Barbara Marshall

Maggie L. Walker Mural Project: In September, a committee was formed to work with the artist, Colleen Phelon Hall, to oversee the creation of a mural to honor Maggie L. Walker on the wall outside of the Blue Stone Lobby. The committee included stakeholders from the faculty, administration, alumni of MLWGS and the original Maggie L.…

Nominations are open for the 2019 R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence, The Community Foundation’s yearly awards that identify, recognize and support outstanding teachers in the Richmond area. Through a nomination process, approximately 15 outstanding teachers are selected each year to receive professional development grants of $4,000 to $12,000.  Award recipients have earned graduate degrees, climbed…

On Tuesday, February 5th, from 12:45 – 2:45 pm all juniors will be attending “College Kick-Off 2019” in the auditorium at Maggie Walker. Parents of juniors are invited to attend this event (an optional parent RSVP and logistical information can be found at (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D4FABAE28A5FE3-college1). We will hear presentations from college admissions officers representing the University…

The American Council of Teachers of Russian designates ACTR Russian Scholar Laureates each school year. Every school where Russian is taught may designate one out­standing sophomore or junior for this award. Stu­dents in other years are not eligible, and there can be only one award per school.  Nominated by her teacher, Mr. Michael White, please join us in congratulating senior Angela…

The Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Regional Board (RSB) elected Mrs. Sarah Barber, representing the New Kent School Board, as chair once again for 2019 at its January 17 meeting. This election continues her leadership from 2018. Mrs. Barber has served the RSB since January 2012. Mrs. Micky Ogburn representing the Henrico School Board was re-elected…

Students report no later than 7:45 am; doors will open at 7:30 am. Testing will begin promptly at 8:00 am and students arriving after testing begins may not participate in this assessment session. Please enter the building through the front doors at the top of the steps on the Lombardy side and proceed directly to…

Dear MLWGS Community, As you know, we have not been too lucky this year with regard to the weather. As of Tuesday, we have lost a total of 6 full days of instruction as well as two early release/delay days for hurricanes and a 2-hour delay for snow. This has put us well in the…

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A meeting of the Maggie Walker Governor’s School Regional Board will be held on January 17, 2019, @ 9:00 am, in Room 153 on the MW campus.  Persons wishing to address the Regional School Board are required to contact the Board Clerk for placement on the agenda. In order to address the Regional School Board, the speaker must provide the…

Congratulations to the following 9th graders for making it into Central Regional Orchestra this past Saturday. They will perform in the event the first weekend in February.  According to their teacher, Mrs. Sienkiewicz, all of the students who auditioned made it into the top orchestra.  Eric Qian (Chesterfield) Principal 2nd Violin (5th overall, which is amazing)…

Governor Northam and Virginia Council on Women Announce 8th Annual STEM Essay Contest Governor and First Lady Northam to serve as honorary co-chairs  Governor Ralph Northam and the Virginia Council on Women today announced the 8th Annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Essay Contest for young women in their junior and senior years of…

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Baseball Seminar in Cooperstown, NY Dear Dragon Nation, As we approach the winter break, I wanted to express my gratitude to all of you for your continued support of our learning community.  Maggie Walker is a very special place and I feel so blessed to be a part of it.  Building on our past successes, I am…

If you are interested in purchasing announcements for graduation, the price will increase starting January 1.  You can still place your order online by following these steps: Go to  vagrad.com Type in “Maggie Walker” at the top Choose “Shop Graduation Products” You’ll immediately see all of the graduation package options, but you can scroll to…

Dr. Julius Oreska took his AP Macro and Micro Economics class to the Federal Reserve Bank on Monday, November 19.  The Fed staff gave them a great tour and later briefed the class on what the Fed does and its role in the economy. Sounds like a great trip which everyone enjoyed.