TOP HIGH SCHOOLS 2014
Just released last week from The Daily Beast, MLWGS again ranks among the top high schools in the nation. See the full list here:
www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/27/america-s-top-high-schools.html
SCRIP Returns
Order forms can be obtained three ways: downloaded here; accessed on the MLWGS website by going to "Support," then choosing the "PTSA and Booster Groups" option; or picked up in Office 100. Orders are due on Thursdays in the SCRIP drop box located in Office 100 and are delivered the following Thursday at lunchtime in Office 100. The complete SCRIP “List of Retailers,” which changes often and can be found on the MLWGS website, displays all gift card options including retailers and card amounts not listed on the abbreviated order form.
Order and delivery dates are located on the MLWGS online calendar. The first order due date is September 18. Stop by the SCRIP table during Back-to-School Night and Fall Festival where a select group of cards will be available for purchase.
Questions? Please contact Patty Wood at 364-9263 or scrippattyw@gmail.com, or Patty Zeevi at 784-2966 or scrippattyz@gmail.com.
Date: Friday, October 10, 4-8 pm, rain date October 17
Come one, come all to the eighteenth annual MLWGS Fall
Festival, the one event in the year sponsored by the PTSA to directly showcase
and support student organizations. Held on the front steps and lawn of the
school, facing Lombardy Street, the fall festival offers a wide variety of
activities, entertainment and food.
The festival is open to all: current students, their families,
younger siblings, former students and families, neighborhood residents, and
friends of the school.
There is no admittance charge for the festival and all
entertainment is free. One-dollar tickets are sold to purchase all items for
sale: crafts, games, entrees, desserts, and drinks.
Be sure to “like” the Fall Festival page on Facebook –www.facebook.com/MLWGSFallFestival -- and
check it daily for updates about what’s planned and what volunteer
opportunities exist.
Volunteers wanted
The festival relies on volunteers to help with many jobs including
set-up, booth support, PTSA drink sales, crowd control at the stage, ticket
counting, staffing the backpack storage area, and tear-down.
E-mail MWFallFestVolunteers@gmail.com to
find out more.
Additionally, students are welcome to work alongside their
parents, and may earn community service hours. Questions? Send an e-mail
to the volunteer account: MWFallFestVolunteers@gmail.com.
Volunteers are especially needed beginning 9 am October 10,
the day of the festival, to build the stage, move objects (generators, coolers,
etc.) and set up tables, chairs and booths. Similarly, volunteer needs are high
at 8 pm for clean-up efforts.
Entertainers wanted
Certain MLWGS-sponsored groups have reserved performance times on
the Fall Festival stage. Additional performance times are available to groups
with at least one current MLWGS student. To be considered, interested groups
must fill out a Fall Festival Entertainment Sign-up Form, available through the
Fall Festival Facebook page. Completed forms should be placed in the “Completed
Forms” slot in the Fall Festival kiosk, located in the Bluestone Lobby.
Clubs wanted
Student organizations may sponsor tables featuring fun activities
or delectable edibles. To reserve a table and activity (duplications are not
allowed), faculty sponsors should complete and return the Fall Festival
Participation Form, found on the Fall Festival Facebook page, by Friday,
September 26. Forms may be placed in the “Completed Forms” slot in the kiosk or
in the Fall Festival Box next to the faculty mailboxes.
Items wanted
To keep costs down – and to keep more money in the coffers of
MLWGS student organizations –the MLWGS PTA is looking to borrow certain items
essential to the festival’s success. The MLWGS PTA seeks the short-term loan of
canopies/tents, 50-foot or 100-foot heavy-duty electrical cords, electrical
power strips, large rolling coolers (capable of holding 30 or more cans of soda),
and a golf cart or ATV (to be used for moving large items). Individuals might also
consider donating an item that can be used annually. Questions? E-mail MWFallFestVolunteers@gmail.com.
Athletic
Boosters Running Hard
Thanks to all of the friends of MLWGS sports for coming out to the
first Hardywood social which was a great turnout of parents, coaches, and
alumni getting to know each other and talk Walker sports. Look on future Smoke and Scales for dates for the
upcoming Winter and Spring socials.
Athletic Boosters are registered on AmazonSmiles as Maggie L
Walker Governors School Athletic Boosters Club. By selecting the Athletic
Boosters Club, the Amazon Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase
price to MLWGS Sports.
There will be an Athletic Boosters meeting on September 9th
at 6 pm, room 106. Agenda items include a discussion of the upcoming year’s
budget, areas of need for MLWGS sports, and volunteer positions. Please
consider attending.
Mailing Volunteers Needed Wednesday, September 10th
The MLWGS Foundation needs volunteer help in preparing a bulk
mailing tomorrow, September 10, starting at 9:00 am in the MLWGS
Boardroom. Foundation helpers will be putting labels on the Fall Festival and
Annual Fund Kickoff postcards. Please consider volunteering.
No RSVP necessary, but for questions or to be added to the Foundation's volunteer list for future bulk mailings, please contact Eva Boegner at eva.boegner@governorsschoolfoundation.org.
New Year, New Gear...
. . . so get spirit wear here. The Dragon's Lair is MLWGS exclusive source for all things dragonesque: sweats, tee-shirts, gifts, stickers, beverage cups, blankets, jackets, and much more. Shop the Dragon’s Lair’s new and classic merchandise anytime at mlwgsdragons.weebly.com, and visit the Dragon’s Lair during store hours in the cafeteria every Tuesday and Friday during lunch. The Lair will also be open for Back-to-School Night on September 11 and during Fall Festival on October 10. Cash and checks gladly accepted, and please, don't poke the dragon.
