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#4 Sunday Snapshot: August 17, 2025
It is the weekend before the first day of school… and the excitement is real. I used to think that anticipation was something only students experienced. But over the years, I’ve learned it’s a feeling educators know well, too. We’ve spent weeks in preparation: orientations, board meetings, professional development, and planning. By the time Friday…
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MLWGS Executive School Board Meeting on Thursday, August 21 @ 9:00 am
The Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Executive Board meeting will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 9:00 am. Location: MLWGS, Room 153. The board is delighted to welcome the Dragons back for the 2025-2026 academic year and wishes them much success with their studies and activities. During this meeting, the board has several important…
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The Regional School Board welcomes the MLWGS Dragons back to class
#BacktoSchoolVA The Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Regional School Board sends its warmest greetings to all of its students for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year. We missed you, and let’s make this a great year for all! Go Dragons!
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Executive Director’s Message: Welcome Dragons to the 2025-2026 Academic Year at MLWGS
Dear Students, It is an absolute joy to welcome you to the 2025–2026 school year at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School. Whether you’re stepping onto campus for the first time or returning with familiar confidence, I hope you feel the energy of a community that believes in you and celebrates your growth. MLWGS is a…
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MLWGS Faculty Team 2025-26
Here’s to a great school year at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School—teachers and staff 2025–2026! From the iconic steps of our school building, we stand as a sea of green and gold, shining brighter together because of all of you.
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#3 Sunday Snapshot: Dragons Welcoming the Future, Together
Happy Sunday, Dragons! What a week it’s been! From New Teacher Academy and Convocation to fall sports kicking off, Sports Boosters meetings, Senior Bootcamp, PTSA gatherings, and welcome events for incoming freshman families, our campus has been buzzing with energy and heart. The Dragon spirit is alive. You can feel it in every handshake, hallway…
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Freshmen Orientation Schedule, August 11 and 12
Dear Incoming Maggie Walker Freshmen and Families, Welcome to the Dragon family! We are absolutely thrilled to have you join our vibrant and purpose-driven community this fall! This time is especially meaningful, as we celebrate the birthday month of our school’s extraordinary namesake, Maggie L. Walker, a visionary leader whose legacy of courage, compassion, community,…
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#2 Sunday Snapshot: Week of August 3, 2025
Dear Maggie Walker Families, This week brought a welcome break in the heat—and with it, the early signs of something truly special taking shape at MLWGS. Our core leadership team has returned with full hearts and fresh ideas, already bringing life back to our halls as they prepare for the year ahead. Bulletin boards are…
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#1 Sunday Snapshot: The Spirit of Maggie Walker is Stirring
Dear Maggie Walker Families, As July gives way to August, there’s a quiet but powerful energy returning to our school. The signs are all around us—supply aisles restocked with colorful notebooks, teachers preparing classrooms with intention, and footsteps echoing once again in our stairwells. The Walker Way is beginning to stir, and with it, the…
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MLWGS Class of 2029 New Parent/Guardian Welcome Reception Invite
The Governor’s School Foundation is excited to invite you to its annual New Parent Welcome Reception. This is an informal chance for parents/guardians of the Class of 2029 to meet one another, hear a bit more about Maggie Walker and the work the Governor’s School Foundation does to support students and teachers from MLWGS’s new Executive Director Kristin…
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Introducing MW’s new head coach for boys’ varsity volleyball
Kody Tingler began his volleyball career at the age of 10 playing travel volleyball at RVC. He continued his career playing volleyball at Atlee High School. A four-year varsity starter began as a libero in his freshman year before moving to the middle position for the remaining 3 years. During this time he continued playing…
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Introducing MW’s new head coach for girls’ varsity volleyball
Maggie Walker is excited to welcome Greg Knight as the new head coach of the Dragons’ girls varsity volleyball team. No stranger to the program, Coach Knight has spent the past three seasons at Maggie Walker, serving as the JV head coach for two years before assisting the varsity team last season. Before joining Maggie…
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Remembering Maggie Lena Walker on her birthday, July 15th
Learn more about the life and legacy of Mrs. Walker by visiting the National Historic Site in Richmond.
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MLWGS teacher awarded Teacher of the Year by the American Lawyers Alliance
Sam Ulmschneider, a teacher at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies, has been honored by the American Lawyers Alliance as the 2025 Teacher of the Year. As one of his references shared with the ALA: “I am so very impressed not only with his intellectual abilities, but his compassion and natural…
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Kristin Janssen named Executive Director of MLWGS
Dear Maggie Walker Families and Friends, The MLWGS Regional School Board and Superintendents met in Closed Session on Tuesday to discuss and confirm the selected candidate for the new Executive Director position. It is with great pleasure that I introduce Mrs. Kristin Janssen. Mrs. Janssen began her career in education as an English teacher at…
