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AP Exam Registration For 2016
Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School students will again be registering for AP exams online using an on-line service company called Total Registration. Here are the important dates: • February 8- On-line registration begins ( • February 26 – On-line registration ends (after this date a late fee will apply) • February 23-26- AP Fees collected…
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5-Year Technology Plan – Input Requested by December 9th
While MLWGS has made significant strides in availability and use of instructional technology in recent years, it is time for MLWGS to once again peer into the future to update its five-year technology plan. But before we go back to the future, we need your help. To this end, the Technology Integration Team has developed…
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Budget Town Hall Follow-up
We hosted a very productive Town Hall style meeting to capture input on our FY17 budget. As you already know, our community remains hopeful that the Governor’s FY17-18 Biennial Budget will include an appropriation for all Governor’s Schools as proposed by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). Our town hall included 7 speakers, three of…
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MLWGS Regional School Board Meeting: Thursday, December 17th @ 9:00am
Meeting date and time: Thursday, December 17th @ 9:00am, Room 153 (Adjunct Classroom), at MLWGS.
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Winter Concerts at MLWGS for Orchestra, Jazz and Chorus
COME SUPPORT MUSIC AT MLWGS! WINTER JAZZ CONCERT – Monday, Dec. 14th, 7:00 pm WINTER CHORUS/ORCHESTRA CONCERT – Wednesday, Dec. 16th, 7:00 pm Cost is $5 at the door. Concert Reception immediately follows each performance. Mark your calendar NOW! Please contact Joyce Handy, Music Boosters President, at [email protected], with any questions.
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5-Year Technology Plan–Input requested
While we have made significant strides in availability and use of instructional technology in recent years, it is time for us to once again peer into the future to update our five-year technology plan. But before we go back to the future, we need your help. To this end, our technology integration team has developed…
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Budget Town Hall Meeting Reminder
We will host a Town Hall style meeting on Wednesday, December 2 from 6-7:30pm in our Forum* to solicit community input for our FY2017 operating budget. All are welcome to attend; however, if you would like to speak, please contact Ms. Marshall at [email protected] to sign up prior to 10am on December 2. Because this…
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Mil-wigs Update
November at Mil-wigs is coming to a difficult conclusion. The loss of one of our own has given pause to our entire school community. Today, Mairead and Cole performed requiem for Izzy to a standing room only crowd of students in the black box during lunch. Please enjoy the holiday with family and others you…
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Friendly Reminders from Mil-wigs
I am writing with a few reminders. Please permit me to enumerate below for the sake of parsimony. -Report cards/grades will be distributed today, November 17, 2015. -Our fall play “The Crucible” opens on Thursday night and will run through Saturday night. Show time is at 7pm. Students have been working hard over the past…
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Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program
The Department of Education announced that Virginia will participate in the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The PAEMST program was established in 1983 by the White House and is administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology. The program identifies…
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Mil-wigs Update…
As we reflect on the week past we do so with a profound sense of empathy for the innocent victims and families who were attacked in Paris on Friday night. Such acts strike to the common core of the civilized world and remind us that education has the power to enlighten or to subjugate. The…
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Do you have a nomination for the National History Teacher of the Year Award?
The Virginia Department of Education, in cooperation with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, HISTORY™ (The History Channel), and Preserve America, announces the annual National History Teacher of the Year Award. This award honors exceptional teachers of American history across the country. One finalist from each state, the District of Columbia, the Department of…
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MLWGS presents The Crucible November 19, 20 & 21, 2015
THE CRUCIBLE Maggie Walker Governor’s School is pleased to announce their fall production of The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play, this exciting drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of our contemporary society. The…
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Budget Development Town Hall Public Comment Period
This is not a Regional School Board Meeting Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Location: MLWGS Forum The Budget Development Town Hall public comment period shall not exceed (90) minutes. Each speaker will be allotted three (3) minutes to make his/her comments. Individuals representing groups will be allotted five…
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Calling High School Diplomats
The High School Diplomats Program is accepting applications for a 10-day Japanese cultural experience at Princeton. MLWGS students have participated in this experience in the past and have reported that it is a quality opportunity. The application can be found at www.highschooldiplomats.com. Email Celine Zapolski at celinezapolski@highschooldiplomats for more information.
