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Board of Trustees 2014-2015 Linda H. Thomas P’02, ’06 President Anne Swinton Ruggles ‘85, P’14 Vice President William R. Elfers, P’14, ’17 Treasurer William P. Collatos P’03, ’05, ’09 Assistant Treasurer as I reminded students on the first day of school this year, Winsor traditions are John M. Westcott, Jr., P’90 touchstones that they can count on throughout their years here. Clerk Our traditions connect us to the past and remind us of our aspirations for Nancy the future. B. Gardiner, P’04, ’09 Clerk One, the lamp of learning, led the way on the opening Assistant day of classes, as it has David Belluck P’17, for over a century. It leads Class VIII in as they prepare to graduate and the’19rest Jane Brock-Wilson P’07, ’11 of the school out at the end of the ceremony. The lamp represents the power and Elizabeth Bennett Carroll ’89 promise of learning, how it illuminates our minds—how our minds are expanded Raymond Chung P’18, ’21 by knowledge and opened by the dynamic exchange of ideas in the classroom. Bart Epker P’13 The bell we rang at the close of that first morning’s assembly belonged to Mary Davis Fulkerson P’17, ’18, ’21 Pickard Winsor, the school’s founder 128 years ago, and it announced beginBrenda Haynesthe P’16 ning of a new year. These two artifacts connect us to Winsor’s Jean mission M. Hynesand P’16,values. ’18, ’21 They remind us that as a community we gather each year with a shared purpose.’87 P’20 Kimberly Heald Krawshuk In this issue, we present an “a-Z” of Winsor’s traditions.Elizabeth Some are relatively Lempres P’17 Anne McNay P’16 new, some ancient. a few, though no longer observed, lasted forC.decades and fill Joseph J. O’Donnell alumnae memories. Besides the cover feature, the biographies of the 10th, 25P’05, and’07 th Krishna Palepu P’21 50 reunion classes continue a long tradition of the Bulletin, showing again the Adrienne Penta Lissner’96 decades-long connections of alumnae. Allison Kaneb Pellegrino ’89, P’21,’22 These traditions connect us not only to each other but also to the school Jeremy Sclar P’18, ’22 throughout its history. It is worth noting that this year will be like no other in Bruce Shaw Winsor’s history, except maybe one. In 1910, Miss Winsor’s school for girls in the M. Forbes Singer ’72 Back Bay, on Beacon Street, accepted the very generous offer of a group of parents Kimberly Stanfield P’15, ’20 and advocates of girls’ education, agreeing to be the first school this, “a modRachelin Friis Stettler ern school house.” Pankaj Tandon P’05, ’08, ’10 The world has changed a bit since that last big move andPerry ourM. students Traquina don’t P’09, ’13 much resemble the girls in blue smocks who sat at their own writing desks Jordan Warshaw P’14and Weldon P’16 did precision drills and Swedish rhythmic gymnastics in theKent courtyard. There are Emily Lubin Woods ’91 I many ways, though, that I bet that they were very much like today’s students:
How Traditions Connect Us
on the cover: Lilia Brooker ’19 and classmates carried on one of Winsor’s oldest traditions with this year’s Class iV shakespeare production.
on this page: An archival photograph captures Winsor friends—and fashions— on campus in the mid-1950s.
cover story: Winsor Traditions A-Z /12–55 In this special issue of the Bulletin, we celebrate the power of Winsor traditions to capture our imagination and connect us to a storied past. The list is by no means comprehensive—that would take volumes. The feature invites you, as a few of our alumnae writers do, to reflect on the deeply personal meaning that traditions can hold for each of us. Enjoy!
Alumnae Update /56 Featuring White House reflections from Karen Gordon Mills ’71 and “Newsmakers” annie Keating ’88 and Dalia Ganz ’01.
am certain that they were dreamers. I bet they loved to readHead andoflearn Schooland let Rachel Friis Stettler their imaginations soar. Chief Advancement Officer Thankfully, for Winsor students of today, many of their dreams are within Nancy Skinner reach—at least the kinds of dreams and aspirations that a great education can Editor launch. Joe Broughton This fall, carrying on another tradition, Class VIII chose Assistant to paintEditor the senior Naomi Walkerhad to be a homeroom with “superhero” theme. In 1910, a young woman almost Director Alumnae Relations superhero to be independent, to be able to pursue a life or path of ofher own makBeth Peterson ’80, P’11 ing. Now, as I said in September at our opening assembly, Winsor girls just have Design to commit to /60 taking school seriously and taking what follows oneDesign step at a time, LLC reunion Biographies Sawyer Associates, departments having confidence and respect for themselves. Photography Classes of 1965, 1990 and Bonnieof Baker ‘88, Kristie Gillooly, This spring, our students will take a huge step into the future Winsor when From the Head of 2005 Ellen Harasimowicz, Joseph Lambert, they begin classes in the extraordinary new spaces of the lubin-O’Donnell Center. Margaret Lampert, Sara Macaulay, school /4 Meyer traditions. They’ll bring with them their dreams and aspirations—and Jörg Winsor’s — Rachel Friis Stettler
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