tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90401177718385755822024-02-07T04:33:38.698-05:00Smoke and ScalesMaggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies | Richmond, VirginiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-70431373552644848942021-06-15T16:00:00.004-04:002021-06-15T16:00:00.204-04:00Week of June 16, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next Steps for Seniors – CONGRATULATIONS!</span></h2><div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFakBb1ndw2-BO9uompqErQlU42UNXvo6adJIHL2MdUHL2ojWlQWDkfOqnlLtOrzbce3KhVsTypzLhjrfwevfQCZJgdBPTjb4HvnEv6xlSrXXDg8tA8cTDUXVtKGuZz1GV29I1P74Lfo/s400/Class+of+2020.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGABMdKjR2ly1Pq6OFftj4FzY_cd4__nRS9f_imGF9YgHnIpIfxAluq0_eAvS6RhjX1qXbYYgjpW-KN-furWMCd-f1nVTx24FiDAsXotJL_H5yqUXzhkieggCJdR6nitMmfkvf3LIdYKU/s1600/Graduation.jpg" style="clear: left; color: #888888; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: lime;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: yellow; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; text-align: center;"></div><div><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: yellow; font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smokeandscales-newsletter.yolasite.com/resources/2021%20Senior%20Next%20Steps%20List%20for%20Smoke%20and%20Scales.pdf" style="background-color: lime;">CLICK HERE TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE HEADED!</a></span></b></div></div></div><div style="background-color: white;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">And <b><a href="https://youtu.be/NgT89Cg0gTE"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">HERE</span></a></b> is the baccalaureate video celebrating the Class of 2021, created by Volunteer of the Year Julie Hendricks.<br style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;" /><br style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Congrats (and THANKS!) to Class of '22 Parents!</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOAwjcrP_Gr1DhmgbIXGwTmbl6lpzcIm0tsIL6g95rXCPfvsnehS_gCxxJE7nqOlbt9c2bkZMPeH2gauc4gPXbupMI7mW1k3flUgz7qcuyWgPvbl3ORsuxoM3AOA6P0rVOxOW4beO_Fw/s2048/WHICH+CLASS+WILL+WIN+FINAL+2021.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOAwjcrP_Gr1DhmgbIXGwTmbl6lpzcIm0tsIL6g95rXCPfvsnehS_gCxxJE7nqOlbt9c2bkZMPeH2gauc4gPXbupMI7mW1k3flUgz7qcuyWgPvbl3ORsuxoM3AOA6P0rVOxOW4beO_Fw/w200-h154/WHICH+CLASS+WILL+WIN+FINAL+2021.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The junior class parents are this year's winners of the Foundation's annual fund parent competition! To celebrate, the Class of 2022 will be getting a sweet treat from the Foundation to kick off their senior year in the fall. Here are the final totals:</div><br />Class of 2021: 29%<br />Class of 2022: 35%<br />Class of 2023: 30%<br />Class of 2024: 29%<br /><br />Thanks to everyone who donated! If you missed out, you can still <a href="http://www.mlwgsfoundation.org/donate/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">support MLWGS</span></a>.<br /></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Give a Timeless Gift to Your Grad!</span></h2><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5B84vWmfFFqXkqLkeu-XDLo0jHG3aK5_HeryBZCYo5ej9guU6PFl5xB11U3tl2nE1s-cZE74qoByXgSVgeUgwaIlyqS1UJ0crxKqetQUSuHwdWgjqKilx-giT7Tk_tR_PXGZ7Om8al4/s252/brick+paver+sample.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="252" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5B84vWmfFFqXkqLkeu-XDLo0jHG3aK5_HeryBZCYo5ej9guU6PFl5xB11U3tl2nE1s-cZE74qoByXgSVgeUgwaIlyqS1UJ0crxKqetQUSuHwdWgjqKilx-giT7Tk_tR_PXGZ7Om8al4/w200-h131/brick+paver+sample.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>There's still time to purchase an inscribed paver for your grad-to-be! (Have multiple Dragons? You can include them all on one paver!) Inscribed MLWGS pavers are a great graduation gift from parents, grandparents, anyone trying to find a special and lasting gift. You can purchase a bluestone paver for inside the school lobby or a brick paver to be placed on the Lombardy Street walkway. All donated funds beyond the cost of the engraving are tax-deductible. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Orders must be received by <b>Thursday, July 1</b>. The cost is:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">$500 for an exterior brick pavers (up to 3 lines of text with 13 characters/spaces per line)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">$1,000 for a bluestone lobby paver (up to 3 lines of text with 13 characters/spaces per line)</span></li></ul></div><div><div title="Page 1"><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Order <a href="http://www.mlwgsfoundation.org/donate/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">online</span></a> or contact <a href="mailgto:goneil@mlwgsfoundation.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ginger O'Neil</span></a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Boys Tennis Team Is State Runner-Up</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQCS14iSycYapJC6fyGY_AhRxx49dNDpzvor9wWnBqLd1XMi9Plze9Y5JaurqNqO70CnOd4z1ctlzuVy2YXz2anB5nmUi_muMeNAQgEFY5E73oPjsaflzl-ISC9kI3KsFfVubEQpbsno/s2048/IMG_4760.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQCS14iSycYapJC6fyGY_AhRxx49dNDpzvor9wWnBqLd1XMi9Plze9Y5JaurqNqO70CnOd4z1ctlzuVy2YXz2anB5nmUi_muMeNAQgEFY5E73oPjsaflzl-ISC9kI3KsFfVubEQpbsno/w200-h133/IMG_4760.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Congratulations to the 2021 boys tennis team members:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ethan Choe (Goochland, 2024)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ace Heyming (Richmond, 2024)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rehaan Jain (Chesterfield, 2024)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ronit Jain (Henrico, 2022)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Michael Kish (Henrico, 2022)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jacob Lee (Chesterfield, 2021)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rowan Mueller (Chesterfield, 2024)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Akshay Pappu (Henrico, 2023)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Andrew Park (Prince George, 2022)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alex Percey (Henrico, 2024)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christian Walsh (Chesterfield, 2023)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carson Wang (Henrico, 2023)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alan Watts (Richmond, 2022)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Francesco Wells (Hanover, 2024)</span></li></ul></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Special thanks to Coaches Jennifer Todd and Tom Quesenbery for a great season!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have a Safe and Happy Summer!</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGpdfrHClcWQne6iSTehAm4w4p1CXeLkAB1fz0dSJ-bWZ935V7cNwbDd2l-fuCloTJCJjgt7U4nSSsCGEJhyphenhyphen2ARwXp5le3z_6tjnOjEUNwkigacZNibQfzxx9GCAOQxu7waq7LO2eQrA/s200/summer-mugshot.png" /></a><br /><br />Thanks to Kimberly Lee (Chesterfield, Megan Lee '18, and Jacob Lee '21), who has served as one of our <i>Smoke and Scales</i> editors for the last four years. We will miss her and wish her the best!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next semester we will no longer use Blogger for <i>Smoke & Scales</i>, but will fully transition to the <a href="https://mlwgs.ptboard.com/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">PTBoard</span></a> platform that we have been testing since the beginning of 2021. Your back-to-school packets will have more information about signing up to receive the weekly email, and you will still be able to view the news online <a href="https://mlwgs.ptboard.com/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">there</span></a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br />From your co-editors:<br /><br />Laura Goodman (Charlie Goodman '23, Chesterfield) and Maggi Tinsley (Betsy Tinsley, '23, Richmond)</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-71848342235789287372021-06-08T16:00:00.160-04:002021-06-08T16:00:00.207-04:00Week of June 9, 2021<h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Textbook Return</span><br style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHA75nvI7PfC9u8jxIBFBEkTXxEpqaPbP7iL_VtveIRfiwfN4aGhiuDhiMyBftHEOsvML5Mo9eKqx9A8yHX32WQHtUgdzWm_A599JFPQdKx3q8h0hMFoTfFNIAHV0Nm5TacX3ZBvy1J8/s229/school+books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="229" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHA75nvI7PfC9u8jxIBFBEkTXxEpqaPbP7iL_VtveIRfiwfN4aGhiuDhiMyBftHEOsvML5Mo9eKqx9A8yHX32WQHtUgdzWm_A599JFPQdKx3q8h0hMFoTfFNIAHV0Nm5TacX3ZBvy1J8/w200-h193/school+books.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></h2><h2 style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">School resources and text return takes place on <b>Friday, June 11</b>, from 8 a.m. to noon for students currently on virtual learning. Resources/texts will be returned to teacher classrooms or another designated location. A comprehensive list will be available at the bluestone lobby upon check-in. If a student cannot make it to campus on Friday, June 11, they should email their teachers to make alternative arrangements the following week. For clerical purposes, we strongly encourage drop-offs on June 11. All books or other materials must be returned no later than Friday, June 18. Students present on campus will return their books over the next few weeks through their normal class schedule.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rising Seniors, Register for Boot Camp</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxehSpbGRDYFSuvoGfJG1iNEX1YC6YePGJ03Y_VkS4-OZ5n3_9cvWrZ1PUKdwWOZpivLUJfSVS2ilFotWJ7HFzJLkxux1bTPe23h6wCSIq9anVVxISdltmu7I1XaG_1YO6P8yghtEyd4/s231/collge+boot.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="231" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxehSpbGRDYFSuvoGfJG1iNEX1YC6YePGJ03Y_VkS4-OZ5n3_9cvWrZ1PUKdwWOZpivLUJfSVS2ilFotWJ7HFzJLkxux1bTPe23h6wCSIq9anVVxISdltmu7I1XaG_1YO6P8yghtEyd4/w200-h189/collge+boot.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">College Boot Camp will return to a fully in-person event in August 2021. Interested students of the class of 2022 may register at this </span><a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B48AFA62BA75-college7" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">link</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> AND must pay on the MLWGS website by </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Friday, June 11</b><span style="font-family: verdana;">. Information about fee waivers, if needed, is included within the Sign-Up Genius.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Give a Timeless Gift to Your Grad!</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjNMFu2nC2t6QYkmFT5ybYk8K-EIR-DNWTJAqDgrxblOjC5Srbrr2YorfKkjUcotrFSma3yyPxFla38B69z3FnuikOXttPbwjm3aFEKmitnmiw9krzjzdNRfjehEPMFKAHsuZTTaAAYA/w200-h131/brick+paver+sample.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Governor’s School Foundation invites families of MLWGS seniors and graduates to purchase inscribed pavers to leave a lasting tribute at the school. Pavers are a great graduation gift from parents, grandparents, or anyone trying to find something special to give their favorite graduate(s). You can purchase either a bluestone paver inside the school lobby or a brick paver to be placed on the Lombardy Street walkway. All donated funds beyond the cost of the engraving are tax-deductible.<br /><br />Orders must be received by <b>July 1</b>. The cost is:<br />* $500 for an exterior brick paver (up to 3 lines of text with 13 characters/spaces per line)<br />*$1,000 for a bluestone lobby paver (up to 3 lines of text with 13 characters/spaces per line)<br /><br />Order <a href="http://www.mlwgsfoundation.org/donate/ "><span style="color: #2b00fe;">online</span></a> or contact <a href="mailto:goneil@mlwgsfoundation.org">Ginger O'Neil</a>. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Year-End Scrip Report</span></h2></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbx9OAR7UvKqfTrgvaFXxD4PeN8jVfzHDGtj3mK3urlDGKHgJxfxvgvY6uYVhDBvpIlg4_xdxVTl5SEawMI1QTc-6STzcgQT6MVxVIjmqAG-6dnzYtA5b7jQ1OeVdSZWleV7HoPDB7n0/s269/gift+card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="269" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbx9OAR7UvKqfTrgvaFXxD4PeN8jVfzHDGtj3mK3urlDGKHgJxfxvgvY6uYVhDBvpIlg4_xdxVTl5SEawMI1QTc-6STzcgQT6MVxVIjmqAG-6dnzYtA5b7jQ1OeVdSZWleV7HoPDB7n0/w200-h139/gift+card.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks to the MLWGS parents who helped raise $1,762.33 in doing their everyday shopping and gift giving with scrip gift cards, we exceeded our fundraising goal. Please continue to shop online over the summer, and look for details on next year's schedule in the back-to-school packets.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Athletics</span></h2></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yJCCl1cnqmnaEzDGKV706AFf3dLicIL8tXMjPPXhAB1EP-J72wv956elvlogwSXUqmdXzDn4JdX8FCQdvyHC7PjrNiKfpGUNqLo_aKX2VIfsF3qaUe7C6pzGUM-4w_l02DhutXSGOYA/s150/dragon_athletics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yJCCl1cnqmnaEzDGKV706AFf3dLicIL8tXMjPPXhAB1EP-J72wv956elvlogwSXUqmdXzDn4JdX8FCQdvyHC7PjrNiKfpGUNqLo_aKX2VIfsF3qaUe7C6pzGUM-4w_l02DhutXSGOYA/w200-h200/dragon_athletics.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Any student interested in athletics at Maggie Walker for 2021-2022 must email a Virginia High School League physical in PDF format ONLY to the following emails: <a href="mailto:phawkins@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">phawkins@gsgis.k12.va.us</span></a> and <a href="mailto:turnbow@gsgis.k12.va.us">cturnbow@gsgis.k12.va.us</a>. All try-out/start dates can be found <a href="https://mlwgs.com/co-curricular-overview/athletics/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a>. <br /><br /><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-29815330809473839782021-06-01T16:00:00.187-04:002021-06-01T16:00:00.203-04:00Week of June 2, 2021<div><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Senior Art Show Opens Friday</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2jL49sHMoI9j2rfK3Jf9YHCNuJNM8FOfU2eK6yD-jnCxv_eSimI7Yt_jdZaSierZwesSwQxf_zho8JJJeOXkBbkwr2rL3XtP0v1XSHuLOX9mngRa7_Dy9QjzclkmMmatR8H4Q1zTm3M/s1280/2021+poster.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="850" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2jL49sHMoI9j2rfK3Jf9YHCNuJNM8FOfU2eK6yD-jnCxv_eSimI7Yt_jdZaSierZwesSwQxf_zho8JJJeOXkBbkwr2rL3XtP0v1XSHuLOX9mngRa7_Dy9QjzclkmMmatR8H4Q1zTm3M/w133-h200/2021+poster.png" width="133" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please join us for the gala opening of the 2021 MLWGS Senior Art Exhibition: Enchanted at Artworks Gallery on <b>Friday, June 4</b>, at 6-9 p.m. The show, which is the capstone event of our visual arts program, highlights the collected works of 13 Maggie Walker seniors including Emma Lindley, Elizabeth Celentano, Azaria Mosby, Cooper Tsow, Ria Bakshi, Rylan Karjane, Shreya Malani, Ada Rigsby, Isabel Martin, Julianne Zielinski, Anika Kalluri, Grace Saunders, and Helen Hall. Come meet these amazing young artists and mingle with other Maggie Walker art lovers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Due to COVID restrictions, there will be a staggered opening. Therefore, you must RSVP to attend the opening using this link: <a href="http://bit.ly/enchanted21"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">bit.ly/enchanted21</span></a>. Artworks Gallery is located at 320 Hull Street (23224) in the Manchester area of downtown Richmond.<br />The show will continue through June 13.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Richmond Kickers Fundraiser for Class of 2024</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66Ll9PTLaEk0Q7KcSaB3iBtnwrxRI4yhG5rK30VEPWL75TKNFbphlsiEEPxN2v8rQtOpW8YdMTyXhtb2HhVuztmcx7qJSHdqyqHxEhJYGfuw0eFk_OXbOHFfYry5gsym_e6HfXY88f5M/s1024/Richmond_Kickers_Logo_Hi_large.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1024" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66Ll9PTLaEk0Q7KcSaB3iBtnwrxRI4yhG5rK30VEPWL75TKNFbphlsiEEPxN2v8rQtOpW8YdMTyXhtb2HhVuztmcx7qJSHdqyqHxEhJYGfuw0eFk_OXbOHFfYry5gsym_e6HfXY88f5M/w200-h196/Richmond_Kickers_Logo_Hi_large.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>This year’s freshman class reached out to the Richmond Kickers and arranged an awesome opportunity where the team will give the class 30% of each ticket sold through this <a href="https://fevo.me/mlwgs2024"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">website</span></a>. Their class officers think that this is not only a great way to help the Class of ’24 generate funds, but also an excellent way for the MLWGS community to casually come together before the end of the school year. The tickets are for the match on <b>Saturday, June 5</b>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last Call for Baccalaureate Photos</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIL7Zz1A5Pv6_rh1zk2FjnDBO_MssdVdw-0KK2TDB6DRrjfUcMqBrvaXmT6B7b_61civ1aaHYRHCTwNzIhWpYPZXcJPntrVrMICFQaPMBuG6MfijpKgdKlMVofKMTBB01Nv2yYcnL0Kyc/w174-h200/image.png" width="174" /></a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;">The PTSA is honored to present the 2021 Senior Baccalaureate Service featuring remarks from Richmond leaders and musical selections performed by fellow graduates and peers in a</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;"> </span><i style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;">Smoke and Scales</i><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;">"Special Edition" on Wednesday, June 16. To help us create our video, we would like to feature seniors in their caps and gowns. Seniors, please upload your cap and gown photo by</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;"> </span><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;">Monday, June 7</b><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;">, to</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dWg4XXaiGtNOmXVebPf-F6LbT77DYQO_?usp=sharing" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Baccalaureate Cap and Gown Photos</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;">. For additional information please contact</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="mailto:juliebhendricks@hotmail.com" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Julie Hendricks</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;"> (804-357-0935).</span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Calling All Volunteers!</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLQNWsYHHLulhrlSXykLMkxsCqnZqx2yMloCLtAzt4KDRM4bh9303OwdYCO0_7sKKXP5IE-AGJZvdq9RIG1ggqugqd3POzCY5tLCWMB02ueUmxU-dF3NxWupjM42ZCqVyZ0tuvnkI9lg/s388/PTSA.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="114" data-original-width="388" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLQNWsYHHLulhrlSXykLMkxsCqnZqx2yMloCLtAzt4KDRM4bh9303OwdYCO0_7sKKXP5IE-AGJZvdq9RIG1ggqugqd3POzCY5tLCWMB02ueUmxU-dF3NxWupjM42ZCqVyZ0tuvnkI9lg/w200-h59/PTSA.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Maggie Walker PTSA is looking forward to the 2021-22 school year and has openings for a variety of board positions. This is a great way to connect with other parents, faculty and students in an important role while helping the MLWGS community.<br /><br />Open positions include…<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Secretary</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">SCRIP</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Middle School Outreach (2 positions, 1 shadow)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">G-Suite Administrator (Shadow)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fall Festival (2 positions)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Homecoming Kick-off</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Staff Appreciation</span></li></ul><br />Please reach out to <a href="mailto:vickisbray@gmail.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Vicki Bray</span></a> if you are interested in learning more about the open positions.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scrip News</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4s0mRxZ5yPFSmUm6T8X3SsjOuh1auh0RLe65DVVxwCVxuCSgAIkK99XD45YFO7TXIB9kICcibEZkdEYkCh5Tp2vtzn3tGSqEK71qsVzU5uB1zot8IvpRArykWVeJsvgbHC3s1oUNw73w/s1000/scrip.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="1000" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4s0mRxZ5yPFSmUm6T8X3SsjOuh1auh0RLe65DVVxwCVxuCSgAIkK99XD45YFO7TXIB9kICcibEZkdEYkCh5Tp2vtzn3tGSqEK71qsVzU5uB1zot8IvpRArykWVeJsvgbHC3s1oUNw73w/w200-h59/scrip.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br />The MLWGS PTSA is excited to announce that the Great Lake Scrip program has raised $1,754 this school year (8/1/20-5/28/21), even with the challenges of Covid. Thank you to the families who have made a huge difference! The potential is huge and it's never too late to start doing some of your everyday shopping with Scrip and letting those retailers you already shop give money back to MLWGS at no extra cost to you. If you have had any trouble getting started, don't hesitate to contact your PTSA parent/scrip coordinator <a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org">L<span style="color: #2b00fe;">aura Dysar</span>t</a>. While we don't have any more plastic card due dates, you can shop e-certificates over the summer and receive them immediately!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Parent Annual Fund Competition Deadline Extended Until Friday! Support Your Class Now</span></h2><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCMNvEnAa1DLg1xn9B402FDoP8fcppTtc-WV8OiCslwrG4zG-2TOgCThcwwyEAyZlKKBehKjy94KLEgYBxUGRORuUIHs-Z5ajScln6TSda70bBVVjXbjVM5P6WJSEu_vW9AgPNX9Zi5w/s320/Parent+Competition+2021+5.27.21.png" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br />Because May ended on a holiday, this year's competition to see which class has the highest participation rate in the MLWGS Foundation Annual Fund parent campaign has been extended through this Friday! As of last week, the juniors were leading the way in impressive fashion, so now's the time to get in on the action.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Class of 2021: 23%</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Class of 2022: 33%</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Class of 2023: 27%</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Class of 2024: 22%</span></li></ul>You can support your student(s)' class and our Dragons by making a donation today <a href="https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/GSGISFFoundationGovernorsS/annualfundgift.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">online</span></a>.<br /><br />The winning class gets bragging rights and a sweet treat from the Foundation! All donations support our wonderful Dragons, teachers, and alumni and are tax-deductible.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Counseling Announcements</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rising seniors:<br />Juniors and their parents/guardians were sent an e-mail on Friday, May 28, filled with announcements pertaining to the end of the school year. Here are a couple highlights:<br /><br />-College Boot Camp will return to a fully in-person event in August. Interested students of the Class of 2022 may register <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B48AFA62BA75-college7"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a> AND pay on the MLWGS website by the June 11 deadline. Information about fee waivers, if needed, is included within the Sign-Up Genius.<br /><br />-Juniors are invited to begin working on their brag sheet in Naviance. An optional parent questionnaire has also been released (under Surveys). These are not due until early September. Questions about Naviance? E-mail Ms. Forquer or Dr. Loving.<br /><br />Graduating seniors:<br />Students, please check your MLWGS e-mail accounts for any messages that might have been delivered to you on Friday, May 28, requesting clarification about your college lists or senior survey responses. (These were only sent to select seniors.) Also, if you are offered a spot off a college waitlist, change your intended college, or receive additional scholarships as we end the school year, please update your senior counselor by e-mail.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times;"><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Celebrate Your Grad & Leave Your Mark!</span></h2></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwTwQB8Orp15AsjjYtTU6sdz72AGuBgHpUsqPol4lT1iSELbUBG1Ryjzz1s6rnq7qczLstnL2m2t2VWnTSGTMlkz3IP000gmh-tytjX2ALgqGBF1d4GeoVtkG6EboshgJIeLIjN1Iz1A/s252/brick+paver+sample.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="252" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwTwQB8Orp15AsjjYtTU6sdz72AGuBgHpUsqPol4lT1iSELbUBG1Ryjzz1s6rnq7qczLstnL2m2t2VWnTSGTMlkz3IP000gmh-tytjX2ALgqGBF1d4GeoVtkG6EboshgJIeLIjN1Iz1A/w200-h131/brick+paver+sample.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Governor’s School Foundation invites families of MLWGS seniors and graduates to purchase inscribed pavers to leave a lasting tribute at the school. Pavers are a great graduation gift from parents, grandparents, or anyone trying to find something special and lasting to give their favorite graduate(s). You can purchase either a bluestone paver inside the school lobby or a brick paver to be placed on the Lombardy Street walkway. All donated funds beyond the cost of the engraving are tax-deductible.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Orders must be received by <b>July 1</b>. The cost is:<br />* $500 for an exterior brick paver </span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span> </span>(up to 3 lines of text with 13 characters/spaces per line)<br />*$1,000 for a bluestone lobby paver </span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span> </span>(up to 3 lines of text with 13 characters/spaces per line)<br /><br />Order <a href="http://www.mlwgsfoundation.org/donate/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">online</span></a> or contact <a href="mailto:goneil@mlwgsfoundation.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ginger O'Neil</span></a>.<br /></span></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-40324001255346055462021-05-25T16:00:00.140-04:002021-05-25T16:00:00.207-04:00Week of May 26, 2021<div><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Summer 2022 Travel</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfurHk4JtSl9Lo92zTR5bUS9cojmjljm452Fy2QjQB7VZgF874Nw6Sg4tlWeRZtREXGt1AuLXh9JiFc201EHRwHSEPnF1H3wnrIxLoaeiXqYxgvEeBjfd8wcPrY2KP-33-tYaObASIdc/s1098/Screen+Shot+2020-09-11+at+1.25.18+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfurHk4JtSl9Lo92zTR5bUS9cojmjljm452Fy2QjQB7VZgF874Nw6Sg4tlWeRZtREXGt1AuLXh9JiFc201EHRwHSEPnF1H3wnrIxLoaeiXqYxgvEeBjfd8wcPrY2KP-33-tYaObASIdc/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-09-11+at+1.25.18+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Have you ever wanted to visit the Parthenon in Athens or see Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling in Rome? The Fine Arts Department is organizing a trip to Greece and Italy for 2022.