HOLIDAY SHOPPING AT THE DRAGON'S LAIR
Look for special store hours the week before Winter Break.
Thanks to all of those who have used Scrip gift cards this year; the program has raised $822.52 so far! You can continue to shop at www.shopwithscrip.com for Scrip Now retailers for digital certificates until our next order date of Friday, January 17. If you plan to use Amazon Smile to buy holiday gifts, don't forget Scrip Now. You'll receive your Amazon Smile Scrip Now gift certificate within minutes and you can copy/paste the certificate number right onto the Amazon payment page. Many other retailers work this way as well. Happy Holidays! Questions, contact Laura Dysart at scrip@mlwgsptsa.com.
ORCHESTRA NEWS
Select Orchestra students performed at the Tree Lighting Ceremony at Capitol Square on December 5. After the tree lighting, students performed in one of the ballrooms of the Governor's Mansion while the public toured the mansion and met the Governor.
SCRIP UPDATE
ORCHESTRA NEWS
Select Orchestra students performed at the Tree Lighting Ceremony at Capitol Square on December 5. After the tree lighting, students performed in one of the ballrooms of the Governor's Mansion while the public toured the mansion and met the Governor.
Select Orchestra students performed at Maymont's Old Fashioned Christmas this past Sunday, December 8.
VARUN NATARAJAN SHARES TOP PRIZE FOR APP
Last week, Varun Natarajan (Henrico '20) split the first-place prize for his self-developed mobile application at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). The VIMS Crab Trap App Challenge required students to develop a mobile application to track derelict blue crab traps for both iOS and Android. Currently, there are over 145,000 lost or abandoned crab traps in the Chesapeake Bay area in Virginia. To solve this problem using software, students had to address several requirements: auto-dating and auto-locating photos taken of crab traps, allowing the user to submit a form through the app, storing the data remotely, etc. After creating a fully-functional app using JavaScript and much beta testing, Varun was chosen to present his final project to a panel of academic directors and Computer Science experts at VIMS. He and another student split the first place prize; as a result of his efforts, Maggie Walker received a grant of $1,250.
Varun says, “It was the challenge of doing it. I had to make something that was convenient and also serves a very valuable purpose. When I arrived upon React Native (open source framework created by Facebook) and AWS (Amazon Web Services), I knew I had the right tools.” By integrating these services, Varun says there is no limit to how many users can use the app and where the app can be used. Varun hopes to continue to address pressing issues in innovative ways.
Students split top prize for “Crab Trap App” prototypes
SHOWCASE YOUR BUSINESS AND SUPPORT MLWGS
We invite you to serve as a sponsor for the Night of the Dragon auction event set for Saturday, February 29, 2020. Not only will we recognize your support at the event (attended by 300 guests), but the name of your business will be listed in our online auction offerings, which will be distributed to the MLWGS community network of more than 10,000 alumni families and partners. Sponsorship levels are available from $500-$10,000.
Check out the full listing of sponsorship benefits
To serve as a sponsor, please contact Suzannah Stora, Executive Director of the MLWGS Foundation. All donations are made to the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Foundation, which is a 501(c)3 (Tax ID 54-1608930).
Varun says, “It was the challenge of doing it. I had to make something that was convenient and also serves a very valuable purpose. When I arrived upon React Native (open source framework created by Facebook) and AWS (Amazon Web Services), I knew I had the right tools.” By integrating these services, Varun says there is no limit to how many users can use the app and where the app can be used. Varun hopes to continue to address pressing issues in innovative ways.
Students split top prize for “Crab Trap App” prototypes
SHOWCASE YOUR BUSINESS AND SUPPORT MLWGS
We invite you to serve as a sponsor for the Night of the Dragon auction event set for Saturday, February 29, 2020. Not only will we recognize your support at the event (attended by 300 guests), but the name of your business will be listed in our online auction offerings, which will be distributed to the MLWGS community network of more than 10,000 alumni families and partners. Sponsorship levels are available from $500-$10,000.
Check out the full listing of sponsorship benefits
To serve as a sponsor, please contact Suzannah Stora, Executive Director of the MLWGS Foundation. All donations are made to the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Foundation, which is a 501(c)3 (Tax ID 54-1608930).
