MLWGS Class of 2028 Orientation News

Maggie Walker Athletic Hall of Fame Induction on March 25th @ 6 pm

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The International Language Fair was a hit!

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On Saturday, March 19th, the building was buzzing, as several students and their teachers entertained, taught, fed, and inspired dozens of middle-school students in the International Middle School Language Fair. We are impressed by the hard work, careful organization, and good spirits of everyone involved. Kudos and thanks go to Stephanie Welles, Bob Jenkins, Amanda […]


Mech-Tech Dragons driving their robot at FIRST Robotics District Competition, March 19-20

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Team 422 is going to FIRST Chesapeake Greater Richmond this weekend, to be held at the Keystone Tractor Museum in Colonia Heights.  Due to COVID-19, only the designated 12 team members and mentors are allowed on-site.  No outside spectators allowed Watch the team competition at https://www.twitch.tv/firstchesapeake  Wishing you all the best!


GSMUN XXIV Conference, March 25-26

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Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School will host the 24th annual Governor’s School Model UN Conference (GSMUN) on March 25th and 26th. This year’s theme is “Discover New Paths,” encouraging the roughly 500 participating middle and high school delegates to debate and collaborate on innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing global issues. Maggie Walker is […]


Greetings Future Dragons! Enjoy Spirit Week at MLWGS March 21-25

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The SCA has planned a Spirit Week for March 21-25. This is designed to coincide with the Future Dragon Days, where we get the chance to show the future Dragons how much school spirit we have. Please do your best to participate in this spirit week and help your class win the spirit stick next […]


Welcome Future Dragons on visitation days, Monday through Thursday, March 21-24

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After a vigorous application process, rising freshmen students from our divisions who have been offered admission to Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School will ‘shadow’ at the school Monday-Thursday, March 21-24. Welcome, and we are excited to have you with us.


Dragon Baseball v Hermitage HS today

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Dragon Varsity Baseball v Hermitage HS today at Hermitage, 6 pm. JV Baseball at 7 pm.  The team is coached by Ellis Olivera and Robert Ashford. Cover your bases, Dragons!


Save the dates for three PTSA presentations (and the Zoom links!)

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We have three fabulous PTSA presentations set up for the remainder of the year that you will NOT want to miss: Wednesday, March 23, 6:30 pm on Zoom: “ Building Resilience in Adolescents “.  Hear from Lisa Ebeling, School Psychologist, about what trends she is noticing this year and how we can support our students. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82318364545?pwd=UWwvZDNvTW15NlhHZW1pSTdxT3FxUT09 Meeting ID: […]


Dragons at the Virginia History Day District Competition

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Congratulations to the National History Day Club, sponsored by Dr. Christine Anderson, who performed well at the Virginia History Day district competition on Saturday, February 26, 2022. The theme this year was Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences.  Joanne Lin’s  (’23-Chesterfield) paper, “Roe V. Wade: A Symbol of Proliferating American Crisis in Debate […]


The return of a MLWGS tradition…the International Assembly

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 Photography by Michael White Please join me in congratulating and thanking Ms. Amanda Lemco, the Bhangra Club, and all of the student performers for an outstanding International Assembly on Friday, March 11th. As the culmination of months of planning and rehearsal, this event represented a gratifying revival of—and improvement upon—a venerable Maggie Walker tradition. I […]