Awards & Accolades Archives - Maggie L. Walker Governor's School https://mlwgs.com/category/awards-accolades/ Governor's High School for Government and International Studies Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:34:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/mlwgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-mw-logo-green.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Awards & Accolades Archives - Maggie L. Walker Governor's School https://mlwgs.com/category/awards-accolades/ 32 32 235844022 The 2025 Patricia E. Taylor Teaching Award goes to Dr. Christine Anderson https://mlwgs.com/the-2025-patricia-e-taylor-teaching-award-goes-to-dr-christine-anderson/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:34:07 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=388702 The 2025 Patricia E. Taylor Teaching Award has been awarded to Dr. Christine Anderson. Christine Anderson, Social Studies teacher at MLWGS, will use the International Travel Experience to travel around […]

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]]> 388702 Two MLWGS photography seniors win national recognition in 2024 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards https://mlwgs.com/two-mlwgs-photography-seniors-win-national-recognition-in-2024-scholastic-art-and-writing-awards/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:31:12 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=381036 Lina Khatcheressian ‘24-Chesterfield received national gold in the 2024 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards annual competition that attracted more than 340,000 submissions from around the nation. Lina was recognized for […]

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]]> 381036 MW students to attend 2023 Summer Residential Governor’s Schools https://mlwgs.com/mw-students-to-attend-2023-summer-residential-governors-schools/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:29:15 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375864 As summer break commences for most Dragons, two of their peers have been recommended to participate in a month-long educational program sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education and Gifted […]

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]]> 375864 Dragon Quiz Bowl teams attend PACE National Scholastic Championship https://mlwgs.com/dragon-quiz-bowl-teams-attend-pace-national-scholastic-championship/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:29:25 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375848 Chicago, Illinois, June 10-11, 2023, PACE National Scholastic Championship. Over the past weekend, Maggie Walker Quiz Bowl sent three teams to Chicago to compete on the national level in the National Scholastic […]

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]]> 375848 MLWGS Girl’s Team Wins Region 3 VHSL Tennis State Championship https://mlwgs.com/mlwgs-girls-team-wins-region-3-vhsl-tennis-state-championship/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:03:54 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375806 What a season this team had!  Undefeated.  Great job Dragons and Coach Hillary Gawne. 

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]]> 375806 MLWGS Boy’s Team Wins Region 3 VHSL Tennis State Championship https://mlwgs.com/375791-2/ Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:41:06 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375791 o With the exception of the COVID year without athletics, this is our sixth consecutive boy’s tennis state Title! Great job, players and Coach Jennifer Todd. Don’t go pro on […]

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]]> 375791 Congratulations to the Girl’s Tennis Singles and Doubles 3B Regional Winners https://mlwgs.com/congratulations-to-the-girls-tennis-singles-and-doubles-3b-regional-winners/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:23:54 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375740 The girls tennis team won the regional championship last week. This week, Martina Ribera won the Region 3B singles tournament, and Martina and Ella Wiatt won the Region 3B doubles […]

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]]> 375740 MW Girl’s Track wins 3B Regional Championship https://mlwgs.com/mw-girls-track-wins-3b-regional-championship/ Tue, 30 May 2023 14:26:56 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375694   Congratulations, Dragons! Additional photos provided by Coach Webb.

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]]> 375694 MLWGS Quiz Bowl results at NAQT Championship https://mlwgs.com/mlwgs-quiz-bowl-results-at-naqt-championship/ Tue, 30 May 2023 13:35:25 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375688 Over the Memorial Day weekend Maggie Walker Quiz Bowl sent two teams to Atlanta to compete against over 300 other teams in the High School National Championship Tournament.  This is […]

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]]> 375688 Boy’s Tennis wins VHSL Regional Championship https://mlwgs.com/boys-tennis-wins-vhsl-regional-championship/ Fri, 26 May 2023 12:54:07 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375684 Go Dragons!  Thank you Coach Jennifer Todd for your direction and leadership.  

