MLWGS
DRAMA CLUB PRESENTS
2016
SPRING ONE-ACTS FESTIVAL
An
Evening of Student-Directed Short Plays
APRIL
28, 29 & 30
This
year's One-Acts Festival will be held Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday, April 28-30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theater.
This year’s festival includes four student-directed short plays and one
student-directed short musical. Additionally, three of these productions will
be premieres as they are original scripts written by MLWGS students. Tickets
will be available at the door for $8/students and $10/adults. Please join
us for the following productions:
written and directed by John Libby ('16, Hanover)
Diversions
directed
by Brannon Linder ('16, Henrico)
Play
directed
by Evan Heiter ('16, Hanover)
Debate
101: Who Cares?
written by Shannon Colson ('17, Henrico)
and Naomi Vickers ('17, Richmond); directed by Shannon Colson
MLWGS:
The Musical
written and directed by James Caven ('17, Richmond)
and Quan Chau ('17, Chesterfield)
Poster
artwork by Nicoleta Gavris ('18, Chesterfield)
Virginia School Boards Association, a voluntary, nonpartisan organization of Virginia school boards, promotes excellence in public education through advocacy, training and services. The Association offers conferences, information, training, and counseling designed to meet the needs of the Commonwealth’s educational leaders.
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FROM THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
OPPORTUNITY FOR ADD/ADHD STUDENTS
Recently
the MLWGS School Counseling department met with VCU Associate Professor of
Psychology Dr. Joshua Langberg. Dr. Langberg is the co-director of the
ADHD clinic within the VCU Center for Psychological Services and
Development. He informed the counseling department that faculty in the
Department of Psychology at VCU have a grant to provide free group intervention
services for parents of high school students with ADD/ADHD. During the 8-session
group, parents and students will learn strategies for improving homework,
organization, time-management, and planning skills and how best to communicate
about these issues. The group is called Strengthening Teens' Academic
Needs Daily (STAND) and will begin in the fall 2016. A previous
diagnosis of ADD/ADHD is not required as all families will complete an
evaluation to determine study eligibility. All families will receive a report
detailing the evaluation findings and $50 for their time and effort regardless
of eligibility.
If interested in learning more about these services, please call (804) 828-4254.
If interested in learning more about these services, please call (804) 828-4254.
MAY 4 GENERAL PTSA MEETING
The
final General PTSA meeting for the 2015-2016 school year will be
hosted by Dr. Michael Southam-Gerow, a Maggie Walker parent, as he educates us
on the important topic of Stress and Anxiety Management in Youth.
The meeting will be held on May 4 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in
the Auditorium at Maggie Walker. There will be prepared remarks and time
for Q&A. This was a very insightful program last year and we
specifically scheduled it for the evening time slot to allow for strong parent
participation.
Dr.
Michael Southam-Gerow is Associate Chair and Director of Graduate Studies in
the Department of Psychology at VCU and the Co-Director of the Anxiety Clinic
at VCU. He received his bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan and his
PhD at Temple University in Philadelphia.
REMINDERS
FOR SENIORS
Caps,
gowns, announcements, and other items ordered from Herff-Jones will be
distributed on April 19 and 20 in the student commons during lunch.
If your student does not pick up his/her order at that time, he/she should
contact Ms. Sheppard (class sponsor/graduation coordinator) in Room
330. If you have questions about or problems with the order you
placed, please call Herff-Jones directly. The number is 804-598-0971. Additional
announcements are available for purchase ($2.00 each); contact Ms. Sheppard if
you need extras or forgot to place an order. She may be reached by
email (ksheppard@gsgis.k12.va.us)
or by phone (354-6800 ext. 3304).
SCRIP STILL AVAILABLE!
For
SCRIP for the rest of this school year, the PTSA has decided to sell the
remaining gift cards it has in stock, first come - first served, and to not
take any more special orders. If you would like to purchase any gift cards,
please email Karen at k.murtha@comcast.net or
Lori at lori.bek@verizon.net and
they will make arrangements to get you the cards. Our current stock includes:
- Arby's ($10)
- Barnes and Noble ($10 and $25)
- Build-a-Bear Workshop ($25)
- Chili's ($25)
- Coldstone Creamery ($10)
- Food Lion ($25 and $100)
- Lowe's ($25)
- Martin's ($25 and $100)
- Olive Garden ($25)
- Outback Steakhouse ($25)
- Panera ($10)
- Red Robin ($10)
- Starbuck's ($10 and $25)
- Target ($25)
- Walmart ($25)
For many of these, we have multiple cards. Please think of
supporting the PTSA by purchasing gift cards for end of year gifts for teachers
and other occasions.
MLWGS
FEATURED IN THE 2016 VSBA SHOWCASES FOR SUCCESS DIRECTOR FOR SENIOR SEMINARS AND MENTORSHIPS
93
Education Programs from Across Virginia Featured in the 20th Annual VSBA
Showcases for Success Directory
The
Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) has released its 20th annual VSBA
Showcases for Success directory, highlighting successful K-12 programs in
Virginia’s public schools. This year’s featured programs highlight successful
initiatives related to Workforce Readiness and Career & Technical
Education.
“In
addition to highlighting some of the best practices taking place in Virginia’s
schools, the VSBA Showcases for Success directory can serve as a starting point
to develop similar programs in other school divisions,” said Gina G. Patterson,
VSBA executive director, “Workforce readiness is a very important topic being
discussed among education and business leaders, and the VSBA Showcases for
Success directory illustrates that there are excellent programs and initiatives
taking place in Virginia’s public schools.”
The
directory is available on the VSBA web site at www.vsba.org/showcases.
A total of 93 programs from 52 school divisions from across
Virginia are included.
About
the Virginia School Boards Association
Virginia School Boards Association, a voluntary, nonpartisan organization of Virginia school boards, promotes excellence in public education through advocacy, training and services. The Association offers conferences, information, training, and counseling designed to meet the needs of the Commonwealth’s educational leaders.
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