Fall Artist of the Issue: Franchesca Vilmenay ’22

By Katina Handrinos This issue’s featured artist is Franchesca Vilmenay ’22, dancer and photographer! Franchesca has been a huge part of developing the dance program at Winsor, and she also enjoys photography in Winsor’s art classes. Here’s a look into Franchesca and her work:  What is your favorite class that you have taken at Winsor? …

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Welcoming New Faculty to the Community

By Gia Bharadwaj and Suzanne Pogorelic The October issue of the Banner introduced three new faculty members to the Winsor community: Mr. Dauphinee, Ms. Tu, and Mr. Vierba. In this issue, we will introduce Ms. Valenza, Ms. Valenzuela, and Nurse Sue. After working from home for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ms. Valenza …

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The Debate of the Issue: Weighted GPAs

By Ashley Xu, Lidia Rodriguez, Luke Trevisan, and Lev Tolkoff PRO WEIGHTED GPA GPA, or grade point average, is the 0 to 4 scale that colleges use to assess the grades of students that are applying. It takes the grade that a student receives for each class and places them on a scale where A …

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Winsor and Belmont Hill Phase into Normalcy

By Jackson Kendall, Angelina Li, and Kevin Weldon In recent months, both statewide and national COVID policies have changed immensely. Many businesses have reopened their doors to excited customers and social distancing guidelines have been eased. Schools are among those organizations greatly impacted by the shifting guidelines. In various aspects, our very own Winsor and …

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