Barbara Marshall

Go, Dragons!

 Lex Smirnow, JV Captain David Lins, MG Turner, Bridget Finley, and Vrinda Shah Maggie Walker Quiz Bowl sent four teams to compete at VCU’s Fall Invitational Tournament this past Saturday and brought home trophies!  Our ‘A’ team finished second overall in the tournament and our two JV teams won 1st and 3rd in the JV bracket. …

Parent-teacher conferences will be held on November 6th using the Zoom platform.  Conferences will take place during two sessions on Monday, one from noon to 3:00 p.m., and the second between 4-7:00 p.m. A link to the sign-ups will be sent out by email blast on or around November 2nd. 

The Mech Tech Dragons competed at ‘Rumble in the Roads’ on Saturday October 28 at Heritage High School in Newport News.  The team was captain of the winning alliance and did not lose a match during eliminations!  The team is sponsored by Mark Sailer, Science Department Faculty. Outstanding, Dragons!  Use these results as a foundation…

Juniors Sanjay Anup and Aditya Badhrayan received recognition from Lakeside Elementary School in Henrico for their contributions last summer to Lakeside’s robotics program. “The thoughtful decisions you made regarding the competition and the choice of robots demonstrated a keen understanding of both the educational and practical aspects of the Vex Robotics experience,” said Monique Brown,…

Maggie Walker requires 140 hours of community service by the 3rd quarter of every student’s senior year. Each year the school holds a community service fair to help bring organizations and students together. This year the date of the fair is November 3rd so that all students would have a chance to attend if interested.…

On October 21, 2023, Mrs. Heather Kemmerly took (35) Introduction to Engineering students (former and current) to NASA Langley in Hampton, VA for their Open House. Students were able to tour NASA Langley’s facilities, see demonstrations, and learn about the various research being conducted. This was a special day for our students to gain a…

Every year, the American Council of Teachers of Russian accepts nominations for the Russian Scholar Laureate Award. Of the thousands of high-school students taking Russian across the country, only a handful (about 30) earn this distinction annually.  Please join us in congratulating Will Knutson, a junior from Goochland, who has been named a 2023 Russian…

Congratulations to the 2022-2023 Yearbook staff and their incomparable advisor Michael White for organizing an award-winning book!  They won FIRST CLASS honors in the VHSL competition this past weekend. Entries were evaluated by out-of-state magazine, newspaper, yearbook and broadcast evaluators participating in the VHSL Evaluation Services each year. “As Michael’s workroom neighbor, I have witnessed…

On November 3rd, the MLWGS Visual + Performing Arts Dept. and the MLWGS Visual Arts Boosters (VAB) will be hosting our annual Fall Art Walk event, in conjunction with Richmond’s First Fridays. One of the goals of our art curriculum is to have the students “become aware of and participate in the local arts community”.…

Herff Jones visited last Tuesday to distribute ordering information about graduation-related items like caps and gown.  This year, parents are asked to order these items directly from the vendor. Every senior must have a cap, gown, and tassel to participate in our graduation ceremony in May.  The catalogue also includes items like graduation announcements and…

On Saturday, October 21, three Maggie Walker Quiz Bowl teams entered the Blacksburg High School Academic Invitational tournament. The field consisted of 24 teams from schools across Virginia, and the top four teams would qualify for the High School National Championship Tournament (HSNCT) in Atlanta, GA and the PACE National Scholastic Championship (NSC) in Reston,…

The Mech Tech Dragons fall newsletter from the team is available at this link: The_Dragons_Digest_Vol._1_Issue_1 More team info can be found at mechtechrobotics.com