Barbara Marshall

Please join us for our global virtual opening of our annual MLWGS senior art exhibition titled Celestial. This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we will have our exhibition online starting June 1st, 2020. The exhibition can be found at www.Celestial2020.com. That evening, we will also have a virtual opening starting at 6 pm EST…

Last chance to sign up for this summer’s MLW Economics and Personal Finance classes! Send an email to Mr. Z by this Friday, May 22nd to register. The Economics class will appear in the course lists found in your Powerschool portal under Grades and Attendance starting next week if you have registered. Emails will go out from…

A VIRTUAL meeting of the Maggie Walker Governor’s School Executive Board will be held on May 21, 2020, at 9:00 am. We are utilizing the Zoom platform for this meeting which will be recorded for public viewing. On the agenda for approval at this meeting is the 2020-2021 GS Foundation Board membership and new faculty…

State Superintendent Congratulates Class of 2020 Message to Graduates Part of “Graduate Together” Celebration RICHMOND — Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane today congratulated Virginia’s 2020 high school graduates for their perseverance in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and encouraged them to be a part of the “Graduate Together: America Honors the High School…

The faculty and staff are sincerely grateful to the NHS for their kind remembrances during Teacher Appreciation Week.   As they have done for years, the members of the National Honor Society have carried on the tradition of making thank you cards for MW staff members; however, this year instead of paper, the students sent each…

Dragon Nation is pleased to announce that Ms. Lisa Williams, English department chair, is now Dr. Lisa Williams.  Dr. Williams has received an Ed.D. from VCU’s School of Education. This achievement adds to her professional accomplishments, which include a Post Master’s Certificate in Educational Leadership,  National Board Certification, the R.E.B. Teaching Excellence Award, and the…

Because many families have had summer plans altered by Covid 19, the Maggie Walker counseling department has seen an increase in requests for online summer economics and personal finance classes.  We have increased the course enrollment maximums to 200 students so that more students may register for the classes. If you are interested in enrolling…

The We the People National Finals Challenge was held on Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26, 2020. Easthampton High School in Massachusetts placed first, Lincoln High School from Oregon was second, and Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School from Virginia was third. Six Hundred forty-five high school students from 30 We the People classes from…

Dear Juniors and Parents,  Registration for College Application Boot Camp will be open as of April 16th! You will receive an email as soon as registration opens. The mission of College Boot Camp is to provide rising seniors space and time to complete their Common Application and/or Coalition Application (and/or other application of their choice)…

For the fourth year in a row, a team representing MLWGS garnered first-place honors at the SABR Analytics Diamond Dollars Case Competition in Phoenix, AZ.  This contest pits students from colleges across the country against each other in an analytic major league baseball operations decision — the type of decision a team’s general manager and…

A VIRTUAL meeting of the Maggie Walker Governor’s School Regional Board with FY21 budget approval will be held on April 16, 2020, at 9:00 am. The platform to be used for this meeting is still under consideration and the public will be advised by Wednesday, April 15th. The April packet can be viewed here.  UPDATE:…

The Virginia Governor’s Challenge is an opportunity for students to demonstrate their economic literacy while competing with other students across the state. Teams of three to four students in two divisions complete online exams that may qualify them for exciting championship competition. Due to school closings, the in-person state championship event was canceled.  Winners were…

The senior survey will be available on Naviance starting March 31st and must be completed by May 6th as a part of the official check-out process.  This survey will give the senior counselors information about each student’s post-graduation plans, which is critical so that we know where to send your transcript in June. We still plan…

The counseling department would like our Maggie Walker families to know that we are thinking about our community during this unsettling time. While we miss seeing students, we want you to know that we are still working (albeit from home) to help support students. Counselors and Ms. Ebeling will be checking their email from 8:30am…

Concern about COVID-19 (coronavirus) has created a rapidly evolving environment where changes are being made quickly in the interest of public health.  As you have heard, the Governor has closed all Virginia K-12 Schools for the remainder of the school year.  By his order, Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School will be closed for the remainder of the…