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]]> 375684 Girl’s Tennis wins VHSL Regional Championship https://mlwgs.com/girls-tennis-wins-vhsl-regional-championship/ Fri, 26 May 2023 12:42:51 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375681 Great work team! Thanks go to coach Hillary Gawne also.

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]]> 375681 Junior Book Awards on May 23, 2023 https://mlwgs.com/junior-book-awards-2023-on-may-23rd/ Tue, 23 May 2023 19:00:43 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375312 MLWGS held its Junior Book Awards Assembly on May 23rd and the following Juniors received awards. Congratulations, Dragons! Award Student Smith College Book Award Aashka Shah Richmond Alumnae Panhellenic Book […]

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]]> 375312 MLWGS Latin students win the Gamma Division of the 93rd Annual Latin Tournament https://mlwgs.com/mlwgs-latin-students-win-the-gamma-division-of-the-93rd-annual-latin-tournament/ Wed, 17 May 2023 19:45:39 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375584 Veni, vidi, vici! Please join us in congratulating Latin teacher Steve Ross and his students for a triumphant performance in the Classical Association of Virginia’s 93rd annual Latin Tournament. In […]

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]]> 375584 Five MLWGS Seniors Awarded National Merit Scholarships in 2023 https://mlwgs.com/five-mlwgs-seniors-awarded-national-merit-scholarships-in-2023/ Thu, 11 May 2023 15:37:11 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375482 The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced this year’s National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners. The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding […]

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]]> 375482 MLWGS named on the VHSL 2022-23 Winter Sportsmanship Honor Roll https://mlwgs.com/mlwgs-named-on-the-vhsl-2022-23-winter-sportsmanship-honor-roll/ Thu, 11 May 2023 14:44:38 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375478 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA —  The Virginia High School League (VHSL) recognizes member schools that made the 2022-23 Winter Sportsmanship Honor Roll. The 231 schools recognized had no player or coach ejections or […]

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]]> 375478 Three Maggie Walker swimmers were honored by the RTD as All-Metro https://mlwgs.com/three-maggie-walker-swimmers-were-honored-by-the-rtd-as-all-metro/ Mon, 08 May 2023 19:05:45 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375439 2023 State Championship! Congratulations to the following three Maggie Walker swimmers who were honored as All-Metro by the Richmond Times-Dispatch on May 6th: Benjamin ‘Crash’ Ackerly (’24-Richmond) – 1st team 200 […]

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]]> 375439 NCAA Athletic Signing Day at MLWGS was May 5th https://mlwgs.com/ncaa-athletic-signing-day-at-mlwgs-was-may-5th/ Mon, 08 May 2023 12:34:30 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375420 Congratulations Dragons! L-R: Gray Pershing, Hunter Knull, Breanna Luczak, Cameron Unice, Jessica Hendricks, and Devin Naoroz. Thank you Paige Hawkins, MLWGS AD, for coordinating this ceremony for our students.  JESSICA […]

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]]> 375420 MLWGS senior has work selected for a juried art exhibition in Nova Scotia this summer https://mlwgs.com/mlwgs-senior-has-work-selected-for-a-juried-art-exhibition-in-nova-scotia-this-summer/ Wed, 03 May 2023 15:53:23 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375382 “Scattering”. Materials are Gelatin-Silver prints, wire, origami, Styrofoam, and paint. Congratulations to Libbie Sydnor, a Senior from Hanover, who had her photographic sculpture selected for the Bridges International Conference on […]

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]]> 375382 MLWGS transcribe team advisors featured in the Library of Virginia blog https://mlwgs.com/mlwgs-transcribe-team-advisors-featured-in-the-library-of-virginia-blog/ Wed, 03 May 2023 15:20:47 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375379 I’m thrilled to share a feature article published today on the Library of Virginia’s blog about our MLWGS Transcribe Team Advisors (a new opportunity on the MLWGS Transcribe Team this […]

