IMPORTANT SENIOR INFORMATION
Graduation Tickets will be distributed June 4-8 by Ms. Sheppard and Mrs. Boswell during lunch outside room 330. Please note that these are tickets for admission to the graduation exercises and are not the announcements you would have ordered from Herff-Jones. Anyone planning to come watch graduates receive their diplomas must have a ticket to gain entrance into the theater. Each student will receive 14 tickets, and more tickets may be available on a case-by-case basis. If tickets are lost, they may not be replaceable. Please keep them in a safe place until June 15.
Senior Recognition Night is Thursday, June 7 at 7 p.m. in the Auditorium. This is the night we all come together to honor the many contributions and memories of our graduating seniors. The highlight of the evening for the students is always the Senior Slide Show, and it is a great opportunity for you to get a sense of what the last four years have looked like inside our halls. Students should arrive by 6:30 p.m. for the line-up wearing professional/business attire; caps and gowns are NOT worn for this event.
Attention Graduating Seniors and Parents, there are two important forms that should be completed prior to graduation.
The Senior Check Out Form (Pink Form- available for pick up in the Counseling Office on Ms. Hicks' desk)- This form is REQUIRED for all seniors to officially "check out" and verify that they do not owe any textbooks, library books, athletic uniforms, reusable parking passes, or fees (you must have all things signed off on even if you have never used them). Seniors must have all teachers and various other staff members sign their form. It must be fully completed and turned in to your senior counselor by the day of your last exam or Wednesday, June 13. Contact your counselor or Ms. Hicks, School Counseling Registrar (x3213), if you have questions or concerns about the check-out process.
Note: All students, even if they have never played a sport, must have Ms. Hawkins sign their form. Ms. Hawkins can sign the forms for non-athletes on June 4-5 and then will sign all remaining forms (athletes and non-athletes) when she returns from states the following week on June 11-13.
VCU Transcript Request Form (attached here, available on the VCU website, and available for pick up on Ms. Hicks’ desk)- In order to transfer your dual enrollment credits from VCU to your future college, you must complete this form and submit it directly to VCU with the $5 fee. Please follow up with your future institution to ensure that this document is received. Your MLWGS transcript will not be sufficient to transfer these credits. If you are attending VCU, you do not have to worry about this form because your VCU credits are already on your college transcript.
MLWGS transcripts will be sent to the institution seniors indicated on their senior survey (which all seniors have already completed) the week following graduation. No additional action is required to have this transcript sent. Please let us know if that institution has changed or if you would like us to send an additional copy to another institution as well.
MLWGS PTSA MEETING
Please join us for the last General PTSA meeting of the 2017-2018 school year! The meeting will be held this Friday, June 8, at 8 a.m. in room 153. We know it's late in the year and you're ready for the summer, but we have a great meeting lined up, beginning with the election of the PTSA Executive Board for the 2018-2019 school year. The slate to be voted on has been posted to the MLWGS Facebook page.
After the vote, we will have coffee and pastries with MLWGS Director Robert Lowerre. Dr. Lowerre will reflect on his first year at Maggie Walker, and the direction of things to come. He welcomes questions from parents following this discussion. School psychologist Lisa Ebeling has also prepared an important presentation about stress and techniques that parents can use to help their students manage that stress. She will talk about identifying when stress becomes anxiety that may require outside support. Ms. Ebeling will take questions from parents about these and related topics. We hope to see you on Friday!
You are invited to the opening of the show Friday, June 8 at Art Works Gallery in Richmond. Senior (Class of 2018) artists will be available from 6-9 p.m. to talk about their art and show the culmination of their work throughout their final year of high school. We hope to see you there!
The show’s title, Chroma, reflects the very basic and fundamental individuality of each artist’s personality and body of work as it has developed over the past several years. Each and every one of them brings something different to the table.
Art 4
Sarah Carr (Richmond) uses portraits to express the female identity.
Rhiannon Doane (Chesterfield) challenges invincibility in her striking charcoal pieces.