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Interested? We will hold a virtual informational meeting this <b>Thursday, May 27</b>, at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Please RSVP <a href="https://rsvp.eftours.com/2f9djdj"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a> for more information.</span></div><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></h2><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Senior Art Show June 4</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2jL49sHMoI9j2rfK3Jf9YHCNuJNM8FOfU2eK6yD-jnCxv_eSimI7Yt_jdZaSierZwesSwQxf_zho8JJJeOXkBbkwr2rL3XtP0v1XSHuLOX9mngRa7_Dy9QjzclkmMmatR8H4Q1zTm3M/s1280/2021+poster.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="850" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2jL49sHMoI9j2rfK3Jf9YHCNuJNM8FOfU2eK6yD-jnCxv_eSimI7Yt_jdZaSierZwesSwQxf_zho8JJJeOXkBbkwr2rL3XtP0v1XSHuLOX9mngRa7_Dy9QjzclkmMmatR8H4Q1zTm3M/w133-h200/2021+poster.png" width="133" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please join us for the gala opening of the 2021 MLWGS Senior Art Exhibition: Enchanted at Artworks Gallery on <b>Friday, June 4</b>, at 6-9 p.m. The show, which is the capstone event of our visual arts program, highlights the collected works of 13 Maggie Walker seniors including Emma Lindley, Elizabeth Celentano, Azaria Mosby, Cooper Tsow, Ria Bakshi, Rylan Karjane, Shreya Malani, Ada Rigsby, Isabel Martin, Julianne Zielinski, Anika Kalluri, Grace Saunders, and Helen Hall. Come meet these amazing young artists and mingle with other Maggie Walker art lovers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Due to COVID restrictions, there will be a staggered opening. Therefore, you must RSVP to attend the opening using this link: <a href="http://bit.ly/enchanted21"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">bit.ly/enchanted21</span></a>. Artworks Gallery is located at 320 Hull Street (23224) in the Manchester area of downtown Richmond.<br />The show will continue through June 13.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another Call for Baccalaureate Photos</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIL7Zz1A5Pv6_rh1zk2FjnDBO_MssdVdw-0KK2TDB6DRrjfUcMqBrvaXmT6B7b_61civ1aaHYRHCTwNzIhWpYPZXcJPntrVrMICFQaPMBuG6MfijpKgdKlMVofKMTBB01Nv2yYcnL0Kyc/w174-h200/image.png" width="174" /></a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The PTSA is honored to present the 2021 Senior Baccalaureate Service featuring remarks from Richmond leaders and musical selections performed by fellow graduates and peers in a <i>Smoke and Scales</i> "Special Edition" on Wednesday, June 16. To help us create our video, we would like to feature seniors in their caps and gowns. Seniors, please upload your cap and gown photo by <b>Monday, June 7</b>, to <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dWg4XXaiGtNOmXVebPf-F6LbT77DYQO_?usp=sharing"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Baccalaureate Cap and Gown Photos</span></a>. For additional information please contact <a href="mailto:juliebhendricks@hotmail.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Julie Hendricks</span></a> (804-357-0935).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Celebrate Your Grad & Leave Your Mark!</span></h2></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQplzrqfU2OjpUP_VryoM9jKxbJhlpIcSV3zdXNhcuoen-MCFV5jRFJM-JeV95cL1TjVT2owjk6riWwWlugnouyxZpU5CT8JRpgppbgrr7wQevB2QjJNayPB7zw2NCGh3bx8DvQJPMKY/s640/bluestone+paver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQplzrqfU2OjpUP_VryoM9jKxbJhlpIcSV3zdXNhcuoen-MCFV5jRFJM-JeV95cL1TjVT2owjk6riWwWlugnouyxZpU5CT8JRpgppbgrr7wQevB2QjJNayPB7zw2NCGh3bx8DvQJPMKY/w150-h200/bluestone+paver.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Governor’s School Foundation invites families of MLWGS seniors and graduates to purchase inscribed pavers to leave a lasting tribute at the school. Pavers are a great graduation gift from parents, grandparents, or anyone trying to find something special and lasting to give their favorite graduate(s). You can purchase either a bluestone paver inside the school lobby or a brick paver to be placed on the Lombardy Street walkway. All donated funds beyond the cost of the engraving are tax-deductible.<br /><br />Orders must be received by <b>July 1</b>. The cost is:<br />* $500 for an exterior brick paver </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span> </span>(up to 3 lines of text with 13 characters/spaces per line)<br />*$1,000 for a bluestone lobby paver </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span> </span>(up to 3 lines of text with 13 characters/spaces per line)<br /><br />Order <a href="http://www.mlwgsfoundation.org/donate/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">online</span></a> or contact <a href="mailto:goneil@mlwgsfoundation.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ginger O'Neil</span></a>. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shop Scrip Through Summer</span></h2></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76SY9Z_j9Ylrn-CNi9sQ6qSZnwrlFgr-qneS_9g7K-ozo2nuaivLQbnxQAEB2ZScRcz-EJ1tcrkZBRLn03wEjCvS1iilQA_AF00V5Iwyz8g60KjpiRNmfVzP7nWeXx-IA-Czb4ApH_Os/s1000/IMG_0054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="1000" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76SY9Z_j9Ylrn-CNi9sQ6qSZnwrlFgr-qneS_9g7K-ozo2nuaivLQbnxQAEB2ZScRcz-EJ1tcrkZBRLn03wEjCvS1iilQA_AF00V5Iwyz8g60KjpiRNmfVzP7nWeXx-IA-Czb4ApH_Os/w200-h59/IMG_0054.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although we won't have another monthly scrip order until the fall, please keep shopping scrip e-certificates for your summer dining, traveling, and everyday shopping. If you never got around to trying scrip this year, the PTSA hopes you will consider trying it out in the fall. It's a great fundraiser that costs you nothing extra. Total earnings for the year will be shared next week. Questions, or interested in volunteering for as little as an hour? Contact <a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Laura Dysart</span></a>.</span><table cellpadding="0" class="Bs nH iY bAt" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; color: #202124; display: block; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px; position: static; width: 704px;"><tbody></tbody></table></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-2372263374669959392021-05-18T16:00:00.167-04:002021-05-18T16:00:00.190-04:00Week of May 19, 2021<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX5xjMj0Am5mXyV1kricbvVDu40bmHJ1DiquB5HSEvPkwesT4yfnGW2CToErOo8gSOiRAfAR-qShZyikjYCdHo2u-4kgqSPM0fMUwcmkiBG5ecNkZrYj0vjOO7XCrXOgg5yQGk3Cy_B4/s916/image.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX5xjMj0Am5mXyV1kricbvVDu40bmHJ1DiquB5HSEvPkwesT4yfnGW2CToErOo8gSOiRAfAR-qShZyikjYCdHo2u-4kgqSPM0fMUwcmkiBG5ecNkZrYj0vjOO7XCrXOgg5yQGk3Cy_B4/s916/image.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX5xjMj0Am5mXyV1kricbvVDu40bmHJ1DiquB5HSEvPkwesT4yfnGW2CToErOo8gSOiRAfAR-qShZyikjYCdHo2u-4kgqSPM0fMUwcmkiBG5ecNkZrYj0vjOO7XCrXOgg5yQGk3Cy_B4/s916/image.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="794" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX5xjMj0Am5mXyV1kricbvVDu40bmHJ1DiquB5HSEvPkwesT4yfnGW2CToErOo8gSOiRAfAR-qShZyikjYCdHo2u-4kgqSPM0fMUwcmkiBG5ecNkZrYj0vjOO7XCrXOgg5yQGk3Cy_B4/w174-h200/image.png" width="174" /></a><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Baccalaureate Call for Photos</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The PTSA is honored to present the 2021 Senior Baccalaureate Service featuring remarks from Richmond leaders and musical selections performed by fellow graduates and peers in a <i>Smoke and Scales</i> "Special Edition" on <b>Wednesday, June 16</b>. To help us create our video, we would like to feature seniors in their caps and gowns. Seniors, please upload your cap and gown photo by <b>Monday, June 7</b>, to <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dWg4XXaiGtNOmXVebPf-F6LbT77DYQO_?usp=sharing"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Baccalaureate Cap and Gown Photos</span></a>. For additional information, please contact <a href="mailto:juliebhendricks@hotmail.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Julie Hendricks</span></a> (804.357.0935).<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scrip Orders Due Sunday</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekSX91LQvbDS7_4cP87aELwXRX24VgiUKYwaWytvgAIXEH-LkLMLWAY3pzh3cfTDo5YftC4CQm3Zqq-6Mgo2ZgnHfpNorGI8l_wcWK3BB44XcMYIHBFQl7fsv9P_bKragiyn3IM9fnfQ/s332/gift+card+image.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekSX91LQvbDS7_4cP87aELwXRX24VgiUKYwaWytvgAIXEH-LkLMLWAY3pzh3cfTDo5YftC4CQm3Zqq-6Mgo2ZgnHfpNorGI8l_wcWK3BB44XcMYIHBFQl7fsv9P_bKragiyn3IM9fnfQ/w200-h126/gift+card+image.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Don't forget to place your scrip gift card order by <b>Sunday, May 23</b>, for graduation gifts and your everyday shopping. Let those retailers give money back to MLWGS at no extra cost to you! Questions, or interested in volunteering next fall? Contact Laura Dysart at <a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">scrip@mlwgsptsa.org</span></a>. Thanks to all of those who have supported the program this year – you helped raise $1,600 so far!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the Counseling Department</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUxF5jc5pcmfTYycwzUb5pEscRvpE68piiAY462FpG93Q4A51uM2vItUOrwtYR5CWXTOMpz4NxXVFUv9W37_-tLi_9bpYlGKeeK7S9D1oZxNbgPo_WXbaOnA5mq5y71ZeZQKgK8ebKsw/s373/stay+calm+and+pay+attention.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUxF5jc5pcmfTYycwzUb5pEscRvpE68piiAY462FpG93Q4A51uM2vItUOrwtYR5CWXTOMpz4NxXVFUv9W37_-tLi_9bpYlGKeeK7S9D1oZxNbgPo_WXbaOnA5mq5y71ZeZQKgK8ebKsw/w172-h200/stay+calm+and+pay+attention.png" width="172" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">On August 23-25, Dr. Loving and Ms. Forquer will host College Boot Camp for rising seniors. This optional, fee-based summer program is designed to provide students a space and time to complete their Common and/or Coalition Application (or other application of their choice) before the school year starts. Students should leave College Boot Camp with at least one essay in completed draft form.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The cost for this three-day program is $50. (Fee waivers are available.) To register, visit the same website where you pay your school fees/dues between May 7 and June 11. After submitting your payment, please commit to the morning session (9 a.m.-noon) or afternoon session (1-4 p.m.) <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0b48afa62ba75-college7"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a>. The Counseling Department has received feedback that some students would like this event to be in-person; we will discuss this possibility in the week ahead and will provide an update.<br /><br />If you haven't already checked out the latest Junior Newsletter, it can be found <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/college-admissions-information-1/2011-2012-newsletters"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a>. Juniors are also encouraged to keep reading posts on the "College Information for the Class of 2022" Schoology group.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">News from the Library: <i>One Small Step</i> Conversations Are Complete</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBj1UeWGYGoPcSKLkPKVmpKQdRKshGlwC3JkinFXq2lF_glb3PKCaq9CezZ644VA1HC9MFk1kxsmFyLR3j7-UDCayzllZxrCt23hO4WYdjrUlGqZIP3oQbM1KZX_MZoSgpXC334ci8u4/s1500/listenigacrossAmerica-hero-1500x500.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1500" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBj1UeWGYGoPcSKLkPKVmpKQdRKshGlwC3JkinFXq2lF_glb3PKCaq9CezZ644VA1HC9MFk1kxsmFyLR3j7-UDCayzllZxrCt23hO4WYdjrUlGqZIP3oQbM1KZX_MZoSgpXC334ci8u4/w320-h107/listenigacrossAmerica-hero-1500x500.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Congratulations to the 40 Dragons who were among the first high school students in the nation to participate in <i>One Small Step</i>, a StoryCorps project that invites people with contrasting political views to engage in respectful, candid conversations about who they are and the experiences that have shaped them. Students discussed a wide range of topics while treating each other with respect, empathy, and compassion. <br /><br />Audio recordings of these conversations, which range from a half-hour to two hours, will be archived at the Library of Congress. Some students chose to set their recordings to private, while others chose to share them more openly. Here’s a <a href="https://archive.storycorps.org/interviews/pooja-muthuraj-and-elizabeth-celentano/">link</a> to one of the conversations, between junior Pooja Muthuraj and senior Elizabeth Celentano.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Call for 2021-22 Athletics</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yJCCl1cnqmnaEzDGKV706AFf3dLicIL8tXMjPPXhAB1EP-J72wv956elvlogwSXUqmdXzDn4JdX8FCQdvyHC7PjrNiKfpGUNqLo_aKX2VIfsF3qaUe7C6pzGUM-4w_l02DhutXSGOYA/s150/dragon_athletics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yJCCl1cnqmnaEzDGKV706AFf3dLicIL8tXMjPPXhAB1EP-J72wv956elvlogwSXUqmdXzDn4JdX8FCQdvyHC7PjrNiKfpGUNqLo_aKX2VIfsF3qaUe7C6pzGUM-4w_l02DhutXSGOYA/w200-h200/dragon_athletics.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Any student interested in athletics at Maggie Walker for 2021-22 must have a VHSL physical </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">in PDF</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> format </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">emailed to the following emails: </span><a href="mailto:phawkins@gsgis.k12.va.us" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">phawkins@gsgis.k12.va.us</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> AND </span><a href="mailto:cturnbow@gsgis.k12.va.us" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">cturnbow@gsgis.k12.va.us</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. All try-out/start dates can be found <a href="https://mlwgs.com/co-curricular-overview/athletics/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a>. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-5718681464485011642021-05-11T16:00:00.181-04:002021-05-11T16:00:00.202-04:00Week of May 12, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Attention, Seniors!</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">All SENIORS were required to complete their Senior Survey in Naviance by <b>Monday, May 10</b>. The information shared on this survey is essential to the work of the School Counseling Department. Please make sure that your Class of 2021 graduate has completed (and submitted) their survey. In addition to reporting any scholarship money they have been offered, they were also asked to declare the outcomes of their college applications here--including the name of the one school which they wish to receive their final transcript soon after graduation. If your child is offered a spot off a college waitlist, changes their intended college, or receives additional scholarships after submitting their Senior Survey, they must update their senior counselor by e-mail. Thank you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Attention, Juniors! </span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Who's ready for another JUNIOR NEWSLETTER? The May 2021 (You're Almost Seniors!) edition was released on <b>Friday, May 7</b>. Featured topics include College Boot Camp registration (open through June 11), a long list of live/virtual college events taking place soon (most of which are also open to sophomores), and a variety of contests and scholarship opportunities--including an invitation to self-nominate for the prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholarship from UNC-Chapel Hill. (Interested juniors must complete the corresponding survey in Naviance by 3:30 p.m. on <b>Monday, May 17</b>.) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you have any questions about what you see in the newsletter, please do not hesitate to reach out to Kim Forquer. Mrs. Cobb, Dr. Loving, and Ms. Forquer hope that the information they have shared in the junior newsletters this school year have supported our students' quest for learning and vigorous launch into college application season. In addition to Schoology, links to the Junior and Senior Newsletters can be found on the School Counseling <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/college-admissions-information-1/2011-2012-newsletters"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">website</span></a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Attention, Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Families: SOL Schedule</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Even though in-person school attendance is optional this year, students are still required to take SOL tests in designated classes for graduation purposes, and these tests must be taken at school in accordance with state testing guidelines. For families who are not comfortable having their students take SOLs this year, please complete this quick <a href="https://forms.gle/Fzk6UPvfA9jsTb919"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">opt-out form</span></a>. Your student will still need to take the SOL tests for graduation purposes, and make-ups will most likely be offered in the fall.<br /><br />Week of <b>Monday, May 24</b>:<br /><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Freshmen will take SOLs in Geometry and Algebra II. Because these tests can take some students 4 to 6 hours to complete, we are starting these tests at 8:40 a.m. Students will test on the day that they have a math class AND on the day that they are permitted to attend school (either Monday/Tuesday or Wednesday/Thursday). These students may miss one or more classes on testing days.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">All sophomores in U.S. History classes who do not have verified credits in World History I from middle school will take these tests during U.S. History class time on the day that they are permitted to attend school.</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Week of <b>Tuesday, June 1</b>:<br /><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sophomores not in U.S. History who do not have a World History I verified credit from middle school will take World History II during Global Studies 10 classes on the day they are permitted to attend school.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Juniors will take the Reading test through English classes on the day they are permitted to attend school.</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Week of <b>Monday, June 7</b>:<br /><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Freshmen will take Biology tests during their Biology classes on the day they are permitted to attend school.</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Students who are not currently using school bus transportation will need to be transported by families and will have the option to stay for other classes or be excused for missing parts of other classes while being transported back and forth.<br /><br />As a reminder, here are the in-person assignments for Monday/Tuesday and Wednesday/Thursday. Students must follow this schedule to allow us to maintain social distancing during testing:<br />Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, and Richmond will be split evenly. Students with last names A-Li will be on Monday & Tuesday. Students with last names Lia-Z will be on Wednesday & Thursday. <br />Goochland, Hopewell, and Powhatan will be on Monday & Tuesday. <br />Charles City, King & Queen, New Kent, Petersburg, and Prince George will be on Wednesday & Thursday.<br /><br />More info about SOL testing is available on the School Counseling <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/sol-testing-and-covid">webpage on SOL testing</a>. Families who wish to opt out of SOL testing must complete this quick <a href="https://forms.gle/Fzk6UPvfA9jsTb919">opt-out form</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scrip Update</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's graduation time! If you plan to give gift cards, or buy gifts from a scrip provider (more than 750 retailers), please consider using scrip. Order yours <a href="http://shopwithscrip.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a>. A relatively small percentage of families have raised $1,564 this year by shopping with scrip; imagine what we could do for our Dragons if you joined us! Try it out by purchasing one product you regularly use. It feels great to know retailers you already shop give back to MLWGS at no extra cost to you! Questions? Contact Laura Dysart at <a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">scrip@mlwgsptsa.org</span></a>. We are still looking for a few volunteers to help with monthly distribution of scrip cards next year. Even a one-time commitment would help! Thank you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dragons Styled at the VMFA</span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">On May 2, three Dragons were recognized for their outstanding fashion designs in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts' Teen Stylin' 2021 Program:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sydney Brewer '24 won the Grade 6-9 Best Interpretation of Theme: Tempo Award.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Grace Crislip '24 won the Grade 6-9 Best Model Award. She modeled for designer and younger sister, Renna Crislip. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Vien Nguyen '23 was runner-up for the Grade 10-12 Best Use of Alternative Materials Award.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: verdana;">During this 12-week program students were randomly assigned an item from the museum's collection to interpret through the lens of the theme “Tempo.” Students were also required to use recyclable materials. Due to the pandemic, most students worked virtually on their projects with the option of some classroom instruction with designing instructors. The culmination of their hard work involved walking the runway before a panel of professional fashion industry judges. Forty-two students representing schools throughout the central Virginia region participated. <br /><br />Renderings by Teen Stylin' student designers and award-winning garment designs will be on display May 2-June 7 in VMFA's WestRock Art Education Center. <br />Find information about the program <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#">here</a>. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-48997112517719907292021-05-04T16:00:00.127-04:002021-05-04T16:00:00.199-04:00Week of May 5, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Teacher Appreciation Week</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MK-F3bU_nwVDGZ7udcIxlElMJCr9JwR4u3MnCrU9ZOg9BOWzzPNrdxwfg1hyphenhyphenLUgDF6rba332kbrpAk_4NcCoQP_2shToYUN6GYp_8oG3d6V-Fq5PqkWJC-TxzZSlCa7SFWG6FE11ECo/s296/TCHR-WK.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="296" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MK-F3bU_nwVDGZ7udcIxlElMJCr9JwR4u3MnCrU9ZOg9BOWzzPNrdxwfg1hyphenhyphenLUgDF6rba332kbrpAk_4NcCoQP_2shToYUN6GYp_8oG3d6V-Fq5PqkWJC-TxzZSlCa7SFWG6FE11ECo/w200-h115/TCHR-WK.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>May 3-7</b> is nationally recognized as Teacher Appreciation Week. The PTSA and school administration have several events planned for our teachers, but the one thing that teachers really love is when a student or a parent sends a personal note or email sharing their appreciation for what a specific teacher has done for them. If you are so led, please take the time this week to send a quick note to a teacher who made a difference. It will make their day!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">PTSA Program: College to Career</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Parents: how do you ensure your students graduate from college with the skills and experience for a viable career?<br /><br />Join the PTSA’s spring program on <b>Thursday, May 6,</b> at 7:00 p.m. and find out! Jennifer McCluskey will lead a discussion on how students can ensure college leads to a career. She will cover the challenges college students face in both deciding on and preparing for a career, and offer parents some ideas on how to support their students through this process. This program ties into the workshop Jennifer is leading for seniors later on <b>Wednesday, May 12</b>. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">While this program is especially relevant to parents of seniors, all parents are welcome.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In addition to being mom to current students Teagan '21 and Lauren '23, Jennifer is a career coach at Capital One and former MLWGS teacher. Join us for a lively and interesting discussion. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here’s the link for Thursday’s Zoom call: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88427092880?pwd=ekZQcGwzaXNIczIxNkgxSWp5RWE4UT09"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88427092880?pwd=ekZQcGwzaXNIczIxNkgxSWp5RWE4UT09</span></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">AP Testing</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />This past week a large volume of information was sent regarding the upcoming AP exams. If you missed it, this <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JKWFIiSQt1BUVwH6JzUcCL4eG98afVv5/view?usp=sharing">l<span style="color: #2b00fe;">ink</span></a> will take you to what was sent out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Baccalaureate Update</span></h2></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFIgw0jgAoMLAmN67WryYCtcNuMv_hbCgxPbSsuBmIzRqb2Tg1BV7TxVBICnlNXpMQVPXt16Ta15_3gtvxgQg3uEhRY2XeCBP26CHqWCxQ58AHNvaZr_hnOE4RWmWGvftZ0sTyLF5N6o/s916/BACCALAUREATE.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="794" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFIgw0jgAoMLAmN67WryYCtcNuMv_hbCgxPbSsuBmIzRqb2Tg1BV7TxVBICnlNXpMQVPXt16Ta15_3gtvxgQg3uEhRY2XeCBP26CHqWCxQ58AHNvaZr_hnOE4RWmWGvftZ0sTyLF5N6o/w173-h200/BACCALAUREATE.png" width="173" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This year's Senior Baccalaureate Service will take on a new format. Due to the governor's executive order restricting social gatherings, the PTSA is no longer able to host this service as planned at Temple Beth El. However, we will honor the graduating class with a video baccalaureate service featuring remarks from Richmond area faith leaders and musical selections performed by fellow graduates. The PTSA will share this service through social media, offering seniors a keepsake video to help celebrate their hard work and achievements.