The Winston School history

Paul Erwin became the second headmaster in spring of 1976.

In the fall of 1978, the school moved into new buildings in North Dallas and continued to grow, reaching a student population of 135 in A Core through grade nine.

Rebbie Evans came to Winston in 1981 after thirteen years as a member of the leadership team and master teacher at the ISAS Beginning Teacher’s Institute.

The Winston School San Antonio was founded in 1985 by Mrs.

The Winston School was founded in San Diego in 1988 by a group of visionary physicians, parents, and educators, led by pediatrician Doctor John Richards.

In spring of 1989, Doctor Charles J. Karulak agreed to a one-year interim position as Head of School.

Following the success of Operation Clean Slate in 1992, the Board began work on a capital campaign to remodel existing facilities and to build a new gymnasium and additional classrooms.

In February of 1994, WSSA was granted an eighty-year lease of just under 16 acres in the South Texas Medical Center by the San Antonio Medical Foundation.

Within fourteen months the goal of $2.6 million was achieved and the groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 26, 1995.

The additional 36,350 square feet, along with a totally rejuvenated campus, was celebrated on October 2, 1996.

In July 2005, after a nationwide search, Mike Peterson of The Field School in Washington, DC, became the third headmaster of The Winston School.

Polly Peterson, Ph.D. joined Winston in July 2007 as the first Pamela K. Murfin Head of School.

In 2014, the Board decided to embark on a second major capital campaign to add needed classrooms.

Our current Head of School, Doctor Dena Harris, joined Winston in August 2016.

In August 2020, a new additional building opened affording our students those new opportunities.