By Bonnie Shao, Nina Gersen, and Bella Holt, Editor-in-Chief and Banner Executives | To Leela, Lara, and Louisa, Through long layouts, lunchtime meetings, and late-night edits, you have been an inspiration to us all at The Banner. In February, you launched an online initiative that made The Banner accessible to the wider Winsor family and …
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Learning Rewritten: How Generative AI is Altering the Way Winsor Students Think
By Isabella Nguyen and Lilac Nguyen, Banner Staff It’s 11:00 pm on a Sunday night, and a Winsor student sits at their desk, staring at a blinking cursor. The essay prompt is open, but so is ChatGPT. Within seconds, they have a detailed outline, a refined thesis, and an impeccable conclusion. Efficient? Definitely. Authentic? Definitely …
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Black History Month Celebrations at Winsor
By Isabella Fiutak, Banner Staff Every February, Americans across the nation celebrate Black History Month. According to the National Archives, Black History Month originated in the 1920s with Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s efforts to promote awareness of the history and achievements of Black people in the United States. At the time, Woodson proposed a week …
Winsor Robotics Takes on State Qualifiers
By Julia Bae, Banner Staff On a cold morning in February, members of Winsor’s Robotics Club loaded up their van and began the journey to Westwood, MA for a full day of coding, engineering, and competing. They were headed to the Massachusetts State Qualifier—their biggest competition of the year. Both of Winsor’s robotics teams participate …
Controversy over the H1B Visa Arises
By Iris Shen & Sophie Kim, Banner Staff The H1B visa has quickly become a point of controversy within the Trump supporter, or Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, an H1B visa is a temporary visa classification that allows employers to sponsor highly skilled foreign professionals for employment …