Week of January 6, 2021

Happy New Year and welcome back to school!

Counseling: Sophomores and Juniors

Ms. Ebeling, school psychologist, and Ms. Cobb, sophomore and junior counselor, announce a virtual classroom guidance opportunity for sophomore and junior students using Naviance: Naviance Family Connection, a web-based school counseling tool designed to assist students, parents, and counselors. Naviance contains several helpful advising tools that students can use during their four years of high school (see the MLWGS counseling website for details). During January, students can participate in a virtual lesson using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and a Career Interest Inventory.

Students may attend one of four sessions offered on Fridays, Jan. 15, 22, and 29, by registering here. The deadline to register is Friday, Jan. 8. Contact Ms. Cobb if you have questions.

Counseling: Juniors and Parents of Juniors

Soon juniors will meet with counselors to discuss their academic schedules for their senior year. One major decision they must make involves the Senior Seminar Program. At Maggie Walker, each senior must either enroll in a seminar class or apply to complete a mentorship to fulfill the senior seminar requirement. Information regarding this program and the selection process can be found on Schoology. Each junior has been admitted to a Schoology group called “The Senior Seminar/Mentorship Decision.” All juniors and their parents should visit this Schoology group to learn more about the Senior Seminar Program. This Schoology group provides descriptions of the seminar courses, mentorship application information, and deadlines for the decision-making process. If you have questions after visiting Schoology, please email Les Cook, the senior seminar/mentorship coordinator. The deadline for making the decision and ranking seminars is Monday, Jan. 18.

Attention, Seniors!

Senior yearbook ads are due on Friday, Jan. 15. Please contact yearbook adviser Mr. White for further questions.

Scrip Still Sells

Don't forget to start or continue shopping with scrip so the PTSA can reach its scrip fundraising goal. So far this year, Great Lake Scrip has raised $1,058 for the MLWGS PTSA after shipping and incentives, with just 22 families participating. We hope to reach our goal of at least $1,500 before the school year ends. Please keep shopping! Even the smallest of rebates for your shopping and dining will add up by the end of the year. Look at the list of retailers and consider where your everyday shopping overlaps! Questions? Contact Laura Dysart.

ALSO: Scrip needs a new PTSA Board Volunteer in Fall 2021

Have you been thinking you'd like to get more involved with MLWGS? Serving on the PTSA Board is a great way to get to know other MLWGS families while also helping the school and its programming. Laura Dysart's son is graduating, so we are looking for a new scrip coordinator. It is not a difficult program to manage, and there is a well developed work plan in place. Responsibilities include advertising through school media sources, placing monthly orders, and coordinating deliveries. Contact Laura for more information or to just talk more about what's involved. 

Zoom Lecture Explores Maggie Walker

On Tuesday, Jan. 12, the MW Library hosts a Zoom talk by historian Dr. Shennette Garrett-Scott, author of Banking on Freedom, a book in the Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism series that features Maggie L. Walker. A free reading guide for the book is available from Columbia University Press. MLWGS students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni welcome! Registration link below. Email Ms. DeGroat if you have questions.

Date: Tuesday, Jan. 12    Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Cost: FREE (registration required)    Reserve your spot here. 

Welcome Our New Registrar

Welcome to Mr. Lucas Veale, our new registrar in school counseling. You may recognize him as one of our soccer coaches. We welcome him to the MLWGS family!