NIGHT OF THE DRAGON - HEART OF THE DRAGON
Saturday, February 25, Short Pump Hilton, 6-11 p.m.
The catalog for the Buy It Now Auction is live! Go to www.nightofthedragon.com to peruse the different categories and purchase a great Buy It Now deal!
Buy It Now will remain open until Thursday, February 23. Any Buy It Now items that have not sold by the deadline will be available at the auction.
Also ticket sales will remain open throughout the week! Please join us for the school's largest fundraiser of the year! It promises to be a fun and fabulous night you won’t want to miss!
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Future Leaders Forum for Young Women
Capital One is proud to offer the 13th annual Future Leaders Forum for Young Women on Saturday, March 18. For more than a decade, the Forum has helped young women begin their personal leadership discovery journey by teaching them how to tap into their inner strengths and challenging them to make positive changes in their lives and in their communities. They also have access to our Capital One associate mentors who offer guidance and advice, serve as role models for leadership, and facilitate small group discussions. The registration form is available here: Future Leaders Forum for Young Women Registration Form. The registration deadline is Friday, March 3, 2017.
Attention Sophomores and Juniors!
If you have participated in a Junior Achievement of Central Virginia program since September 2015, you are eligible for a special scholarship opportunity. The JA Future Laureate Scholarship Competition is an annual scholarship contest that awards students from the Central Virginia region with a $2,500 scholarship each. Applications are due by Monday, February 27. Applications and additional information can be found here: Click here for details.
Attention Juniors!
The Coolidge Scholarship is a full-ride scholarship that covers a student's tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years of undergraduate study along with leadership training. This opportunity is for all high school juniors. All applications must be completed online and are due by February 22, 2017. For applications and additional information, please visit Coolidgescholars.org.
Attention Seniors!
The University of Westminister is offering five full scholarships for high school seniors interested in attending the London International Summer School in 2017. This scholarship includes round-trip airfare from US to UK, accommodations, tuition, and a meal allowance. Applications will be available until February 26, 2017. Please visit https://www.westminster.ac.uk/international/study-abroad/london-international-summer-school/the-fulbright-university-of-westminster-international-summer-institute to apply and for additional information.
Attention New NEHS Members!
The National English Honor Society Induction Ceremony will take place on Thursday, February 16 at 11:30 in the auditorium.
2017 SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING
SOUTHEAST REGION-AT-LARGE AWARDS
ART AWARDS
MLWGS students in the fine arts were recently honored by having their work selected in this year's Scholastic Art competition. This is a highly competitive art show which was made more so by competing in the Southeast Region-at-Large. MLWGS students had another record setting year of recognizing Maggie Walker as one of the region’s top schools for the Arts and receiving more awards than any other local school!
2016 - 2017 Scholastic Art Awards Summary
76 Total awards!!! (New record)
- 19 Gold Keys awards including 4 Gold Key Portfolios (2 Gold Art Portfolios, 2 Gold Photography Portfolios, 11 Photo Gold Keys, 4 Art Gold Keys)
- 21 Silver Keys awards including 1 Silver Key Portfolio (1 Silver Photography Portfolio,13 Photo Silver Keys, 7 Art Silver Keys)
- 36 Honorable Mentions including 2 HM Portfolios (2 HM Art Portfolio, 18 Photo HM, 16 Art HM)
Gold Key winners’ work will move on to the Alliance for Young Artist and Writers national adjudication process, where s/he will be eligible for further recognition and scholarship opportunities. Adjudication of Gold Key works will take place in New York City and award winners will be announced in March.
Congratulations to the following Maggie Walker Students!
Portfolio winners are in bold.
