We are very excited to announce that 11 students were recently honored as 2017-2018 Scholastic Writing Award winners!
Summary of Awards:
10 Honorable Mentions
6 Silver Keys
5 Gold Keys (moving on to national judging)
6 Silver Keys
5 Gold Keys (moving on to national judging)
Congratulations the following Maggie Walker students:
Perisa Ashar- Silver Key Poetry- The Outcast
Perisa Ashar- Silver Key Poetry- Depression: The Evil Tango
Alys Goodwin- Honorable Mention Flash Fiction- Moment
Samantha Grossman- Honorable Mention Poetry- I am not a machine.
Samantha Grossman- Honorable Mention Poetry- In Response to Prufrock's Love Song
Raghda Labban- Silver Key Personal Essay and Memoir- Burning Trash and Nostalgia
Megan Lee- Honorable Mention Humor- Field Notes: Surviving the Wilderness
Megan Lee- Honorable Mention Personal Essay and Memoir- Incense
Megan Lee- Honorable Mention Poetry- flesh wound
Asher Llewellyn- Silver Key Short Story- Protest
Maggie McKenna- Gold Key Personal Essay and Memoir- I Don't Remember
Maggie McKenna- Gold Key Personal Essay and Memoir- I Don't Remember
Maggie McKenna- Gold Key Short Story- Daisies
Maggie McKenna- Silver Key Science Fiction and Fantasy- The Maze
Marina Peebles- Gold Key Personal Essay and Memoir- On Perfection
Marina Peebles- Honorable Mention Personal Essay and Memoir- On Mourning
Marina Peebles- Honorable Mention Personal Essay and Memoir- On Ulcerative Colitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Yumna Rahman- Gold Key Personal Essay and Memoir- On Judgment
Yumna Rahman- Silver Key Personal Essay and Memoir- On Modesty
Jack Smith- Honorable Mention Short Story- I Wish Upon the Universe on a Stormy April Day
Brittani Telfair- Gold Key Poetry- Naïveté
Brittani Telfair- Honorable Mention Poetry- Inspiration
MATH MODELING COMPETITION RESULTS!
This year MLWGS had four teams recognized as Finalist in the HiMCM math modeling contest. The Finalist designation puts those four teams in the top 8% of the 938 teams competing worldwide giving us the best results that we’ve had in five years.
In this year’s competition, teams chose either to tackle a problem coordinating a cluster of 500 drones or a problem developing a ski resort based on a topographic map. Teams were given 36 hours to write papers detailing their approach to their chosen problem. A day-and-a-half’s worth of exhausting effort resulted in papers that averaged around 15 pages in length. Thanks goes out to all twelve of the teams that participated.
NEWS FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE
Please contact your student’s counselor if you have any questions.
So far this year, the Foundation's 2017-18 Annual Fund Campaign has raised $247,176, which is 75% of our $330,000 goal. Overall current parent participation is 25%, and here is the parent participation by class:
MATH MODELING COMPETITION RESULTS!
This year MLWGS had four teams recognized as Finalist in the HiMCM math modeling contest. The Finalist designation puts those four teams in the top 8% of the 938 teams competing worldwide giving us the best results that we’ve had in five years.
In this year’s competition, teams chose either to tackle a problem coordinating a cluster of 500 drones or a problem developing a ski resort based on a topographic map. Teams were given 36 hours to write papers detailing their approach to their chosen problem. A day-and-a-half’s worth of exhausting effort resulted in papers that averaged around 15 pages in length. Thanks goes out to all twelve of the teams that participated.
The four Finalist teams were:
Team 7946: Eric Campbell, Isabella Dula, Daniel Hall, Anuj Kotak
Team 7938: Evan Donnellan, Will Larson, Tyler Stromberg, Nathan Taminger
Team 7939: Angela Chen, Lauren Hall, Hannah Lee, Abigail Olson
Team 7937: Veronika Matysiak, Taha Shaikh, Yashodhara Varma
Course registration for next year is coming up!
Returning students received course registration materials during assemblies last week. In addition, the PTSA will host an Advanced Course Offerings and Course Registration Information Program for parents on February 8 starting at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Department chairs and counselors will discuss course options and scheduling considerations.
Over the next several weeks, teachers will inform students of department course offerings and sequencing. Counselors will meet with all students to complete Course Registration Worksheets which are to be brought home and shared with parents to help complete the Course Registration Form. Students will need to have the Course Registration Form and VCU Dual Enrollment Forms completed and signed including teacher approval for advanced classes in order to register for classes on March 8 during 2nd period. If students do not have required teacher and parent signatures on these forms, students will not be permitted to register for classes on the March 8.
Student course request changes will be considered through the Spring semester but requests made after the end of the school year will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.
Please contact your student’s counselor if you have any questions.
MLWGS FOUNDATION UPDATE
The Foundation's Annual Fund Campaign supports several categories of enhancements at MLWGS. One of those categories is student aid, which provides funding to offset or cover school-related expenses for students in financial need with the goal of increasing access to the opportunities MLWGS has to offer. We’re happy to say that we’ve seen a significant increase in student aid grant applications submitted and funded this year, indicating a greater awareness of the resources we are glad to offer. In the 2017-18 school year, student aid funding from the Foundation has covered almost $5000 worth of student fees for 23 students, club dues, field trip costs, college application costs, class-related travel expenses, and more. As of February 1, 2018, we have spent over $15,000 on student aid with more spending to come.
- Senior: 24%
- Junior: 29%
- Sophomore: 22%
- Freshmen: 24%
