MLWGS will be on a 2-hour delayed opening on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Stayed tuned for updates.

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MLWGS at Poetry Out Loud Semifinals Saturday, Feb 5th

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Good luck to MLWGS senior Zoe Will (Hanover) this Saturday, February 5 at the Poetry Out Loud Semifinals!  We are so proud of you!! This national program encourages students to embrace poetry and offers a recitation contest each year.  Zoe will be representing MLWGS and competing against 9 other students this year.  Three students will […]


Dragons at All-District Band and Central Regional Orchestra on Friday, February 4th

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Good luck to our Dragons participating in the All-District Band and the Central Regional Orchestra on Friday, February 4th.     Orchestra Band Aditya Badhrayan John Cabell Sree Gangireddy Pooshan Chaudhuri Maddie Gerlach Grace Crislip Anna Kim Lillian Davis Emma Murphy Ryan Eklund Hoda Vohra Jessica Hendricks Katie Watson Devon Jebo Reese Wu Michael Lusk   […]


Senior Dragon competes at Regional Diving on Friday, February 4th

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Good luck to Terry ‘James’ Puzon. ’22-Richmond, the sole Maggie Walker representative at the 3B Region Dive meet on Friday, February 4th.  Athletic training services are provided by @vcuhealth.  


VIRTUAL Parent/Teacher Conferences on Thursday, February 10th. Sign-ups coming soon!

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Mark your calendar: Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, February 10th from 4 -7 p.m.  Conference sign-ups will go live beginning on Friday, February 4th at noon. Dr. Lowerre will be sending our families an email Thursday with links to Signup Genius for conference registration and links and access codes will also be located in […]


Contemporary African American Artist Video Series at MLWGS

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The Visual and Performing Arts Department at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School will be hosting two events highlighting leading contemporary African American artists. The first will be held during lunch this Friday, February 4th, in the Black Box theater and will feature the artist, Kara Walker. The event is open to all MLWGS students, faculty, […]


MLWGS Junior awarded Outstanding Delegate at Yale Model UN

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Last weekend Simi Chakravarty (’23-Henrico) participated virtually in the Model UN organized by Yale University. There were over 2,000 delegates from 40 countries who had participated in this event. Congratulations to Simi for earning the Outstanding Delegate Award for her contribution in her respective committee. Simi was proud to represent the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s […]


Student ‘Intent to Return 2022-2023’ due Monday, January 31st

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Dear Maggie Walker families, Dr. Lowerre is sending you separate of this notice in your PowerSchool account a link for families to complete regarding their intent to attend Maggie Walker Governor’s School next year. While the form is short, this is your opportunity to reserve your slot as a returning student next year so it […]


The 2022 Pat Taylor Teaching Award Recipients

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Congratulations to the GS Foundation 2022 Pat Taylor Teaching Award for International Experience Recipients– Kerry Sheppard and Ed Coleman! Yes, we have two winners this year, in part, to make up for not having a winner last year but primarily because both have amazing things planned. Ms. Sheppard will be studying The Immigration and Ethnogenesis of […]


Prospective new student assessments on Saturday, January 29th

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On Saturday, MLWGS is the host site for prospective student assessments, this year being conducted in two separate sessions on this date.  Students and their families were notified by mail which session they are scheduled to attend (morning or afternoon).   Important: Anyone entering the building must wear a mask. Parents are asked not to enter […]


MW Model UN club shines at HIMUNC V

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On January 14 and 15, the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School delegation received the Best Delegation award at the 2022 Henrico Model UN Invitational, also known as HIMUNC V. The club worked very hard to prepare for this event and the results show. Listed below are all MLWGS award recipients. Our club received awards on […]