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]]> 375379 THE 2023 ‘WE THE PEOPLE’ NATIONAL CHAMPIONS is the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School https://mlwgs.com/the-2023-we-the-people-national-champions-is-the-maggie-l-walker-governors-school/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:48:42 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375274 Photos from the Center for Civic Education Congratulations to the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School ‘We the People’ 2023 National Champions!  You represent dedication, learning, sacrifice and leadership.   This win […]

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]]> 375274 Mech Tech Dragons have their most successful performance yet at FIRST Championship https://mlwgs.com/mech-tech-dragons-have-their-most-successful-performance-yet-at-first-championship/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:13:11 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=375246 The MLWGS robotics team had its most successful performance at FIRST championship in team history. Thursday, the team had a very rough day as the team went 0-5, losing the […]

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]]> 375246 MW freshman accepts scholarship for summer travel and study in Germany https://mlwgs.com/mw-freshman-accepts-scholarship-for-summer-travel-and-study-in-germany/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:29:41 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374998 David Lins (Chesterfield), a ninth-grade student in German 4, has been offered and accepted a scholarship for a study trip to Germany from the American Association of Teachers of German […]

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]]> 374998 MW teams take numerous awards at the 2023 Governor’s Challenge Competition on Economic Education https://mlwgs.com/mw-teams-take-numerous-awards-at-the-2023-governors-challenge-competition-on-economic-education/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 16:03:21 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374983 Congratulations to these students for our outstanding results at the Virginia Council for Economic Education 2023 Governor’s Challenge Competitions for Region 1.  VCEE Governor’s Challenge Winners 2023 – Region 1 […]

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]]> 374983 Maggie Walker teacher wins a study scholarship at Oxford University this summer https://mlwgs.com/maggie-walker-teacher-wins-a-study-scholarship-at-oxford-university-this-summer/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:45:20 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374280 English department faculty member Kara Love has won the English-Speaking Union’s scholarship to study at Oxford University this summer! The Richmond branch of the English-Speaking Union awards two scholarships to […]

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]]> 374280 Dragons will compete at the National Japan Bowl at the University of Maryland https://mlwgs.com/dragons-will-compete-at-the-national-japan-bowl-at-the-university-of-maryland/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:59:52 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374865 The nation’s premier high school Japanese language competition returns in-person in 2023 for the 31st National Japan Bowl, April 13-14, 2023 at the University of Maryland, Each spring the Japan-America […]

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]]> 374865 MLWGS senior wins National Gold Medal & American Visions Award in Scholastic Art & Writing https://mlwgs.com/mlwgs-senior-wins-national-gold-medal-american-visions-award-in-scholastic-art-writing/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:27:17 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374817 Congratulations to Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Senior, Kori Benjamin (Chesterfield), for receiving a Gold Medal in the NATIONAL Scholastic Arts Awards. Additionally, her work was also chosen as an […]

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]]> 374817 MLWGS Debate wins 1st Place at Regional Debate Tournament https://mlwgs.com/mlwgs-debate-wins-1st-place-at-regional-debate-tournament/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:48:16 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374771 The MLWGS debate team won 1st place overall in the VHSL Regional Debate Tournament. The following individuals finished in the following order: 1st place Alice Bowman (’24-Chesterfield. Not pictured), 2nd Place […]

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]]> 374771 MW chess tournament results from March 11th https://mlwgs.com/mw-chess-tournament-results-from-march-11th/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:31:48 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374586 Maggie Walker hosted our very own chess tournament on Saturday, March 11th, with 95 players coming from all over Virginia, even as far as Alexandria. Some of the Chess Club’s […]

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]]> 374586 MW students earn summer travel awards https://mlwgs.com/mw-students-earn-summer-travel-awards/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 17:11:05 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374419 Please join us in congratulating the following students on some impressive honors earned through their various language honor societies:  Kalliyan Eam (’24-Chesterfield): Bertie Green Travel Award for Juniors WINNER (summer […]

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]]> 374419 MW Math Modeling students to compete at the SABR Analytics Conference https://mlwgs.com/mw-math-modeling-students-to-compete-at-the-sabr-analytics-conference/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:00:11 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374342 SABR Analytics Conference March 10-12, 2023 Phoenix, AZ  The SABR Analytics Conference brings together the top minds in the baseball analytics community to discuss, debate, and share insightful ways to […]

