. The resulting โgolden ageโ of Greece…
Class I Play Builds Community and Teaches Environmental Responsibility
January 11, 2024โThe annual Class I play is a time-honored tradition that is designed to unite Winsorโs incoming class of students and build community. Working together, all 32 students spend their very first semester preparing for the performance.ย This yearโs play, Why the Sky is Far Away, was written by Theater Director Jeremy Johnson. An adaptation…