YOUTH ART MONTH
OPENING EXHIBIT THURSDAY
Youth Art Month highlights the wonderful and talented young artists at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School. To help celebrate, MLWGS will be having its annual student art exhibition which opens Thursday, March 10 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the 2nd floor main hallway at Maggie Walker. Comments will take place at 6:00 p.m. Students enrolled in Photography and other Visual Arts classes will have their artwork exhibited in this exhibition. The show will run through March and the opening is open to the public. We hope that you will be able to attend. Light refreshments will be provided by the Visual Arts Boosters.
SPRING PARENT COACHES MEETING TONIGHT
The Spring Parent Coaches Meeting will meet tonight, March 7, 2017 in the auditorium at 6:15 p.m. This is a makeup date from March 1, 2017 and a change of site.
All coaches and parents of spring athletes, this is a mandatory meeting for all information regarding your student athletes participation in Spring sports. For more information contact Paige Hawkins at phawkins@gsgis.k12.va.us
THE NIGHT OF THE DRAGON WAS A HUGE SUCCESS
The Night of the Dragon Committee would like to thank everyone who made the evening a wonderful success - all our donors, sponsors, volunteers, talented entertainment, and of course all those who attended! More than $55,000 was raised to support our school!
If any winners still have merchandise or certificates to pick up, you should have received an email over the weekend. Please have your student (or you) come by the Foundation Office to pick up your envelopes and / or items.
WALKER MODEL CONGRESS HOSTS GOVERNOR McAULIFFE
Walker Model Congress, hosted by the Model Congress Club of Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School. Walker Model Congress is a unique learning experience in which students model the United States’ legislative process. Students engage in meaningful debate on issues prevalent in our country today, draft their own legislation pertaining to modern issues, and debate in committee. Furthermore, by engaging in debate with their counterparts, students develop and refine their speaking skills and increase their abilities in quick thinking, reasoning, and teamwork.
Congratulations to Sponsor Ted Quinn and the students of Model Congress Club!
FIND YOUR CALM
DESIGNATED QUIET SPACES
FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
Want to step away from the rush and rumble of your busy day? There are now two designated comfy spaces at MLWGS to take a break from noise and chatter....
· The Mindfulness and Calm space for students (located in the Counseling suite) has groovy bean bag chairs, mindfulness coloring books, and more. As an added touch, you’ll find a thoughtful quote on the board that a student writes there at the beginning of each day.
· The Mindfulness and Calm space for teachers (236) has soft armchairs, mindfulness coloring books, and more. There’s also a bookcase for a teacher book exchange. Just like the Little Free Libraries that have popped up around RVA, this is a free exchange: give one, take one. Consider contributing a recently published book in great condition that you’d like to share.
To nurture calm, these rooms are intended as silent spaces, so please choose a different location for conversations. With quiet in mind, if you’d like to listen to music or audio recordings, please use earbuds or headphones (each room is equipped with headphones that you can borrow for this purpose).
The Mindfulness Committee would like to thank Lisa Williams for her assistance in designing the teacher space and Troy Mitchell for painting two of the walls a serene blue. Advanced thanks to the Art Honor Society who may be adding a mural to the student space by the end of the school year.
LAW QUALIFIES VIRGINIA OF POETRY OUT LOUD
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| Left to right: Laney Yoo, Sarah Law |
Congratulations go to Sarah Law (‘17, Chesterfield) for making it to the Virginia Finals of Poetry Out Loud. Sarah qualified by winning second place in the regional competition on February 6. First-place winner, Laney Yoo (St. Catherine’s), will also compete. The Virginia Commission for the Arts, in partnership with WCVE- Community Idea Stations, will host the state competition on Friday, March 10 at the WCVE studio. They will be recording the state championship. If Sarah wins, she will go on to Washington, DC in April for the final national event. Break a leg, Sarah!
FOR OTHER NEWS….
Check out the MLWGS News: http://mlwgs.com/category/news/.
