Coordinates: 32.894910N 96.

810275W

The Winston School

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The Winston School is a private coeducational day school in

Dallas, Texas. The grade K-12 school is for children who The Winston School
must learn using non-traditional techniques.[2] Established in Address
1975, the school is named after Sir Winston Churchill and 5707 Royal Lane
offers individualized curricula for students with learning Dallas, Texas 75229
differences.
United States
Coordinates 32.894910N 96.810275W

Contents Information
School type private, coeducational
1 History Motto bright students who learn
2 Campus
differently
3 School and Extracurricular activities
3.1 Athletics Established 1975
3.2 Fine Arts
Head of school Rebbie J. Evans
4 Headteachers
5 See also Faculty 40 [1]
6 References
Grades K-12
7 External links
Enrollment 223 (as of 2007-08) [1]
Average class size 10 [1]
History Student to teacher 6 [1]
ratio
The Winston School opened in September 1975 to serve
students in grades 1-6 with learning differences and Campus size 4 acres (16,000 m2)
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The school added
Campus type Suburban
additional grades, with its first ninth grade class graduated in
1978. An upper school with high school grades began in School colour(s) Navy Blue and Dark Red
1983; its first senior class graduated in 1986. A kindergarten Mascot Eagle
class was added in 2015.
Endowment $4.8 million [1]
The school is accredited by the Independent Schools Website http://www.winston-
Association of the Southwest, approved by the Texas school.org/
Education Agency, and a member of the National
Association of Independent Schools.

Campus
The Winston School operated in buildings on the Greenhill School campus from its opening until 1978, when it
moved to its present site on Royal Lane in North Dallas. The upper school (high school) was temporarily
housed at University of Dallas until an expansion to the Royal Lane campus was completed in 1989. An
additional expansion, which added a fine arts building to the campus, took place in 2016. The Winston School
also has another campus in Del Mar, California which was started by Dr. John Richards.

School and Extracurricular activities

Athletics
The Winston School fields teams in interscholastic competition in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football,
golf, soccer, softball, bowling, tennis and volleyball.

Fine Arts

The Winston School is well known for its fine arts and attracting students to the school with a passion for them.
Much of the school is decorated with various pieces of student art collected by the school for many years. The
Winston School offers many fine art courses in there curriculum such as Photography, 2 Dimensional Art
painting, and 3 Dimensional Art which consist of Clay Sculpting, Pottery, Wood Turning, and metal working.

Headteachers
J. Wynne Harkless (19751976)
Paul Erwin (19761988)
Stuart P. Smith (19881989)
Dr. Rita J. Sherbenou (19891999)
Dr. Pamela K. Murfin (19992006)[3]
Dr. Polly Peterson (20062013)
Rebbie J. Evans (2013)[4]

See also
Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge

References
1. "The Winston School - School Overview"(http://www.petersons.com/pschools/code/instVC.asp?inunid=2581&sponsor
=1). Petersons. 2008-03-04.
2. Sweets, Ellen. "Lap-time Lessons Parents can give children the gift of an early love of reading (http://nl.newsbank.com/
nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct
-0=0ED3DAC29B6576A5&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=Google
PM)." The Dallas Morning News. Tuesday June 2, 1998. 16A. Retrieved on October 23, 201 1.
3. "Achievers". Dallas Morning News. 1999-05-18. "Dr. Pamela K. Murfin was recently appointed as head of The W inston
School, a private Dallas preparatory grade school for students with learning disabilities...
"
4. Miller, Robert. "Winston School names staff member headmistress"(https://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/201
4/02/05/winston-school-names-staff-member-headmistress). Dallas News. Retrieved 3 June 2017.

External links
The Winston School

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