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]]> 374342 MW students are successful at the Metro Richmond Science and Engineering Fair https://mlwgs.com/mw-students-are-successful-at-the-metro-richmond-science-and-engineering-fair/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:26:27 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374406 The Society for Science awarded Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education’s Center for Innovation in STEM Education the opportunity to manage the regional Metro Richmond Science and Engineering Fair that feeds into the Regeneron International […]

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]]> 374406 MW sophomore advances to state competition at the Virginia History Day https://mlwgs.com/mw-sophomore-advances-to-state-competition-at-the-virginia-history-day/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:57:05 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374336 Congratulations to Ally Lichtman, ’25-Henrico, who competed at the Virginia History Day District 8 Competition on Saturday, February 28, 2023. Her research paper, “An Unlikely Exchange: Cultural Solidarity and Syncretism […]

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]]> 374336 MW students achieve success on the National German Exam https://mlwgs.com/mw-students-achieve-success-on-the-national-german-exam/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:48:46 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374333 Congratulations to these students who received recognition for their performance on the National German Exam. This challenging yearly exam tests students’ ability to read and comprehend authentic print, audio, and […]

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]]> 374333 Walker students take 1st and 2nd at the VHSL Super Regional Forensics Tournament https://mlwgs.com/walker-students-take-1st-and-2nd-at-the-vhsl-super-regional-forensics-tournament/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:36:06 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374310 Congratulations to Hasika Aaravabhoomi (’25-Henrico) for placing 1st and Ritvika Palani (’25-Henrico) for placing 2nd in Prose Interpretation at the VHSL Super Regional Forensics Tournament on Saturday. Both Hasika and […]

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]]> 374310 MW Quiz Bowl team wins the VHSL Class 3 State Championship https://mlwgs.com/mw-quiz-bowl-team-wins-the-vhsl-class-3-state-championship/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:18:58 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374305 On Saturday, February 25, the Maggie Walker Quiz Bowl team consisting of Timothy Porter, Yash Saxena, Risshi Naavaal, and team captain Sam McNamee competed in the Virginia High School League […]

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]]> 374305 Walker Girls Swim takes 1st Place at State Championship, Boys team takes 2nd Place https://mlwgs.com/walker-girls-swim-takes-1st-place-at-state-championship-boys-team-takes-2nd-place/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:52:15 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374264 Amazing job at States this weekend! The girls team were victorious AGAIN and boys team were the runners up with only SEVEN swimmers! There were some fantastic swims and dives […]

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]]> 374264 MLWGS Indoor Track with podium results at the VHSL 3B Regionals https://mlwgs.com/mlwgs-indoor-track-with-podium-results-at-the-vhsl-3b-regionals/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:27:59 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374153 Congratulations to the girl’s indoor track team for capturing the championship at regionals this past weekend and the boy’s team with an impressive second place finish.   We also recognize their […]

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]]> 374153 MW wrestler takes 2nd place at the VHSL 3B Regional Championship https://mlwgs.com/mw-wrestler-takes-2nd-place-at-the-vhsl-3b-regional-championship/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:05:03 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374146 Congratulations to Chance Howell (’25-Richmond) who won 2nd place this past weekend at the 3B Wrestling Regionals.  Good Luck to Chance at States this Friday!

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]]> 374146 Walker senior places in top 3 at Poetry Out Loud Regional https://mlwgs.com/walker-senior-places-in-top-3-at-poetry-out-loud-regional/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:26:10 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374134 Congratulations to Mallory Phillips (Class of 2023) for placing in the top 3 at Poetry Out Loud’s Regional Competition!  Their moving readings of “Respiration” by Jamaal May and “A Blessing” […]

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]]> 374134 The 2023 Pat Taylor Teaching Award goes to Dan Brown https://mlwgs.com/the-2023-pat-taylor-teaching-award-goes-to-dan-brown/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:10:41 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=373975 The 2023 Patricia E. Taylor Teaching Award for International Experience has been awarded to MLWGS social studies teacher Dan Brown. Dan’s proposal is titled: Monuments, Museums, Memorials, and Architecture: What […]

