{"id":376600,"date":"2022-05-18T18:17:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T22:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content-mlwgs.pantheonsite.io\/?p=376600"},"modified":"2024-07-29T15:57:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:57:07","slug":"success-stories-2021-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/success-stories-2021-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Stories 2021-2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&nbsp;2021-2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>School Successes<\/h2>\n<p>MLWGS ranked <strong>#4<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/k12\/search\/best-public-high-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Best Public High Schools in America <\/strong><\/span><\/a>and <strong>#1<\/strong> Best Public High School in Virginia in <strong>2022<\/strong> by Niche.&nbsp; MLWGS ranked <strong>#1<\/strong> for Best Public High School Teachers in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>MLWGS ranked <strong>#5 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/stacker.com\/stories\/2618\/best-public-high-schools-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Public High Schools in America<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>by stacker.com.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Class of 2022:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\">As a class, they have performed a total of <b><span style=\"background: white;\">29,677.75<\/span><\/b> community service hours. This is an average of approximately <b>164 hours per student<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\">One student reported <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #201f1e; background: white;\">562.5<\/span><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\">&nbsp;hours of community service.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\">As a class, they earned a minimum of <b>$15,284,770<\/b> ($15.3 million) in scholarship offers as of June 2nd, and that number continues to grow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\">The average <b>Grade Point Average was 4.266<\/b> (preliminary numbers).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\">The average <b>SAT score was 1401* <\/b>and <b>ACT is 35*<\/b> (preliminary numbers).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\">They are going to 63 different colleges, 115 are staying in-state, 59 are going out of state, 3 are attending college outside the United States, and <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">one will study in Moldova for one year on a NSLI-Y Scholarship<\/span><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\">. 3 students are planning to take a gap year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\">15 were National Merit Finalists and 47 more received Commendations in the National Merit Program. 3 were offered National Merit Scholarships.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\">2 were Presidential Scholar candidates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\">In total, the Class of 2022 was recognized with 407 different honors, awards, and scholarships!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MLWGS senior is its first <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mlwgs-senior-is-an-nhs-scholarship-finalist-two-other-seniors-receive-semifinalist-scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS Scholarship Finalist<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MLWGS&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/maggie-walker-students-earned-292-ap-scholar-awards-in-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">AP Scholars in 2021 = 292<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>with an average score of 4.14.&nbsp; 96.08% of our students that tested earned a 3 or higher score.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/virginia-history-day-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Virginia History Day Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/a> &#8211; multiple winners in various categories. One student advances to the National Competition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Student Successes<\/h2>\n<p>MW Senior takes Gold Medal in <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/several-dragons-achieve-in-the-national-russian-essay-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Russian Essay Contest<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>MW Junior awarded &#8216;Outstanding Delegate&#8217; at the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mlwgs-junior-awarded-outstanding-delegate-at-yale-model-un\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yale Model UN Conference<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MW Junior qualifies to compete in the <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mw-junior-qualifies-to-compete-in-the-usapho\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Physics Competition.&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Team Successes<\/h2>\n<p>Dragons win at <a href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/dragons-win-at-sabr-analytics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SABR Analytics Conference<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, making this five wins out of six years and tied with Syracuse University for wins.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/richmond.com\/sports\/high-school\/maggie-walker-gs-competes-and-wins-against-colleges-in-baseball-stats-competition\/article_2ba9989a-0a4c-5b4b-a8da-72c2c3925722.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MW competes, and wins, against colleges in baseball stats competition.<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MW Mech Tech Dragons (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/vhsl-recognizes-schools-for-participation-in-robotics-mw-mech-tech-team-judged-trophy-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robotics) judged trophy class team by the VHSL<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MW Quiz Bowl team wins top prize at the <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mw-quiz-bowl-team-competes-at-the-vcu-season-finale-tournament-and-brings-back-the-top-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VCU season finale championship tournament.&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MW Quiz Bowl team at the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/quiz-bowl-team-results-from-the-high-school-national-championship-tournament\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High School National Championship.&nbsp; Senior wins &#8216;Rising Star Award.&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/congratulations-to-the-mlwgs-2022-we-the-people-state-champions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>We the People team<\/strong><\/span><\/a> wins the VA State title in January 2022 for its 23rd win at this championship.&nbsp; Team places in 5th place at <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mlwgs-wtp-takes-5th-place-at-nationals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nationals<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/2021-22-scholastic-writing-awards-results-are-announced-8-dragons-win-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">2022 Regional Scholastic Writing Awards:<\/span> <\/strong><\/a>MLWGS had 8 students win awards including 5 Gold Keys, 4 Silver Keys, 1 American Voices Nominee, and 2 Honorable Mentions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/2021-22-scholastic-art-awards-mlwgs-students-earns-63-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2022 Regional Scholastic Art Awards:<\/strong><\/span><\/a> MLWGS had numerous students earn 16 Gold Keys, 1 Gold Key Portfolio, 19 Silver Keys, 1 Silver Key Portfolio, 28 Honorable Mentions and 3 Honorable Mentions Portfolios.