The month of February marks the annual observance of School Board Appreciation Month—a good time to salute the work of school board members and celebrate public education. Your board at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School speaks out for public schools by ensuring our students have the opportunity to benefit from a high-quality education. Their decisions […]
We the People competitions in Virginia are for middle and high school We the People teams. Participation in a qualifying, regional competition is required to compete at the state level. The top 9 scoring middle schools, and top 9 scoring high schools, in the regional finals, are invited to compete in the state competition. The […]
🚨🚨Volunteers are needed to help run the Dragon’s Lair during school lunch hours (11:20 am-12:20 pm) on Tuesdays and Fridays and special school events. Training is available for all volunteers. We are grateful to have the help of volunteers to serve our school community with their purchases and carry on our MLWGS spirit. Please sign […]
Nominations are open for the 2023 R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence, The Community Foundation’s yearly awards that identify, recognize, and support outstanding teachers in the area. Through your efforts, two Maggie Walker Governor’s School teachers, Mr. Wilkes and Ms. Lemco won the award in 2021, while another, Ms. Macklin was recognized as a finalist. Through […]
Congratulations to the following students for their consistent academic accomplishments: Jennifer Chen (Henrico) Anmol Mital (Henrico) Shreyas Muthusamy (Henrico) Allyson Phillips (Hanover) The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by the executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the […]
Every year, the American Council of Teachers of Russian accepts nominations for the Russian Scholar Laureate Award. Each high-school Russian program can put forward only one candidate, who is then considered to receive one of only 30 awards nationwide. Please join us in congratulating , a junior from Chesterfield, who has been named a 2022 […]
VA Civics We the People Medals Photo credit: VA Civics Good luck to MW’s ‘We the People’ competitors at the Virginia state championship, on January 28th. The Virginia State ‘We the People’ Finals are here. The event is open to supporters. Come see what Virginia’s best and brightest students think about government issues. Students are divided […]
The English department is honored to announce that Scholastics has recognized and awarded several of our talented writers. This year’s regional competition included over 200 entries for writing in eight different categories. Below is a list of winners: Aditya Badhrayan 10 Honorable Mention Writing Short Story Brother’s Annotations Lauren Blake 11 Silver Key Writing Humor A Man’s Got […]
The MLWGS Visual Arts Department is very excited to announce that our talented students were recently honored by having their work selected in the regional 2023 Scholastic Art competition. This is a highly competitive annual art competition that had 1878 art entries from around the region. MLWGS students had one of their best years […]
Thirteen MLWGS band students performed for an audience of 3,500 live and 1,500 virtual audience members at the Altria Theater on Saturday, January 21. This performance, hosted by the Richmond Forum, was in support of Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa, who spoke about the integrity of facts in the internet age. The MLWGS Band […]