<br /><br />In addition, we would like to feature individual pictures of the seniors in their caps and gowns. To help us create our video, we need seniors to share individual pictures of themselves in their gap and gown by <b>June 1</b>. Please upload your photos <a href="HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/OPEN?ID=1Q9ZRJTVR6YUMMJGIPE8MUM4SO061J2AR"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a>. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Graduation Update</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br />Due to Friday, June 18, being designated by the Commonwealth of Virginia as the observed date for the Juneteenth Holiday, as well as the VHSL State Outdoor Track Championships taking place on that date, we are moving graduation for the Class of 2021 to <b>Thursday, June 17</b>, at 5:00 p.m. at Hovey Field on the campus of Virginia Union University. The rain date will be Sunday, June 20, at 1:00 p.m. at the same location.<br /><br />If you have not picked up your cap and gown, you may stop by and pick it up from Mrs. Williams in the Bluestone Lobby daily until 3:15 p.m. If you are coming on campus after school, reach out to <a href="mailto:ksheppard@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ms. Sheppard</span></a> to make arrangements.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Night of the Dragon Tally</span></h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYUlaf9gAgy_R3fimSMLF-iMQunG3v0hMYsOy6wGLWMgCnJLhU9UDvnbkUkZgNhipzE-ghOabqQA_-gmTrTL2EbnZXJgIgOWjQbz5jQEU1_ZSZ8YEZYS0KqaES-9A-zrWsqlgviYah4Q/s2048/NOTD+2021+Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2048" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYUlaf9gAgy_R3fimSMLF-iMQunG3v0hMYsOy6wGLWMgCnJLhU9UDvnbkUkZgNhipzE-ghOabqQA_-gmTrTL2EbnZXJgIgOWjQbz5jQEU1_ZSZ8YEZYS0KqaES-9A-zrWsqlgviYah4Q/w200-h200/NOTD+2021+Logo.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />The tally is in and with more than 10,000 bids on more than 236 items plus many generous donations, the Night of the Dragon raised just over $70,300 this year! This is great news because all proceeds go directly to support our students and teachers through the Foundation, booster groups, and the PTSA.<br /><br />In addition to the financial support from the auction, the evening also provided a chance for many of us to get together for the first time in much too long. Heartfelt thanks to all of you who donated and participated and to the amazing NOTD Planning team—Kristi Turner, Anne and Brad Ewald, Jennifer Rector, and Mist Morton Clark—for making this reimagined event possible during such an unusual year.<br /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-40177937258843383962021-04-27T16:00:00.134-04:002021-04-27T16:00:00.212-04:00Week of April 28, 2021<div><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Math Honor Society Guest Lecture</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimP-YSQDc4Ml2nWjYkVtMgXldNcLklF23213WvfU7_wYYEfgtIDQ0D19WS-iLnxaV2iLmhsppnWi6zBSEulNF-Y37adIb2caJFc7pE9DLVgzxuTyPsaM3fCkVPpfqSrCwgdEzuHvYJpaA/s225/mualphatheta.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimP-YSQDc4Ml2nWjYkVtMgXldNcLklF23213WvfU7_wYYEfgtIDQ0D19WS-iLnxaV2iLmhsppnWi6zBSEulNF-Y37adIb2caJFc7pE9DLVgzxuTyPsaM3fCkVPpfqSrCwgdEzuHvYJpaA/w200-h200/mualphatheta.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mu Alpha Theta announces a special guest presentation to celebrate National Math and Stats Awareness Month. Alumna Finale Doshi-Velez will join us virtually from Harvard, where she is an associate professor of computer science at the Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She completed her MSc from the University of Cambridge as a Marshall Scholar, her PhD from MIT, and her postdoc at Harvard Medical School. Her interests lie at the intersection of machine learning, healthcare, and interpretability. H</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">er talk, “Artificial Intelligence: Beyond the Hype and Hysteria,” </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">takes place on </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Thursday, April 29</b><span style="font-family: verdana;">, from 3:30-4:30 p.m.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />She writes, “The reaction to the term AI is rarely neutral. Excitement about AIs becoming world champions in Go or Starcraft is tempered by fears of superintelligences and Skynet; the same technologies that correct our grammar as we write or translate menus from photographs also exhibit the gender, racial, and other biases of our times. In this talk, I’ll start off by sharing a bit about how modern machine learning systems work under the hood. We’ll connect that to understanding how AIs can both succeed and fail spectacularly. This discussion will lead us to questions we should be asking in order to create any effective and accountable AI system.”<br /><br />Any student or family member is welcome to attend the Zoom presentation.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is the link:<br /><br /><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85827778926?pwd=VUlBMVBrdFkwVFZBK2RWc1BCeHl2dz09"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85827778926?pwd=VUlBMVBrdFkwVFZBK2RWc1BCeHl2dz09</span></a><br /><br />Meeting ID: 858 2777 8926<br />Passcode: 967537<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">School Advisory Council Seeks Parent Reps</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwUEi8E6NXn4vjXEhN9ChuP13SnbccdC9LoS_Kn-D40Mu5TM_bQj6gQmRpRszfgSyzCkUogWlRJkDSBUzla5jSWKugNp1yPwhFJxQB6UoKiP5qBWt3uzxe_uJeM-hd51wtunRr1IC7RI/s234/sac.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="234" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwUEi8E6NXn4vjXEhN9ChuP13SnbccdC9LoS_Kn-D40Mu5TM_bQj6gQmRpRszfgSyzCkUogWlRJkDSBUzla5jSWKugNp1yPwhFJxQB6UoKiP5qBWt3uzxe_uJeM-hd51wtunRr1IC7RI/w200-h184/sac.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The MLWGS School Advisory Council (SAC) currently has parent openings for the 2021-22 school year. These three-year appointments are best suited to parents with rising sophomores or parents of incoming freshmen who have prior experience of older children having also attended Maggie Walker.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Learn more about the SAC <a href="https://mlwgs.com/support/school-advisory-council/">here</a>. If you are interested in becoming a parent member, would like to nominate someone, or would like to learn more, please <a href="mailto:karentownsend@seaislandsoftware.biz">contact Karen Townsend</a> before <b>Friday, April 30</b>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank Scripping Days Are Here</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGNlSuRz05RTV-QDpmbm41jrhyphenhyphen4T3LO08kC6RwDxs5CVSOm7zIXyFgEI4Sju-n6uS5p05f8mGQAC8pIHxzmscq_cbT0wwRY26Ys6Qw3_vLEuHR_qP0om1GEdiXAe0wKP0Ozbb8nT6TlI/s1000/scrip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="1000" height="60" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGNlSuRz05RTV-QDpmbm41jrhyphenhyphen4T3LO08kC6RwDxs5CVSOm7zIXyFgEI4Sju-n6uS5p05f8mGQAC8pIHxzmscq_cbT0wwRY26Ys6Qw3_vLEuHR_qP0om1GEdiXAe0wKP0Ozbb8nT6TlI/w200-h60/scrip.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /> </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank Scripping Days begin this week! Go to <a href="https://www.shopwithscrip.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">www.shopwithscrip.com</span></a> on </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Thursday, </b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>April 29, and Friday, April 30,</b> to see more than 100 retailers who will be giving back up to 20% to MLWGS on your scrip e-certificates and reloadable scrip gift cards. If you get the Raise Right app on your phone, you will be able to get a sneak peek </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">on April 28 at</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> which retailers are participating! For future planning, our May order date is <b>Sunday, May 23.</b><br /><br />Please contact Laura Dysart at <a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">scrip@mlwgsptsa.org</span></a> with any questions, or if you are interested in volunteering, even as little as an hour the whole year, beginning next fall. The MLWGS PTSA is looking for a team to distribute cards to families/students in the 2021-22 school year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks from MLWGS Foundation</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYUlaf9gAgy_R3fimSMLF-iMQunG3v0hMYsOy6wGLWMgCnJLhU9UDvnbkUkZgNhipzE-ghOabqQA_-gmTrTL2EbnZXJgIgOWjQbz5jQEU1_ZSZ8YEZYS0KqaES-9A-zrWsqlgviYah4Q/s2048/NOTD+2021+Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2048" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYUlaf9gAgy_R3fimSMLF-iMQunG3v0hMYsOy6wGLWMgCnJLhU9UDvnbkUkZgNhipzE-ghOabqQA_-gmTrTL2EbnZXJgIgOWjQbz5jQEU1_ZSZ8YEZYS0KqaES-9A-zrWsqlgviYah4Q/w200-h200/NOTD+2021+Logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks to everyone who made Saturday's Night of the Dragon Reimagined a HUGE success. If you were one of the lucky bidders, you can pick up your winnings in the Foundation Office at school this Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you need to arrange another time, <a href="mailto:goneil@mlwgsfoundation.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">email Ginger O'Neil</span></a>. We will share totals once we’ve had time to tally!</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-59431522351629735122021-04-20T16:00:00.322-04:002021-04-20T16:00:00.204-04:00Week of April 21, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Night of the Dragon Silent Auction is LIVE!</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYUlaf9gAgy_R3fimSMLF-iMQunG3v0hMYsOy6wGLWMgCnJLhU9UDvnbkUkZgNhipzE-ghOabqQA_-gmTrTL2EbnZXJgIgOWjQbz5jQEU1_ZSZ8YEZYS0KqaES-9A-zrWsqlgviYah4Q/s2048/NOTD+2021+Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2048" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYUlaf9gAgy_R3fimSMLF-iMQunG3v0hMYsOy6wGLWMgCnJLhU9UDvnbkUkZgNhipzE-ghOabqQA_-gmTrTL2EbnZXJgIgOWjQbz5jQEU1_ZSZ8YEZYS0KqaES-9A-zrWsqlgviYah4Q/w200-h200/NOTD+2021+Logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can now bid <a href="https://1cau.se/aTX"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a> on a truly incredible array of silent auction items (more than 175 items in all) and preview the live auction items up for bid during the virtual event on <b>Saturday, April 24</b>. (<i>If you still need to register, please do not use the Facebook or Google registration options when offered, because they are glitchy. Just fill in your info. It only takes a minute. Thanks!</i>)<br /><br />In addition to previewing and bidding on items, you can also buy 50/50 raffle tickets and get more info about what's to come during the virtual event this <b>Saturday, April 24, at 7 p.m.</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">!</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b><br />Auction items include:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just added! Brambly Park with Dr. Bob!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Getaways in OBX, Wintergreen, Snowshoe and on the Chesapeake</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Unique Outdoor Adventures and Tours</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gift Packages of Every Theme Imaginable</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Custom Jewelry and Art</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gift Cards</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fine Wines and Gourmet Foods</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">College Swag</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Amazing Alumni Contributions</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yeti Coolers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">A Kegerator</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">And so much more!</span></li></ul>We look forwa</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">rd to you joining in the fun on April 24 as we support our wonderful school and students! Questions? Email <a href="mailto:goneil@mlwgsfoundation.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ginger O’Neil</span></a>.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Online Poetry Month Showcase</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Maggie Walker Slam Poetry Club invites you to celebrate</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> this</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> National Poetry Month with their first-ever International Language Poetry Showcase! Experience poetry from around the world–in languages from around the world–shared by 19 MLWGS students and staff. Watch the showcase or learn more <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpJy-egGow8"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Baccalaureate Plans</span></h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4si1ZXHVcjFZ2XAnsTuqSO82CRLah7BYYQnB31oOp8TnwOXKQL_2k5Rpk3cb6_nUkCdCFsWDlEbzEFUQJjjNejm77deBov7AAvIx94mo5Rig5-Uvnd-KjkAjNCgcXg55g9ZaqOcrewI/s540/senior+music.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4si1ZXHVcjFZ2XAnsTuqSO82CRLah7BYYQnB31oOp8TnwOXKQL_2k5Rpk3cb6_nUkCdCFsWDlEbzEFUQJjjNejm77deBov7AAvIx94mo5Rig5-Uvnd-KjkAjNCgcXg55g9ZaqOcrewI/w200-h200/senior+music.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The PTSA is honored to present this year's Senior Baccalaureate Service. Due to the Governor's Executive Order limiting social gatherings, the PTSA will honor the graduating class with a virtual / recorded Baccalaureate Service featuring remarks from Richmond leaders and musical selections performed by fellow graduates and peers. The PTSA will share this service in a <i>Smoke and Scales</i> "Special Edition" offering seniors a keepsake to help celebrate their hard work and achievements.<br /><br />To help us create our video, we would like to feature seniors in their caps and gowns. We ask for seniors to please upload their cap and gown pictures by <b>June 7</b> to: <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dWg4XXaiGtNOmXVebPf-F6LbT77DYQO_">Baccalaureate Cap and Gown Photos</a>. </span>For more information, contact <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="mailto:juliebhendricks@hotmail.com">Julie Hendricks</a>, </span>804.357.0935.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scrip News</span></h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsna2kJFuWsEa1scN9lVwgzV0ZbB4d7wbgxRWwrJUJMZefIby6sW8D7iRMzu-sPuYdP5fY7t9Qacr4Cn71dx41IIqZI9vOYMdR1n8jq6tAgmm8Qlqxb5j2Qs9v_0cSaaG9VsZIfaIqw0o/s415/scrip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; font-family: verdana; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="415" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsna2kJFuWsEa1scN9lVwgzV0ZbB4d7wbgxRWwrJUJMZefIby6sW8D7iRMzu-sPuYdP5fY7t9Qacr4Cn71dx41IIqZI9vOYMdR1n8jq6tAgmm8Qlqxb5j2Qs9v_0cSaaG9VsZIfaIqw0o/w200-h138/scrip.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">New Scrip providers include Instacart and eBay. If you shop these, please consider shopping with scrip for an instant give-back to MLWGS at no extra cost to you.<br />"Thank Scripping Days" are coming up on <b>April 29 and 30</b>! Shop more than 100 retailers with bonuses up to 20% on these two days (e-gift cards and reloads only). <br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please think about using Scrip for Mother's Day, graduation, and everyday shopping. You can give a gift card, or shop with one, and really help support the MLWGS PTSA! Go to <a href="https://shopwithscrip.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">shopwithscrip.com</span></a> to place orders or learn more about Thank Scripping Day. <br />Questions or interested in volunteering next year (as little as one hour total)? contact Laura Dysart at <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">scrip@mlwgsptsa.org</span></a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-80425571541766113562021-04-20T16:00:00.177-04:002021-04-20T16:00:00.205-04:00Week of April 14, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Attention, Sophomores: Testing </span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2B1B3mQ-BTSG5OYBl6Rhwa-De-bKKpSp37qIj3PhSip_8nX_zIttQbyNAUxDxrfCnNdn8OyP4FZ9_NJoTYt9GA72hchKZQd9OMxnBwMgCONNx2olBCtrfuFa-u-Ycl6sblROmdGsT6Q/s1200/attention.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1200" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2B1B3mQ-BTSG5OYBl6Rhwa-De-bKKpSp37qIj3PhSip_8nX_zIttQbyNAUxDxrfCnNdn8OyP4FZ9_NJoTYt9GA72hchKZQd9OMxnBwMgCONNx2olBCtrfuFa-u-Ycl6sblROmdGsT6Q/w200-h120/attention.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> <br /><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This<b> Friday, April 16</b>, the PSAT 10 will be given at school starting at 9 a.m. Please see the counseling <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/psat-2020-2021-covid-19-schedule"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">PSAT 10 webpage</span></a> for details. We still haven’t heard from about 10 sophomores as to whether they plan on testing or not. If you haven’t completed <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCGHJMGYg9VHg33K0I0rjTX8jKUbnp47S5Mc2lhe4zYeDy4A/viewform?usp=sf_link"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">the Google form survey</span></a>, please do so, as it will help us plan testing rooms. We will send out a list of assigned testing rooms in an email blast to sophomore families. Remember to bring graphing calculator and pencils.<br /><br />The other big testing event is the SOL Writing Test, which takes place over the last two weeks of April. We need all sophomores to indicate whether they are coming in for testing. Please make sure to complete this <a href="https://forms.gle/ascPbhPYnYRNfLf98"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Writing SOL Registry survey</span></a> ASAP this week so that we can safely plan testing rooms. More details about this SOL test and other SOL tests can be found on the counseling <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/sol-testing-and-covid"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">SOL Testing Spring 2021</span></a> webpage.<br /><br /> <br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Get Those Scrip Orders In!</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfzlnk9ob318_BaJV94NsJB6dBh1wjig8m5sJCzaY3G4Vep5yeZwmSk13Gk4uu-qJyqC2F9_LICOQwaz8I9Kx4Kr2S7XUzy5XlLS8eOXXC3wHMTi-jIlreySKdpQ5XO9a4dUPsKmcU0U/s2048/gift_card-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfzlnk9ob318_BaJV94NsJB6dBh1wjig8m5sJCzaY3G4Vep5yeZwmSk13Gk4uu-qJyqC2F9_LICOQwaz8I9Kx4Kr2S7XUzy5XlLS8eOXXC3wHMTi-jIlreySKdpQ5XO9a4dUPsKmcU0U/w200-h150/gift_card-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The April Great Lake Scrip order is due <b>Sunday, April 18</b>. Mother's Day and graduations are coming up, so consider using scrip for special events or your everyday shopping. Mother's Day gift ideas include 1-800-FLOWERS, P.F. Chang's, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, Nordstrom, Macy's, T.J. Maxx, Marshall's, Kohl's, Williams Sonoma, Starbucks, Barnes and Noble and more. For no extra cost, you can give back to MLWGS!<br /><br />We are still seeking helpers for our Scrip Team to start in the fall. Any amount of time would help, and some roles can be done from home. Please contact Laura at <a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">scrip@mlwgsptsa.org</span></a> to find out more.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">10 Days until Night of the Dragon Reimagined</span></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#"><img border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdioByY3fN4qWp0sbgujKF6NGnYmjrwJonhiQfgVQJpOH7KEaKBmuuhxZweGJebh4r5onHd92umajQsYYPCsXtKzJKlY-7HIdT7KbhWmCSPolJi2GTx6rQtrwDFlbycZbv4RYPOliN9iE/w320-h269/NOTD21+Schedule+with+URL+for+FB.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Deadline to Order Dinners to Go is Saturday, April 17</i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Silent Auction Goes Live Sunday, April 18</span></i></h3><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go to <a href="http://www.nightofthedragon.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">nightofthedragon.org</span></a> TODAY for item previews and links to order dinner-to-go from Perch and East Coast Provisions. And be sure to get registered (it's free) and make plans to watch the livestream program and Live Auction on <b>Saturday, April 24</b>, at 7 p.m. <br /><br />We have a truly amazing array of Live and Silent Auction items, including:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Vacation Stays</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Outdoor Adventures and Tours</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Themed Baskets of All Kinds</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fine and Custom Jewelry and Art</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fine Wines and Gourmet Foods</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">College Swag</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Items Used on the Set of Famous TV Shows</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Amazing Alumni Contributions</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yeti Coolers and a Kegerator</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">And so much more!</span></li></ul></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><u>East Coast Provisions Dinner to Go Orders<br /></u><br />To order a ready to heat and eat meal from ECP’s special Night of the Dragon menu, click <a href="https://www.toasttab.com/east-coast-provisions/v3/?mode=fulfillment"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">this link </span></a>and choose "schedule for later." Using the dropdown options, select your preferred day and pick-up time (between 4 and 5:30 p.m. only). <br /><br />Next, scroll down to the "Instructions and Menu Additions" section of the menus page, located near the bottom of the page. Select Maggie Walker School button, make your choices, then complete your order.<br /><br /> <br /><u>Perch Dinner to Go Orders<br /></u><br />To order a ready to heat and eat meal from Perch’s special Night of the Dragon menu, go to <a href="https://www.perchrva.com/nightofthedragon"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">this link</span> </a>and click on the Menu for 2 or the Menu for 4, make your choices, choose your pick-up time, and complete your order.<br /><br />Perch Package pickup will be at InstaBowl at 2601 W. Cary St. from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday or 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Field Hockey Photos Available</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Would you like to purchase pictures from field hockey's senior night festivities? Wendell Powell invites you to peruse the images they shot and purchase your favorites! Here's the <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://wendellpowellstudio.shootproof.com/gallery/14528527"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">link</span></a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Congratulations</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/9040117771838575582/8042557154176611356#"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5zZA6mq_hXiQqF7OXUwa2TbeJoACw2F_lgu-ZxwRMEF8eA9XyKML1jaKgGoMFDRjAjReKeDZZvT0KQM9S3qNL9Xn8kAP9DrFNQ0af0aU7yM7EJ7I6CF1938qI6ekecx2evLRX7ku3P8/w150-h200/thumbnail_image1.jpg" width="150" /></a> </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Congratulations to Joshua Yoo (Chesterfield, '22) for earning a seat in the first violin section of the All Virginia Orchestra last week. He will participate in a virtual ensemble at the end of April.<br /><br /></span><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-41516134974594911622021-03-30T16:00:00.162-04:002021-03-30T16:00:02.412-04:00Week of March 31, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Annual Fund Competition</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Class of 2022 continues to lead the Parent Annual Fund Competition. You can make an annual fund donation to support your student's class </span><a href="https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/GSGISFFoundationGovernorsS/annualfundgift.html" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">All donations of any amount count toward the class participation percentage, and the winning class gets a yummy prize. All contributions directly support our amazing Dragons and teachers.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Night of the Dragon Registration Is Live</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ToswYSgUJm0gQvU0-1H5LT70uG_kpvjcS_qcGksmgQF7Tjgl-aIgAEafXvTis9f0LUuNL3mspv6ZDF01pKPgJX6QIpS5nUYDwVlIhyphenhyphenYjLLCJWncVPpVI_eq01I4ZSP6GvWkeW96iw5g/w200-h200/NOTD+2021+Logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.nightofthedragon.org">Register</a> today (why wait?) for our wonderful Night of the Dragon Reimagined.<br /><br />This year’s auction items include: sailing on the Chesapeake; stays in Wintergreen, Snowshoe, and OBX; reserved graduation seating; a day on the James; one-of-a-kind art and jewelry; themed baskets of all kinds; gift cards to local venues, shops, wineries, and more; a kegerator; private tours of U. Va. and Hollywood Cemetery; wine and spirits; and much, much more.<br /><br />Be sure to register today so you don’t miss out on updates as items become available to preview, and when the link goes live to order dinner-to-go from Perch or East Coast Provisions. Enjoy an easy evening of fun benefiting our wonderful Dragons by ordering in for <b>Saturday, April 24</b>! The first 75 orders include a free specialty cocktail, thanks to Belle Isle Moonshine.<br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gift Card Bonanza</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Foundation is collecting gift cards for this year’s Night of the Dragon auction. Please consider supporting our <a href="http://shopwithscrip.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">scrip program</span></a> or local businesses by purchasing a gift card(s) to donate, or donate cards you have but don’t see yourself using. Gift cards (and other donations) can be put into the box marked Auction in the main office off the Bluestone Lobby or delivered to the Foundation Office any time between now and April 15 (extended deadline). Go Dragons!<br /><br />Contact <a href="mailto:goneil@mlwgsfoundation.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ginger O’Neil</span></a> with questions or for more information about NOTD 2021.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Help Out with Scrip</span></h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9F_nkR3ZR_Al_895PIXVXSM96-SrzA9NhowoT7T0fHOM-yJBQkbH9RAm6c0rkLclC3vLZIWDUElwLSwkcXJfKfLN22EAwSvx7Jdd9RDW9fsSoTvcGpfyNat4QXWIcTKrip1cojkTPzM4/s230/image.