SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER!
The PTSA is always looking for volunteers! You can either return the form that was included in your back to school packet or use the following links:
Parent Volunteer Form or Online Version
Parent Volunteer Form or Online Version
NIGHT OF THE DRAGON PLANNING COMMITTEE KICK-OFF MEETING
Thursday, September 5 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The Governor's School Foundation is looking for parents to serve on the planning committee for the Night of the Dragon auction. Our first meeting is set for Thursday, September 5 at 11:30 a.m. in MLWGS room 153. Please email Suzannah Stora at the Governor's School Foundation if you are interested in attending. The Night of the Dragon auction is Maggie Walker's biggest fundraiser event of the year, last year yielding more than $75,000 to support the faculty and students at MLWGS! Serving on the committee is a great way to get involved and meet fellow parents and MLWGS alumni. This year's event is scheduled for leap day, Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the John Marshall Hotel.
Thursday, September 5 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The Governor's School Foundation is looking for parents to serve on the planning committee for the Night of the Dragon auction. Our first meeting is set for Thursday, September 5 at 11:30 a.m. in MLWGS room 153. Please email Suzannah Stora at the Governor's School Foundation if you are interested in attending. The Night of the Dragon auction is Maggie Walker's biggest fundraiser event of the year, last year yielding more than $75,000 to support the faculty and students at MLWGS! Serving on the committee is a great way to get involved and meet fellow parents and MLWGS alumni. This year's event is scheduled for leap day, Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the John Marshall Hotel.
Interested parents are invited to join the Visual Arts Boosters at their first meeting of the year on Tuesday, September 10 from 5-6 p.m. in room 131.
The Visual Arts Boosters (VAB) provide financial and other support for the visual arts programs at Maggie L. Walker Governor's School. Fundraising and other support efforts help to provide students with specialized materials and equipment and unique opportunities for further exploration of art, our local art community, and art-related careers. Field trips, guest artists, a lecture series, exhibits, awards, domestic and international travel, and other unique experiences are all supported by the VAB. Find out more at http://maggiewalkervab.org
We are in need of help in filling vacant positions, so please consider attending this meeting! If you can't make the meeting, but can help off site, please contact Jeff Hall at jhall@gsgis.k12.va.us
GREECE AND ITALY 2020 INFORMATION MEETING
We will be having an informational meeting Tuesday, September 10 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the art room 131. If you are interested in learning more about this trip for your student, we hope you will be able to attend. If you attended one of the informational meetings in the spring of last year or have already signed up, you do NOT need to attend.
We are very pleased to announce that during the summer of 2020, MLWGS Fine Arts Department will be leading a small group of students to Greece and Italy with EF Tours. This will be our second international trip with students and we are very excited about this opportunity.
With their rich histories, these two countries are such amazing places for our young artists to experience. Athens, Rome, and Florence have so many great art, architectural, and cultural attractions that we thought it would be a wonderful place to continue our Fine Arts Department international travel tradition. It is worth noting that this is a school sponsored trip (pending school board approval) so if there is financial hardship, your student may be able to get partial assistance.
We are very pleased to announce that during the summer of 2020, MLWGS Fine Arts Department will be leading a small group of students to Greece and Italy with EF Tours. This will be our second international trip with students and we are very excited about this opportunity.
With their rich histories, these two countries are such amazing places for our young artists to experience. Athens, Rome, and Florence have so many great art, architectural, and cultural attractions that we thought it would be a wonderful place to continue our Fine Arts Department international travel tradition. It is worth noting that this is a school sponsored trip (pending school board approval) so if there is financial hardship, your student may be able to get partial assistance.
Please note that on the web version of the Smoke and Scales, there are MANY useful links- all the Booster organizations, Counseling Department, MLWGS school calendar, volunteer forms, link to AmazonSmile, SCRIP online link, and so much more! These links are updated continuously. Please note them and use them often.
Want to donate your time and skill set to Maggie L. Walker Governor's School from the comfort of your home or office? One of our editors has a graduating Dragon so Smoke and Scales is seeking a co-editor for the 2020-2021 school year. Smoke and Scales is published weekly with the exception of summer and winter and spring breaks.
The co-editor would organize article blocks and edit accordingly in Google Blogger and proof the online draft prior for publication each week.
The co-editor must possess strong writing, organizing, fact-checking, proofreading, and communication skills. This commitment requires approximately 2 hours early in the week.
If interested, please contact Smoke and Scales at smokeandscales@gmail.com and provide a brief summary of your experience as well as the graduation year of your MLWGS student; to provide some continuity, Smoke and Scales particularly welcomes applicants with students in their first or second year at MLWGS. If you have questions or want to discuss the position further, please contact smokeandscales@gmail.com.
HELP CHOOSE THE TIME SLOT FOR FAMILY TIME MACHINE TUESDAYS
In October, November, January, February, and March, Ms. DeGroat (your MLWGS librarian a.k.a. resourceress) will offer a genealogy workshop series called Family Time Machine Tuesdays.
These workshops will be open to MLWGS students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as interested students, parents, faculty, or staff in our participating school divisions, and neighbors who live near our campus. Parent-student teams are encouraged to attend together.
The workshops will be offered on Tuesday evenings and will cover tips for searching many types of records valuable in ancestry research, including historic census records, military records, and newspapers, as well as ways to transform your research from a list of facts to an engaging story.
If you are interested in participating, please indicate which Tuesday time slot(s) would usually work for your schedule- and whether you would prefer to attend in-person, online, or a little of both- by answering the brief survey at:
These workshops will be open to MLWGS students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as interested students, parents, faculty, or staff in our participating school divisions, and neighbors who live near our campus. Parent-student teams are encouraged to attend together.
The workshops will be offered on Tuesday evenings and will cover tips for searching many types of records valuable in ancestry research, including historic census records, military records, and newspapers, as well as ways to transform your research from a list of facts to an engaging story.
If you are interested in participating, please indicate which Tuesday time slot(s) would usually work for your schedule- and whether you would prefer to attend in-person, online, or a little of both- by answering the brief survey at:
Maggie L. Walker is ranked #2 best Public High School in Virginia and #8 in best Public High Schools in the United States! Congratulations to our students, parents, faculty, and staff!
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Welcome MLWGS Dragon Parents! Each year Dragon parents battle it out to see which class has the highest parent percentage of Foundation Annual Fund supporters. This year the class with the highest parent percentage will receive a student ice cream party at the end of the school year! Help the Foundation meet its goal of raising $330,000 before the end of the school year.
The Governor's School Foundation Annual Fund makes a huge impact on all students at MLWGS by directly supporting activities like academic competitions and student travel, as well as new technology, and student financial assistance. The support of our parents is critical in these efforts and we are most grateful for your continued commitment. Make your contribution now.
We look forward to all that we can accomplish together for MLWGS!