Sophia Johnston (Chesterfield) represents complex human relationships through abstract sculpture.
Lilian Price (Richmond) depicts the many facets of humanity through a stylized photography series.
Abbey Millar (Richmond) portrays quiet strength with her realistic graphite drawings.
Kenan Potter (Richmond) takes pieces of people’s old stories and creates her own through found-objects.
VCU Transcript Request Form (attached here, available on the VCU website, and available for pick up on Ms. Hicks’ desk)- In order to transfer your dual enrollment credits from VCU to your future college, you must complete this form and submit it directly to VCU with the $5 fee. Please follow up with your future institution to ensure that this document is received. Your MLWGS transcript will not be sufficient to transfer these credits. If you are attending VCU, you do not have to worry about this form because your VCU credits are already on your college transcript.
MLWGS transcripts will be sent to the institution seniors indicated on their senior survey (which all seniors have already completed) the week following graduation. No additional action is required to have this transcript sent. Please let us know if that institution has changed or if you would like us to send an additional copy to another institution as well.
MLWGS PTSA MEETING
Please join us for the last General PTSA meeting of the 2017-2018 school year! The meeting will be held this Friday, June 8, at 8 a.m. in room 153. We know it's late in the year and you're ready for the summer, but we have a great meeting lined up, beginning with the election of the PTSA Executive Board for the 2018-2019 school year. The slate to be voted on has been posted to the MLWGS Facebook page.
After the vote, we will have coffee and pastries with MLWGS Director Robert Lowerre. Dr. Lowerre will reflect on his first year at Maggie Walker, and the direction of things to come. He welcomes questions from parents following this discussion. School psychologist Lisa Ebeling has also prepared an important presentation about stress and techniques that parents can use to help their students manage that stress. She will talk about identifying when stress becomes anxiety that may require outside support. Ms. Ebeling will take questions from parents about these and related topics. We hope to see you on Friday!
SENIOR ART SHOW: CHROMA
You are invited to the opening of the show Friday, June 8 at Art Works Gallery in Richmond. Senior (Class of 2018) artists will be available from 6-9 p.m. to talk about their art and show the culmination of their work throughout their final year of high school. We hope to see you there!
The show’s title, Chroma, reflects the very basic and fundamental individuality of each artist’s personality and body of work as it has developed over the past several years. Each and every one of them brings something different to the table.
Art 4
Sarah Carr (Richmond) uses portraits to express the female identity.
Rhiannon Doane (Chesterfield) challenges invincibility in her striking charcoal pieces.
Sophia Johnston (Chesterfield) represents complex human relationships through abstract sculpture.
Rosario Martinez recreates personal experiences through geometric sculpture and watercolor paintings.
Maggie MacCabe (Chesterfield) creates collages referencing personal development and identity.
Rachel Myrick (Goochland) gives commentary on “urban sprawl” and environmental changes through sculptures made of newspaper.
Ashley Nelson (Hanover) explores the relationships between colors in her intricate poured-paint pieces.
Lilian Price (Richmond) depicts the many facets of humanity through a stylized photography series.
Art 5
Grace Barron (Richmond) works in layers of watercolor and in the art of simplifying the complex.
Kristin Hines' (Henrico) introspective illustrations show her own personal twist on the surreal and interpretive.
Megan Lee (Chesterfield) explores colors and the human form through large-scale realistic portraits.
Kenan Potter (Richmond) takes pieces of people’s old stories and creates her own through found-objects.
Eli Scaparo (Powhatan) documents the liminal spaces in his life through pen and ink drawings.
SMOKE AND SCALES REMINDERS
The last Smoke and Scales for this academic year will be next week (June 13). If there are any summer announcements you have, please submit by Sunday, June 10.
SMOKE AND SCALES REMINDERS
The last Smoke and Scales for this academic year will be next week (June 13). If there are any summer announcements you have, please submit by Sunday, June 10.
The first Smoke and Scales for the Fall will be August 29, 2018. Please submit accordingly!
Have a great, fun, safe, and HAPPY SUMMER!!!