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="230" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9F_nkR3ZR_Al_895PIXVXSM96-SrzA9NhowoT7T0fHOM-yJBQkbH9RAm6c0rkLclC3vLZIWDUElwLSwkcXJfKfLN22EAwSvx7Jdd9RDW9fsSoTvcGpfyNat4QXWIcTKrip1cojkTPzM4/w200-h146/image.jpeg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />It's not too late to purchase gift cards for your class baskets for our Night of the Dragon auction. Pick a card related to your class theme, and it will be delivered to your room parents prior to the auction. Let me know that is your intent, and I'll let your room parent know it's coming, and follow up with you.<br /><br />Our next order date is <b>Sunday, April 18</b>, but you can shop for e-certificates and receive them immediately. Be thinking of Mother's Day and graduation gifts!<br /><br />Interested in getting more involved with the PTSA Board and meeting more Dragon families? We are creating a Scrip Team for Fall 2021. Monthly tasks can be as simple as sorting gift cards into family orders, handing orders out to students at school, or promoting our program and orders! Contact <a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org">Laura Dysart</a> for more information. Thank you!<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Counseling Class Newsletters Available</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7id6lfS63NsE6yS8ccLtRARGiVLvV3ryK598CZFO-Kazqi6FFNFupk9TPU4SfeSoDCyguONGhGFNX_o6v1MqWhHM1RuCpZjKgKlpG8CFd6Hqhlr-MhsTYqzZczC_ahuBjZhsR6E5-Wo/s192/news.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="192" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7id6lfS63NsE6yS8ccLtRARGiVLvV3ryK598CZFO-Kazqi6FFNFupk9TPU4SfeSoDCyguONGhGFNX_o6v1MqWhHM1RuCpZjKgKlpG8CFd6Hqhlr-MhsTYqzZczC_ahuBjZhsR6E5-Wo/w200-h200/news.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>The MLWGS counseling department recently posted two new newsletters on Schoology and the <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/college-admissions-information-1/2011-2012-newsletters"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">school counseling website</span></a>:</span><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Countdown to Spring Break edition of the Junior Newsletter</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">March 2021 Junior Newsletter</span></li></ul><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-14729392823419843282021-03-23T16:00:00.159-04:002021-03-23T16:00:06.572-04:00Week of March 24, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Return-to-School Update</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgV-R1ePRaSaZLkOfkayKpgBaqqRyasM3Gc0BiTi1-eB9CnGVQW3kaNLZvCagf8J84nhhZraszWe41Z-ATsllvjSi_rTp38h7UimoPPjoeuLYQYcUWaSR2SCU1dK_7Tnpg2nGqpqD7MKQ/s1600/banner+again.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1600" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgV-R1ePRaSaZLkOfkayKpgBaqqRyasM3Gc0BiTi1-eB9CnGVQW3kaNLZvCagf8J84nhhZraszWe41Z-ATsllvjSi_rTp38h7UimoPPjoeuLYQYcUWaSR2SCU1dK_7Tnpg2nGqpqD7MKQ/w200-h77/banner+again.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This week we had about 275 students return to school, about 38% of our student population. If you previously chose to remain home and want to return, just send Dr. Lowerre or Mr. Smith an email and we can make it happen. Transportation may take up to a week to set up if it required.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spring Sports</span></h2><h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVzd-TvsD693cMdFA4y_tY0ULUi5WT3mnUxxQr3Bn428J-2WvEaYnFunBXpU03exUUGd4W9clcQl46MLavdtoDu425j1P9rJJbjc4VL6rLWGsSgqleJMsFII3X9RHzauyBXWMhLhLxas/s640/1st+team+save.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVzd-TvsD693cMdFA4y_tY0ULUi5WT3mnUxxQr3Bn428J-2WvEaYnFunBXpU03exUUGd4W9clcQl46MLavdtoDu425j1P9rJJbjc4VL6rLWGsSgqleJMsFII3X9RHzauyBXWMhLhLxas/w200-h134/1st+team+save.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /><br /></span></h2><h2><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></h2><h2><br /></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>If your student is planning to play a spring sport, there will be a meeting on <b>Thursday, March 25</b>, at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Please have your student check their Schoology class page for the link or contact <a href="mailto:phawkins@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">phawkins@gsgis.k12.va.us</span></a>.<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Welcome Back, Dragons! </span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9aOTARDyNl_SaiBN8INq3yF8_NXbljOm02hrG5X0KvXG8HLvsA2mx6tuiLjF01BNKtcalAon7b1BNeFXS8uMnpN4T8yCKlxiXzTR_cY3vsDhjIyg-lIxluZdQsTs3gz79yqR_2n11Ks/s539/hat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="404" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9aOTARDyNl_SaiBN8INq3yF8_NXbljOm02hrG5X0KvXG8HLvsA2mx6tuiLjF01BNKtcalAon7b1BNeFXS8uMnpN4T8yCKlxiXzTR_cY3vsDhjIyg-lIxluZdQsTs3gz79yqR_2n11Ks/w150-h200/hat.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The <a href="https://www.mlwgsdragonslair.com/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dragon's Lair</span></a> hopes to open on Tuesdays and Thursdays but we need volunteers to help staff the school store. The store will open during lunch, 11:20 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. New volunteers will be trained on the job by veteran volunteers. If you have an hour, this is a great way to meet MLWGS students. For more information, please contact the PTSA Dragon's Lair Coordinator, <a href="mailto:mlwgsdragons@gmail.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Julie Hendricks</span></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">PSAT for Sophomores</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroOKjqlNXpBkyMEuv5AsLSS5ObyeIxyhXFP5hOEutup9AlTJojfrNGFsdLoF9aj1piI3YrWztTAPkhyphenhyphenpEKmD3QBT-zv8Li2MnPPwKl3mE1CRoiiERHhOmvrAP1pCRHp8Gma7bLRBrr0Q/s300/PSAT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroOKjqlNXpBkyMEuv5AsLSS5ObyeIxyhXFP5hOEutup9AlTJojfrNGFsdLoF9aj1piI3YrWztTAPkhyphenhyphenpEKmD3QBT-zv8Li2MnPPwKl3mE1CRoiiERHhOmvrAP1pCRHp8Gma7bLRBrr0Q/w200-h200/PSAT.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The PSAT 10 for sophomores will take place on <b>Friday, April 16</b>, at 9 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Families will be responsible for transportation. Please go to the <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/psat-2020-2021-covid-19-schedule"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">counseling department link</span></a> for schedules, links to test information, and test day reminders. This is an optional activity based on family comfort levels with students entering the school building under current Covid-19 guidelines. The PSAT 10 is not required and is a practice for the PSATs students take in fall of junior year. There are no make-up opportunities for this test. It will help us with our planning if families could register for testing by visiting <a href="https://forms.gle/gjFMvSF8qWkhjUrp7"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://forms.gle/gjFMvSF8qWkhjUrp7</span></a>. All sophomores need to complete this form so that we know you are coming! Please contact <a href="mailto:jcobb@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ms. Cobb</span></a> if you have questions.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scrip Update</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGp6B3hWHLBW7Wv7JdlraSHVgM5xWb6c1Rncmbl1RlPPpYPmnH8WGZlaMfwnMT-lGkj2oBJGpjGkXA1_qUk9_75zp25gnblsvJwu-zWoLW34ugoCjbaUTCpOIu5L8fIxNMlCbUJVW3Jc/s281/kroger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="281" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGp6B3hWHLBW7Wv7JdlraSHVgM5xWb6c1Rncmbl1RlPPpYPmnH8WGZlaMfwnMT-lGkj2oBJGpjGkXA1_qUk9_75zp25gnblsvJwu-zWoLW34ugoCjbaUTCpOIu5L8fIxNMlCbUJVW3Jc/w200-h128/kroger.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Congratulations to Angela Tee for winning the March Scrip drawing! </i></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our next order due date is <b>Wednesday, April 21</b>. We have raised $1,480 out of our $1,500 goal; we are so close! Time to start thinking about graduations and Mother's Day! You can also order scrip e-cards any time and receive them immediately. I was in Target today and ordered an e-certificate on my phone in less than one minute. The cashier then scanned my phone to pay. So easy, and MLWGS benefitted.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />We are also still looking for volunteers to distribute cards at school to families once a month beginning next September. It's fun to spend a little time in school with the students. Contact <a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Laura Dysart</span></a> if interested or if you have any questions about the Scrip Program. Thanks for your support!<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scholastic Art Medal Winner</span></h2></div><div><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#" style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWw2gPBKqESdA51joqIgbJ6uHO3oMFIjVD5BP3mAfuSWiD74K4iY-4dGbnZRNKYvE78d1-TBkKDiW2mrpcelmF32Ra8_Mjkt8XvBuDwhVe5Nwpxl4uKjpDMr2UII3aAJjFY5lDHJ01MmQ/s320/Devyn+Powers+Gold+Medal+American+Vision+Winner.png" /></a></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Congratulations to junior Devyn Powers, who received a Gold Medal in the National Scholastic Art Awards. Additionally, her work was also chosen as an American Visions Medal Award winner (the equivalent to "best in show"). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Devyn is the first Maggie L. Walker Governor's School student to receive this honor at the national level. Normally, the exhibition would be held in New York and the awards ceremony would be held at Carnegie Hall. Please join me in congratulating her on this outstanding national award.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div class="adL"></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-38124693207683444542021-03-16T16:00:00.151-04:002021-03-16T16:00:03.027-04:00Week of March 17, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chalk Up Some Words from Home</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKPVQDFqyzscjEEk_YTRhEGbGX4nIenPIvcVJXjIK2Fg_RZ5JcFhJj-6g0eOH34mz5fcxSql6e13ZU3JPzoi8Kp3R3twWn1_F1p-bpojLDMf01n3xjQXcylZJnyTCqr45IDzfDSoIDR4/s320/image001.png" /></a><br /><br /><br />The long-awaited week is here. Dragons who chose to do so have returned to the MLWGS campus! Since these students have been in the familiar environment of home for the past year, the MW Library has created a space to connect them with encouraging words from home. Does your family have a phrase or brief quote/saying that you often share to lift each other’s spirits? If so, please submit it for inclusion on the library’s chalkboard wall using <a href="https://forms.gle/Xg3p3yoa92uoFrsM8"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">this form</span></a>. <br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Animando a los estudiantes desde casa</span></h4><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ya que los estudiantes empiezan a regresar a MLWGS el lunes 15 de marzo, nos gustaría animarlos con palabras inspiradoras de sus familias. Si su familia quiere compartir una frase alentadora en la pizarra de la biblioteca, favor de escribirla en <a href="https://forms.gle/Xg3p3yoa92uoFrsM8"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">este documento digital</span></a>. ¡Gracias!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">AP Testing Information</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWTEajBbBhZ6GGnU6CeayXyF77jg5uKfPC3uuFC0hf-3QTJciVUao1sJ3ytCwrKoZ77eRWUp1AlcnVdk1x-KKiBplKI1-X1gxlof0XXpWF01E0W_uMSNQ9JfUUKHdrzP4FToJ1akbGaA/s300/APlogo.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="300" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWTEajBbBhZ6GGnU6CeayXyF77jg5uKfPC3uuFC0hf-3QTJciVUao1sJ3ytCwrKoZ77eRWUp1AlcnVdk1x-KKiBplKI1-X1gxlof0XXpWF01E0W_uMSNQ9JfUUKHdrzP4FToJ1akbGaA/w200-h121/APlogo.png" width="200" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Students registered to take one or more Advanced Placement exams this spring should carefully read the following documents to learn about the testing options for 2021:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vRpe2wnm_CHcbLug8k1QgJ9L2CPKqN9I/view?usp=sharing"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">AP Exam Schedule</span></a> </span></li><li><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cJJDhdkDUTsOx-5LC-cu2MqKZ7-ZIrqd/view?usp=sharing">AP Testing Information for MLWGS</a></span></li></ul>Students will have the opportunity to take all exams in a paper-and-pencil, in-person format. Students interested in requesting a digital, at-home exam for eligible subjects should do so by <b>Monday, March 29</b>, by using the Digital AP Exam Request Form linked within the AP Testing Information document above. Feel free to use your content teachers as a resource when making your decision about how and when to test. Families may also direct questions to Rachel Loving, AP Coordinator, at <a href="MAILTO:rloving@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">rloving@gsgis.k12.va.us</span></a> or 804-354-6800 x3211.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sports Photographs Available</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJ5eRjBbSF8AvYTSHJWTTfbGIuB1N3Dac2hQ-xsyNlnq-Qu8FadnZA5e-oVI5WUygb8PhOrsto3JEKeU95z0gYsVOJGPtSsE1mJodAWR6vVKgIemge03KO65VXEFTJpUqcxRak-fWvuQ/s640/woman-1822459_640.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="640" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJ5eRjBbSF8AvYTSHJWTTfbGIuB1N3Dac2hQ-xsyNlnq-Qu8FadnZA5e-oVI5WUygb8PhOrsto3JEKeU95z0gYsVOJGPtSsE1mJodAWR6vVKgIemge03KO65VXEFTJpUqcxRak-fWvuQ/w200-h129/woman-1822459_640.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Want to purchase action shots from this year's fall and winter sports teams? You're in luck! Wendell Powell Studios has shot several athletic events, and they've posted images for purchase. Here's the <a href="https://wendellpowellstudio.shootproof.com/gallery/14528527"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">link</span></a>. For more info, please contact Douglas at <a href="mailto:wps@wendellpowell.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">wps@wendellpowell.com</span></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scrip News</span></h2></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFyN9Z7WjCf86RTsjQ6ZXa_6aSsPVVwiGpQocaUeuisBK7b0QGOBaK91qGIfIJZqNX9eABllAlLalRTbXk3Ru9xgzQBAKaR3vOWgsIE2Q1sIhn6Lb7i8eg-HaqG3x-Sd19uiWQFyKyoE/s226/Scrip.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="113" data-original-width="226" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFyN9Z7WjCf86RTsjQ6ZXa_6aSsPVVwiGpQocaUeuisBK7b0QGOBaK91qGIfIJZqNX9eABllAlLalRTbXk3Ru9xgzQBAKaR3vOWgsIE2Q1sIhn6Lb7i8eg-HaqG3x-Sd19uiWQFyKyoE/w200-h100/Scrip.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The scrip team is looking for a volunteer or two who would be willing to sort cards and distribute them to families next fall on a monthly basis. If you are interested, this is a great way to become involved with the PTSA and meet other families! I'd love to hear from you this spring as my son is graduating and we would love to have volunteers lined up for next fall. The program makes a lot of money for the PTSA and costs families nothing extra. Please contact <a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Laura Dysart</span></a> if you're interested or want more information. <br /><br /><br />Our next scrip order is due this <b>Sunday, March 21</b>. For every $50 families spend by March 19, you earn a chance to win a $50 scrip card of your choice and a $25 Panera Card. Help the PTSA reach our goal of $1,500 this year – we are really close! Go to <a href="https://shopwithscrip.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">shopwithscrip.com</span></a> to order, and contact <a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">scrip@mlwgsptsa.org</span></a> with questions. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Night of the Dragon Website Goes Live March 18!</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFtchBtwYkDL9LRvoaHgEn6L7WV9KNyLqXVTO8jRZ8O82INfQMCCJOqB4rCm7I8046XrNQA-Qsql5JJ3OUuQzZMuN32lqoXMHVje4AgHW2Ol57JFi6QdKvmqxpIAk04f1Ru23Rvx-N7Q/s320/NOTD+2021+Logo.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />On <b>Thursday, March 18</b>, the Night of the Dragon website will go live, and you’ll be able to register (for free) for the April 24 virtual event, purchase 50/50 raffle tickets, order dinner from Perch or East Coast Provisions (the first 100 orders get a free signature cocktail), see sneak peeks of the April 24 show and auction items, and more.<br /><br />This year’s NOTD items include long-time favorites and many exciting new items:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Vacation Home Rentals (OBX, Wintergreen, Snowshoe, and more)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">MLWGS 2021 Graduation Seating</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Local Adventure Packages</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Private Wine Tastings and Wine Class for 20</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Original Art and One-of-a-Kind Jewelry</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">College Gear and Class Baskets</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Event Tickets and Unique Outings</span></li></ul></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">And so, so, so much more! We’re adding new items daily. Please contact <a href="mailto:goneil@mlwgsfoundation.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ginger O’Neil</span></a> if you have a donation idea.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-77765397419308274132021-03-09T16:00:00.251-05:002021-03-09T16:00:33.804-05:00Week of March 10, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Return to School: Social Distancing</span></h2><p style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; margin: 15px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqAYE3tUQNoZAKSQBC_xdCELm-6lY3VIN5ipWSUNnpUCXxvBhO-tW7zWZxuLT7izVhkT9evxnJk51iO3dnIRd57mEWddbj8Sb_ilgcnEOGs9xUyXLyWaRLK05Rsaw4UcFGTLJf4F5UW0/s1600/IMG_0818.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqAYE3tUQNoZAKSQBC_xdCELm-6lY3VIN5ipWSUNnpUCXxvBhO-tW7zWZxuLT7izVhkT9evxnJk51iO3dnIRd57mEWddbj8Sb_ilgcnEOGs9xUyXLyWaRLK05Rsaw4UcFGTLJf4F5UW0/w200-h150/IMG_0818.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; margin: 15px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; margin: 15px 0px 18px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; margin: 15px 0px 18px;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />For students returning on Monday, March 15, the <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="http://smokeandscales-newsletter.yolasite.com/resources/One_Way_Traffic_Pattern.pdf">attached map</a> </span>provides an overview of our new one-way traffic pattern. This system was created in consultation with the MLWGS engineering club to promote social distancing while transitioning between classes. Arrows are being placed on the floor, and signage will mark each stairwell. Please review before arriving on campus. This will take some getting used to, but if we work together, we can promote health and safety at the school.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Attention Parents of Returning 2021-22 Students</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Students registered for next year’s classes on March 4-5. Parents have the opportunity to check student course requests through the “Class Registration” icon in Powerschool this week to make sure they approve student selections. If parents wish to make a change or override a grade prerequisite for a class, please email your student’s counselor by the end of this week.<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Freshmen – <a href="mailto:kzweerink@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">kzweerink@gsgis.k12.va.us</span></a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sophomores – <a href="mailto:jcobb@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">jcobb@gsgis.k12.va.us</span></a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Juniors with last names A - K - <a href="mailto:kforquer@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">kforquer@gsgis.k12.va.us</span></a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Juniors with last names L - Z <a href="mailto:rloving@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">rloving@gsgis.k12.va.us</span></a></span></li></ul>Students will receive confirmation of classes successfully scheduled by June.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Prepare for AP Exams</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWTEajBbBhZ6GGnU6CeayXyF77jg5uKfPC3uuFC0hf-3QTJciVUao1sJ3ytCwrKoZ77eRWUp1AlcnVdk1x-KKiBplKI1-X1gxlof0XXpWF01E0W_uMSNQ9JfUUKHdrzP4FToJ1akbGaA/s300/APlogo.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="300" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWTEajBbBhZ6GGnU6CeayXyF77jg5uKfPC3uuFC0hf-3QTJciVUao1sJ3ytCwrKoZ77eRWUp1AlcnVdk1x-KKiBplKI1-X1gxlof0XXpWF01E0W_uMSNQ9JfUUKHdrzP4FToJ1akbGaA/w200-h121/APlogo.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Students who are planning to take AP exams in May should log into their College Board account (myap.collegeboard.org) and double-check they have “joined” all of their courses. The deadline for MLWGS to order an AP exam for you is <b>Friday, March 12</b>, and, even if you paid for an AP exam, if you have not joined the course, an exam cannot be ordered for you. We are doing all we can to make sure that all enrolled students are joined in the appropriate courses in the College Board system, but if your teacher does not regularly use this system for instruction, it is possible that this step could have been overlooked. If you have questions about how to join a course with the specific join code, contact your content teacher or <a href="mailto:rloving@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dr. Loving</span></a>. School staff cannot complete this step for you. If there are any last-minute orders for AP exams (cost with late fee is $135), you must discuss this with Dr. Loving and join the course by noon on March 12.<br /><br />Additionally, information will be available in the coming days and weeks about exact exam dates, times, and format. All students will have the option to test in-person at MLWGS, but digital at-home testing will also be available. The specs for digital exams are now available on the College Board website and Dr. Loving will post these and other important details on the “AP Testing” Schoology page. If you are not a member of this group and should be, notify Dr. Loving. Please look there over these next three months for important AP information.<br /><br /></span><p style="line-height: 25px; margin: 15px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scrip: Chance to Win and Help Wanted</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35UsfOxenAPVaXTFWlAvV1SoaJHS5AETTSmVBcF3JZDnLyfmGuttm78bvRm9Mvn8GLbJP0EWBi6ZGQZTFOEpHtbC6JEna8IirRKM6_ZyWSZncc-DjWBZGZa8PWh_0l5MncRaLvnNP3uY/s226/scrip+gift.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="226" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35UsfOxenAPVaXTFWlAvV1SoaJHS5AETTSmVBcF3JZDnLyfmGuttm78bvRm9Mvn8GLbJP0EWBi6ZGQZTFOEpHtbC6JEna8IirRKM6_ZyWSZncc-DjWBZGZa8PWh_0l5MncRaLvnNP3uY/w200-h146/scrip+gift.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="line-height: 25px; margin: 15px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 25px; margin: 15px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 25px; margin: 15px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>The next order due date is Sunday, March 21. Don't forget that for every $50 you spend by March 19, you will be placed in a drawing for $50 in scrip cards of your choice and a $25 Panera gift card.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have a volunteer lined up to coordinate promotion, communication and place orders for next fall. We are looking for one or two volunteers who would be willing to deposit any money received at school for orders once a month (twice in December), and to sort card orders when they arrive as well as distribute orders to families at school. Serving as the Scrip Coordinator s a great way to get to know other MLWGS parents and become involved with the PTSA! Please contact <a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Laura Dysart</span></a> if you're willing to learn more about this opportunity.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">MLWGS Drama Needs You</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwU_oj6Bjl7iJEnhOsz4Mb1VUnWt17QMcSr4K5BZcV807G5SmcYYOdSj1MILZ7-wSi0TE0odNNOq1fdjZv6ckVo2ByLbfF-1qUHfQhrpvAL92thdxEn9r7_cwO9dMceKplfjZfczRFDFw/s970/theoRel.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="970" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwU_oj6Bjl7iJEnhOsz4Mb1VUnWt17QMcSr4K5BZcV807G5SmcYYOdSj1MILZ7-wSi0TE0odNNOq1fdjZv6ckVo2ByLbfF-1qUHfQhrpvAL92thdxEn9r7_cwO9dMceKplfjZfczRFDFw/w200-h113/theoRel.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="line-height: 25px; margin: 15px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 25px; margin: 15px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Calling all singers, dancers, and actors/actresses! MLWGS Drama will be accepting audition submissions for our virtual spring musical production, The Theory of Relativity, until Wednesday, March 17. Don’t want to be in front of the camera? There are many ways to get involved behind the scenes with costumes, props, lighting, sound mixing, editing, and even marketing! Please see the Drama Schoology page for details. Questions? Please do not hesitate to reach out to director <a href="mailto::lglatt@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Leigh Glatt</span></a>.<br /></span><p style="line-height: 25px; margin: 15px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 25px; margin: 15px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 25px; margin: 15px 0px 18px;"></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Youth Art and Music Month Continues</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Fine Arts Department will be celebrating YAMM 21 with a series of virtual events this year including:<br /><br />Lecture on Japanese Aesthetics by VMFA lecturer Amanda Adams on Thursday, March 11, at 3:30 p.m. This lecture is sponsored by the Fine Arts Department, the National Art Honors Society, and VMFA Statewide Programs. <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/99408716107?pwd=b1laWnNnTlxSlpvS1VrNFNhUT09"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Join here</span></a>.<br /><br />Watch the Youth Art and Music Month performances online: If you missed last week’s online extravaganza of student art and music, you can still watch the event <a href="https://maggiewalkerarts.weebly.com/yamm21"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">online</span></a>. You’ll also find an online gallery of student artwork. <br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next Walker Way Forum Is March 17</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWh8haQ0AA9JZYdKJ4DdqiTiBBSW3W5tU6zMoiLLZT9vD4QR2vyBodD7NCPApmko_HK3ezDrYT7ji1YomjbQOAxreKW2DZDGdKyK8GYHsKhmvUsZ2dWpKk7mOO2SMPkrjTdAqBKD_c4E/s2048/LBolling-1_FY17.