MLWGS will be on a 2-hour delayed opening on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Stayed tuned for updates.

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Principal Appreciation Week, Jan 8-14. Thank you, Dr. Lowerre!

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Dr. Lowerre tirelessly serves the Maggie Walker Governor’s School community to direct, develop, and inspire all of its members including school staff and the student body, and to communicate effectively with parents to engage them in the learning process.  This week lets recognize his hard work and send him our sincere thanks. 


Nominate an outstanding teacher for the 2022 R.E.B. awards

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Nominations are open for the 2022 R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence, The Community Foundation’s yearly awards that identify, recognize, and support outstanding teachers in the area.  Last year, through your efforts, two Maggie Walker Governor’s School teachers, Mr. Wilkes and Ms. Lemco won the award while another, Ms. Macklin was recognized as a finalist.  Through […]


Art 5 Solo Exhibition today during lunch for students

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Hanna Ngai (Hanover), Art 5 Solo Exhibition, has a scheduled reception of her show today, January 11th,  for students during lunch in our first-floor exhibition space.  She will be answering questions and giving a short artist talk about her work.  Hana is a wonderful young artist that is helping us continue this important MLWGS tradition.


Director’s Winter Break Message

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Dear Dragon Nation, We have once again made it to the Winter Break!  This school year has been such a blessing compared to a year ago.  While we are so grateful to be back together again, it hasn’t been without its challenges.  Perhaps even more than ever, we should welcome a break where we can […]


Fan voting is now open for the RVA Female Athlete of the Year on MW alum Cheta Emba

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Congratulations to Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School’s Cheta Emba, Class of 2013, who has been selected as a finalist for the Female Athlete of the Year at the inaugural RVA Sports Awards to be held on February 5, 2022! It was a deep nomination pool, and we are extremely excited that Cheta was selected as […]


Good luck to the ‘We the People’ team at their regional competition December 17th

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We wish good luck to Mr. Sam Ulmschneider, faculty sponsor, and the students of ‘We the People’ at their regional competition on Friday, December 17th at Randolph Macon College.  You’ve worked hard in your studies for this day! We the People competition seeks to teach high school students the basic tenets of the U.S. Constitution […]


Senior Art 5 Solo Exhibition at MLWGS

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The first senior Art 5 solo exhibition of the year and the first since the pandemic was hosted on the Maggie Walker GS campus.   Mallory French (’22-Chesterfield) had a closing reception of her show Thursday, Dec. 9th in the schools’ first-floor exhibition space.  She answered questions and gave a short artist talk about her work. […]


Winter Music Collage Concert, Thursday, December 16th

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 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 […]


Mu Alpha Theta Guest Speaker: Dr. Adrian Rice

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Mu Alpha Theta is sponsoring a talk by Dr. Adrian Rice (Randolph-Macon College) on Monday, December 13, 3:30-4:30, in the Auditorium. Dr. Rice is an engaging speaker and well-regarded in the larger math community; we are lucky to count him as a friend to MLWGS Math.  Dr. Rice’s talk will present an analysis of Ada Lovelace’s […]


Dragon team takes 2nd Place in VCU QuizBowl Tournament

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Congratulations, Dragons on taking 2nd place in the VCU QuizBowl Tournament, Saturday, December 4th! Pictured L-R: Lucy Gates (’25-Chesterfield), Nate Steward (’24-Chesterfield), Captain Devesh Kumar (’24-Henrico), and Shorya Malani (’24-Henrico). Drawing on their playful side, the team played decked out in their finest Hawaiian.  The 2021-2022 team is sponsored by Adam Rotche and Juanita Lasswell.  […]