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MW students to compete again at SABR Analytics Conference
Presented by Major League Baseball and KinaTrax March 8-10, 2019 Mr. Benesh is again taking his students to the eighth annual SABR Analytics Conference, presented by MLB and KinaTrax, on Friday, March 8 to Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Phoenix, that brings together the top minds in the baseball analytics community to discuss, debate and share insightful…
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Order a pie on March 5-8 for PI Day
PI DAY will be here soon, and there is no tastier way to celebrate than by having PIE with your friends and classmates! Individual-sized pies in an assortment of flavors will be on sale March 5-8 in the cafeteria during lunch. The cost is only $1.00 per pie, and all orders will be delivered during…
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MW Runners to New Balance Indoor National Championship this weekend
Mary Caroline Heinen (’20-Richmond) and Ben Blanchard (’22-Henrico) will be competing this Friday and Saturday respectively at the New Balance Indoor National Championships held in the heart of New York City. Fresh off of winning three state titles at the 2A State meet, Mary Caroline will compete Friday night in the Girls Two Mile run.…
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2019-2020 Course Registration, Thursday, March 7th during 2nd period
Course Registration takes place on Thursday, March 7th during 2nd period. During February, students met with their counselor to discuss the course selection for next year and received copies of the Course Registration Form as well as VCU forms if they plan to take Dual Enrollment courses next year. Teacher signatures are required for plus, Dual Enrollment,…
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The Mech-Tech Dragons have strong showing at CHS FIRST Robotics Competition
Celebrating its 20th year in existence, The Mech Tech Dragons were honored this weekend at the CHS FIRST Robotics Competition! Competing against 36 other schools, Team 422 won a safety award, a Woodie Flowers finalist award, the Engineering Inspiration Award and lead the 6th seeded alliance into the quarterfinals and Ranked 10th overall. Their next…
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MW Girls Basketball advances in State Tournament
Congratulations Girls Basketball The Dragons played a hotly contested game last Friday with Strasburg High School, the Region 2B Champion, winning the game 39-38 in the first round of the VHSL State tournament. The game was played at Stonewall Jackson High School and the gym was packed with a Strasburg crowd. AD Paige Hawkins estimated…
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Drive Safe Mech Tech Dragons at Deep Run High School
The CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy 2019 The Mech Tech Team 422 will be at FIRST CHS competition this weekend. FIRST uses robots as the vehicle to bring Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)-based leadership enrichment programs and competitions to youth in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. When: Saturday qualifications are from 11 am-7pm and…
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SOL Testing for Sophomores March 11-15, 2019
All students in tested grade levels and courses are expected to participate in Virginia’s assessment program unless specifically exempted by state or federal law or by Board of Education regulations. Virginia SOL test results provide actionable data that will help parents, teachers, and students improve academic performance in reading, math, writing, science, and history/social studies. This…
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MW students make All-State Orchestra
Congratulations to William Davis (’21-Chesterfield), Bass and Minji Cho (’21-Chesterfield), Violin for making it into All-State Orchestra this weekend. Joshua Yoo (’22-Chesterfield), Violin placed as a second alternative which is pretty remarkable as a freshman. Minji and William will participate in the event on April 4-6. Orchestra students are taught by Mrs. Christina Sienkiewicz.
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Making Dragon History at the State Basketball Tournament
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” –Michael Jordan Good luck Lady Dragons at the quarterfinal state basketball game this Friday at 7:00 pm at Stonewall Jackson High School. The team is coached by Speedy Baughman, Ray Copple, and Dib Ogelsby.
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Textbook Adoption for Public Comment until March 28
A public comment period will be open until March 28 for the adoption of new textbooks in the following courses: Modern Political Theory, Pre-AP French, and Topics in Digital Arts. Textbooks for review and accompanying comment forms will be available in the MLWGS library through the public comment period.
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Boys & Girls Indoor Track teams win State 2A Championship
Congratulations to both teams, boys and girls! Another State indoor track meet is in the books and the boys and girls teams came home with championship trophies. The girls achieved their sixth consecutive State team win, while the boys’ recaptured the title this year. The boys have won State 4 years out of the last 6. …
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Operational change on April 19 due to lost instructional time
In order to recover time lost to inclement weather, it has been decided to make April 19th a full instructional day. This day was originally scheduled as a half day. Bus transportation from all 12 of our supporting divisions has been secured. Recovering this instructional time will offset nearly half of what we need currently…
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The Newtowne Tutoring Project is underway at MLWGS
The Newtowne Tutoring Project is a student-led, student-organized outreach program involving Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School student-volunteers and students in the neighborhood who come in on Thursdays after school for help with their studies. Each session includes one-on-one tutoring, a snack, and organized play. Each year, the student leadership advertises the program in the neighborhood, plans…
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The Dragons’ Academic Quiz Bowl team 3-peats win at 2A State Championship
The 2019 Academic Quiz Bowl Team, sometimes also known as ‘BoB Squad,’ participates in local, regional, state, and national quiz bowl competitions. Additionally, the team writes and hosts its own tournament to raise money. From June to November, the team prepares by writing over 500 questions for GSAC (Governor’s School Academic Competition). They then host…