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWh8haQ0AA9JZYdKJ4DdqiTiBBSW3W5tU6zMoiLLZT9vD4QR2vyBodD7NCPApmko_HK3ezDrYT7ji1YomjbQOAxreKW2DZDGdKyK8GYHsKhmvUsZ2dWpKk7mOO2SMPkrjTdAqBKD_c4E/w133-h200/LBolling-1_FY17.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our first Walker Way Forum, a speaker series for students designed around the pillars of the Walker Way, was held in February. Students who attended responded positively, and we are looking forward to hosting our second speaker, L. Robert Bolling, CEO of <a href="https://childsavers.org/our-team/">Child Savers</a>, on <b>Wednesday, March 17</b>. Child Savers provides comprehensive support to children who have experienced trauma. Robert is a great person to speak to the Walker Way pillar of compassion. Students have received a “Save the Date” notice of the event through Schoology. Questions? Email <a href="mailto:lebeling@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Mrs. Ebeling</span></a>, School Psychologist. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Virtual Night of the Dragon Set for April 24-- Registration Goes Live March 18!</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-size: small; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #020202; font-family: verdana; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-size: small; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFtchBtwYkDL9LRvoaHgEn6L7WV9KNyLqXVTO8jRZ8O82INfQMCCJOqB4rCm7I8046XrNQA-Qsql5JJ3OUuQzZMuN32lqoXMHVje4AgHW2Ol57JFi6QdKvmqxpIAk04f1Ru23Rvx-N7Q/s2048/NOTD+2021+Logo.jpg" style="clear: left; 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vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />On <b>Thursday, March 18</b>, the Night of the Dragon website will go live, and you’ll be able to register (for free) for the April 24 virtual event, purchase 50/50 raffle tickets, order dinner from Perch or East Coast Provisions (the first 100 orders get a free signature cocktail), see sneak peeks of the April 24 show and auction items, and more.<br /><br />This year’s NOTD items include long-time favorites and many exciting new items:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Vacation Home Rentals (OBX, Wintergreen, Snowshoe, and more) </span></li><li>MLWGS 2021 Graduation Seating</li><li>Local Adventure Packages</li><li>Private Wine Tastings and Wine Class for 20</li><li>Original Art and One-of-a-Kind Jewelry</li><li>College Gear and Class Baskets</li><li>Event Tickets and Unique Outings</li></ul>And so, so, so much more! We’re adding new items daily. Please contact <a href="mailto:goneil@mlwgsfoundation.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ginger O’Neil</span></a> if you have a donation idea.</span><br /> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-18842133594436294222021-03-02T16:00:00.201-05:002021-03-02T16:00:03.226-05:00Week of March 3, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">School Counseling</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">On<b> Thursday, March 4</b>, the </span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">Powerschool portal will open up for class registration.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"> Returning students should have a completed Course Registration Worksheet (found in the school counseling webpage for <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/scheduling-information"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Course Scheduling Information and Forms</span></a>) and their Powerschool login info. Some second-period teachers may give students time to register at the end of class. Otherwise, the portal will stay open through Friday. More specific instructions will be sent out mid-week.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Youth Art & Music Month</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0sQKhnPoI8WhBPX4jaZ3szCK7J2D-Kjsa9ZcfK59H4g8ZAoEle3btLmipcvoZxPRwNOSxF-yhjPglH67ZjwZrq1KPYFIGgd0aK_caG-gO8X5tud84kVus_MJqOeTc8UsSMAP-qGv7H0/s640/gallery-2948052_640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0sQKhnPoI8WhBPX4jaZ3szCK7J2D-Kjsa9ZcfK59H4g8ZAoEle3btLmipcvoZxPRwNOSxF-yhjPglH67ZjwZrq1KPYFIGgd0aK_caG-gO8X5tud84kVus_MJqOeTc8UsSMAP-qGv7H0/w200-h108/gallery-2948052_640.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Do you love art and music? Then March is the month for you! Youth Art and Music Month helps to raise awareness of the importance of the fine arts in education. This year, Maggie Walker will celebrate with an online student art and music extravaganza on <b>Thursday, March 4</b>, at 6:30 p.m. Student artwork will be on display through a website gallery and slideshow, while our talented musicians will perform throughout the evening. This event is open to everyone, so please spread the word and join us to help celebrate Youth Art and Music Month on Zoom through our event <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://maggiewalkerarts.weebly.com/yamm21">website</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">MLWGS School Directory Update!</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMIGVUBvKEcX-4S2enp2mm9zLct9A67fmBPrdBHKcib9ulG90gQqVRrJ_aM5jOBPeEB8DINTZihK4GUg3S1hRkbie5M05D0p-SmO-64ojSjJCxlAn5UvSc3Upu0-vMqhjuapbEGhfjQY/s1415/directory.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="1415" height="74" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMIGVUBvKEcX-4S2enp2mm9zLct9A67fmBPrdBHKcib9ulG90gQqVRrJ_aM5jOBPeEB8DINTZihK4GUg3S1hRkbie5M05D0p-SmO-64ojSjJCxlAn5UvSc3Upu0-vMqhjuapbEGhfjQY/w200-h74/directory.png" width="200" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>The recently updated MLWGS School Directory is posted on PowerSchool and PTBoard. This version includes any changes added in PowerSchool prior to the end of the fall semester. Note that ALL changes should always be entered FIRST through PowerSchool. <br /><br />Special thanks to Lesley Paiva and Megan Perez for making this happen, and to Lexi Pasternak '22 for the great artwork!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Project Engage Receives Grant</span></h2><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrd-XZ-9oz23hzlX3wt9xRaSuRTiSWBruzm-QkJMAW1LhBFBuduSuR1KHkj-heoZSP_7-JZh8fcajMmi2e4Lbto2MVG00S4R4cOFj0_phQidJb3fpO1MsQIOCHgZgKfwIfDMo3DD39ER0/s399/owl.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="399" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrd-XZ-9oz23hzlX3wt9xRaSuRTiSWBruzm-QkJMAW1LhBFBuduSuR1KHkj-heoZSP_7-JZh8fcajMmi2e4Lbto2MVG00S4R4cOFj0_phQidJb3fpO1MsQIOCHgZgKfwIfDMo3DD39ER0/w200-h86/owl.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Project EngageRVA, the nonprofit founded by seniors Ria Bakshi, Bella Grace Finck, Justin Goldman, and Shreya Malani in early 2020, has been awarded the Hershey Heartwarming Project Action Grant for its efforts to engage and enrich elementary-age children with online classes ranging from yoga to marine science to quick math to world cultures to fairytale writing to foreign language, including American Sign Language. The purpose of the grant is to help children build meaningful connections and create more inclusive, empathetic, and kind communities. Project EngageRVA has also raised nearly $10,000 to fight the impact of COVID-19, and inspired and assisted with the formation of Project Engage groups in three other states. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2-4-6-8 Night of the Dragon Countdown Begins!</span></h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NHvajmbvZne5IRWcoorWh3mYiLfrauQxo-i41-QU1pt7Q5lNRo_iqeEdvKWwH4eysk3saGX8AfYpnX3Ucw2hXgkGfnTZZ5i8eq6vL_6L_dbT9ZonPzRjlG-8HU6l051LoxjKNQ4CZeI/s799/Foundation+Logo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="799" height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NHvajmbvZne5IRWcoorWh3mYiLfrauQxo-i41-QU1pt7Q5lNRo_iqeEdvKWwH4eysk3saGX8AfYpnX3Ucw2hXgkGfnTZZ5i8eq6vL_6L_dbT9ZonPzRjlG-8HU6l051LoxjKNQ4CZeI/w200-h72/Foundation+Logo.JPG" width="200" /></a><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The countdown is on: eight weeks until the 2021 Night of the Dragon on <b>Saturday, April 24</b>! Make your plans now to join us for this fun virtual event featuring a livestream program with beloved Governor’s School students, teachers, administrators, and friends past and present, along with amazing silent and live auction fun. Registration for the event is free and will begin March 18. Stay tuned for the registration link and upcoming previews of some of the auction items. Y</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ou won’t want to miss t</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">his reimagined event!</span></div><div><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Showcase your Business and Support MLWGS</span></h3><span style="font-family: verdana;">We invite you to serve as a sponsor for Night of the Dragon. Not only will we recognize your support during the event livestream, but the name of your business will be listed in our online auction offerings, which will be distributed to the MLWGS community network of alumni families and partners (totaling more than 10,000).</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sponsorship levels are available from $500 – $10,000. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">To serve as a sponsor, please contact <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="mailto:goneil@mlwgsfoundation.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ginger O’Neil</span></a>,</span> Executive Director of the MLWGS </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Foundation</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. All donations are made to the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Foundation, which is a 501(c)3 (Tax ID 54-1608930).</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Win Free Gift Cards in March!</span></h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wCCy10ClQlcvzL39AYolhK2Nr8WSTqP_XQA7TaXmOUxEK4h70nOsSoM1YOiSMfcIhjdSgeuomH4mGKopg6FhfO9rOgO8k-xaOL3axoIv9Eac3ztfe2TbumV3SF9YSIyj0NRigxrwjR0/s1000/scrip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="1000" height="60" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wCCy10ClQlcvzL39AYolhK2Nr8WSTqP_XQA7TaXmOUxEK4h70nOsSoM1YOiSMfcIhjdSgeuomH4mGKopg6FhfO9rOgO8k-xaOL3axoIv9Eac3ztfe2TbumV3SF9YSIyj0NRigxrwjR0/w200-h60/scrip.jpg" width="200" /></a><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Way to go, MLWGS families: we have reached $1,466.62 of our $1,500 goal! Our next order due date is <b>Sunday, March 21</b>. For every $50 you spend on scrip until March 19, you will be given one chance in a drawing for a $50 card of your choice and a $25 Panera gift card. W</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">e'd love to surpass our goal, as it was lowered from years past due to COVID.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's time to start thinking about cards you could use over spring break, as well as possible contributions to class baskets for the Night of the Dragon auction. You can shop e-certificates anytime. Think of ways you might be able to do your everyday shopping/dining with Scrip to benefit MLWGS. Questions? Contact your coordinator and MLWGS senior parent at </span><a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">scrip@mlwgsptsa.org</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. Thanks for your support!</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Annual Fund Parent Competition Update</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtW2fLJt058PEcTWYAY_0ZDDwDHGLW5NM4XXCmtq-r88dv5P2ghM5OcgYtz4EiI3xxkNeEMevv2JrCNPKqKUlt-Y55miA77PB4rzuGH4Um26iJfQ81f8bjqCwoqhHMH_AEPQrOUepzV8/s320/Copy+of+WHICH+CLASS+WILL+WIN_+%25282%2529.png" /></a><br />Each year, the Foundation sponsors a friendly competition among the classes to encourage parent support of its annual fund. All donations, regardless of amount, count toward each class total, and the winning class gets an ice cream party in June. The Class of 2022 closed out first semester in the lead--but there's still time. So, parents, make your donations today. The Foundation and your kids thank you! <a href="https://app.etapestry.com/cart/GSGISFFoundationGovernorsS/default/category.php?ref=185.0.86354015"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Click here to donate</span></a>.</span></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-65821537830898422882021-02-23T16:00:00.233-05:002021-02-23T16:00:02.559-05:00Week of February 24, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">TODAY! Black History Month Assembly</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8U1siKaR3nKhzTv3EVxdbVR41yu8sgpTpNvTXY1FQUWHSyqnvKkr93s188fyQ_YHoGDyLBp2IZo7Gk23E2bTSXgjcUUK6nqlDXqRvucK84zUrnr-DxC5qPasYonHp2iG3RBoqeGTags/s640/black-history-month-4841502_640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8U1siKaR3nKhzTv3EVxdbVR41yu8sgpTpNvTXY1FQUWHSyqnvKkr93s188fyQ_YHoGDyLBp2IZo7Gk23E2bTSXgjcUUK6nqlDXqRvucK84zUrnr-DxC5qPasYonHp2iG3RBoqeGTags/w200-h150/black-history-month-4841502_640.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">SAC and students have organized a </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">mandatory, school-wide </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Black History Month Assembly for students on <b>Wednesday, Feb. 24,</b> during 5th period. The event features information from the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, African American poetry performed by the Slam Poetry Club, and a keynote presentation from Faithe Norrell, whose children are the great-grandchildren of Maggie Walker. She will discuss the 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments, Reconstruction, systemic racism, and modern-day social injustices. A special assembly bell schedule has been created, and 5th period teachers will usher students to the webinar from 12:20-1:30 p.m. <br /><br />Here is Wednesday's Assembly Bell Schedule:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Block 1: 8:40-9:15 a.m. (75 minutes) normal</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Block 2: 10:10-11:25 a.m. (75 minutes) normal</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lunch 11:25 a.m.-12 p.m. (35 minutes) shortened</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Block 5: 12-12:20 p.m. (attendance taken)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Assembly: 12:20-1:29 p.m.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Block 5: 1:30-2 p.m. (50 minutes total) shortened</span></li><li>Block 7: 2:10-3 p.m. (50 minutes) shortened</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Re-Opening Survey</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />If you have not already completed the Return to School Survey, please use <a href="https://forms.gle/E58AZVS9BS1CPrwTA"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">this link</span></a> to do so ASAP.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One Small Step Deadline TODAY</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT21vx4myda_ZnBcq5x9WkRk9M_-s9ZdjRysKaBbR7r5RseCmUP4HphUgwMR8qDIrnRtlgJGKjStBZPAvV__QwdF2rATaRFoRT1KPrsJFG4TkWzN2XttUx5nDIU0PaH4jxmsyrOgk6HRs/s700/npr_storycorps_podcasttile_sq-bcee355f5bf84aff4b9f926a850503a8141de1eb-s700-c85.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT21vx4myda_ZnBcq5x9WkRk9M_-s9ZdjRysKaBbR7r5RseCmUP4HphUgwMR8qDIrnRtlgJGKjStBZPAvV__QwdF2rATaRFoRT1KPrsJFG4TkWzN2XttUx5nDIU0PaH4jxmsyrOgk6HRs/w200-h200/npr_storycorps_podcasttile_sq-bcee355f5bf84aff4b9f926a850503a8141de1eb-s700-c85.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Participate in <i>One Small Step</i>! The MLWGS Library has partnered with the national <i>One Small Step</i> initiative from StoryCorps to organize conversations between Dragons with contrasting political perspectives. MLWGS and Trinity Episcopal are the first two high schools in the nation to partner with One Small Step. Four workshops with Ms. DeGroat will help prepare you for these conversations.<br /><br />To participate, sign up by <b>Wednesday, Feb. 24</b>. For the sign-up link and to learn more about this exciting opportunity, watch this intro <a href="https://www.loom.com/share/59a415bb874e4504bd18686056ec00fc"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">video</span></a>.</span><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 16px 0px; max-width: 800px; min-width: 424px;"><table style="border-color: rgb(200, 200, 200); border-radius: 2px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; padding: 12px 36px 12px 12px; width: 424px;"><tbody><tr style="border-spacing: 0px;"><td style="font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><div style="height: 135px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 12px; overflow: hidden;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.loom.com/share/59a415bb874e4504bd18686056ec00fc&source=gmail&ust=1614005452966000&usg=AFQjCNFn0N3iBtGiek6bbEuyh-mu4Daz6w" href="https://www.loom.com/share/59a415bb874e4504bd18686056ec00fc" style="color: #1155cc; margin: 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="CToWUd" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiIOw4vDyCZ5sdHQ1lZfOQ3Pbtdl94zSQyG484lKMMKEpiK_Rr4Don7qEcz3ZaCAHy4S1EvJU5OHfhti9wJ1EwRjYLaBcfu_RIeQcvkws9y3Ci4x0ZNnm04ztsmpTwGBpZhP9bI8ZdI1H99koMqXihdeTrcrY6L8gS1do6mmFMA2YtZqUW2I4CaDXFnMsJqDchq4mw=s0-d-e1-ft" style="display: block; margin: 0px;" width="240" /></a></div></td><td style="font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; width: 113.2px;"><div style="font-family: wf_segoe-ui_light, "Segoe UI Light", "Segoe WP Light", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 12px 8px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.loom.com/share/59a415bb874e4504bd18686056ec00fc&source=gmail&ust=1614005452966000&usg=AFQjCNFn0N3iBtGiek6bbEuyh-mu4Daz6w" href="https://www.loom.com/share/59a415bb874e4504bd18686056ec00fc" style="margin: 0px;" target="_blank">Intro to One Small Step @ MLWGS</a></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 12px 8px; max-height: 100px; overflow: hidden;">Check out a video I made via Loom</div><div style="color: #a6a6a6; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.loom.com&source=gmail&ust=1614005452966000&usg=AFQjCNHROjmEeHSQ6xNuJU9KI8BHvR1Edg" href="http://www.loom.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.loom.com</a></div><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last Week for Registration Counseling</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Attention freshman and sophomore families, make sure your student has signed up for a course registration meeting with Mr. Zweerink or Ms. Cobb. This week is the last full week of meetings before students register for classes next week on <b>Thursday, March 4</b>, through the Powerschool portal.<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Freshman <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4eaeae2ca0f49-course"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">signups</span></a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sophomore <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805044BA8AA23A2F58-course">signups</a></span></li></ul>Juniors with questions about next year’s schedule may sign up for a 15-minute “12th Grade Scheduling Chat” with their senior counselor to be held this week . SignUp Genius links are posted in the Resources section of the “College Information for the Class of 2022” Schoology page. Day #3 of College Kick-Off has been rescheduled to <b>Thursday, Feb. 25</b>, from 10:15-11:30 a.m. due to last week’s bad weather, and individual Junior College Meetings will run in March and April.<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">GRASP and FAFSA</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPNQkDObk8YP2s8efQp1nCq4VdJjGCLkOBG6KKQ7SZ6Q2EymY1gXA7VvYZgqUmyW67vhw5-fk9pqoUXbYU6HWxWZeCnTXYWg2uNWBga4DbrGTD4MAnV_D1xRnXZa6IBYoZ-_4g7tQRhA/s2048/Virtual+Evening+and+weekend+Poster+20120-21.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1583" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPNQkDObk8YP2s8efQp1nCq4VdJjGCLkOBG6KKQ7SZ6Q2EymY1gXA7VvYZgqUmyW67vhw5-fk9pqoUXbYU6HWxWZeCnTXYWg2uNWBga4DbrGTD4MAnV_D1xRnXZa6IBYoZ-_4g7tQRhA/s320/Virtual+Evening+and+weekend+Poster+20120-21.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="http://www.grasp4va.org">GRASP</a>, </span>a career and college access organization, encourages high school seniors to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) as a first step toward their postsecondary education/training goals. Millions of students who are eligible for aid fail to file the FAFSA each year, leaving “money on the table” that could be supporting their postsecondary education. GRASP Advisors can assist students and families with FAFSA completion, virtually and free of charge.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Appointments are available at 6-8 p.m. on Wednesdays and 2-4 p.m. on Saturdays. Call 804-923-0059 to make your appointment! <br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Athletic Boosters Update</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Even though no one has had the opportunity to work out in the Maggie Walker Fitness Center, that doesn’t mean that nothing has been happening there. We’ve been putting the funds that YOU have donated to the Athletic Boosters to work! We have replaced all the bikes, and purchased two new treadmills and one new elliptical machine. There are now six stationary bicycles, three elliptical machines and six treadmills. These additions mean that all equipment is now either brand-new or less than a year old.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have also partnered with the Maggie Walker Art Club to brighten the space. Under the supervision of Jeff Hall, the NAHS Mural Team has created some great designs and are currently painting them during asynchronous learning Fridays. We hope that once everyone returns to in-person learning, we can have some sort of ribbon-cutting to show off the Fitness Center! This is only one example of how your Athletic Booster donations are getting put to work for your students and the faculty. We’ve purchased equipment for sports teams, purchased video equipment and have another large project in flight that will impact one of the outdoor sports areas as well.<br /></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-72980781682906460972021-02-16T16:00:00.461-05:002021-02-16T16:00:02.209-05:00Week of February 17, 2021<div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3BD_xp4kdvWGPWwtS6U-GyAHSzuUyILZL07h_pM4K-HL9Zlta4DMIlCSD2FkjowD3cs7a10lklhWAo0nLyA8ZGAWvd7nFg288VQHgbRSVkSUBZtTtMG0hMiAd6EiKmIJy8Tel-QX4rU/s700/npr_storycorps_podcasttile_sq-bcee355f5bf84aff4b9f926a850503a8141de1eb-s700-c85.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3BD_xp4kdvWGPWwtS6U-GyAHSzuUyILZL07h_pM4K-HL9Zlta4DMIlCSD2FkjowD3cs7a10lklhWAo0nLyA8ZGAWvd7nFg288VQHgbRSVkSUBZtTtMG0hMiAd6EiKmIJy8Tel-QX4rU/w200-h200/npr_storycorps_podcasttile_sq-bcee355f5bf84aff4b9f926a850503a8141de1eb-s700-c85.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><h2><br /></h2><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></h2><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Join StoryCorps' "One Small Step"</span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Frustrated when liberals and conservatives call each other names, talk past each other, ignore each other, or worse? Have political tensions distanced you from people you care about? Would you like to foster unity in our Dragon community?</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Participate in</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <a href="https://www.visarts.org/partnerships/school-partnerships/scholastic-awards/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">One Small Step</span></a>! The MLWGS Library has partnered with the national One Small Step initiative from StoryCorps to organize conversations between Dragons with contrasting political perspectives.</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is NOT a forum for debate or persuasion. Instead, this is an opportunity to enhance your listening skills, deepen your connection with another Dragon, and earn community service hours.</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The sign-up window is open through </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Wednesday, Feb. 24</b><span style="font-family: verdana;">. Participants must attend a series of four related workshops (specific dates and times are on the sign-up form) before being matched with a conversation partner. Students earn community service hours for participating in the workshops as well as engaging in the One Small Step conversation itself.</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The sign-up form takes about 15 minutes to complete and includes a place where you introduce yourself to your future conversation partner in your own words. Here's the </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://bit.ly/onesmallstepMLWGS"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">link</span></a>.</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Operation Smile Club Toothbrush Drive</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowo_eadhxhSyneILXT0iS9NfrosP9WvoU6t76GTUefA5lr3rHL07L113IICtP7_EStAVhlKvQfchAk7wwp_IUFGQiIQDTexym5PYcJyBHdtT0dZGGYGls-cTzeuuk0j3e0WMF1ul60vM/s640/dental-4850065_640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="640" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowo_eadhxhSyneILXT0iS9NfrosP9WvoU6t76GTUefA5lr3rHL07L113IICtP7_EStAVhlKvQfchAk7wwp_IUFGQiIQDTexym5PYcJyBHdtT0dZGGYGls-cTzeuuk0j3e0WMF1ul60vM/w200-h133/dental-4850065_640.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our Operation Smile Club is hosting a toothbrush drive in collaboration with National Honor Society. All students and members of the Maggie Walker community are invited to participate! This collection will support Operation Smile’s Sending Hope campaign. This winter, Operation Smile clubs from high schools across Virginia are dedicated to collecting essential items to donate to young patients and their families in Guatemala. The a drop-off box is in the Bluestone Lobby until <b>Friday. March 5</b>. Toothbrushes must be sealed in their original packaging.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Unique Auction Items Wanted</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Special items donated by MLWGS families and alums help set our Night of the Dragon auction apart. Do you own a vacation rental or second home, have a skill or hobby you can share, know a great local place you’d like to support that everyone should try? If so, please consider donating to this year’s NOTD auction. Getaways, services, and gift certificates make great donations. Interested in donating or not sure what you have will work? Reach out to <a href="mailto:goneil@mlwgsfoundation.org">Ginger O’Neil</a>, 703-80-2506.