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MLWGS boys track team was the Group 3 Region B Team Champions and Group 3 State Runners-Up
Congratulations to the Maggie Walker boys track team as the 2022 Group 3 Region B Team Champions and Group 3 State Runners-Up. This is the boy’s 1st Regional Outdoor track team title since we moved up to Group 3 in 2019. At states, the boys tied with Heritage (Lynchburg) for 2nd. There’s no team…
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Boys’ tennis advances to the VHSL State Championship semi-final match on Tuesday
More good news…the MLWGS boy’s tennis won the VHSL Division 3 Regional final and advanced to the State tournament. The team will play Tabb High School in a semi-final match on Tuesday, June 7th @ 4 pm at Battery Park. Good luck, Dragons! Boys tennis is coached by Jenn Todd. Ronit Jain (12C) Alan Watts…
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Quiz Bowl team results from the High School National Championship Tournament
Congratulations to the Maggie Walker Quiz Bowl team for representing our school at the High School National Championship Tournament over the holiday weekend in Atlanta! Senior Sam Lichtman (Henrico) captained the final matches of his high school career with support from junior Vien Nguyen (Henrico) and sophomores Sam McNamee (Chesterfield), Bharathi Kancharla (Henrico), Timothy Porter…
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MLWGS girls’ tennis competes in the VHSL State Championship Semi-Final match on Tuesday
We have good news about our girls’ tennis team! They won the Division 3 Regional final and have advanced to the state tournament. Additionally, Kirby Westerfield (’22-Hanover) won the regional singles tournament, and Kirby and Naadia Rashid (’23-Chesterfield) won the regional doubles tournament. The VHSL state tournament began last Friday with the team winning a…
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Tuesday is the final “Lunchtime Lecture” for the Visual and Performing Arts Department
On Tuesday, June 7th at 11:45 am the Visual and Performing Arts Department will be holding our final “Lunchtime Lecture” of the year via Zoom. In partnership with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the VMFA curator of Southeast Asian Art, Dr. John Henry Rice, will give a lecture about the contemporary Nepalese artist Tsherin Sherpa.…
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MLWGS Bhangra Club dances at the 2022 Taste of India Event
On Sunday, 6/5/22, the MLWGS Bhangra Club proudly represented our school at the 2022 Taste of India event in Chester, VA! They participated and competed under the senior leadership of Sanjana Murugavel (Henrico), Ainsley McKay (Richmond), and Evie Galgano (Richmond), who have taken Bhangra Club’s school and community involvement to a whole new level this…
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MLWGS Film Club wins 2nd Place at the VHSL Film Festival
The MLWGS Film Club was proudly represented at the 2022 VHSL Film Festival in Charlottesville, VA! Carson Wang’s short narrative film “The Chauffeur” received high scores from the jurors, placing our team just two points (266 points) behind the First Place selection (268 points). Of the eight films selected to compete in this category, “The…
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Nine MW seniors sign a National Letter of Intent on June 9
The National Letter of Intent (NLI) is a document used to indicate a student athlete’s commitment to participating in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) colleges and universities in the United States. The NCAA Eligibility Center manages the daily operations of the NLI program while the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA) provides governance oversight of the program. Started in 1964 with seven conferences…
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Senior News: Picnic & Baccalaureate Service Thursday, June 16th
Senior News – Picnic & Baccalaureate Service Thursday, June 15th Senior Picnic: Thursday, June 16th, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. The Senior Picnic is the first official alumni event for the Class of 2022, and it is sponsored by the Governor’s School Foundation and the Alumni Office. The event will be held at the Carillon Shelter…
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Senior Showcase is Wednesday, June 8th
The culminating activity for the Senior Seminar/Mentorship Program is Senior Showcase. This event is devoted to the seniors who have spent the last year in either a seminar or mentorship studying and researching a field of particular interest. Seminar students work collaboratively in each of their respective seminars to create a presentation about their year of study. Mentorship…
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We say farewell to retiring MLWGS faculty
With great fondness and sincere gratitude for their many years of service, we say goodbye to the following two faculty members in June. Mr. Karl Zweerink and Mr. Harold Houghton are retiring after long and stellar careers at Maggie Walker Governor’s School. Circa 2002 and 2022 Harold Houghton taught Physics at…
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Senior Night, Thursday, June 2nd @ 7 pm in the auditorium
We will be celebrating our students’ successes while also reflecting back on their time here at MLWGS. The highlight of the evening for the students is the Senior Slide Show, and it’s a great opportunity to get a sense of what the last four years have looked like inside our halls. Students should arrive by…
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Senior Art Show ‘The Great Senior Exhibition’ to take place at Artworks Gallery, Richmond, June 3-12
For months—and in some cases, years—the seniors at Maggie Walker Governor’s School have been painting, creating, and preparing for their capstone art presentation: the Maggie Walker Senior Art Exhibition. In the Maggie Walker art program, Art 4 & 5 students focus on building a body of work and developing a personal theme. These classes involve…
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MW Girls Soccer to play in the VHSL 3B Region Quarter-Final Game on Friday
Good luck, Dragons! The team will play at 1 pm on Friday at James Monroe High School. The team is coached by Jim Thomas, and assisted by Shannon Rubin. Number Name Position Year 0,12 Caraline Kennedy Keeper 11 1,18 Keely Thomas Keeper 12 3 Virginia Warren Midfield 12 4 Caroline DeGuenther Midfield 10 5 Alice…
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MW junior qualifies to compete in the USAPho
Congratulations Shreyas Muthusamy (’23-Henrico) who has qualified to compete in the USAPhO contest. Shreyas earned Bronze Medal Recognition which is an awesome accomplishment! Each year, the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the American Institute of Physics (AIP) sponsor a competition for high school students to represent the United States at the International Physics…
