Barbara Marshall

Tuesday, March 3, 2020, the Primaries are being held in Virginia.  With many schools used as polling places – some school divisions are closing.  As MLWGS is not a polling site, March 3 is a normal school day.  The following are the divisions that are closed and what each division is planning for our students:…

Good luck Dragons to the 2020 Academic Quiz Bowl State Tournament, February 29 @ Jamestown HS. The 2020 Academic Quiz Bowl Team, sometimes also known as ‘BoB Squad,’ participates in local, regional, state, and national quiz bowl competitions.  Additionally, the team writes and hosts its own tournament to raise money each December.  From June to…

Student Essay Contest Opportunity: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is seeking submissions for its 2020 essay contest. Students are invited to consider and share their thoughts on the question: “What barriers remain today in exercising the right to vote? What changes, if any, would you make to protect or expand voting…

The Fine Arts Dept. will be hosting its second “Lunchtime Lecture” of the year in the Black Box on Wednesday, February 26th.  The speaker will be Twyla Kitts from the VMFA who will be giving a lecture titled “The Fabergé Obsession: Romance, Revolution, and Russian Decorative Arts”.  These lectures are sponsored by the Visual Arts…

The annual Honor Council Assembly will be held on February 28th.  We welcome guest speaker Rocky Carmine, the Assistant Director of VCU’s Center for Student Conduct and Academic Integrity. “If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul.”  William Shakespeare

The American Council of Teachers of Russian designates ACTR Russian Scholar Laureates each school year. Every school where Russian is taught may designate one out­standing sophomore or junior for this award. Stu­dents in other years are not eligible, and there can be only one award per school.  Nominated by his teacher Michael White, please join us in congratulating senior Christopher Walker…

Inspired by the Charles Addams cartoons, THE ADDAMS FAMILY explores the most unthinkable nightmare ever faced by this spooky, kooky, and ooky family: Wednesday Addams falls in love with the sweet, smart, “normal”, Lucas Beineke. With secrets kept and potions concocted, both the Beineke and Addams family must attempt to accept their children’s love for…

L-R: Ogburn and Barber Ms. Sarah Grier Barber was recognized by the current chair, Ms. Micky Ogburn-Henrico, with a gavel award during today’s Regional School Board meeting thanking her for service to the RSB as its chair 2018-2019. Sarah has been a member of the Regional School Board from New Kent Public Schools since January…

L-R Back Row: Pritchett, Axselle, Wright, Andrews, and Ogburn L-R Front Row: Barber, Hall, Hyslop, and Bailey Maggie L Walker Governor’s School will join 132 other school divisions throughout the state to celebrate School Board Appreciation Month in February. Almost 850 elected and appointed school board members throughout Virginia will be recognized by schools and communities…

The MW wrestling team had a great weekend in NOVA at the VHSL 3B Regionals. 7 of the 9 wrestlers placed in the top 5. Among those 7 were: Daniel Enderle (’21-Hanover), 5th Zach Wooden (’22-Henrico), 5th Tony Caramucci (’22-Richmond), 5th Varun Mandgi (’21-Henrico), 5th Nate Bampton (’21-Chesterfield), 3rd Will Street (’21-Henrico), 3rd R.J. May…

Last Wednesday, February 12th, students from Ms. Terrana’s Pre AP and AP French classes visited the University of Richmond to see a French monologue by Michel Djiwonou called “My Father’s Trip” (“Le voyage de mon père”).  Michel Djiwonou is a screenwriter, actor, and principal of an elementary school in France who came to U of…

A meeting of the Maggie Walker Governor’s School Regional Board and FY21 Budget Work-Session will be held on February 20, 2020, at 9:00 am, in Room 153 on the MW campus.  Persons wishing to address the Regional School Board are required to contact the Board Clerk for placement on the agenda. In order to address the…

Watch the MLWGS Academic Quiz Bowl team go head-to-head with Goochland HS this Saturday on CBS TV6 at 10 am. Go Dragons!

Nicolas Xie, Alyssa Smith, and Daniel Xue The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing…

    The students of Ms. Sienkiewicz’s orchestra class serenaded in various classes this morning as a Valentine gift to the school during 1st and 3rd blocks. The group pictured performed in Ms. Sheppard’s English class with a rendition of Can’t Help Falling in Love. They sounded like this…