Artist of the Issue: Audrey Cheng ’23

By Caroline Shin and Austin Forrester You’ve likely marveled at her pomegranate paintings or M&M masterpieces in the Winsor halls. Perhaps you even follow her instagram (@aud_art_). No matter where you’ve seen her art, you’ve noticed the precision, creativity, and talent that make Audrey’s art remarkable. We sat down with Audrey to learn a bit …

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Athlete Alums of the Issue: Sophia Copeman ’20 and Winnie Wang ’20

Both Sophia Copeman ’20 and Winnie Wang ’20 had a very unusual start to their student athlete college careers. Entering their freshman year of college in the middle of a pandemic, Sophia and Winnie faced a series of trials and challenges in both school and athletics. Currently, Sophia rows Division I crew at Columbia University, …

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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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