-
MLWGS’s Math Modeling Team places in the top teams of the Moody Mega Math Challenge. Onward, to the final confirmation of the top six in NYC!
http://m3challenge.siam.org/node/3 Of the 1,128 papers submitted in this year’s Moody’s Mega Math Challenge, the MLWGS team paper was judged to be among the top six. This is a distinguished accomplishment, given the rigorous and intense scrutiny that their paper endured. Walker’s team is guaranteed one of The Moody’s Foundation’s top six scholarship prizes. Team members…
-
Economics Regional Champions!
Congratulations to Dr. Oreska and the Dragons (Sreekar Kandlakunta, John Metz, and George Moss) who are Region 1 Champions and heading to the ADAM SMITH State Championship Economics Quiz Bowl at VCU on April 17th . DOE Region #1 Winner: Maggie Walker Governor’s School, Richmond Region DOE Region #2 Winner: Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach…
-
Follow up–Strategic Planning Town Hall–Follow up
At our Strategic Planning Town Hall held on the evening of the 24th of March, the committee heard from speakers who offered comments and posed some questions. The feedback has been captured and will be thoughtfully considered as we tweak the plan for presentation to the Board on 16 April 2015. The next opportunity for…
-
Grandparents and Special Friends
MLWGS grandparents and special friends of the family, including aunts, uncles, godparents, and neighbors, are invited to attend the fourth annual Grandparents and Special Friends Day on Friday, Apr. 17. This popular event, sponsored by the Governor’s School Foundation, will run from 2:00 – 3:45 pm. All attendees will be invited to hear a presentation…
-
MLWGS to Moody’s Math Challenge
Out of 1128 papers submitted, a team from Math Modeling has been chosen in the top 6 to compete for the national Moody’s Math Challenge prize. The 5 students are guaranteed to win at least $2500 and if they win 1st place they will receive $4000 scholarships each. They will be traveling to NYC on…
-
MLWGS BoB Squad Among World’s Best!
A website that ranks quiz bowl and academic teams by their statistical performances at various tournaments, hsqbrank.com aims to give an accurate look at the skill levels of quiz bowl teams in the United States, Canada, China and Singapore. The publisher recently wrote “the quiz bowl team from Maggie Walker is currently ranked 10th in…
-
Reminder: Strategic Plan Town Hall NOT a Regional School Board Meeting
The Tuesday, March 24th Strategic Plan Town Hall, is NOT a Regional School Board meeting. Speakers and those not able to attend but would like to share their thoughts are encouraged to provide a copy of their remarks to the Clerk.
-
MLWGS Strategic Plan Town Hall Public Comment Protocol
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2014 Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Location: MLWGS Forum The MLWGS Strategic Plan Town Hall public 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. At the discretion of the Chairman or…
-
World Leaders to Visit GSMUN XVIII
On the weekend of March 20-21, 2015, both the Richmond Forum and the 18th Annual Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Model United Nations Conference (GSMUN XVIII) will bring the region together to learn about our world. Dr. Ben Bernanke, former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, will stop by for…
-
Class of 2015 “Senior Letter”
As we move toward graduation day for the class of 2015, for ready reference interested folks can open the link to our “Senior Letter” which lists main events as well as information pertinent to the graduation ceremony. Go Dragons! Senior Letter 2015
-
MAGGIE L. WALKER GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL MATH MODELING TEAM COMPETES AS THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE NATION AT THE SABR CONFERENCE MARCH 12-16, 2015 IN PHOENIX
http://sabr.org/analytics/case The SABR Diamond Dollars Case Competition pits undergraduate students from colleges and universities across the country against each other in an analytic major league baseball operations decision — the type of decision a team’s general manager and staff is faced with over the course of a season. The teams presented their analysis and recommendations…
-
Strategic Planning Town Hall, Tuesday 24 March 6-8pm in the MLWGS Forum
As you may recall, we have been working hard to develop our first self-authored strategic plan. Prior to this juncture it was necessary to closely follow VDOE guidelines as our school moved through its developmental stages: TJ (1991-2001) and MLWGS (2001-present). Having fulfilled the initial anticipation of our potential and on behalf of our former,…
-
Class of 2015 Events and Information Leading to Graduation
Dear Parents of the Class of 2015, It is hard to believe that graduation is only a few months away. It is even harder to believe that these past four years have flown by so quickly. While I have only been the class sponsor for this past year, it has truly been my pleasure to…
-
2015-2016 Class Officer and SCA Officer Elections Are Coming!
Interested in running for student leadership office next year or are you curious about how elections occur at MLWGS. Below is a schedule of important actions: Beginning Wednesday, March 18: Pick up candidate forms outside Room 330. Friday, April 3: Signature and verification forms due to Mr. White (Room 330) by 3:30pm. Candidates may begin…
-
U.S. Congressman Dave Brat Visits MLWGS
Representing the 7th District of Virginia, U.S. Congressman Dave Brat visited Maggie Walker Governor’s School on Wednesday, March 11th. During his time at MLWGS, the Congressman met with Dr. Jeff McGee – Director, discussed issues with students from EduPac, and visited both Mr. McGuire’s AP Comparative Government class and Dr. Oreska’s AP Econ class during…