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Re-Opening Update</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqAYE3tUQNoZAKSQBC_xdCELm-6lY3VIN5ipWSUNnpUCXxvBhO-tW7zWZxuLT7izVhkT9evxnJk51iO3dnIRd57mEWddbj8Sb_ilgcnEOGs9xUyXLyWaRLK05Rsaw4UcFGTLJf4F5UW0/s1600/IMG_0818.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqAYE3tUQNoZAKSQBC_xdCELm-6lY3VIN5ipWSUNnpUCXxvBhO-tW7zWZxuLT7izVhkT9evxnJk51iO3dnIRd57mEWddbj8Sb_ilgcnEOGs9xUyXLyWaRLK05Rsaw4UcFGTLJf4F5UW0/w200-h150/IMG_0818.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the Regional School Board meeting on Thursday, MLWGS administration will recommend that parents be given the opportunity to choose to send their students back to campus on a limited basis beginning <b>Monday, March 15</b>. To maintain CDC recommendations, we need to limit our daily campus load to about 50 percent. Students will have the opportunity to attend campus two days a week. More information, as well as a final transportation survey, will follow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">LLS Fundraising Opportunity</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7GLOPyq6vDXOKiSebE7mL7hxdBelVqxdp9K5I9U8Gljnz7bK71tvsRdmMYkd5Mpu7vidgiQ-AKwW8GnwnlAvvE8R0u_RcSFoRtBHyg0jXsERGM0IwCXIvnq3zKbluXMo8D87d08W-Bs/s1364/Screen+Shot+2021-02-15+at+9.15.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="1364" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7GLOPyq6vDXOKiSebE7mL7hxdBelVqxdp9K5I9U8Gljnz7bK71tvsRdmMYkd5Mpu7vidgiQ-AKwW8GnwnlAvvE8R0u_RcSFoRtBHyg0jXsERGM0IwCXIvnq3zKbluXMo8D87d08W-Bs/w200-h179/Screen+Shot+2021-02-15+at+9.15.56+PM.png" width="200" /></a></div></span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bruce Yanovitch ('23) and Brenna Luczak ('23) are raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with a team of friends and family, including Bailey Luczak ('20). Support CURE BIG OR GO HOME by eating at the following dates and locations:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carytown Burgers & Fries, 5404 Lakeside Ave (Henrico), 3-9 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 18</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chipotle, 810 W. Grace St., 4-8 p.m., Monday, Feb. 22</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Marco’s Pizza, every day through Saturday, Feb. 27, at Midlothian, Hull, Short Pump, Reynolds Crossing, and Westpark locations. Add FUNDRAISER from the menu.</span></li></ul><br />Tell them you are there to support team CURE BIG! Follow Bruce, Brenna, & Bailey’s team on <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#">Instagram</a>, and please donate at their <a href="https://events.lls.org/va/richmondSOY21/curebig"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">event page</span></a>. <br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scrip Fundraising Continues</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekSX91LQvbDS7_4cP87aELwXRX24VgiUKYwaWytvgAIXEH-LkLMLWAY3pzh3cfTDo5YftC4CQm3Zqq-6Mgo2ZgnHfpNorGI8l_wcWK3BB44XcMYIHBFQl7fsv9P_bKragiyn3IM9fnfQ/s332/gift+card+image.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekSX91LQvbDS7_4cP87aELwXRX24VgiUKYwaWytvgAIXEH-LkLMLWAY3pzh3cfTDo5YftC4CQm3Zqq-6Mgo2ZgnHfpNorGI8l_wcWK3BB44XcMYIHBFQl7fsv9P_bKragiyn3IM9fnfQ/w200-h126/gift+card+image.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's a big week for the MLWGS Scrip Program and we are only $231 away from our $1,500 goal for this year! Help us reach our goal to benefit the MLWGS PTSA by doing your everyday shopping and dining with scrip gift cards and e-cards. Go to <a href="http://shopwithscrip.com">shopwithscrip.com</a> to order! Earn up to 19% with 60+ bonuses on eGift cards and reloaded cards this <b>Thursday, Feb. 18, and Friday, Feb. 19.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b>Our February plastic card orders are due <b>Sunday, Feb. 21</b>, by midnight. You will receive cards by the end of the same week. Questions? Contact your scrip coordinator at <a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org">scrip@mlwgsptsa.org</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2020-21 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards </span></h2></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJDZm3xfCkoWzSwZqiajr_Loo64A3pSrU_qDK6pd7V50t6K3N8tIsL2qBmVWGUuW45kNzxRxaPrLfpvXk9BNGMYjAtNv0KsFog3dWHT_7nhxTwZ-Hg9nluhkF3VgHuT8Bs4Joo1tjUeU/s1280/image001.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1280" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJDZm3xfCkoWzSwZqiajr_Loo64A3pSrU_qDK6pd7V50t6K3N8tIsL2qBmVWGUuW45kNzxRxaPrLfpvXk9BNGMYjAtNv0KsFog3dWHT_7nhxTwZ-Hg9nluhkF3VgHuT8Bs4Joo1tjUeU/w320-h184/image001.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are excited to announce that 15 students were recently honored with 20 2020-2021 Scholastic Writing Awards, including three Gold Keys, five Silver Keys, and 12 Honorable Mentions. <br /><br />Congratulations to the following writing winners:<br /></span><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Isabel Li</b>—(12th, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ed Coleman), </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gold Key, Personal Essay & Memoir: "The Dog Tied to the Shed"</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Paxton Calder</b>—(11th, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lisa Williams), </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gold Key, Flash Fiction: "The Figure" and </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honorable Mention, Poetry: “Ladybugs”</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Aashika Shah</b>—(9th, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Michele Surat), </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gold Key, Critical Essay: "Corruption in the American Health Care System"</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Natalie Koehn-Wu</b>—(9th, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Michele Surat),</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Silver Key, Short Story: "The Stranger’s Gift" and </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honorable Mention, Short Story: "The Perfect Smile"</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Lexi Pasternak</b>—(11th, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ed Coleman), </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Silver Key, Personal Essay and Memoir: “Reservations”</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Phu Vo</b>—(9th, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Michele Surat), </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Silver Key, Personal Essay: "Hearts That Don’ Beat"</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Savannah Vonesh</b>—(11th, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Devon Mattys), </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Silver Key, Poetry: “Moment of Peace” and </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(11th, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ed Coleman), </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honorable Mention, Critical Essay: "The United States Is Not Religiously Tolerant Yet"</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Jedda Arnold</b>, (11th, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">John Piersol), </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honorable Mention, "An Unimportant Life"</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Ronit Jain</b>—(11th, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lisa Williams), </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honorable Mention, Flash Fiction: “Nameless”</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Ala Killen</b>—(10th, Jeff Hall), Honorable Mention, Poetry: “Stardust and Things” and Honorable Mention, Poetry: “The Darkness Beneath the Dirt”</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Pooja Muthuraj</b>—(10th, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">John Piersol), </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honorable Mention, Poetry: “Nothing: A Violin and Cello Arrangement”</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Bridget Plank</b>—(9th, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Michele Surat), </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honorable Mention, Personal Essay & Memoir: "Over the Edge"</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Paige Walworth</b>—(11th, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Michele Surat), </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honorable Mention, Critical Essay: "The Representation of the Rwandan Genocide in Film and the Verisimilitude of 'Hotel Rwanda'"</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Gabriella Watson</b>—(12th, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ed Coleman), </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honorable Mention, Personal Essay & Memoir: "On Grief"</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Ada Woo</b>—(10th, Cecilia Boswell), Honorable Mention, Critical Essay: "The Hypocrisies Within Zoos"</span></li></ul></div></div><div><div><div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The highly competitive </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scholastic Art Awards</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> competition had more than 2,000 entries from the region. MLWGS students had another great year, with 50 total awards, recognizing Maggie Walker as one of the region’s top schools for the arts.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br />2020-21 Scholastic Art Awards Summary:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">50 Total awards</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">7 Gold Key awards, including one American Visions Nominee</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">14 Silver Key awards, including one Silver Key Portfolio</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">25 Honorable Mentions, including three Honorable Mention Portfolios</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School students were additionally recognized for their work in this show. Junior Devyn Powers received an American Visions Award nomination for her mixed media piece, "Blue Face." Additionally, senior Isabel Li’s digital artwork was chosen for the exhibition catalogue cover. </span></li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX64pqjH6zGMp6UQElx52KR5mQXeDBf9yYh_tiVD-zGRitZxkfM63NkxoehAvzrahR6t96fK-cvVYVnkhQr1ST-wX99vla-8Ru96DjA81BwRGFv-8nTsv5nWFE-NjjXtrd84fLk2BJXy4/s640/image002.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX64pqjH6zGMp6UQElx52KR5mQXeDBf9yYh_tiVD-zGRitZxkfM63NkxoehAvzrahR6t96fK-cvVYVnkhQr1ST-wX99vla-8Ru96DjA81BwRGFv-8nTsv5nWFE-NjjXtrd84fLk2BJXy4/s320/image002.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><br /> <br /><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Due to COVID, an exhibition of only the Gold Key works will be held at The Visual Arts Center of Richmond at </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">1812 West Main Street</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> through </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Sunday, Feb. 21</b><span style="font-family: verdana;">. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Social distancing protocols are in place in the gallery. The exhibition can also be seen online at this </span><a href=" https://www.visarts.org/partnerships/school-partnerships/scholastic-awards/" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">link</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div><div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px;"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"> </div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-74739389513400899722021-02-09T16:00:00.277-05:002021-02-10T08:24:14.417-05:00February 10, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Special Guest Speaker TODAY</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMh1Gc3wTeT4GaWel8ltZDUPGVi0aYMx8gYO5_aNjHj0Iu6obp4PT8njnWUBatrhnyoMdx89lEaSWVIYIbMk9zCb9FqPaTK-RWYYR-sX5BkFhl38k0jFWDDxazFJe6apjxPf8THYG6pTs/s640/NHQ202009160004_small.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMh1Gc3wTeT4GaWel8ltZDUPGVi0aYMx8gYO5_aNjHj0Iu6obp4PT8njnWUBatrhnyoMdx89lEaSWVIYIbMk9zCb9FqPaTK-RWYYR-sX5BkFhl38k0jFWDDxazFJe6apjxPf8THYG6pTs/w200-h125/NHQ202009160004_small.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>We are thrilled to announce that Christina Koch, NASA astronaut and former United States Antarctic Program research associate, will be joining the Polar Seminar on <b>Wednesday, Feb. 10</b>, during first period. She will talk about her experiences working in harsh and remote conditions – from the South Pole to the International Space Station. The Artemis team of astronauts has begun training and preparing for the first planned lunar mission since 1972.<br /><br />Watch this short video, <a href="https://youtu.be/IdP-RFD9Plc"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">“Meet Artemis Team Member Christina Koch,”</span></a> to introduce you to this remarkable speaker.<br /><br />If you would like to attend the seminar, please email <a href="mailto:lreed@gsgis.k12.va.u"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Lynn Reed</span></a> as soon as possible and she will provide you with the Zoom link. Koch's talk will begin at about 8:50 a.m., and the Q&A will conclude at 9:55 a.m. We will record the event and posting it to Schoology afterwards.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Parent-Teacher Conferences</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Parent-teacher conferences will be conducted virtually using the Zoom platform on <b>Thursday, Feb. 11</b>, from 4 until 7 p.m. Find a link to the Sign-up G</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">enius form in the parent portal of PowerSchool. As always, you can email any teacher directly and set up a time to talk.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fall Sports</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-601FktR8gpR2BufV8wic-ngSrjO2_dXJl1_83Zmw3JSZD9ySwhHShE6Nitv0moJXpYhCnBj4I1eilh6sNe9IzJ7Du6F8OqCeGe7n7v8DdfWBvy5RgxMFTaf0oIYeTWmQd4d-ENNEz-c/s166/field+hockey.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="166" data-original-width="143" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-601FktR8gpR2BufV8wic-ngSrjO2_dXJl1_83Zmw3JSZD9ySwhHShE6Nitv0moJXpYhCnBj4I1eilh6sNe9IzJ7Du6F8OqCeGe7n7v8DdfWBvy5RgxMFTaf0oIYeTWmQd4d-ENNEz-c/w172-h200/field+hockey.jpg" width="172" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Any student who plans to participate in fall sports must have the <a href="https://mlwgs.com/co-curricular-overview/athletics/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">forms</span></a> completed to participate. Please send forms to <a href="mailto:phawkins@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">phawkins@gsgis.k12.va.us</span></a> as a single file attachment, such as a DOC or PDF, that is named “Lastname, Firstname.” If you do not have a scanner at home, there are free scanning apps available for your phone, and newer iPhones include a built-in scanner in the “Notes” app. The start date for fall sports is <b>Monday, Feb. 16</b>. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Re-Opening Update</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Gov. Northam has called upon all public schools in the Commonwealth to begin returning students to campus by March 15. Over the next few days, the MLWGS admin team will review all of the guidelines mentioned in the Governor's <a href="https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2021/february/headline-892131-en.html">statement</a> and ensure that our instructional plan is updated and in compliance.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">School Counseling</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56Acwg05HUVJ2hyvRuBSnW1fU1ilBLxFh_jpS8FkVw5H_olYK_JVFFByyTs5nduY2pY2jkxR6fuI-vR4npac7ZymeCF60u4ZYluUc8eEIsmC4RPVeMXFXlq0LLT9-3P6A47Ae6yoKn0s/s358/college.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="358" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56Acwg05HUVJ2hyvRuBSnW1fU1ilBLxFh_jpS8FkVw5H_olYK_JVFFByyTs5nduY2pY2jkxR6fuI-vR4npac7ZymeCF60u4ZYluUc8eEIsmC4RPVeMXFXlq0LLT9-3P6A47Ae6yoKn0s/w200-h56/college.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Reminder: The MLWGS senior counselors are pleased to present MLWGS’s annual College Kick-Off event for juniors and their families again this year. This virtual event will take place over three informative and inspiring sessions:</div><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Tuesday, Feb. 16 </b>(12:30-1:30 p.m.): Navigating Naviance and other accounts (in support of college planning), presented by senior counselors Dr. Rachel Loving and Ms. Kim Forquer, as well as GRASP representative Mrs. Susan Teerlink and English teacher Mr. Ed Coleman</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Wednesday, Feb. 17</b> (10:15-11:30 a.m.): The College Search and an Introduction to Scholarships, Financial Aid, Honors Colleges, and Special Programs, featuring panelists from Old Dominion University, Howard University, and Northeastern University</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Thursday, Feb. 18</b> (10:15-11:30 a.m.): What Colleges are Looking For and an Introduction to the Application Process, featuring panelists from the University of Richmond, the College of William & Mary, and the University of Chicago</li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shop with Scrip!</span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#"><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tV58xlUBZCEjQ7E17PshDH0FgV4jtEHG9vyzASGA-2GEAnWK2zoZSNhHrmGWSTz_WWGFvl62xnUvUN2xuIX4gC27WggFus-jqX6Tghu_yp56rCqmYOFvEgx_weKSAqa5CbTXgdIkUrc/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have earned $1234.51 this year with our scrip program, close to our $1,500 goal! Help us reach it by doing your everyday shopping with scrip. Go to </span><a href="https://www.shopwithscip.com" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">shopwithscip.com</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to shop. Our next plastic card order due date is February 21 at midnight. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">During Thank Scriping days on <b>Feb. 18 and 19</b>, a selection of retailers will give up to 19% back on e-certificate orders! Stock up on brands you regularly shop. Questions? Contact </span><a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">scrip@mlwgsptsa.org</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. We are also looking for a coordinator for next year, as current coordinator's son is graduating! Please reach out to the scrip email address if interested. It's a great way to get involved with the PTSA Board and meet new people while benefitting the school's fundraising efforts!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Support MLWGS at the 2021 Night of the Dragon!</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugdcP9K-KynINLxycQNTa4yKBcvJO7Chd5b9b0GS8qoh5uIYxnrLNKfQMJC-MuUAKEqMwqsdVs9jFCOqosvfTrp_T8g6XTuiRRLrRGGc4H9yMjRNijyrytJWG_CurGNBlriAdXtYmXZ0/s277/savethedate.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="277" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugdcP9K-KynINLxycQNTa4yKBcvJO7Chd5b9b0GS8qoh5uIYxnrLNKfQMJC-MuUAKEqMwqsdVs9jFCOqosvfTrp_T8g6XTuiRRLrRGGc4H9yMjRNijyrytJWG_CurGNBlriAdXtYmXZ0/w200-h131/savethedate.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plans are shaping up in a wonderful way for the 2021 Night of the Dragon on <b>April</b> <b>24</b>. Our beloved annual fundraising auction and gala will be virtual this year, so mark your calendars and make plans now to have a viewing party or just stay in, order from one of our partner restaurants, and enjoy!<br /><br />Want to help us make the upcoming 19th Annual Night of the Dragon the best ever? Sure you do! Here are some great ways:<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Get registered as soon as we let you know the auction website goes live so you can preview all the great auction items. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Donate an item(s) or service for the live or silent auctions. Popular items include unique experiences hosted by MLWGS families and friends, vacation home rentals, one-of-a-kind items, local adventures—GET CREATIVE! To donate, contact <a href="mailto:goneil@mlwgsfoundation.org">Ginger O’Neil</a>.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Become a sponsor. Individual and corporate sponsorships are a great way to support MLWGS and celebrate someone or promote your business to our community. Sponsorships are available at many levels (from $500 to $10,000) and the livestream format allows for some great new options for recognition. For sponsorships, contact <a href="mailto:goneil@mlwgsfoundation.org">Ginger O’Neil</a>.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Attention: Seniors</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />The February 2021 Senior Newsletter has been uploaded to the <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">MLWGS School Counseling website</span></a>. This document features scholarships, announcements from colleges, contests, and multicultural opportunities, as well as an on-site admissions event with Mary Baldwin University that is scheduled for <b>Friday, Feb. 12</b>. Students and families are reminded that each issue includes a new list of scholarships; therefore, rereading previous issues and reviewing Naviance are suggested so that opportunities and deadlines are not missed. on the website, click on the link for “College Admissions Information” and then “Senior & Junior Newsletters." Seniors should also continue viewing posts on the “College Information for the Class of 2021” Schoology page. <br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joys of Service on the MLWGS PTSA Board</span></h2><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhx5OAPW8iHl0QnQUp1mKN0lez1OxGiQxEwURNr41LWZzbH0M3PsXA7XHwAGofbRVKUobgHTKL61o50MLTecglGh35_yLmM7F30DFiE83ebm1vl6X5FotVqHuLSK92Ej15zOZmQcQbCY/s259/craig.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="194" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhx5OAPW8iHl0QnQUp1mKN0lez1OxGiQxEwURNr41LWZzbH0M3PsXA7XHwAGofbRVKUobgHTKL61o50MLTecglGh35_yLmM7F30DFiE83ebm1vl6X5FotVqHuLSK92Ej15zOZmQcQbCY/w150-h200/craig.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">by former MLWGS PTSA President </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Craig R. Martin</span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I avoided even attending the PTSA meetings for my twins all through their elementary and middle school years, much less participating somehow on the boards. I look back at the full scope of my daughter’s time in school (class of 2021 at MLWGS) and I regret the early days I missed. Fortunately, I became active on the MLWGS PTSA Board during her sophomore year when I was asked to be president for 2019-20. I was honored to be asked, and looking back at my three years on the Board, including coming on as President-Elect and serving on the membership committee this year, I couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunity to serve the school and students in this way. I know I am biased, but it feels like the smartest and most active Parent-Teacher-Student Association board in Virginia (no disparagement to all the other PTSAs).<br /><br />From personal experience, I have found being part of this group incredibly rewarding. I have learned so much more about Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School than I would have ever known had I not been part of this amazing team of truly remarkable board members. We have become family and I will be very sad to not be with them after this year once my daughter goes off to college. My fellow board members have taught me so much and I was humbled to serve on a team with so many folks much, much smarter than me!<br /><br />So, why am I sharing this now? Because we need you! People like me who are leaving the MLWGS PTSA have opened up spots on the board. And, we want to make sure you were invited to join the team. Now as a MLWGS dad, I would especially like to invite other dads, men on the faculty, from administration and students to consider serving the school and the MLWGS community in this way. It’s always interesting when I reach out to other MLWGS fathers and the comment comes back that they are too busy to serve. I like to laugh and say, “the previous president to when I served, the current president and the president-elect are all working professionals with much more demanding jobs than I will ever have.” So, consider being a part.<br /><br />Much like my friend Natalie Smith asked me years ago if I would be a part of the board, I am asking all of you. Will you join and serve? Trust me, like many meaningful things in life, I have personally received much more being on the team than I ever gave back. You won’t regret a minute of it. If interested, you can reach out to our committee lead at <a href="mailto:vbray@barlowresearch.com">vbray@barlowresearch.com</a> or email <a href="mailto:craig@goodallover.tv">me</a>. Thank you!<br /></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-44153302685255176592021-02-02T16:00:00.306-05:002021-02-02T16:00:03.112-05:00Week of February 3, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Let's Play a Game!</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxN4jH4hEjxs5OgjalR_58pd5BZ8K5wEJSgh7W9_ZPasxvl_hsgh6sUwFirABL2sIOu-VuQ7TsXWfOMVVyVS9IOuBdmadO3SQeNZ3e9b5PP30J8zQcum8_DpV5E3rzCPjnIZKHXhFUQ2k/s640/mario-1557240_640.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="640" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxN4jH4hEjxs5OgjalR_58pd5BZ8K5wEJSgh7W9_ZPasxvl_hsgh6sUwFirABL2sIOu-VuQ7TsXWfOMVVyVS9IOuBdmadO3SQeNZ3e9b5PP30J8zQcum8_DpV5E3rzCPjnIZKHXhFUQ2k/w200-h98/mario-1557240_640.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Need a break after the end of the semester? On <b>Friday, Feb. 5</b>, from 7-9 p.m., enjoy a Virtual Game Night! Each grade will have a separate Zoom link operated by the class officers, and a list of fun online games will be provided. Bring your friends, choose a breakout room, and have some virtual fun!</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Parent-Teacher Conferences</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Parent-Teacher conferences will be conducted virtually using the Zoom platform on <b>Thursday, Feb. 11</b>, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. A link to the Sign-up Genius form will go live in the parent portal of PowerSchool on <b>Thursday, Feb. 4,</b> at 12 Noon. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">With a limited number of conference slots available for each teacher, we respectfully request that you refrain from signing up for a conference if your child is doing well in the class and you have no pressing need to speak to the teacher. We want to reserve time for families that have a more immediate need for a conference. As always, you can email any teacher directly and set up a time to talk.