Barbara Marshall

There are only 59 more school days until graduation!  As we continue our march toward June 17, please permit me to provide an update on graduation regalia. As you know, we engaged in a review of our regalia practice.  As seniors and their parents were advised earlier this week, the outcome of the review is…

This past weekend, the Maggie Walker Robotics Team, FRC Team 422, competed at the Virginia Southwest District Competition. By competition end, the team was awarded the Industrial Design award which celebrates form and function in an efficiently designed machine that effectively addresses the game challenge. Team 422 was also semifinalists of the game competition, along…

 Cr: Wikipedia House Joint Resolution 797, Designating March 14, in 2015 and in Each Succeeding Year, as a Day of Honor for the Marquis de Lafayette in Virginia On March 14, 1781, 23-year-old Major General Marquis de Lafayette landed at Yorktown, Virginia, to begin a campaign against the British General Cornwallis that would culminate in…

The Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School chapter of Mu Alpha Theta cordially welcomes Dr. Richard Hammack, Professor of Mathematics at Virginia Commonwealth University, as its speaker during a formal induction ceremony of new members on March 9, 2016 in the auditorium.  The ceremony will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a reception afterwards. Dr. Hammack will speak…

March is Youth Art Month

Meeting will begin after the conclusion of regularly scheduled Regional School Board meeting. The MLWGS Public Hearing comment period shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) minutes.  Each speaker will be allotted three (3) minutes to make his/her comments.  Individuals representing groups will be allotted five (5) minutes. All speakers are encouraged to leave a…

Meeting date and time: Thursday, March 17, 2016 @ 9:00 am, Room 153 (Adjunct Classroom), at MLWGS.

The 2016 FedEx Innovation Challenge, an interactive social-media competition, that was open to all FRC and FTC teams in the US. The Innovation Challenge took place from January 9 – February 21, 2016. Part problem solving, part creative challenge, this fun and engaging competition consisted of math and science problems, scavenger hunt activities, and more. Participating teams were required to…

A public hearing is scheduled on March 17, 2016, at the conclusion of the Regional School Board meeting (approximately 10:00 am)  for comments on the proposed FY17 budget  and proposed 15-Year Capital Plan.    

Two Leadership positions are available for the academic year 2016-2017. Because of the highly specialized nature of these positions, their recruitment and application process is managed by Henrico Public Schools and can be found here: IRC80731 – Network Manager, IRC80756 – Coordinator of Administration

Relevance Rising (RR) is a class dedicated to the study of non-profit organizations and has been involved with an international service project for the community center and library of Tzununá, Guatemala for several years. Through this project, students learn to develop understanding and the skills necessary to interact with peoples of a different culture. In…

  The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for our area.  Because of this, all of our after school/evening activities are canceled today. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.540000&lon=-77.460000#.Vs4GoNKrSM8 Stay safe!      

Maggie Walker Governor’s School won the 2A East Regionals undefeated on February 6th.  The team goes on to States at William and Mary on Saturday, February 27th. Congratulations to Will, the Regional Scholastic Bowl Performer of the Year. Good luck at States!  

Congratulations Joe Paul (’18-Prince George), VHSL 1st Place Conference, Region and State Winner on February 20th in his respective weight class. Joe is the first ever Maggie Walker Governor’s School green dragon wrestler to win the title and one of roughly fifty-six individuals in the central region since 1949 to achieve a first place honor.  Well…

The Maggie Walker Boys Swim Team earned a second place finish earlier at Regionals and then at the VHSL Swim Championship on February 21st with just seven swimmers. Coached by Deanna Gulick (’10 – MLWGS Alum), the team was always competitive. Jake Holweger and Kyle Knachel went 1, 2 in the 100 breaststroke. Congratulations gentlemen on…