ALUMNI LUNCH
The
Governor's School Foundation Alumni Steering Committee will be putting on the
first Alumni Lunch on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in the Commons during the
student lunch period. Attorney Faith
Alejandro ('01), CPA Karen Setzer ('99), and HOME’s (Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia)
Director of Fair Housing Alex Guzmán ('07) will be answering student
questions and giving advice about how to pursue a career in their fields.
PTSA
MEETING MONDAY DECEMBER 5
Please
attend the General PTSA meeting on Monday December 5 in room 153 at
MLWGS. The meeting will start at 8:00 a.m. with about 30
minutes of prepared remarks from Maggie Walker’s own Ms. Sharon Parker,
followed by a Q&A session.
The
topic will be Senior Seminars / Senior Mentorships and will be geared toward
parents of Freshmen and Sophomores (although everyone is invited) to provide an
introduction to this unique program with the hope that parents will have more
time to consider how their student can take advantage of this opportunity in
the best way possible.
Senior
Seminars and Mentorships provide wonderful opportunities for students to
explore areas of personal interest and complete their senior research
requirement.
Whether
participating in a seminar or a mentorship, students engage in field-based
research, create a product, write a research paper, and present at Senior
Showcase. Students earn two VCU credits (pass/fail) in Research Methods upon
successful completion of all requirements of the Senior Seminar/Mentorship
Program.
SENIORS, SENIORS, SENIORS
It’s
not too late to order Class of 2017 graduation announcements! Herff Jones
is still accepting orders online. Go to www.vagrad.com and
place your order by December 31 to guarantee an April delivery.
There are several other graduation-related items for sale, but don’t forget
that the cost for cap and gown was included in your student’s senior
fees. No need to pay or order these a second time. Please contact
Kerry Sheppard, the MLWGS graduation coordinator, at ksheppard@gsgis.k12.va.us OR 804-354-6800
ext. 3304.
CONSIDER SCRIP FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS
Last
opportunity to place holiday gift card orders! More than 400 DIFFERENT
retailers from ALL OVER the country from which to choose! Gift cards to retail
stores, hotels, gas stations, catalogues, and restaurants make great
holiday gifts AND make money for the PTSA at no cost to you! Make sure your
order is in the SCRIP box in Valenta Williams' first floor office Room #100
by 2 p.m. on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29. Cards will be delivered
December 6/7. Order forms are in the SCRIP box in Office #100 or you
can download a form on the MLWGS website by selecting "Support"
and then "PTSA and Booster Groups." A full list of available gift
cards and denominations is available at www.unitedscrip.com by
clicking on "Retailers" and then "Retailers and Concepts
List". If you see something you want on the master list that isn't on our
Maggie Walker order form, write it in and we can get it for you.
MLWGS
STUDENT YOUNGARTS FINALIST
Maggie
Walker Art 5 student, Andrea Medina ('17, Chesterfield), has been selected as a 2017 YoungArts
Finalist in Visual Arts. Selected from the largest pool of applicants to date,
Medina has been recognized for her outstanding artistic achievements and joins
691 of the nation’s most promising young visual and performing artists from 40
states across the literary, visual, design and performing arts.
Winners
receive awards, including cash prizes of up to $10,000, opportunities to
participate in YoungArts programs nationwide and engage with renowned mentors,
and guidance in taking important steps toward achieving their artistic goals. A
complete list of the 2017 Winners, all 15 -18 years old or in grades 10 -12, is
available online at http://youngarts.org/winners.
“YoungArts
is thrilled to announce our 2017 Winners, all of whom represent the very best
of the next generation of artists in this country,” stated Carolina García
Jayaram, YoungArts’ President & Chief Executive Officer. “As we welcome new
Finalists to Miami each January, and engage hundreds of Winners nationwide
through our Regional Programs thereafter, it becomes increasingly clear how
much this organization has grown—and continues to grow—into an astounding
network of emerging and professional artists, and one with global
reverberations. I look forward to meeting this year’s Winners and seeing how
they flourish as members of the artistic community. Congratulations
to all.”
Selected
through a blind adjudication process conducted by an independent panel of
highly accomplished artists, the 2017 Winners represent the top 8.67% of
applications. Of this year’s 691 Winners, some have been awarded for excellence
in multiple disciplines at various levels. Altogether, 713 awards have been
attributed: 166 have been named Finalists, the organization’s highest honor.
As
a Finalist, Medina will attend the 36th annual National YoungArts Week in Miami
from January 8 to 15, 2017, which aims to foster cross-disciplinary
collaboration and community while offering participants the guidance needed to
prepare for the next stage of their artistic development. During the intensive,
week-long and all-inclusive program, artists across 10 disciplines participate
in master classes and workshops with internationally recognized leaders in
their field
Throughout
the week, finalists’ work will be further adjudicated to determine additional
award levels.
In
addition to National YoungArts Week, the organization is the exclusive
nominating agency for the U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, a high honor
extended to a select group of Finalists annually. YoungArts nominates 60
YoungArts Winners each year to the White House-appointed Commission on
Presidential Scholars, 20 of whom are selected to become U.S. Presidential
Scholars in the Arts.
NEWS YOU CAN USE….
…can
be found in the latest issue of the Jabberwock http://mlwgsjabberwock.com/