Class
|
First
|
Last
|
Award
|
Category
|
Title
|
Photography
|
Jessica
|
Kong
|
Gold Key
|
Art Portfolio
|
Framed
|
Art 4
|
Izumi
|
Miyazaki
|
Gold Key
|
Art Portfolio
|
Seeing
|
Art 5
|
Audrey
|
Paiva
|
Gold Key
|
Art Portfolio
|
Disruption
|
Photography
|
Avery
|
Walker
|
Gold Key
|
Art Portfolio
|
Urban Energy
|
Photography
|
Hanna
|
Kruse
|
Gold Key
|
Drawing and Illustration
|
Look Away
|
Art 4
|
Izumi
|
Miyazaki
|
Gold Key
|
Drawing and Illustration
|
A Scroll
|
Art 5
|
Izumi
|
Miyazaki
|
Gold Key
|
Painting
|
Woman in Flowers
|
Art 6
|
Izumi
|
Miyazaki
|
Gold Key
|
Painting
|
Hannah and Leah
|
Photography
|
Elizabeth
|
Benos
|
Gold Key
|
Photography
|
Luminous
|
Photography
|
Natalie
|
Hale
|
Gold Key
|
Photography
|
Chairs and Table
|
Photography
|
Thea
|
Konefal
|
Gold Key
|
Photography
|
Head And Hay
|
Photography
|
Jessica
|
Kong
|
Gold Key
|
Photography
|
Asphyxiation
|
Photography
|
Liam
|
Miller
|
Gold Key
|
Photography
|
Moon Garden
|
Photography
|
Hiba
|
Saleem
|
Gold Key
|
Photography
|
Evil Eyes for Pidgeons
|
Photography
|
Rebecca
|
Sherman
|
Gold Key
|
Photography
|
Knobs
|
Photography
|
Bladen
|
Sisk
|
Gold Key
|
Photography
|
Propped
|
Photography
|
Anna
|
Soffin
|
Gold Key
|
Photography
|
Beyond The Voids
|
Photography
|
Hannah
|
Tuten
|
Gold Key
|
Photography
|
Barren
|
Photography
|
Avery
|
Walker
|
Gold Key
|
Photography
|
Urban 2
|
Photography
|
Mai
|
Guy
|
Silver Key
|
Art Portfolio
|
Inner Self
|
Art 4
|
Kristin
|
Hines
|
Silver Key
|
Comic Art
|
An Experience That Deserves Some Space
|
Art 5
|
Sarah
|
Law
|
Silver Key
|
Design
|
Inside the Box- Kleenex
|
Art 3
|
Rhiannon
|
Doane
|
Silver Key
|
Drawing and Illustration
|
Still Holding On
|
Art 4
|
Patrick
|
Penny
|
Silver Key
|
Drawing and Illustration
|
JP Morgan
|
Art 4
|
Patrick
|
Penny
|
Silver Key
|
Drawing and Illustration
|
Andrew Carnegie
|
Art 4
|
Abigail
|
Milllar
|
Silver Key
|
Fashion
|
Mossy
|
Art 5
|
Andrea Medina
|
Medina
|
Silver Key
|
Mixed Media
|
Abstract Composition
|
Photography
|
Lyndsey
|
Clark
|
Silver Key
|
Photography
|
Transparency?
|
Photography
|
Ned
|
Cooper
|
Silver Key
|
Photography
|
Mammoth In The Ice
|
Photography
|
Grace
|
Glaubit
|
Silver Key
|
Photography
|
Outside Inside
|
Photography
|
Mai
|
Guy
|
Silver Key
|
Photography
|
Dad
|
Photography
|
Mai
|
Guy
|
Silver Key
|
Photography
|
Mom
|
Photography
|
Jessica
|
Kong
|
Silver Key
|
Photography
|
Seniors
|
Photography
|
Mary-Dryden
|
Maio
|
Silver Key
|
Photography
|
Pygmalion's Love
|
Photography
|
Kiersen
|
Mather
|
Silver Key
|
Photography
|
Washington Reduced
|
Photography
|
Kenan
|
Potter
|
Silver Key
|
Photography
|
Stain
|
Photography
|
Jack
|
Provance
|
Silver Key
|
Photography
|
Window
|
Photography
|
Archana
|
Shekharan
|
Silver Key
|
Photography
|
Elephant In The Room
|
Photography
|
Hannah
|
Tuten
|
Silver Key
|
Photography
|
Geometric Colors
|
Photography
|
Lora
|
You
|
Silver Key
|
Photography
|
Hopes on Trees
|
Art 4
|
Evelyn
|
Saunders
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Architecture & Industrial Design
|
Lines and Planes Study
|
Art 5
|
Andrea Medina
|
Medina
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Art Portfolio
|
Hand-Me-Downs
|
Art 5
|
Amanda
|
Mier
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Art Portfolio
|
skin&bones
|
Art 4
|
Kristin
|
Hines
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Comic Art
|
A Day's Worth
|
Digital Art
|
Nicoleta
|
Gavris
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Digital Art
|
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Show Poster
|
Art 3
|
Madoc
|
Kimball
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Drawing and Illustration
|
Pumpkin Head
|
Art 5
|
Amanda
|
Mier
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Drawing and Illustration
|
Cupid's Bow
|
Art 2
|
Mia
|
Rodriguez
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Drawing and Illustration
|
Buddha
|
Art 5
|
Andrea Medina
|
Medina
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Mixed Media
|
The Lowbrow Salesman Flaunts Moral Support Systems for Our Wobbly Convictions (Spines)
|
Art 5
|
Andrea Medina
|
Medina
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Mixed Media
|
Free Association in the Fleshy River that Flowed Past our Lagging Apathy
