Barbara Marshall

The MLWGS orchestra received straight superior ratings at their recent Assessment at Hanover High School on Thursday, March 7th from the VBODA (Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association). Not only did they receive superior ratings, but they also scored A’s in almost every single subcategory. Additionally, they were the only orchestra in the entire district…

The Technology Student Association (TSA) did an excellent job this past Saturday at the “South Central Regional Fair,” held at Highland Springs High School, and brought home 6 trophies. Students were awarded 2nd place trophies in Manufacturing Prototype, Prepared Presentation, Extemporaneous Presentation, Promotional Design, Debating Technological Issues, and 3rd place in Music Production. Congratulations to the…

SABR Analytics Conference March 8-10, 2024 Phoenix, AZ  The SABR Analytics Conference brings together the top minds in the baseball analytics community to discuss, debate, and share insightful ways to analyze and examine the great game of baseball. The Analytics Conference schedule consists of research presentations and guest speakers from throughout the baseball analytics community, career development…

Congratulations to the MLWGS students who participated and won awards at the Metro Richmond Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday, March 2nd at VCU’s Center for Innovation in STEM Education. VCU’s efforts support the next generation of STEM-literate citizens, who will need to make informed decisions about local, regional, and global challenges in the fields…

Welcome to the Class of 2028. After a vigorous application process, rising freshmen students from our divisions who have been offered admission to Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School will ‘shadow’ at the school Monday-Thursday, March 11-14. We are very excited to have you with us.

Hosted by the club, Bring Change 2 Mind, sponsored by Erin Ortiz and Tinsley Pollard, this club has put together a calendar of mindful events that we hope will engage our students, faculty and staff into a space of calm during a demanding time of the school year where individuals can focus, and with intention,…

If you’re a fan of art and music, March is the month you don’t want to miss. Youth Art and Music Month takes place in March and aims to raise awareness about the significance of visual and performing arts in education. Maggie Walker Governor’s School is celebrating this event with a student art and music…

MLWGS students and families will be hosting 12 Japanese exchange students and one teacher from Chiben Gakuen from March 2 to 16. Chiben Gakuen, is in Wakayama, Japan, which is about 2 hours and 30 minutes south of Kyoto via train.  In addition to visiting Maggie Walker, the Japanese students will be participating in a…

Pictured Left-Right: Mr. White (MLWGS International Languages Department Chair), Ms. Eshita (MLWGS Japanese Teacher), Ms. Nakamura (First Secretary at the Embassy of Japan), Mr. Folsom (Education Coordinator at the Embassy of Japan), Dr. Lowerre (Director of MLWGS), and Mr. Kaneshiro (Counsellor of Education at the Embassy of Japan) The Embassy of Japan officials visited the Japanese class on Friday,…

Congratulations, Dragons!  Great job at the VHSL State Championship held at Liberty University, Monday, February 26th and Tuesday, February 27th taking second place team with many individual event medalists. The girls were only projected to score 22 points as a team and finish in about 10th place. But they were at their best when it…

The Middle School Language Fair was held last Saturday, and– Wow! We had our biggest turnout ever, a huge assortment of engaging language/culture-based sessions, fun goodie bags for the participants, impressive dance performances, and a filling lunch. Congratulations to Milind Murthy, Sonia Chornodolsky, Shabaz Wali, Benny Lefkowitz, and each member of the student Executive Committee,…

Pictured l-r: Juanita Lasswell, Drew Austen, Lex Smirnov, Rachel Dai, Sam McNamee, Timothy Porter, Risshi Naavaal, and Yash Saxena. On Saturday, February 24, Dragons Sam McNamee (’24-Chesterfield), Timothy Porter (’24-Henrico), Yash Saxena (’24-Henrico), and Risshi Naavaal (’24-Henrico), along with Rachel Dai (’24-Henrico) and Lex Smirnow (26-Richmond), participated in the Class 3 VHSL Scholastic Bowl state championship held at Jamestown High School.…

Pictured, left to right: Aiden Vick, Name Redacted, Arjun Majety, Luke Mauzy, Molly Morrison, Matthew Tran, Parth Tornekar. Congratulations to the Intro to Engineering students who participated in the American Society of Civil Engineering Richmond Chapter Popsicle Stick competition on Sunday, February 25, 2024.  The following student won awards: Aiden Vick (’24-Richmond) and Name Redacted,…

Would you do just about anything for a thousand bucks? Nathan Detroit would too. When he bets Sky Masterson $1000 that he can’t take the very religious Sarah Brown to Havana Cuba, Sky, who loves a good gamble, agrees. Nathan is sure he’s won the bet, until something unexpected happens: love is added to the…

During the MLWGS Regional School Board meeting on February 15th, the director presented a proposal for the academic year 2025 operating budget. The Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Administration, in conjunction with the Superintendent’s Steering Committee and the Finance Steering Committee (comprised of the Chief Financial Officers from Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan, and Richmond) worked…