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MLWGS Snapshot #34: Doing great work together
It feels like just yesterday we were dealing with ice, and now we are moving through days filled with pollen and unseasonably warm weather. Most of us have had enough of the cold, and the shift has been welcome, but it has also tested our building, with several areas struggling to keep up. Moments like…
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MLWGS Blood Drive on April 24th
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Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at MLWGS, April 23 @ 5:30 pm
Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School will host its annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on Thursday, April 23rd, at 5:30 pm in the Commons area on the first floor of the school, celebrating the efforts of our volunteers this past year at countless events and activities benefiting the students and school. The selfless efforts of our volunteers…
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Dragons competing at the National Japan Bowl at Johns Hopkins, April 17-18
The nation’s premier high school Japanese language competition returns for the 34th National Japan Bowl, April 17-19, 2026, at the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), in Washington, DC. Each spring the Japan-America Society of Washington DC welcomes 200 of the country’s top high school…
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Spring Orchestra & Chorus Concert on Wednesday, April 22 @ 7 pm
The spring orchestra and chorus concert will take place on Wednesday, April 22nd, at 7 pm in the auditorium. The concert will feature our talented musicians and singers. Please join the music department as we celebrate a year of music at MLWGS! MLWGS orchestra and chorus are under the direction of Mrs. Allison Barnes and…
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Young Voices of RVA Poetry Festival Results
This year, ARGS (Appomattox Regional Governor’s School) compiled volume 2 of the Young Voices of RVA in connection with the Richmond Poetry Festival held at the Visual Arts Center this past weekend. Of the 47 high school students whose work appears in the anthology, 15 are from MLWGS, including the second- and third-place winners! The judge was Dr. Carolyn…
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Cap and Gown Delivery: April 16th, during lunch
Herff Jones will be on site to deliver your cap and gown order during lunch in the Junior Commons area. If you did not order a cap and gown or have questions about what you ordered, please contact Herff Jones directly. If you are unable to pick up your cap and gown on Thursday, please email Ms. Sheppard…
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MLWGS at We the People National Competition, April 17-19
The We the People: The Citizen and Constitution Competition, sponsored by the Center for Civic Education, is a national academic competition that allows students to display the civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to effectively participate in our constitutional democratic republic through simulated congressional hearings. Students testify as constitutional experts before panels of judges acting…
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Success on the National Latin Exam 2026!
Congratulations, Steve Ross and his Latin students, on their triumphant performance on the recent National Latin Exam. The following students won the Gold Summa Cum Laude distinction: Beginning Latin: Leo Vuong ’28-Chesterfield, Zella Green ’29-Richmond, and Charles Schappert ’29-Chesterfield Intermediate Latin: Devansh Kumar ’28-Henrico, Emily Gracia Recinos ’28-Chesterfield, Claire Hill ’26-Chesterfield, and Clemmie…
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2026 Richmond Visionaries of the Year
Maggie Walker’s Shravan Madurantakam (’27-Henrico) and Prithvi Chakraborty (’27-Henrico) did an outstanding job in the 2026 Richmond Visionaries of the Year leadership fundraising campaign. This campaign is supported by Blood Cancer United, which was formerly known as the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). Their team, “Light the CUREiosity,” raised approximately $45,000 for Blood Cancer United…
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2026 National Medal Winners in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards from MLWGS
Last Wednesday, we learned that four of our MLWGS students received awards in the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious awards for creative teens. Select award-winners are invited to celebrate in NYC for the National Ceremony and more, June 9-11, 2026. MW…
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Follow the Mech Tech Dragons at the First Cheasapeake Championship, April 9-12
High-school student participants call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have,” as stated on FIRST Robotics Competition website. Briefly, under strict rules, limited time, and resources, teams of students are challenged to raise funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game against like-minded competitors.…
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MLWGS Snapshot 33: Showing up together
We have had a great week back from spring break. Many of our seniors returned energized, having committed to their postsecondary schools and plans. Congratulations to each of them as they take this next step. We also jumped right back into spring sports, even if the weather felt more like winter. I felt a little…
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MLWGS Executive School Board Meeting on Thursday, April 16 @ 9:00 am
The Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Executive Board meeting will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 9:00 am. Location: MLWGS, Room 153. The executive board consists of representatives from Powhatan, New Kent, Petersburg, Goochland, and Richmond. At this meeting, the board will recognize an MW sophomore for winning a prestigious international summer travel award,…
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Senior Survey via Naviance: April 13th through May 1st
The Senior Survey will be available on Naviance starting April 13th and must be completed by May 1st as a part of the official check-out process. This survey will give the senior counselors information about each student’s post-graduation plans. The final college decision each senior reports by May 1st will be printed in the graduation program.…