|
Art4
|
Kenan
|
Potter
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Mixed Media
|
Collections
|
Art 4
|
Megan
|
Lee
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Painting
|
Dawning Light
|
Art 4
|
Izumi
|
Miyazaki
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Painting
|
Regimen
|
Art 4
|
Kenan
|
Potter
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Painting
|
Fragmentation
|
Art 4
|
Sabrina
|
Sampson
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Painting
|
Formation
|
Art 4
|
Sabrina
|
Sampson
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Painting
|
Hyden
|
Photography
|
Elizabeth
|
Benos
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
Rocket
|
Photography
|
Michael
|
Buckberg
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
Masada
|
Photography
|
James
|
Caven
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
Vision
|
Photography
|
Mairead
|
Guy
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
Dark Dance Diptych
|
Photography
|
Siri
|
Kodu
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
Backwaters
|
Photography
|
Siri
|
Kodu
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
After The War 1865/2016
|
Photography
|
Thea
|
Konefal
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
It Floats
|
Photography
|
Jessica
|
Kong
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
Helmet Head
|
Photography
|
Jessica
|
Kong
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
Moonrise
|
Photography
|
Callista
|
Loveland
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
Self As Eloise
|
Photography
|
Callista
|
Loveland
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
Self As Napoleon Dynamite
|
Photography
|
Callista
|
Loveland
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
Self As Mr. Darcy
|
Photography
|
Kiersen
|
Mather
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
Flattened
|
Photography
|
Lauren
|
McCarey
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
The Heart Leaves
|
Photography
|
Jack
|
Provance
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
Mirror
|
Photography
|
Dharaa
|
Rathi
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
Segregation
|
Photography
|
Archana
|
Shekharan
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
One Square Tooth
|
Photography
|
Avery
|
Walker
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Photography
|
Light Headed
|
Art 3
|
Sarah
|
Carr
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Printmaking
|
Red Scare
|
Art 4
|
Cayce
|
Walker
|
~Honorable Mention
|
Sculpture
|
Swinging Dragon
|
WRITING AWARDS
Additionally, MLWGS students in writing were recently honored by having their work selected in this year's Scholastic Writing competition. In the Scholastic Writing Awards, ten MLWGS received recognition earning, collectively, five gold keys, five silver keys, and five honorable mentions.
- Dani Chowen, Silver Key, Science Fiction, “The Girl Who Vanquished Darkness”
- Sarah Law, Silver Key, Poetry “Elegy for a Princess”
- Megan Lee, Silver Key, Poetry, “Cores of Cosmos”
- Megan Lee, Honorable Mention, Humor, “Time to Be Alive”
- Emily Martin, Gold Key, Poetry “Eleusinian Mysteries”
- Emily Martin, Gold Key, Poetry “choose your own adventure”
- Sophia McCrimmon, Silver Key, Poetry “Paralysis in Potential”
- Sophia McCrimmon, Honorable Mention, Poetry, “The End (In Two Parts)”
- Amanda Mier, Gold Key, Personal Essay/Memoir, “Cherry Garcia”
- Pallavi Natarajan, Honorable Mention, Poetry, “Untrue Sayings”
- Marina Peebles, Gold Key, Personal Essay/Memoir, “Rotten Bananas”
- Marina Peebles, Silver Key, Personal Essay/Memoir, “What You Said and How it Felt”
- Yumna Rahman, Gold Key, Poetry, “The Painter”
- Brittani Telfair, Honorable Mention, Flash Fiction, “Bloodletting”
- Brittani Telfair, Honorable Mention, Poetry, “Romeo and Juliet and Jim”
As in the Art awards, Gold Key winners’ work will move on to the Alliance for Young Artist and Writers national adjudication process, where s/he will be eligible for further recognition and scholarship opportunities. Adjudication of Gold Key works will take place in New York City and award winners will be announced in March.
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