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>LLS Student of the Year Candidates Offer Events</b></span></h2><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhK0VCZlgkxlEojPT3YTpgX7i-q1sr8eLVB_hF1YX1PClpFv5cNGuuHTEDxNRYMuKV1VpZwFtEPaG-9D6W6iNDmQ8xnsWXR5eZ1qNjN7BFqE27lR0tiGItzLo-GTPaHt33JzzX5fII0E/s2992/SOY_Logo+%25281%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="2992" height="63" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhK0VCZlgkxlEojPT3YTpgX7i-q1sr8eLVB_hF1YX1PClpFv5cNGuuHTEDxNRYMuKV1VpZwFtEPaG-9D6W6iNDmQ8xnsWXR5eZ1qNjN7BFqE27lR0tiGItzLo-GTPaHt33JzzX5fII0E/w200-h63/SOY_Logo+%25281%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jackson and Caraline Kennedy, Student Of The Year candidates for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), are leading Team Kick It and are honoring family friends who have battled AML and lymphoma cancer. Their two fundraising events are open to Maggie Walker families:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Sunday, Feb. 7</b>—a Zoom HIIT workout with Zingfit at 9 a.m. (sign up on the Mindbody app, search for Zingfit and the LLS charity class)–$10 donation, women only.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Sunday, Feb. 21</b>—a Cut-a-Thon with Mango salon, Gayton Crossing location, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., with a suggested $10 donation for a haircut, AND restaurant night at Chianti’s Italian Restaurant from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., also in Gayton Crossing.</span></li></ul>Donations can also be made to the <a href="https://events.lls.org/va/richmondSOY21/kennedy"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Team Kick It campaign page</span></a>.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fall Sports</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqBMefzDawTZ0KN9AvKsLKgkY_YBKL7u8E8hgYau74hfnnzdjWSodJtjYW7QKSUgrj9B5NU1j6QkiXPMi6m2HTNVRsW7iy4d3kLqRTgR_N7f7VJaxBq5spcdighlIIU4J4OMNcZKmeGQ/s150/dragon_athletics.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqBMefzDawTZ0KN9AvKsLKgkY_YBKL7u8E8hgYau74hfnnzdjWSodJtjYW7QKSUgrj9B5NU1j6QkiXPMi6m2HTNVRsW7iy4d3kLqRTgR_N7f7VJaxBq5spcdighlIIU4J4OMNcZKmeGQ/w200-h200/dragon_athletics.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">All students who are interested in playing a fall sport that will begin on <b>Monday, Feb. 15</b>, should visit mlwgs.com co-curricular tab for the required forms to be completed and emailed to <a href="mailto:phawkins@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">phawkins@gsgis.k12.va.us</span></a> prior to the start date. Please include the interested sport in the subject line in the email.<br /><br />All boys interested in trying out for Boys Volleyball needs to contact head coach <a href="mailto:chdixon57@gmail.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Connor Dixon</span></a>.<br /><br />All girls interested in trying out for Girls Volleyball needs to contact the head coach <a href="mailto:tdee984@yahoo.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Tony Dee</span></a>. <br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Counselors Offer Drop-In Support Hours</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Counseling Department is well aware of the challenges that virtual education has placed on schools and families. Many are feeling increasing stress as issues around the pandemic continue. In an effort to provide increased support for students and parents, the MLWGS counseling department is offering additional hours of service during the week from 4 to 6 p.m. Cindy Barnes, School Counselor, will be available for drop in hours on Mondays and Tuesdays. Lisa Ebeling, School Psychologist, will be available on Wednesdays. When you access the session, you will be placed in the waiting room and admitted when Ms. Barnes and Mrs. Ebeling are finished with a prior meeting. Questions? Please contact <a href="mailto:cbarnes@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ms. Barnes</span></a> or <a href="mailto:lebeling@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Mrs. Ebeling</span></a>. <br /><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lisa Ebeling is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88595978093?pwd=YlJRRG9TWndaN2JCS0p4VDFRUTNEQT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88595978093?pwd=YlJRRG9TWndaN2JCS0p4VDFRUTNEQT09</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meeting ID: 885 9597 8093</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Passcode: 222573</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Cindy B is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.</span> </span></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84999331619?pwd%3Da2ZGb29oMG9ycVFNMXJmbmViRUQyZz09&source=gmail&ust=1612314015390000&usg=AFQjCNG6CPITjULx2Lk40c_IFnrqSpw3PA" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84999331619?pwd=a2ZGb29oMG9ycVFNMXJmbmViRUQyZz09" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/<wbr></wbr>84999331619?pwd=<wbr></wbr>a2ZGb29oMG9ycVFNMXJmbmViRUQyZz<wbr></wbr>09</a><u></u> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meeting ID: 849 9933 1619<u></u> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Passcode: 116197<u></u> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p></div></blockquote><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Walker Way Forum</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHEDy9PHaCZfeYOyTziNmabvIYij3XzJxY_hg_opG3K1q3mvV7jn7JClcCgJtvBfIXNl4r6GNPiLCJ2JRTILvkwHe8uzqkZIDRxZ_e2R3WUqKqvJDZ30WGswW-UJ873dNCe2i8HYLTWU/s1280/Robert-trial.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHEDy9PHaCZfeYOyTziNmabvIYij3XzJxY_hg_opG3K1q3mvV7jn7JClcCgJtvBfIXNl4r6GNPiLCJ2JRTILvkwHe8uzqkZIDRxZ_e2R3WUqKqvJDZ30WGswW-UJ873dNCe2i8HYLTWU/w160-h200/Robert-trial.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Parents know the challenges that their children have experienced this past year. Our students have been affected by the pandemic in myriad ways, with virtual education presenting the biggest impact for many. Our nation has dealt with racial justice issues and a difficult political climate. It can be hard for students to remain hopeful when they are dealing with these tough circumstances. Exposure to strong and positive role models offers one way of lifting people up during tough times, and so we have developed of the Walker Way Forum. </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This speaking series is designed around the four pillars of the Walker Way: courage, compassion, community, and collaboration. Our first forum will take place on <b style="color: black;">Wednesday, Feb. 10</b>, at 11:30 a.m. Robert Dortch of the Robins Foundation will speak on the pillar of community. Mr. Dortch is a well-respected leader in the Metro Richmond area and a talented speaker. It is our hope that exposure to someone who exemplifies the values reflected in our school mission can provide students with a sense of renewed optimism during this challenging time. Questions? Please email <a href="mailto:lebeling@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Lisa Ebeling</span></a>, School Psychologist.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-size: 12pt;"><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Attention, Juniors</span></h2><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Find the end-of-semester newsletter <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=Z3NnaXMuazEyLnZhLnVzfG1sdy1zY2hvb2wtY291bnNlbGluZ3xneDoyNzQ5ZjY4ZGYwNWZkNGE1"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span>.</a></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dragon's Lair New Gear!</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_-icKGQ9RMoEwG3ydsKLZ27ggaKaVaC7V8R3mEqo2-SvK5-_Zn1ky9nBbUASD7L0Zw4yVrF0G8AJXAMVmkmkM3TVOl1OzGlFtA3CKdMGg9if0ckxhm3XyU-9FkduZBuY5y37jDA0qSw/s2048/Facemask.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_-icKGQ9RMoEwG3ydsKLZ27ggaKaVaC7V8R3mEqo2-SvK5-_Zn1ky9nBbUASD7L0Zw4yVrF0G8AJXAMVmkmkM3TVOl1OzGlFtA3CKdMGg9if0ckxhm3XyU-9FkduZBuY5y37jDA0qSw/w200-h150/Facemask.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>As classes remain virtual, check out all the gear in the <a href="https://www.mlwgsdragonslair.com/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dragon's Lair online store</span></a>. New this month: Sweatpants. They will keep you comfortable and warm whether attending outdoor track practices or sitting through your daily Zoom classes. We have all the must-haves: hoodies, T-shirts, masks, stickers and so much more. Orders are usually available for pick-up from school within three days, or we can ship your order directly to you. No better way to support the MLWGS PTSA – order today!<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><br style="font-size: 14.6667px;" /></p></div><h2 style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Middle-School Art Contest</span></span></h2><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spread the word! The MLWGS Fine Arts Department is excited to announce an open <a href="https://maggiewalkerarts.weebly.com/msartcontest.html" style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">call for entry</span></a> for all middle school art students from our 12 participating school divisions. We invite all middle school art students to create a two-dimensional piece of artwork based on or representing one of the four pillars of the ‘Walker Way’: Courage, Compassion, Community, and Collaboration. The artwork can be made with any medium and can be any size. There will be one winner in four categories, based on these four pillars. Winners will receive a Plaza Art gift card, be featured on our Maggie Walker Art Club Instagram account, and will receive special placement in an online gallery for this virtual exhibition. Entries will be accepted through <b style="color: black;">Friday, Feb. 12</b>. Photographs of the artwork can be submitted by emailing them to <a href="mailto:jhall@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">jhall@gsgis.k12.va.us</span></a>. Winners will be announced on Feb. 26, 2021 via our virtual opening of the online exhibition.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School recently established the ‘Walker Way’ initiative. The Walker Way is based on the four pillars of Courage, Compassion, Community, and Collaboration. These pillars were exemplified by our school’s namesake, Maggie Lena Walker.<br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Courage</u> refers to the demonstration of fortitude, persistence, and integrity when confronting challenges. It is a vital strength, requiring determination. Our students are problem-solvers who aren’t afraid to face a challenge head-on</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Compassion</u> is possessing a sense of empathy for the struggles of others and a willingness to serve. We emphasize the importance of caring for the people around us and working to make circumstances better for others.</span></li><li><u>Community</u> means understanding and embracing differences, but also acknowledging and celebrating the connectedness of the human experience. Having students from many different counties and backgrounds, Maggie L. Walker students emphasize the importance of creating a community in which people can connect and collaborate while in school and in their communities.</li><li><u>Collaboration</u> is harmoniously working together and using critical thinking skills to achieve a common goal. When everyone contributes and works towards solutions, wonderful things can be accomplished. We must all listen and work together to hear from different perspectives in order to best address a problem or a goal.</li></ul>RULES<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Participating students must be of middle-school age and reside in and/or attend school at any one of the 12 feeder school divisions to Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work of all two-dimensional media is accepted.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The work should represent or be based on one of the following “Walker Way” pillars: Courage, Compassion, Community, or Collaboration.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Photographs of the artwork can be submitted by emailing them to</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#" style="font-size: 12pt;">jhall@gsgis.k12.va.us</a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. You will receive a reply email confirming receipt of your submission and an invitation to the opening Zoom meeting.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Make sure to include the student name, grade level, school, and art teacher.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Submission should be received no later than midnight on Feb. 12.</span></li></ul></span></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-65500940060539315652021-01-26T16:00:00.159-05:002021-01-26T16:00:16.845-05:00Week of January 27, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scrip E-Shopping</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmISQuS_aS5x_FZrVoTTf4KqxLtsJe9LsRjoDXa9ePCWiYTlx5vANzrqe2lrjDULZSmL5TCAmV7tWK5wqdwqGGrhEoHCpGgOOp42BCOWL4yDkaQCTCPhNGrCdDUQYq1_uQz7c6Ej4kXg/s320/scrip-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="320" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmISQuS_aS5x_FZrVoTTf4KqxLtsJe9LsRjoDXa9ePCWiYTlx5vANzrqe2lrjDULZSmL5TCAmV7tWK5wqdwqGGrhEoHCpGgOOp42BCOWL4yDkaQCTCPhNGrCdDUQYq1_uQz7c6Ej4kXg/w200-h100/scrip-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">While our next order isn't due until <b>Sunday, Feb. 21</b>, you can shop for e-certificates and receive them immediately! Some of the scrip retailers will even ship directly to your home for a small fee if you order through the Raise Right app: Amazon, Starbucks, Walmart, Home Depot, Target, Lowe's and 244 others! Go to <a href="https://shopwithscrip.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">shopwithscrip.com</span></a> or your Raise Right app to shop. Contact your scrip coordinator at <a href="maiilto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">scrip@mlwgsptsa.org</span></a> with any questions.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />We have raised $1,102 this year, and are close to our $1,500 goal! The PTSA is also looking for a scrip coordinator for this fall, as the current coordinator's son is graduating. Please contact <a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">scrip@mlwgsptsa.org</span></a> for more information.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Attention Returning 2021-22 Students</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OWRTskxmLCLHMrRP7xOk27tsTCytfdvFGZYMfhuGB-dV-6jmYuqODMVMMjulJ6CNO7qYco_TLzbHhD93oBQOFmtkn4q5h7-9wDzhtxGJQZv27DhO_smmiGocosBt9SCyrKG9gLuVD4Y/s1024/attention.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1024" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OWRTskxmLCLHMrRP7xOk27tsTCytfdvFGZYMfhuGB-dV-6jmYuqODMVMMjulJ6CNO7qYco_TLzbHhD93oBQOFmtkn4q5h7-9wDzhtxGJQZv27DhO_smmiGocosBt9SCyrKG9gLuVD4Y/w200-h169/attention.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Save the date – Thursday, January 28!</span></h4><span style="font-family: verdana;">School counselors will lead grade-level assemblies THIS Thursday on course registration for the coming year. Parents are welcome to attend. The assemblies will be recorded for those who are unable to attend.<br /><br />Rising 10th graders (current freshmen) will meet at 10 a.m., rising 11th graders will meet at 11 a.m., and rising 12th graders will meet at 12 noon.<br /><br />During February, students will receive information from teachers and many will meet with counselors about course offerings and recommendations. Actual course registration will occur virtually through the PowerSchool portal on <b>Thursday, March 4.</b> Links to resources and helpful information will be shared soon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">School Counseling</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><u><b>Seniors</b></u>: Check our the latest <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=Z3NnaXMuazEyLnZhLnVzfG1sdy1zY2hvb2wtY291bnNlbGluZ3xneDoxOTJkNDA4MzQwMzkzMmVl"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Senior Newsletter</span></a> from your counselors! <br /> <br /><br /><u><b>Juniors:</b></u><br /><br />Save the date(s)! The MLWGS senior counselors are pleased to present MLWGS’s annual College Kick-Off event for juniors and their families again this year. This virtual event will take place over three informative and inspiring sessions:<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Tuesday, Feb. 16</b> (12:30-1:30 p.m.): <i>Navigating Naviance and other accounts (in support of college planning)</i>, presented by senior counselors Dr. Rachel Loving and Ms. Kim Forquer, as well as GRASP representative Mrs. Susan Teerlink and English teacher Mr. Ed Coleman.</span></li><li><b>Wednesday, Feb. 17</b> (10:15-11:30 a.m.): <i>The College Search and an Introduction to Scholarships, Financial Aid, Honors Colleges, and Special Programs</i>, featuring panelists from Old Dominion University, Howard University, and Northeastern University.</li><li><b>Thursday, Feb. 18</b> (10:15-11:30 a.m.): <i>What Colleges are Looking For and an Introduction to the Application Process</i>, featuring panelists from the University of Richmond, the College of William & Mary, and the University of Chicago.</li></ul>Juniors will be excused from class to attend, and Zoom links will be available to parents and guardians who also wish to join in this webinar. More information will be shared in early February.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Fall" Sports</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Y-o5bWSLfgyhmHZmh6AC8Nb1delfarIohRigS4foXXLcItMy4AyXW-8h3V8Ukth8V8SPJfD4xuIyPoLDTaqzu-ZcJKUb2YQcpyT5shUSI9gBGqlUmXCHAWnkOzUaYIQdQk7wNNh7aPU/s1600/DSC_3668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1600" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Y-o5bWSLfgyhmHZmh6AC8Nb1delfarIohRigS4foXXLcItMy4AyXW-8h3V8Ukth8V8SPJfD4xuIyPoLDTaqzu-ZcJKUb2YQcpyT5shUSI9gBGqlUmXCHAWnkOzUaYIQdQk7wNNh7aPU/w200-h133/DSC_3668.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you are interested in playing a fall sport that will begin on <b>Monday, Feb. 15</b>, visit the MLWGS <a href="https://mlwgs.com/co-curricular-overview/athletics/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Athletics webpage</span></a> for the required forms you must complete and email to <a href="mailto:phawkins@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">phawkins@gsgis.k12.va.us</span></a> prior to the start date. Please include the interested sport (cross country, field hockey, golf, volleyball) in the subject line in the email.<br /></span><br /> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-36579913838921488182021-01-19T16:00:00.078-05:002021-01-19T16:00:03.381-05:00Week of January 20, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Off-Campus Access to <i>Wall Street Journal</i></span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IFaM6NiWpn2T_ZFijkfTn_T-gKG8I7zURxcA5u47SThyTjklIGKLeCTzH_KubiZ_Bqj0yFRgs1pZBtAQmhE9dP-h-gVcdRfM-7_R5qU-eSS2TkfLT4RhmJ4opvhVR7YKiNBP5rnqZaU/s388/SeekPng.com_worldwide-png_3527715.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="388" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IFaM6NiWpn2T_ZFijkfTn_T-gKG8I7zURxcA5u47SThyTjklIGKLeCTzH_KubiZ_Bqj0yFRgs1pZBtAQmhE9dP-h-gVcdRfM-7_R5qU-eSS2TkfLT4RhmJ4opvhVR7YKiNBP5rnqZaU/w200-h127/SeekPng.com_worldwide-png_3527715.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although several students and faculty have expressed appreciation for our school’s current access to <a href="http://wsj.com">wsj.com</a>, some find the second access step confusing. In this step, it appears that you need to verify the corresponding email address, but that is not necessary; instead, you may click “Continue to WSJ” and go directly to the site.<br /><br />This <a href="https://www.loom.com/share/50da0d6a0f8d4bdf851a788cc5fa2e4f">quick video</a> shows how to log in to <a href="http://wsj.com">wsj.com</a>. Our school password is on the password list available in the <a href="https://mlwgs.schoology.com/group/2008038274">Dragons Research group</a> in Schoology.<br /><br /><i>Note</i>: Normally, <i>The Wall Street Journal</i> does not provide access to <a href="http://wsj.com">wsj.com</a> for school subscribers except when users are on campus (or logging in with a method that makes it look like they are). Due to the pandemic, they’re making a temporary exception. Enjoy our off-campus access while you can!<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Annual Auction Goes Virtual</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#"><img border="0" height="45" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rjJ3eh_TkwbMOeDgHxr-8QNAYWy_MUZsxIxFw_XDgQCWQyL41SsBLkJhjLUSh31iCF7svbuqdwH-rj7pqZHLxK_47_dnnKpzEqeNTfp6ECRStLTPuOEseuQKADosNV0vXK5wpVO0Kpg/w320-h45/Night+of+the+Dragon+Banner.png" width="320" /></a><br /><br />On <b>Saturday, April 24</b>, the 2021 Night of the Dragon is going virtual! This year's event brings the great silent and live auction items and entertainment we've come to love, viewing-party style. Friends and families can gather as they wish to enjoy an evening of fun and to view a short program and live-auction livestream. We will also offer a Buy-a-Spot option for folks who'd like to attend a gathering at the home of someone who has offered to host, taking into account the relevant COVID regulations at the time, of course. Additionally, the MLWGS Foundation is working to support local restaurants during this tough time by offering for purchase prepared dinner boxes to go. Stay tuned for info about how you can be part of this great event and updates as planning progresses. Questions? Contact Foundation Executive Director <a href="mailto:goneil@mlwgsfoundation.org">Ginger O'Neil</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_P5G-O-m3dxwQ6xxwycPrbPE0ko3laXD_TUvckGwZ0fq6jnnCpY6vLgtoy6EbmNnVWG6B-3qsK0PBYkGqtKk2YESRuwJLaejqY4Agt0WjZIlwoQuilGl2KE8vdJEgb0rsro4rzhc5uUM/w400-h309/WHICH+CLASS+WILL+WIN_+1.10.21.png" /></a></span><br /><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-11627434341830260842021-01-12T16:00:00.098-05:002021-01-12T16:00:08.807-05:00Week of January 13, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sophomores: PSAT News</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMQy0ELvSKkht-Vk3L9VTwj_-rvlAPCQQ9z0bc-2GTBJ_UpkCvXDGd4uIIWPwUR090HMSpGCEqJyE-Nz18n3apuh-Pxi00m4S8mzBTovwwCWswO3vKcc7j_DU8s-gkxNm1qYukY173bM/s608/psat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="608" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMQy0ELvSKkht-Vk3L9VTwj_-rvlAPCQQ9z0bc-2GTBJ_UpkCvXDGd4uIIWPwUR090HMSpGCEqJyE-Nz18n3apuh-Pxi00m4S8mzBTovwwCWswO3vKcc7j_DU8s-gkxNm1qYukY173bM/w200-h99/psat.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The scheduled Jan. 26 PSAT administration for MLWGS sophomores has been postponed due to public health and safety concerns. At the recommendation of our local regional representative of the College Board, we will administer the <a href="https://parents.collegeboard.org/college-board-programs/psat-10#"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">PSAT 10 test</span></a> during a day i</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">n April </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">to be determined. The PSAT 10 is identical to the PSAT/NMSQT but is only available for 10th graders and offers more flexibility in scheduling options.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We apologize for the change, but feel this is the right thing to do in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. More information will be sent out to families once an April date is selected.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Juniors: Seminar/Mentorship Choice</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqn_WObfZQQNl6NdoN6gfVRICHWiMpZmiq2OryMkg0s0V47XYpuNBX5RrAhVuGTkgA8DI0aFLzN3Pp3kLlsCvdBnzTnI1IZDWu6jElYaoefzpnzGfh5RrmdEEYF1aZ27IMRnc_EixKyos/s286/please+note+this.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="286" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqn_WObfZQQNl6NdoN6gfVRICHWiMpZmiq2OryMkg0s0V47XYpuNBX5RrAhVuGTkgA8DI0aFLzN3Pp3kLlsCvdBnzTnI1IZDWu6jElYaoefzpnzGfh5RrmdEEYF1aZ27IMRnc_EixKyos/w200-h123/please+note+this.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">All juniors must make their decision regarding whether they will be enrolling in a seminar or applying to the mentorship program for their senior year. In December, each junior was admitted to a Schoology group called “The Class of 2022 Senior Seminar/Mentorship Information Group.” 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 <a href="mailto:tcook@gsgis.k12.va.us">Les Cook</a>, the Senior Seminar/Mentorship Coordinator. The deadline for making the decision and ranking seminars is <b>Monday, Jan. 18</b>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Seniors: Yearbook Ads</span></h2><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15.3333px;"></span></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7T7jE1RWAhCCvbzk9vIYQdQVTPtQ0oLBHYQ2lGGBzX9AKxQtwLXDP3dNLGpKtR2BZLVzwWFvIikrVrb5PRZOHTPWqltC5ZVBGtrFYimumJFCcDdQsPP5Xo0ZPjXMguSWMqDMI11_K6U/s503/yearbook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="503" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7T7jE1RWAhCCvbzk9vIYQdQVTPtQ0oLBHYQ2lGGBzX9AKxQtwLXDP3dNLGpKtR2BZLVzwWFvIikrVrb5PRZOHTPWqltC5ZVBGtrFYimumJFCcDdQsPP5Xo0ZPjXMguSWMqDMI11_K6U/w200-h143/yearbook.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Senior yearbook ad deadline is fast approaching! Please contact Yearbook Adviser <a href="mailto:mwhite@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Michael White</span></a> for further information. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-39054536383786922652021-01-05T16:00:00.311-05:002021-01-05T16:00:03.219-05:00 Week of January 6, 2021<h2 style="text-align: left;"></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">Happy New Year and w</i></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">elcome back to school!</i><br /><br /></span></h3><div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;">Counseling: Sophomores and Juniors</span></h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ir7qSQDfqJwWyEIJKTEu3-7a4vJmEfiRa-08SZJF6V3CfCrwRq4-WpFnJzvR9qUvHCxX6NbWky_MYENNW8jk14SW5t7TT0mLiyvOKNpX8aKZHvowRqoutkv0bwT2pH4K8zT2embHDKU/s652/Screen+Shot+2020-12-15+at+10.42.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="652" height="52" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ir7qSQDfqJwWyEIJKTEu3-7a4vJmEfiRa-08SZJF6V3CfCrwRq4-WpFnJzvR9qUvHCxX6NbWky_MYENNW8jk14SW5t7TT0mLiyvOKNpX8aKZHvowRqoutkv0bwT2pH4K8zT2embHDKU/w200-h52/Screen+Shot+2020-12-15+at+10.42.10+AM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />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 <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">MLWGS counseling website</span></a> for details). During January, students can participate in a virtual lesson using the <a href="https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Myers-Briggs Type Indicator</span></a> and a Career Interest Inventory.