Winchendon School - Vestigia Yearbook (Winchendon, MA)

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A History . . . In Dexter, Maine there was a school named The Wassookeag School. It was founded by Lloyd Harvey Hatch in 1926. Wassookeag was filled with students who had the potential to succeed, but needed that extra push and caring attention from faculty in order to do so. The students succeeded and moved on to colleges of their choice. In the 1950's the school was moved to Newport, Rhode Island, which meant that the school could have a larger enrollment and better facilities. The school's name was changed to The Hatch School. Financial difficulties occurred and in order to remedy this, the Board of Trustees was reorganized in 1958. Mr. Hatch retired in 1959 and a new headmaster, Mr. Marr, took over the role. The school was then moved to its current location. The school was reestablished in Winchendon, Massachusetts from which it gets the name it still holds today. Once the school moved, the enrollment hit a peak of 154 students. Soon after, the enrollment declined significantly. Mr. Marr then retired and a third headmaster was brought in. It was 1974 when Mr. Posich took over Mr. Marr's position. He turned the school around and enrollment was on the rise. In 1982, Mr. Posich passed away and Mr. Otto took over as acting headmaster for a year and a half before a new full- time headmaster could be found. Mr. Samborski was appointed the new headmaster. He held the position for five years. In 1988 Mr. Samborski left wif wi

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yeh, ,135 ., the school and Mr. William LaBelle took over as headmaster. In the past four years Mr. LaBelle has made many changes. A gymnasium was built, there was a renewed dedication to faculty excellence, and a total academic change occurred. The result has been a stabilizing of the enrollment. In the years that The Winchendon School has been around, there have been many difficult times, but with the support of people, the school has overcome all obstacles. The school continues to move forward and strive for more. The students Board of Trustees Jon Rotenberg '65 President John J. Newberry, Ir. '33 President Emeritus Barry Jaffe Treasurer D. Cane Callon '73 Vice President joseph T. Dockery '61 James D. Henderson '72 Richard C. Hendrickson '65 Eshelby F. Lunken '65 Ahmed Mohiuddin Derek Bryson Park Jean Perkins Michael I. Pierson '68 Geoffrey E. Rhoads '71 Chairman, Building 8: Grounds Committee William S. Root '73 George Skakel III '68 Robert Tambone '70 Arthur W. White Francis M. Hipp Honorary Member William I. Holmes Honorary Member Jay R. Rhoads, jr. Honorary Member are excelling in their classes, with the idea of having a student, teacher ratio of 6:1. Winchendon is one place that can help anyone who wants to achieve his goals. By, Shani-qua Bryant '92 a5 .