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dragon Chess takes 1st Place in <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/dragons-take-1st-place-school-at-the-va-scholastic-u1400-chess-tournament\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U1400 VA Scholastic Tournament<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">MLWGS orchestras<\/span><\/strong> brought home <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>THREE superior ratings<\/strong><\/span> at their assessments!<\/p>\n<p>Twelve Dragons qualify for <strong>Senior<\/strong> <strong>Regional Orchestra.&nbsp; <\/strong>Nine freshmen accepted into the <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/congratulations-to-the-mw-freshmen-accepted-into-central-regional-orchestra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 Central Virginia Regional Orchestra<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eleven Dragons performed for District Band, where six were selected to audition for <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/six-dragons-to-audition-for-all-virginia-band\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All-Virginia Band<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>MW Junior wins 2nd Place in the <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mlwgs-junior-earns-2nd-place-in-the-7th-district-congressional-art-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7th Congressional District Art Contest.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MLWGS Student Submission Designated Official Entry in the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/dragon-submission-designated-official-selection-to-the-2022-vhsl-film-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 VHSL Film Festival.<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mlwgs-film-club-wins-2nd-place-at-the-vhsl-film-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Takes 2nd Place with this submission.&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Athletic Successes<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Nine Senior Dragons sign<\/span> <strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/nine-mw-seniors-sign-a-national-letter-of-intent-on-june-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA National Letter of Intent<\/a><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">commitments.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mlwgs-boys-volleyball-to-play-for-the-3b-vhsl-state-championship-on-thursday-6-pm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Boys Volleyball wins VHSL State Runner-Up Title<\/span><\/strong> <\/a>for the Third Consecutive Year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mw-xc-2021-regional-champions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MW Cross-Country teams<\/a><\/span><\/strong>&#8230;girls and boys both win at Regionals, Boys take 2nd place. The girls&#8217; team <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/presenting-the-2021-3b-vhsl-xc-state-champions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wins 1st Place at State Championship<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and the boys&#8217; team <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mlwgs-boys-are-the-2021-3b-vhsl-xc-state-runner-up-at-the-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">places 2nd<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MW Swim teams, boys and girls, both win <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/maggie-walker-swim-are-the-2022-vhsl-class3-state-champions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1st Place at VHSL Class 3 Swimming Championship.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>MW Senior wins takes 1st Place in <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mlwgs-senior-takes-1st-place-at-3b-regional-dive-meet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3B VHSL Regional Diving<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MW Senior takes <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mlwgs-at-the-vhsl-state-wrestling-championship-senior-medals-in-1st-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1st Place at VHSL Class 3 Wresting Championship<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Walker <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mlwgs-boys-and-girls-tennis-are-the-2022-vhsl-region-3b-champions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Boys &amp; Girls Tennis are VHSL Region 3B Champions<\/span><\/a><\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/the-2022-vhsl-state-champions-girls-tennis-is-mlwgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Girls Team State Champions.<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/the-2022-vhsl-state-champions-boys-tennis-is-mlwgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boys Team State Champions.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mlwgs-girls-track-team-was-the-group-3-region-b-team-champions-and-group-3-state-runners-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Girls Spring Track: Regional Champions\/VHSL State Runner-Up Champions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mlwgs-boys-track-team-was-the-group-3-region-b-team-champions-and-group-3-state-runners-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boys Spring Track: Regional Champions\/VHSL State Runner-Up Champions.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Faculty Successes<\/h2>\n<p>Two MW faculty members are 2021 <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/congratulations-to-mws-2021-community-foundation-r-e-b-foundation-winners-and-finalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R.E.B. and Community Foundation<\/a><\/span><\/strong> winners, plus one finalist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Two MW faculty members win the <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/the-2022-pat-taylor-teaching-award-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 Pat Taylor Teaching Award<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Language Dept. Chair wins <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/languages-department-chair-michael-white-wins-aatseel-award-for-excellence-in-teaching-on-the-secondary-level\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 AATSEEL Award for Excellence in Teaching<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>MW freshman publishes opinion in the Virginia Mercury News <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiamercury.com\/2022\/03\/11\/full-fund-our-schools\/?fbclid=IwAR0IcRncwmsQpaNEX2CpIzNDhxn-h3AV8qaBKV6BEq_pgU7BDGs7w41wyFw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Fully Fund Our Schools&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>MWHS alumnus Bob Dandridge &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>N<\/strong><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/mwhs-alumnus-bobby-dandridge-nba-hall-of-fame-inductee-celebration-at-mlwgs-on-june-11th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BA Hall of Fame Inductee Celebration at MLWGS<\/a><\/strong><\/span> on June 11<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>HoF member Jim Holdren Celebrates <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/celebrating-coach-jim-holdrens-milestone-60-years-of-coaching-and-a-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">60 Years of Coaching.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;2021-2022 School Successes MLWGS ranked #4 Best Public High Schools in America and #1 Best Public High School in Virginia in 2022 by Niche.&nbsp; MLWGS ranked #1 for Best Public [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":381797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[618],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-376600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-success-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Success Stories 2021-2022 - Maggie L. 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