Dear Dragon Nation, We have once again made it to the Winter Break! What a fabulous first semester it has been! We enjoyed an awesome rain-soaked Fall Festival, a fun Spirit Week, a creative Homecoming Dance, and the Freshmen lock-in. Throughout all of the fun, we have kept up with our academics and seen the […]
Congratulations to the following students for successfully auditioning for District Band 2024! (25) students will be participating, setting a record for Maggie Walker’s admissions to District Band! Instrument Name Ensemble and Chair Flute Michael Lusk Symphonic Band, 1st Chair. All-Virginia Eligible Flute Jasmine Wen Symphonic Band, 7th Chair Flute Liam Reed Symphonic Band, 9th Chair […]
Student instrumentalists and vocalists from Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School will show their musical skills and give our community some holiday spirit next week. The school’s annual winter concert will feature all the curricular music ensembles at MLWGS in a collage-style concert and finish with a spectacular holiday sing-along. Come usher in the holidays with […]
Agrawal, Rajani, Vorhees, and Runberg Last Friday, Nov. 30th, four MLWGS art students under the direction of their teacher, Jeff “Coach” Hall, were celebrated for their work in creating a four-foot star sculpture for the top of the forty-foot tree in the atrium of the American Civil War Museum (ACWM) in Richmond, VA. This […]
Friday, December 15th is the freshman class sponsored Winter Dance and Freshman Lock-in. Freshmen that plan to stay for the lock-in must complete and return the permission form that was passed out in their English classes on Friday 12/1 (a digital copy is available in the Class of 2027 Schoology folder) before they are able […]
This past Saturday Maggie Walker sent six teams to compete in VCU’s annual winter Quiz Bowl tournament. Our A team of Risshi Naavaal-24′-Henrico, Liam Reed-’24-Chesterfield, Brenden Stremler-’25-Chesterfield, and Eric Hu-’24-Henrico, came in second overall in the tournament and two of our JV teams took first and second in the JV division. David Lins-’25-Chesterfield, led Bridget […]
We are starting work on developing the operating budget for the academic year 2024-2025 at MLWGS, and we would like to know your priorities for this budget. Your feedback is crucial in helping us understand which initiatives we should continue, stop, or modify in the next academic year. We also welcome any suggestions on how […]
The Maggie Walker Drumline will be marching in the Richmond Christmas Parade on December 2nd at 10:15 am. The Drumline is in position #4 right behind the parade banner. The Parade takes place on Broad Street between the Richmond Science Museum and the Richmond Marriott. You can also watch on WTVR Channel 6!
Photography by Michael White Congratulations on winning Regionals! Yea…. We would like to wish Mr. Sam Ulmschneider and the students of ‘We the People’ good luck at their regional competition on December 2nd. Dragons, you have worked hard in preparation for this day! ‘We the People’ competition seeks to teach high school students the basic […]
We are thrilled to inform our community that Maggie Walker’s own Hillary Gawne, Science Department, has been chosen as the 2022-23 Virginia Girls Tennis Coach of the Year by the NFHS Coaches Association. Hillary was nominated by the Virginia High School League for this prestigious honor. The selection committee evaluated her coaching performance in the […]
