Success Stories 2023-2024

Prom 2024

The Regional School Board of Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School values the achievements of its students and staff, dedicating this section to honor them.

Honors are earned by students and staff as representatives of Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School.

Listed in order by school honors, individual achievement, group achievement, the arts, sports, and faculty or other honors.  Recognitions listed on this page are reserved for SCHOOL INITIATED AND/OR RELATED activities and achievements. 

2023-2024

School Successes

MLWGS is ranked by Niche.com as the #8 Best Public High School in America in 2023, the 7th Best Magnet School in America, the 2nd Best High School in Virginia but the #1 School for Teachers in Virginia, and #1 Best High School in Richmond. 

(Will be updated throughout the school year)

Student Successes

Two MW students are invited to the 2023 Summer Residential Governor’s Foreign Language Academies: French and Spanish.

(Will be updated throughout the school year)

Team Successes

(Will be updated throughout the school year)

Athletic Successes

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Faculty Successes

(Will be updated throughout the school year)


Prior academic year Success Stories are archived here. 

Executive Director’s Snapshot

View updates by Kristin Janssen for this academic year.

Most Recent News

  • MLWGS Scholar-Athlete of the Week, October 5, 2026-Stella Griffin, Richmond -Field Hockey

    MLWGS Scholar-Athlete of the Week, October 5, 2026-Stella Griffin, Richmond -Field Hockey

    @patientfirst Field Hockey – Stella Griffin, ’27-Richmond “The Maggie Walker Field Hockey program would be amiss without Stella in our ranks,” said head coach Gina Adler. “Her on-field contributions to the team include a masterclass of technical defensive skills ready to be deployed without hesitation when facing an opponent. In addition, her scope and vision…

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  • AY27 Snapshot #9: Showcasing our school

    AY27 Snapshot #9: Showcasing our school

    As I type this, the Fall Festival is in full swing, with our Alumni Showcase starting us off. How lovely is it that our Foundation puts this together so our students can hear from individuals who walked these same halls and followed similar paths! Then it is outside for the PTSA-sponsored Fall Festival. This event…

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  • Robotics Open House, October 3, 2026

    Robotics Open House, October 3, 2026

    If you are interested in seeing the field and an FRC robot up close, please consider dropping by any time from 2- 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 3.  I know other FRC teams from the area plan to visit and show off their robots.

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