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]]> 373975 Record number of MLWGS students accepted to District Band https://mlwgs.com/record-number-of-mlwgs-students-accepted-to-district-band/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:35:47 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374056 Fourteen MLWGS Band students participated in district band from February 2-4. Students worked with master conductors Dr. Terry Austin and David Kauffman to prepare a concert over the three-day event. […]

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]]> 374056 MLWGS Girls Swim Team are the 2023 VHSL 3B Regional Champions https://mlwgs.com/mlwgs-girls-swim-team-are-the-2023-vhsl-3b-regional-champions/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:48:08 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374040 Congratulations, Dragons! This team is coached by Ms. Heather Kemmerly and Ms. Deanna Gulick. Team members are: Hiya Agrawal 10 Colleen Blakeney 12 Katherine Bowman 10 Josie Briggs 9 Marissa […]

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]]> 374040 The Dragon Academic Quiz Bowl Team wins the 2023 VHSL 3B Regional Championship https://mlwgs.com/the-dragon-academic-quiz-bowl-team-wins-the-2023-vhsl-3b-regional-championship/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 15:41:32 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=374030 Pictured left to right: Timothy Porter, Risshi Naavaal, Yash Saxena, Sam McNamee, and Adam Rotche-Sponsor. Congratulations to the MLWGS Academic Quiz Bowl Team for taking the 2023 VHSL 3B Regional […]

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]]> 374030 MLWGS Swimming & Dive heads to regionals https://mlwgs.com/mlwgs-swimming-dive-heads-to-regionals/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:33:56 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=373980 Good luck to the MLWGS swim and dive team members who will be competing this Friday and Saturday at the Prince William Aquatic Center for the VHSL 3B Regionals.   […]

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]]> 373980 Congratulations MLWGS We the People – 2023 State Champions https://mlwgs.com/congratulations-mlwgs-we-the-people-2023-state-champions/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 15:05:30 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=373909 We the People competitions in Virginia are for middle and high school We the People teams. Participation in a qualifying, regional competition is required to compete at the state level. […]

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]]> 373909 Congratulations to MW’s four Presidential Scholar Candidates from the Class of 2023 https://mlwgs.com/congratulations-to-mws-four-presidential-scholar-candidates-from-the-class-of-2023/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:41:36 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=373866 Congratulations to the following students for their consistent academic accomplishments: Jennifer Chen (Henrico) Anmol Mital (Henrico) Shreyas Muthusamy (Henrico) Allyson Phillips (Hanover) The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in […]

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]]> 373866 MW junior named 2022 Russian Scholar Laureate https://mlwgs.com/mw-junior-named-2022-russian-scholar-laureate/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:16:24 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=373839 Every year, the American Council of Teachers of Russian accepts nominations for the Russian Scholar Laureate Award. Each high-school Russian program can put forward only one candidate, who is then […]

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]]> 373839 MLWGS earns 24 honors with the 2023 Scholastic Writing Awards https://mlwgs.com/mlwgs-earns-24-honors-with-the-2023-scholastic-writing-awards/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 16:26:24 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=373812 The English department is honored to announce that Scholastics has recognized and awarded several of our talented writers.  This year’s regional competition included over 200 entries for writing in eight different categories.  Below […]

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]]> 373812 MLWGS earns 69 honors with the 2023 Scholastic Art Awards https://mlwgs.com/mlwgs-earns-69-honors-with-the-2023-scholastic-art-awards/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:22:40 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=373807 The MLWGS Visual Arts Department is very excited to announce that our talented students were recently honored by having their work selected in the regional 2023 Scholastic Art competition.   […]

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]]> 373807 Maggie Walker students earned 300 AP Scholar Awards in 2022 https://mlwgs.com/maggie-walker-students-earned-300-ap-scholar-awards-in-2022/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:09:59 +0000 https://mlwgs.com/?p=373628 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 […]

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