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Senior News: Picnic & Baccalaureate Service Thursday, June 16th

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Senior News – Picnic & Baccalaureate Service Thursday, June 15th Senior Picnic:  Thursday, June 16th, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. The Senior Picnic is the first official alumni event for the Class of 2022, and it is sponsored by the Governor’s School Foundation and the Alumni Office. The event will be held at the Carillon Shelter […]


Senior Showcase is Wednesday, June 8th

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The culminating activity for the Senior Seminar/Mentorship Program is Senior Showcase. This event is devoted to the seniors who have spent the last year in either a seminar or mentorship studying and researching a field of particular interest. Seminar students work collaboratively in each of their respective seminars to create a presentation about their year of study. Mentorship […]


We say farewell to retiring MLWGS faculty

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With great fondness and sincere gratitude for their many years of service, we say goodbye to the following two faculty members in June. Mr. Karl Zweerink and Mr. Harold Houghton are retiring after long and stellar careers at Maggie Walker Governor’s School.         Circa 2002 and 2022 Harold Houghton taught Physics at […]


Senior Night, Thursday, June 2nd @ 7 pm in the auditorium

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We will be celebrating our students’ successes while also reflecting back on their time here at MLWGS. The highlight of the evening for the students is the Senior Slide Show, and it’s a great opportunity to get a sense of what the last four years have looked like inside our halls. Students should arrive by […]


Senior Art Show ‘The Great Senior Exhibition’ to take place at Artworks Gallery, Richmond, June 3-12

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For months—and in some cases, years—the seniors at Maggie Walker Governor’s School have been painting, creating, and preparing for their capstone art presentation: the Maggie Walker Senior Art Exhibition.  In the Maggie Walker art program, Art 4 & 5 students focus on building a body of work and developing a personal theme. These classes involve […]


MW Girls Soccer to play in the VHSL 3B Region Quarter-Final Game on Friday

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Good luck, Dragons!  The team will play at 1 pm on Friday at James Monroe High School.  The team is coached by Jim Thomas, and assisted by Shannon Rubin.  Number Name Position Year 0,12 Caraline Kennedy Keeper 11 1,18 Keely Thomas Keeper 12 3 Virginia Warren Midfield 12 4 Caroline DeGuenther Midfield 10 5 Alice […]


MW junior qualifies to compete in the USAPho

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Congratulations Shreyas Muthusamy (’23-Henrico) who has qualified to compete in the USAPhO contest.  Shreyas earned Bronze Medal Recognition which is an awesome accomplishment! Each year, the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the American Institute of Physics (AIP) sponsor a competition for high school students to represent the United States at the International Physics […]


MLWGS Boys Soccer advances in region play

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The boys’ soccer team defeated Manassas Park yesterday 2-1 in a region quarter game. Congratulations on a game well played! The team is coached by Laurent Beausergent and assistant coach Tucker Collins.  Athletic training services are provided by @vcuhealth.  Number Name Position Year 0,1 Ryan Eklund Keeper 12 3 Aidan Krivanec Defense 9 4 Terry […]


MLWGS Boys and Girls Tennis are the 2022 VHSL Region 3B Champions!

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Woo-Hoo and congratulations!  The boys’ team is coached by Jennifer Todd.  The girls’ team is coached by Hillary Gawne.  Athletic training services are provided by @vcuhealth.     


Dragon Quiz Bowl team competes at National Championship over Memorial weekend

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The Maggie Walker Quiz Bowl Team is headed to compete in the High School National Championship Tournament (HSNCT) in Atlanta this weekend!  Good luck to Captain Sam Lichtman (’22-Henrico), our science and math player, in the final matches of his senior year as well as Sam McNamee (’24-Chesterfield) in social studies, Vien Nguyen (’23-Henrico) in […]