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

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MLWGS and the COVID-19 virus health and safety preparations

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Dear MLWGS families and staff, Maintaining a safe, supportive and nurturing learning environment remains a top priority for the Maggie Walker Governor’s School. School leaders are collaborating with and continuing to look for guidance from the Richmond Health District and the Virginia Department of Health regarding the latest national and international news regarding a new […]


MW girls take home team runner up honors in VHSL Indoor 3B Championship

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MW girls took home team runner-up honors in the VHSL 3B Indoor Track Championship yesterday at Liberty University. Congratulations runners on a great season with a big finish! Yesterday marked the end of the 20th VHSL season since the switch from 3 divisions to 6. The Maggie Walker Lady Green Dragons have taken home a […]


PI Day 2020

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PI DAY will be here soon, and there is no tastier way to celebrate than by having PIE with your friends and classmates! Individual-sized pies in an assortment of flavors will be on sale March 6-11 in the cafeteria during lunch. The cost is only $1.00 per pie, and all orders will be delivered during […]


Textbook Adoption Public Comment Period Until April 3rd

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A public comment period will be open until April 3 for the adoption of new textbooks in the following courses: Molecular Biology, Data Analytics, and Art IV & V. Textbooks for review and accompanying comment forms will be available in the MLWGS library through the public comment period.  


Follow the Mech Tech Dragons, Team 422, at FIRST district competition, March 6-8

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FIRST Chesapeake District Richmond Virginia Event Follow the Maggie Walker team for this weekend’s competition – the event is free and open to the public so if you are in Richmond on Saturday or Sunday you are welcome to stop by. In addition, if you would like to watch some matches, there is a link to […]


Youth Art and Music Month Opening at MLWGS on March 4th

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March is where we take time to highlight the talented young artists and musicians at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School.   To help celebrate Youth Art and Music Month, we will be having our annual student art exhibition!   Each student in art and photography classes will have work on display.  Additionally, there will be student music […]


The Addams Family has its first rave review! Opening TONIGHT

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“My mother taught me that if I didn’t have anything nice to say, I should keep my mouth shut. She was right. But, in the case of The Addams Family musical, premiering tonight in the Auditorium, I have everything nice to say. Having seen the dress rehearsal in its entirety on Tuesday, I can state […]


The MLWGS FY21 Operating Budget Proposal is Open for Public Comment

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The 2020 Regional School Board: Front-row L-R,  Sarah Barber (New Kent), Harwood Hall (King & Queen), Linda Hyslop (Hopewell) and Debbie Bailey (Chesterfield) Back-row L-R, Kenneth Pritchett (Petersburg), John Axselle (Hanover), John Wright-Vice Chair (Goochland), Jill Andrews (Prince George) and Micky Ogburn-Chair (Henrico) The Regional School Board is accepting input via online comments on the […]


Go Dragons! Girls Basketball to play in the 3B State Semi-Finals tonight

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Maggie Walker Governor’s School will play at 6:00 pm tonight, February 27th, at Brentsville HS in the VHSL 3B State Semi-Finals.  Bring your A-game Dragons!


Dragons awarded scholarship and travel from the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH)

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L-R: Samantha Finnegan and Savannah Vonesh Savannah Vonesh (’21-Chesterfield) is the recipient of the Bertie Green Travel Award for the El Dominio Antiguo chapter of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (known inhouse as the Spanish National Honor Society) and will travel to Ecuador this summer.  Savannah is one of 20 recipients for this highly competitive scholarship. […]