By Nina Gersen, Executive Editor | For most of the student body, the guest speaker at Winsor commencement comes as somewhat of a surprise. They first hear the speaker’s name during commencement rehearsal, and only truly learn about them while they speak at graduation. However, in actuality, these speakers are carefully catered to match the …
Continue reading Winsor Welcomes Leslie Dewan ‘02 Back as the 2026 Commencement Speaker
By Jackie Belliveau, Online Editor | “Gutted.” “A dead letter.” “Destroyed.” These are the words being used to describe the Voting Rights Act (VRA) following the Supreme Court’s recent 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais. The case, involving a group of voters who claimed that the creation of a majority-Black district was an impermissible constitutional …
Continue reading What’s in a Map? Louisiana v. Callais and the National Gerrymandering Crisis
By Lilac Nguyen & Isabella Nguyen, Assistant Arts Editor & Assistant News Editor | Michael Dukakis sits in an armchair, wearing a sweatshirt from his years at Swarthmore College, smiling at the memories it holds. Dukakis, former governor of Massachusetts for a record three terms and the Democratic Presidential Nominee in 1988, has witnessed decades …
Continue reading Look on the Bright Side: Michael Dukakis’s Case For Hope
By Leena Devendran, Copy Editor and Staff Writer | As we close out the 2025-26 school year, The Banner honors our retiring faculty members as we celebrate their time at Winsor and share their plans for the future. Lower School Class Coordinator and English teacher Ms. Beebe will be retiring after 16 years at Winsor. …
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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