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Senior Survey via Naviance: April 11th through May 2nd

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The Senior Survey will be available on Naviance starting April 11th and must be completed by May 2nd as a part of the official check-out process. This survey will inform the senior counselors about each student’s post­ graduation plans. The final college decision each senior reports by May 2nd will be printed in the graduation […]


Watch the Mech Tech Dragons at FIRST Chesapeake District Championship, April 4-6

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The MLWGS Robotics Team 422 is currently ranked 4th in the FIRST Chesapeake District (VA, CD & MD).  The team will be competing at Virginia State University Apr 4-6 at the FIRST Chesapeake District Championship.     Location: Virginia State University Multipurpose Center, 20809 2nd Ave., Petersburg, VA.  The event is admission free and open to […]


Director’s Message for Spring Break

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The campus will be closed for students during Spring Break from April 1st through April 5th.  While there may be some activities on campus, the offices will not be open for business to allow our staff to enjoy time with their families.  Enjoy your break and we shall see our Dragon students on Monday, April […]


Walker’s Future Problem Solvers Club wins 3rd place at the State Bowl on March 22-23

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Congratulations to the Future Problem Solvers Club! Club members competed in the Global Issues Problem Solving State Bowl on March 22-23. Chloe Larimer (’24-Chesterfield), Soumya Khadye (’25-Henrico), Arnav Kadambi (’25-Henrico), and Gabrielle Banks (’25-Chesterfield) won 3rd place in the Overall and Action Plan categories in the State for their presentation on autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence. […]


GSMUN XXVI successfully raised $12k for charity

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Congratulations to GSMUN XXVI for raising over $12,000 for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). This past weekend, GSMUN XXVI hosted more than 35 schools and some 400 delegates. School delegations traveled from as far away as Maryland to participate. The keynote speaker, Press Team Lead Katy Bondy of the State Department Office of International […]


Safe travels to our students and faculty participating in international trips over spring break

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Traveling over spring break are students from the following classes; 1) The Evolution of London Senior Seminar is going to England.  Led by Kerry Sheppard who teaches ‘The Evolution of London,’ and accompanied by Christy Turnbow our Athletic Trainer, they will examine the historical and contemporary manifestations of London’s culture— political, religious, and ideological shifts– […]


MLWGS Scholar-Athlete of the Week March 25, 2024 (wk #9)-Boys Tennis Ethan Choe

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  @patientfirst Ethan Choe (’24, Goochland) “Ethan is a 4-year letterwinner for the Maggie Walker Boys tennis team and has helped lead the Dragons to 3 state championships so far in his career,” said coach David Caravati. “Ethan plays #2 singles and #1 doubles for the team and has continued to improve himself into one […]


MLWGS to be awarded the VMEA Blue Ribbon Award 2024…a first!

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Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School will be awarded the VMEA Blue Ribbon Award for the first time in school history! The Blue Ribbon is the highest award given to school music programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia and recognizes excellence achieved in band, orchestra, and choral performance.  All disciplines in a school must receive a […]


Dog Days at MLWGS on March 28

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If you need some stress relief as we move into AP exams and our final weeks of school, BC2M has your back! On Thursday, March 28th, therapy dogs and their caretakers will be visiting Maggie Walker out in the gym from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. The priority of this event is to give students […]


Horses make everything better! See for yourself on March 27

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If you need some stress relief as we move into AP exams and our final weeks of school, BC2M has your back! On Wednesday, March 27th, trained horses and their caretakers will be visiting Maggie Walker out in Lombardy Street horseshoe lot from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. The priority of this event is to […]