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Welcome to the Class of 2028. After a vigorous application process, rising freshmen students from our divisions who have been offered admission to Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School will ‘shadow’ at the school Monday-Thursday, March 11-14. We are very excited to have you with us.

Hosted by the club, Bring Change 2 Mind, sponsored by Erin Ortiz and Tinsley Pollard, this club has put together a calendar of mindful events that we hope will engage our students, faculty and staff into a space of calm during a demanding time of the school year where individuals can focus, and with intention, […]

If you’re a fan of art and music, March is the month you don’t want to miss. Youth Art and Music Month takes place in March and aims to raise awareness about the significance of visual and performing arts in education. Maggie Walker Governor’s School is celebrating this event with a student art and music […]

MLWGS students and families will be hosting 12 Japanese exchange students and one teacher from Chiben Gakuen from March 2 to 16. Chiben Gakuen, is in Wakayama, Japan, which is about 2 hours and 30 minutes south of Kyoto via train.  In addition to visiting Maggie Walker, the Japanese students will be participating in a […]

Pictured Left-Right: Mr. White (MLWGS International Languages Department Chair), Ms. Eshita (MLWGS Japanese Teacher), Ms. Nakamura (First Secretary at the Embassy of Japan), Mr. Folsom (Education Coordinator at the Embassy of Japan), Dr. Lowerre (Director of MLWGS), and Mr. Kaneshiro (Counsellor of Education at the Embassy of Japan) The Embassy of Japan officials visited the Japanese class on Friday, […]

Congratulations, Dragons!  Great job at the VHSL State Championship held at Liberty University, Monday, February 26th and Tuesday, February 27th taking second place team with many individual event medalists. The girls were only projected to score 22 points as a team and finish in about 10th place. But they were at their best when it […]

The Middle School Language Fair was held last Saturday, and– Wow! We had our biggest turnout ever, a huge assortment of engaging language/culture-based sessions, fun goodie bags for the participants, impressive dance performances, and a filling lunch. Congratulations to Milind Murthy, Sonia Chornodolsky, Shabaz Wali, Benny Lefkowitz, and each member of the student Executive Committee, […]

Pictured l-r: Juanita Lasswell, Drew Austen, Lex Smirnov, Rachel Dai, Sam McNamee, Timothy Porter, Risshi Naavaal, and Yash Saxena. On Saturday, February 24, Dragons Sam McNamee (’24-Chesterfield), Timothy Porter (’24-Henrico), Yash Saxena (’24-Henrico), and Risshi Naavaal (’24-Henrico), along with Rachel Dai (’24-Henrico) and Lex Smirnow (26-Richmond), participated in the Class 3 VHSL Scholastic Bowl state championship held at Jamestown High School. […]

Pictured, left to right: Aiden Vick, Name Redacted, Arjun Majety, Luke Mauzy, Molly Morrison, Matthew Tran, Parth Tornekar. Congratulations to the Intro to Engineering students who participated in the American Society of Civil Engineering Richmond Chapter Popsicle Stick competition on Sunday, February 25, 2024.  The following student won awards: Aiden Vick (’24-Richmond) and Name Redacted, […]

Would you do just about anything for a thousand bucks? Nathan Detroit would too. When he bets Sky Masterson $1000 that he can’t take the very religious Sarah Brown to Havana Cuba, Sky, who loves a good gamble, agrees. Nathan is sure he’s won the bet, until something unexpected happens: love is added to the […]