<br /><br />Students may attend one of four sessions offered on <b>Fridays, Jan. 15, 22, and 29</b>, by registering <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D45ABA92EAAFEC16-bewho"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a>. The deadline to register is <b>Friday, Jan. 8</b>. Contact <a href="mailto:jcobb@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ms. Cobb</span></a> if you have questions.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="font-family: Times;"><h2><span style="font-family: arial;">Counseling: Juniors and Parents of Juniors</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OWRTskxmLCLHMrRP7xOk27tsTCytfdvFGZYMfhuGB-dV-6jmYuqODMVMMjulJ6CNO7qYco_TLzbHhD93oBQOFmtkn4q5h7-9wDzhtxGJQZv27DhO_smmiGocosBt9SCyrKG9gLuVD4Y/s1024/attention.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1024" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OWRTskxmLCLHMrRP7xOk27tsTCytfdvFGZYMfhuGB-dV-6jmYuqODMVMMjulJ6CNO7qYco_TLzbHhD93oBQOFmtkn4q5h7-9wDzhtxGJQZv27DhO_smmiGocosBt9SCyrKG9gLuVD4Y/w200-h169/attention.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>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 <a href="mailto:tcook@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Les Cook</span></a>, the senior seminar/mentorship coordinator. The deadline for making the decision and ranking seminars is <b>Monday, Jan. 18</b>.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><h2><span style="font-family: arial;">Attention, Seniors!</span></h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmCHGqTgMGVo1t5L2QzkjM7SCaKty34xWgWkJM22j5ZMvkQIDzSoueSSQO7m5g0aO3-Ef78ETZGKrDo_f1u6cCRoqMCCekVALgiZaOUjSBlKbIAREmUpKvDgbbByTnDiJdTX6Dq2Udx0/s980/keep-calm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="980" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmCHGqTgMGVo1t5L2QzkjM7SCaKty34xWgWkJM22j5ZMvkQIDzSoueSSQO7m5g0aO3-Ef78ETZGKrDo_f1u6cCRoqMCCekVALgiZaOUjSBlKbIAREmUpKvDgbbByTnDiJdTX6Dq2Udx0/w200-h83/keep-calm.png" width="200" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Senior yearbook ads are due on <b>Friday, Jan. 15.</b> Please contact yearbook adviser <a href="mailto:mwhite@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Mr. White</span></a> for further questions.</span></div><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Scrip Still Sells</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGgj8qBPkuZ8yJBY__OPjda1fmLYBvNRa0ZBRdvqZkinmbZcpL7goUFIBxqP8ENsRB4YRaZaQ5TrD8TY7w0ywk_bdArCe3WGZTBbDet8YLw73SY0hzJXDjEsi5gyCVJyujZ5E_6t2Lxo/s320/scrip.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="320" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGgj8qBPkuZ8yJBY__OPjda1fmLYBvNRa0ZBRdvqZkinmbZcpL7goUFIBxqP8ENsRB4YRaZaQ5TrD8TY7w0ywk_bdArCe3WGZTBbDet8YLw73SY0hzJXDjEsi5gyCVJyujZ5E_6t2Lxo/w200-h100/scrip.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">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 <a href="http://shopwithscrip.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">list of retailers</span></a> and consider where your everyday shopping overlaps! Questions? Contact <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Laura Dysart</span></a>.</span><br /><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">ALSO: Scrip needs a new PTSA Board Volunteer in Fall 2021</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">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 <a href="mailto:scrip@mlwgsptsa.org"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Laura</span></a> for more information or to just talk more about what's involved. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Zoom Lecture Explores Maggie Walker</span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_BQNTMNxPb7LtRIaCjYAV8QLb-UnrKAj0vq6INmKf6aPMvkNX2QPLuk8HeiFKzs36069-rdYW5bFj_SXj_Y7O-HV7akmRRjU278BXi0wRrUOdCKbbQd5iZpmRmzRC6mFp858pgALGks/w139-h200/Screen+Shot+2020-11-23+at+9.08.05+PM.png" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">On <b>Tuesday, Jan. 12</b>, the MW Library hosts a Zoom talk by historian Dr. Shennette Garrett-Scott, author of <i>Banking on Freedom</i>, a book in the <i>Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism</i> series that features Maggie L. Walker. A free <a href="https://cup.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BOF-Reading-Guide-Reduced.pdf"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">reading guide</span></a> for the book is available from Columbia University Press. MLWGS students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni welcome! Registration link below. E</span><span style="font-family: arial;">mail </span><a href="mailto:wdegroat@gsgis.k12.va.us" style="font-family: arial;">Ms. DeGroat</a> <span style="font-family: arial;">if</span> <span style="font-family: arial;">you have questions.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Date: Tuesday, Jan. 12<span> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Cost: FREE (registration required)<span> </span>Reserve your spot <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWPlbZ8VT1ixnM2VKfQH0j6VX-4Be5wRF2BVZYgxOgIGqtjw/viewform"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><h2 style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Welcome Our New Registrar</span></h2></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">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!<br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-53413553193467584312020-12-15T16:00:00.247-05:002020-12-15T16:00:16.576-05:00Week of December 16, 2020<span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>The editors of </i>Smoke and Scales<i> wish you Happy Holidays. We will "see" you in the new year! </i><i>The next edition will be posted </i><b style="font-style: italic;">Jan. 6, 2021</b><i>, and deadline for submissions will be </i><b style="font-style: italic;">Sunday, Jan. 3</b><i>, by 4 p.m. </i><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Winter Break Closure</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgV-R1ePRaSaZLkOfkayKpgBaqqRyasM3Gc0BiTi1-eB9CnGVQW3kaNLZvCagf8J84nhhZraszWe41Z-ATsllvjSi_rTp38h7UimoPPjoeuLYQYcUWaSR2SCU1dK_7Tnpg2nGqpqD7MKQ/s1600/banner+again.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1600" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgV-R1ePRaSaZLkOfkayKpgBaqqRyasM3Gc0BiTi1-eB9CnGVQW3kaNLZvCagf8J84nhhZraszWe41Z-ATsllvjSi_rTp38h7UimoPPjoeuLYQYcUWaSR2SCU1dK_7Tnpg2nGqpqD7MKQ/w200-h77/banner+again.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>This is just a reminder that the school building will be closed Dec. 21-Jan. 1 for winter break. While there may be some sports teams on campus for practices or games, the campus will be closed for business until we return in January.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Get to Know Naviance</span></h2><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxotFLIu3mFF4o0i8wfLUfK5TfFAPjgmo5F14pyuH42tRnwlGM3NcX2RL2rktqJtzvtxLofwk9iFMfxaZpICuq-UAmKjmfrjXTnOsfpLHbOspIAoxqrvvSUDllTkioBRp3qvQa3K_L1yY/s652/Screen+Shot+2020-12-15+at+10.42.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="652" height="52" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxotFLIu3mFF4o0i8wfLUfK5TfFAPjgmo5F14pyuH42tRnwlGM3NcX2RL2rktqJtzvtxLofwk9iFMfxaZpICuq-UAmKjmfrjXTnOsfpLHbOspIAoxqrvvSUDllTkioBRp3qvQa3K_L1yY/w200-h52/Screen+Shot+2020-12-15+at+10.42.10+AM.png" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /><br />Ms. Ebeling, school psychologist, and Ms. Cobb, sophomore and junior counselor, are pleased to 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 MLW School Counseling Website for more details).<br /><br />During January, students can participate in a virtual lesson using the <a href="https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Myers-Briggs Type Indicator</span></a> and a career interest inventory. <br /><br />Register to attend one of four sessions offered on <b>Fridays, Jan. 15, 22, and 29</b> <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D45ABA92EAAFEC16-bewho"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a>. The deadline to register is <b>Friday, Jan. 8</b>.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Contact <a href="mailto:jcobb@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ms. Cobb</span></a> if you have questions. We look forward to seeing you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Junior Newsletter Available</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMQy0ELvSKkht-Vk3L9VTwj_-rvlAPCQQ9z0bc-2GTBJ_UpkCvXDGd4uIIWPwUR090HMSpGCEqJyE-Nz18n3apuh-Pxi00m4S8mzBTovwwCWswO3vKcc7j_DU8s-gkxNm1qYukY173bM/s608/psat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="608" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMQy0ELvSKkht-Vk3L9VTwj_-rvlAPCQQ9z0bc-2GTBJ_UpkCvXDGd4uIIWPwUR090HMSpGCEqJyE-Nz18n3apuh-Pxi00m4S8mzBTovwwCWswO3vKcc7j_DU8s-gkxNm1qYukY173bM/w200-h99/psat.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The MLWGS counseling team has created a (Special Edition) JUNIOR NEWSLETTER. (Younger Dragons are also encouraged to check it out, as some activities might also include underclassmen.) It’s filled with information about camps and conferences, contests and scholarships, internships and enrichment opportunities, and lots of other stuff for you to read and research as you prepare for second semester and the summer. Find it <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/home"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a>. Look for "College Admissions Information" on the left, and then click on "Senior Newsletters." Students and their family members are invited to e-mail their MLWGS counselor with any questions.<br /><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">PSAT Scores Now Available </span></h3><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Below is information on how to access and understand your October 2020 scores, as well as next steps.<br /><br /><u>Accessing Your Scores<br /></u><br />When your PSAT/NMSQT scores are ready online, you'll get an email with instructions on creating your College Board account, going to your online score report, and using your access code to view your scores. If you already have a College Board account, please log into your existing account. Do not create a new account under the same name.<br /><br />Please contact the College Board at 866-433-7728 if you have difficulty with accessing a College Board account you may have previously created. We do not have access to this information.<br /><br /><u>Understanding Your Scores<br /></u><br />This <a href="https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/scores/getting-scores#"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">video</span></a> provides helpful information on how to interpret your test scores.<br /><br /><u>Next Steps<br /></u><br />We suggest the following steps to prepare for the SAT:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Continue to take challenging courses in high school.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Link scores with <a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Khan Academy</span></a> and access free customized SAT practice.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Set up a practice plan and stick to it.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Register for the SAT.</span></li></ul><u>Registering for the SAT</u><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Most students take the SAT in the spring of junior year and again in the fall of senior year. We recommend the March 13 test date. The SAT will also be available on May 8 and June 5.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please register for the SAT using your College Board account. Deadlines for registration are typically a month before the test date. We highly recommend registering early to ensure you are able to have a spot at a testing center in the case of test center cancellations due to COVID-19.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you need assistance with paying for the SAT, please contact a school counselor.</span></li></ul><u>SAT Subject Tests<br /></u><br />SAT subject tests are hour-long assessments on individual subjects. You may pay to register for one, two, or three on the same Saturday morning (when you are not already taking the SAT). Typically only the most selective colleges require them for admissions, but now that so many are adopting "test-optional" policies, the need for them has diminished even further. Check the requirements for each of your prospective colleges before registering. Many students choose to test in the same subjects they are currently pursuing at the AP level, or the ones where they expect to show the most strength. Subject tests will take place on May 8 and June 5. For more information, visit the SAT site <a href="https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat-subject-tests/about/take-a-glance"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a>.<br /><br /><u>College Board Opportunity Scholarships<br /></u><br />The College Board Opportunity Scholarships offer nearly $5 million in scholarships each year as a way to reward you for your efforts to plan and pay for college. The program is currently open to the classes of 2021 and 2022. Find </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">more information</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here.</span><br /><br /><u>Other Considerations<br /></u><br />Students may wish to utilize other resources to research and develop the rest of their testing plan.<br /><br />Students may wish to take the SAT multiple times and also consider taking the ACT, another college admissions test on which many MLWGS students have also been successful. Please note the most colleges are "test-optional" for the next couple of years and, with a few exceptions, students may choose which test scores they would like to share, or opt out of submitting test scores all together if they do not feel that their scores best reflect their abilities. However, certain programs may still require test scores, so we do encourage all juniors to take either the SAT or ACT to ensure they have all the necessary credentials to meet their future goals as they develop.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><div><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Zoom Lecture Explores Maggie Walker</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_BQNTMNxPb7LtRIaCjYAV8QLb-UnrKAj0vq6INmKf6aPMvkNX2QPLuk8HeiFKzs36069-rdYW5bFj_SXj_Y7O-HV7akmRRjU278BXi0wRrUOdCKbbQd5iZpmRmzRC6mFp858pgALGks/s1092/Screen+Shot+2020-11-23+at+9.08.05+PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="758" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_BQNTMNxPb7LtRIaCjYAV8QLb-UnrKAj0vq6INmKf6aPMvkNX2QPLuk8HeiFKzs36069-rdYW5bFj_SXj_Y7O-HV7akmRRjU278BXi0wRrUOdCKbbQd5iZpmRmzRC6mFp858pgALGks/w139-h200/Screen+Shot+2020-11-23+at+9.08.05+PM.png" width="139" /></span></a></div></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">On the evening of </span><b style="color: black;">Tuesday, Jan. 12</b><span style="color: black;">, the MW Library will host a Zoom talk by historian Dr. Shennette Garrett-Scott, author of </span><i style="color: black;">Banking on Freedom</i><span style="color: black;">, a book in the </span><i style="color: black;">Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism</i><span style="color: black;"> series that features Maggie L. Walker. </span><span style="color: black;">A free </span><a href=" https://cup.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BOF-Reading-Guide-Reduced.pdf"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">reading guide</span></a><span style="color: black;"> for the book is available from Columbia University Press. MLWGS students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni welcome! Registration link below. If you have questions about this event, please email </span><a href="mailto:wdegroat@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ms. DeGroat</span></a><span style="color: black;">.</span><br style="color: black;" /></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Date: <b>Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021</b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cost: FREE (registration required)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Reserve your spot <a href="https://bit.ly/bankingonfreedom"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a>. </span></div></blockquote><p><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">MLWGS Foundation News</span></span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3Ryfgp22Ajhm0yn0WOx84fS_jPpBgD8jfJ5ELl1bB2HxD83y1-1UAtDTO2nURVeqI6gsaWRIr6tYpBLNOt2Oh7IoFdF4Kq4rC_TLCGRa_tSH2wY71-JZECRV4Ui1VIEtqU3NigihmFI/s2048/Annual+Fund+Parent+Competition+as+of+12.7.20.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3Ryfgp22Ajhm0yn0WOx84fS_jPpBgD8jfJ5ELl1bB2HxD83y1-1UAtDTO2nURVeqI6gsaWRIr6tYpBLNOt2Oh7IoFdF4Kq4rC_TLCGRa_tSH2wY71-JZECRV4Ui1VIEtqU3NigihmFI/w400-h309/Annual+Fund+Parent+Competition+as+of+12.7.20.png" width="400" /></a></span><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks to Lexi Pasternak (Henrico, '22) for creating a fun, new way for us to update our Annual Fund Class Competition numbers! </span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040117771838575582.post-79543459868930884992020-12-08T16:00:00.182-05:002020-12-08T16:00:01.178-05:00Week of December 9, 2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ngaTxIsSh69yuIsvM1582fSKpueDOUuTfhnUPdNNcXAxhuBiQhr0ZYbr0nybrQwg8DsnbVDcIPdS1yTgE5RIZJmlXx57Ve4RW21McaBThSuHpSKT91jlPKSrHgsY2oV5zU2iSKFu2lk/s322/2021+2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ngaTxIsSh69yuIsvM1582fSKpueDOUuTfhnUPdNNcXAxhuBiQhr0ZYbr0nybrQwg8DsnbVDcIPdS1yTgE5RIZJmlXx57Ve4RW21McaBThSuHpSKT91jlPKSrHgsY2oV5zU2iSKFu2lk/s322/2021+2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ngaTxIsSh69yuIsvM1582fSKpueDOUuTfhnUPdNNcXAxhuBiQhr0ZYbr0nybrQwg8DsnbVDcIPdS1yTgE5RIZJmlXx57Ve4RW21McaBThSuHpSKT91jlPKSrHgsY2oV5zU2iSKFu2lk/s322/2021+2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Senior Newsletter Available</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ngaTxIsSh69yuIsvM1582fSKpueDOUuTfhnUPdNNcXAxhuBiQhr0ZYbr0nybrQwg8DsnbVDcIPdS1yTgE5RIZJmlXx57Ve4RW21McaBThSuHpSKT91jlPKSrHgsY2oV5zU2iSKFu2lk/s322/2021+2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="156" data-original-width="322" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ngaTxIsSh69yuIsvM1582fSKpueDOUuTfhnUPdNNcXAxhuBiQhr0ZYbr0nybrQwg8DsnbVDcIPdS1yTgE5RIZJmlXx57Ve4RW21McaBThSuHpSKT91jlPKSrHgsY2oV5zU2iSKFu2lk/w200-h97/2021+2.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Issue #4 of the <i>Senior Newsletter</i> has been posted on the MLWGS School Counseling <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/">website</a>.</span><br /><br />Check it out for a message from the senior counselors to the Class of 2021 (along with an important, time-sensitive to-do list) and a variety of scholarships, college announcements and events, gap-year ideas, contests and enrichment activities, and multicultural opportunities. You are invited to explore Naviance for more details.<br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Community Service Requirement for Graduation</span></h3><span style="font-family: verdana;">All parents of seniors should review community service totals with their student. The eligible community service hours total for graduation can be found on your report card, and a detailed list of hours can be found on x2vol (our online community service app.). Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the seniors' community service hours goal has been adjusted to 110 hours. As indicated on the first-quarter report card, seniors should have all of their 110 hours submitted by May 1, 2021. Students who have any questions about their hours totals or x2vol should contact <a href="mailto:tcook@gsgis.k12.va.us"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Mr. Cook</span></a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Announcement for Juniors and their Parents</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2B1B3mQ-BTSG5OYBl6Rhwa-De-bKKpSp37qIj3PhSip_8nX_zIttQbyNAUxDxrfCnNdn8OyP4FZ9_NJoTYt9GA72hchKZQd9OMxnBwMgCONNx2olBCtrfuFa-u-Ycl6sblROmdGsT6Q/s1200/attention.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1200" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2B1B3mQ-BTSG5OYBl6Rhwa-De-bKKpSp37qIj3PhSip_8nX_zIttQbyNAUxDxrfCnNdn8OyP4FZ9_NJoTYt9GA72hchKZQd9OMxnBwMgCONNx2olBCtrfuFa-u-Ycl6sblROmdGsT6Q/w200-h120/attention.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>As we near the end of the first semester, juniors need to begin thinking about their senior-year class schedule. One important course selection involves the Senior Seminar/Mentorship Program. Each junior must determine whether or not he or she wants to enroll in a seminar or to apply to the mentorship program. All juniors must also read about the seminars being offered next year and rank their top choices. Juniors should keep watch for a message on Schoology from Mr. Cook this week regarding Senior Seminar/Mentorship. A group will be started on Schoology for this year’s juniors to find all of the important information regarding the Seminar/Mentorship Program.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><br /></span></p><div><h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Zoom Lecture Explores Maggie Walker</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_BQNTMNxPb7LtRIaCjYAV8QLb-UnrKAj0vq6INmKf6aPMvkNX2QPLuk8HeiFKzs36069-rdYW5bFj_SXj_Y7O-HV7akmRRjU278BXi0wRrUOdCKbbQd5iZpmRmzRC6mFp858pgALGks/s1092/Screen+Shot+2020-11-23+at+9.08.05+PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="758" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_BQNTMNxPb7LtRIaCjYAV8QLb-UnrKAj0vq6INmKf6aPMvkNX2QPLuk8HeiFKzs36069-rdYW5bFj_SXj_Y7O-HV7akmRRjU278BXi0wRrUOdCKbbQd5iZpmRmzRC6mFp858pgALGks/w139-h200/Screen+Shot+2020-11-23+at+9.08.05+PM.png" width="139" /></a></div></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the evening of </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Tuesday, Jan. 12</b><span style="font-family: verdana;">, the MW Library will host a Zoom talk by historian Dr. Shennette Garrett-Scott, author of </span><i style="font-family: verdana;">Banking on Freedom</i><span style="font-family: verdana;">, a book in the </span><i style="font-family: verdana;">Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism</i><span style="font-family: verdana;"> series that features Maggie L. Walker. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">A free </span><a href=" https://cup.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BOF-Reading-Guide-Reduced.pdf" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">reading guide</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for the book is available from Columbia University Press. MLWGS students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni welcome! Registration link below. If you have any questions about this special event, please email </span><a href="mailto:wdegroat@gsgis.k12.va.us" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ms. DeGroat</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Date: <b>Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021</b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cost: FREE (registration required)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Reserve your spot <a href="https://bit.ly/bankingonfreedom"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a>. </span></div></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Foundation Thanks for Giving Tuesday Success</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8uXj2i2YfjucJUWmH1_sIN47udQRp2oSIOfpixjNXorWWO4S67zRFaNoXoGjceXygj4KIeqiN_k_LczOiYQKOQbTdKsqs4JZ7xF-sYOo8JJzKAPnVM-A7Y-p_iJdXERH51gQdkzJGvI/s1600/gov_school_foundation_logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="1600" height="61" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8uXj2i2YfjucJUWmH1_sIN47udQRp2oSIOfpixjNXorWWO4S67zRFaNoXoGjceXygj4KIeqiN_k_LczOiYQKOQbTdKsqs4JZ7xF-sYOo8JJzKAPnVM-A7Y-p_iJdXERH51gQdkzJGvI/w320-h61/gov_school_foundation_logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks to everyone who made Giving Tuesday 2020 an amazing show of support and generosity: 165 donors gave just over $41,000 – a new record! – to the MLWGS Foundation on that day alone, and many others gave during the week as well. A special thanks to our donors who led the giving charge with their match challenge. Our community's generous spirit is something that sets MLWGS apart.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Missed Giving Tuesday? Every day is a great day to give. <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://app.etapestry.com/cart/GSGISFFoundationGovernorsS/default/category.php?ref=185.0.86354015"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Make your contribution now</span></a>.</span><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Parent Competition in Full Swing</span></h3><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dragon parents are stepping up to the plate to see which class can achieve the highest parent percentage of Foundation Annual Fund supporters, and the competition is fierce! This year the class with the highest parent percentage will receive a special treat – TBD like so many things in 2020 – and we promise it will be awesome.<br /> <br />Totals as of Dec. 2 are as follows:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Senior parents (2021) 20%</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Junior parents (2022) 30%</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Sophomore parents (2023) 24%</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Freshman parents (2024) 21%</span></li></ul>The Governor's School Foundation Annual Fund makes a huge impact on all students at MLWGS. The support of our parents is critical in these efforts and we are most grateful for your continued commitment.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Save the Date for Night of the Dragon</span></h2></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoqY_rbiT95E-NG0Yr2ceInrqcDvwN3diMH-QMtylnYaWIwyFB4Z4ihwOl0NJoa4N0ZteRaz4X-qQvqYXJA01gU_2sKA0s5Qc8pk24p1iIGRFDvWF5eN6yZcJY8uZz8fwhvYymFFrkMc/s886/auction+graphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="886" height="54" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoqY_rbiT95E-NG0Yr2ceInrqcDvwN3diMH-QMtylnYaWIwyFB4Z4ihwOl0NJoa4N0ZteRaz4X-qQvqYXJA01gU_2sKA0s5Qc8pk24p1iIGRFDvWF5eN6yZcJY8uZz8fwhvYymFFrkMc/w200-h54/auction+graphic.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 2021 Night of the Dragon will take place on <b>Saturday, April 24</b>. NOTD is always a highlight of the school year for Dragon parents, alumni, and supporters, and this year will be no different. Details are being imagined, but you can be sure there will be great auction items, a chance to celebrate being part of the amazing Dragon community, and more. Stay tuned for more info after the holiday break!</span></div><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com