Barbara Marshall

Dear Maggie Walker freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, and their families or legal guardians; It is time to complete the annual “Intent to Return Form” to secure your child’s spot for the 2026-2027 Academic Year.  BY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, a parent/legal guardian for each student is required to submit this form, affirming their student’s plan to…

Dress to impress. Go, Dragons!  

The Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Regional Board meeting will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 9:00 am.  Location: Room 153 (Adjunct Classroom). The board will begin this meeting by honoring Ms. Linda Hyslop of Hopewell, who dedicated nearly ten years of service to our community. Linda made a lasting impact in education,…

UPDATE: As of Thursday, Jan 22, Admission Testing will proceed as scheduled. Weather models indicate the storm will arrive late Saturday. For the Class of 2030: On Saturday, January 24th, MLWGS is the host site for prospective student assessments conducted in two separate sessions. Students and their families will be notified by email later next week…

Last chance! Now is the time to purchase Senior Ads for the 2026 Yearbook! We’re about 80% full, and once we’ve sold all of the ad spaces, we won’t be able to accept any more ads due to space constraints. Reserve your space now by sending in a check, and submit your images and message by…

Nominations opened today for the 2026 R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence, The Community Foundation’s yearly awards that identify, recognize, and support outstanding teachers in the area.  Through your efforts, Connie Hill, Math Department Chair, was a 2025 award winner. Through a nomination process, approximately 15 outstanding teachers are selected each year to receive cash grants…

@patientfirst Aiden Hess, ’26-Chesterfield, Wrestling “Aiden Hess is a 3rd-year wrestler and Captain for Maggie Walker,” said coach Don Blanton. “Since beginning wrestling in his sophomore year, Aiden has wrestled year-round, attended multiple clubs and tournaments. Allowing him 9 seasons of experience in the sport. Aiden finished 3rd in the Region last year, qualifying for…

We are so happy you are back in 2026!

Congratulations on winning regionals!    We would like to congratulate Mr. Sam Ulmschneider and the students of ‘We the People’ on their regional win on Wednesday, December 17th. This marks Mr. Ulmschneider’s MLWGS team’s third consecutive victory at regionals. The competition was sponsored by the civics education initiative at the Virginia Museum of History and…

All students and parents are encouraged to check your community service hours total to make sure that you are on track to complete this requirement.  Students can help their parents get onto their x2vol accounts to check to see how many hours have been earned. Each student is striving to earn a total of 140…

The MLWGS Bhangra team will perform this Sunday, Dec. 14 at the Valentine Museum to coincide with the new exhibit, Generations: Stories of Asian Americans in Richmond. The Valentine is eager to highlight Punjabi culture (and feature student talent!), so Bhangra will be performing along with other local student groups at the Winter Wander event. More information can be found here,…

From the Executive Director: Dear MLWGS community,  As we move into the time of year when weather can disrupt the school day, I want to share how we make decisions regarding delays and closures at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School. Our school serves a large geographic region, and weather often affects one part of that…

This year, there will be two MLWGS Winter Concerts to accommodate our large audience. Both concerts are on Wednesday, December 17th at Maggie Walker. Families can choose to attend the 5:30 PM performance or the 7:00 PM performance.  Musicians and singers from the chorus, band, and orchestra will collaborate to perform a variety of pieces,…