MLWGS Class of 2028 Orientation News

Prospective new student assessments on Saturday, January 29th

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On Saturday, MLWGS is the host site for prospective student assessments, this year being conducted in two separate sessions on this date.  Students and their families were notified by mail which session they are scheduled to attend (morning or afternoon).   Important: Anyone entering the building must wear a mask. Parents are asked not to enter […]


MW Model UN club shines at HIMUNC V

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On January 14 and 15, the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School delegation received the Best Delegation award at the 2022 Henrico Model UN Invitational, also known as HIMUNC V. The club worked very hard to prepare for this event and the results show. Listed below are all MLWGS award recipients. Our club received awards on […]


Robotics Team 422 January Newsletter

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Thank you to the sponsors of Team 422   Mech Tech Dragons Digest Issue #3 (January 2022). 


MW’s Team 422 advocates for STEM funding at the Governor’s Inaugural Parade

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Source: Mech Tech Dragons January Newsletter


Congratulations to the MW freshmen accepted into Central Regional Orchestra

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Congratulations to the following freshmen students who auditioned and were accepted into the Central Regional Orchestra: Reese Wu – Chesterfield, Anna Kim – Chesterfield, Aditya Badhrayan – Henrico, Ally Lichtman – Henrico, Hoda Vohra – Chesterfield, Katie Watson – Chesterfield, Emma Murphy – Goochland, Sree Gangireddy – Henrico, and Maddie Gerlach Chesterfield. 


Meet the new coach for Varsity Softball

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Hello, my name is Megan Gowen, and I am beyond thankful for the opportunity to be Maggie L. Walker’s Head Varsity Softball Coach for the 2022 season! To share some of my athletic background, I attended Cosby High School and played four years on the Varsity High School team as a utility player, but mainly […]


Maggie Walker students earned 292 AP Scholar Awards in 2021

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An AP Scholar is a student who receives an award from the College Board for outstanding performance on several AP exams. There are different award levels. Being an AP Scholar offers many advantages for students. AP classes offer another big perk: the opportunity to earn college credit! MLWGS 2021 SCHOLAR SUMMARY  Total Scholars = 292, […]


MLWGS Regional School Board re-elects Wright chair and Pritchett as vice-chair for 2022

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The Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Regional Board (RSB) re-elected John Wright, representing the Goochland School Board, as chair for 2022 at its January 20 meeting. Wright has held RSB membership since 2016 and also served as chair in 2021.   “I am honored to be elected to a second consecutive year as Chair of the […]


2021-22 Scholastic Art Awards, MLWGS students earn 63 Keys and Honorable Mentions

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We are very excited to announce that our talented students in the fine arts were recently honored again this year by having their work selected in the regional Scholastic Art competition.   This is a highly competitive annual art competition which had 1,777 art entries from around the region. MLWGS students had an amazing year, […]


2021-22 Scholastic Writing Awards results are announced – 8 Dragons win Awards!

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Congratulations to our dragons!!  The English department is honored to announce that once again Scholastics has recognized and awarded several of our talented writers.  This year’s regional competition included over 400 entries for writing in eight different categories.  Below is a list of winners:    The Visual Arts Center of Richmond (1812 West Main Street) will display the […]