Barbara Marshall

The Dragon’s Lair has a new website: www.mlwgsdragonslair.com. Please take moment to check it out, bookmark the site, and stock up on MLWGS gear.   Purchases are either picked up from the school or shipped for a flat fee. The Dragon’s Lair is staffed by PTSA volunteers.  Please contact the store if you would like to volunteer…

Update! This year, our Back to School Night is going virtual!  Our program will start with an opening session with Dr. Lowerre and the September meeting of the PTSA on Zoom.  After these sessions, parents will be free to explore pre-recorded presentations by the faculty.  Each presentation will be 5-7 minutes.  The link to access…

Congratulations to Lexi Pasternak, class of 2022, for her winning design submission for the 2020-21 School Directory cover.  Her work was selected out of thirteen student submissions and she will receive a $50 gift card for her winning design.  Congratulations!

The handbook test must be completed by all students on or before September 20th.  The link to the test and the handbook itself are online at the Schoology class pages.  Students must have their student ID number.  School computer access will be shut down for students that do not successfully complete the test by the…

An All-VIRTUAL meeting of the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Executive Board will be held on September 17, 2020, at 9:00 am. We are utilizing the Zoom platform for this live meeting but will also record for public viewing at any time.  To listen to the meeting live use this link. On the agenda for…

We may be all virtual, but colleges are still very interested in connecting with Maggie Walker students! We have already had 90 colleges sign up for virtual visits and we anticipate well over 100 colleges connecting with us over the next two months during our “fall college visit season”. During these visits, admissions representatives will…

It is my privilege to welcome you to the 2020-21 school year at MLWGS!  While we can all certainly agree that there are significant challenges ahead of us, we are confident that we have skills to navigate these strange times and continue to be the successful community that we have always been.  We are in this…

The Regional School Board of Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School wishes its students an outstanding 2020-2021 academic year. Be great, dragons! Pictured L to R back row: Mr. John Wright-Goochland, Mr. John Axselle-Hanover, Mrs. Sarah Barber-New Kent, Mrs. Valarie Ayers-Powhatan, and Mr. Kenneth Pritchett-Petersburg. Front row: Mrs. Michelle Ogburn-Henrico, Ms. Harwood Hall-King & Queen, Ms.…

Please join us in welcoming our newest faculty members for the 2020-2021 academic year: Ms. Kimberly Forquer – Senior Counselor. Kimberly Forquer, our newest counselor, is available to support the Dragons with college and/or career counseling and other needs. Kim is a native of Ohio who earned a B.A. in Early Childhood and Elementary Education (preK-8)…

The PTSA is recruiting (4) committee leadership spots on their board for the following positions during the upcoming school year; Middle school Outreach School Board Connection PT Board (Social Media) Class Reps 2024 If you are interested and can donate your time and expertise, please contact Tonya Kern.     

An All-VIRTUAL meeting of the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Regional Board will be held on August 20, 2020, at 9:00 am. We are utilizing the Zoom platform for this live meeting but will also record for public viewing at any time.  To listen to this meeting use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83205321891?pwd=QmptTWtKWjh6QVZOUlNsQXRwNkZSUT09 On the agenda for…

Gratitude to Mr. Michael White and his team of student helpers for their efforts getting a large number of the 2020 yearbooks distributed over the past day and a half.  Student helpers assisting Mr. White at the senior table included Zelda Hinkle and Chloe Moss of the Class of 2020. Assisting at the non-senior table…

This document will be updated as new information becomes available or local health conditions change. August 5, 2020 Why was the decision made to go virtual to start the school year? The decision by the MLWGS Leadership Team to adopt a virtual format to start the school year was based on several factors. The most…

The Regional School Board is seeking public input on the proposed MLWGS 2020-2025 Strategic Plan prior to their consideration for adoption on August 20, 2020.  The new strategic plan proposal can be viewed here.  As of this writing, we anticipate the board’s August 20th meeting will be virtual due to COVID-19 and public health restrictions…

The PTSA’s Parent Connections program is looking for 5 more parent volunteers for the Maggie Walker Parent Ambassador Program. Our focus for this program is to provide information and to help families feel welcome and connected at MLWGS.  Parent Ambassadors will be assigned a group of about 12 Freshman families.  Ambassadors will contact their assigned…