Parents receiving communications from MLWGS for the Class of 2030

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Parents of Potential Future or Current Maggie L. Walker Students,

If you are receiving this message, it means you previously registered to receive communications from Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School.

Some families may have received recent information regarding the Class of 2030 and assumed that it indicated their 8th-grade student had been accepted. Please note that these communications were intended only to share general information.

Official admission decisions are communicated only through your local school division’s gifted coordinator and county platform. Maggie L. Walker will not notify families of acceptance before that process.

We apologize for any confusion other messages may have caused. If you have questions about acceptance or waitlist status, please contact your local gifted coordinator.

Executive Director’s Snapshot

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