Parent volunteers are still welcome. Please sign up using the link below:
2019 MLWGS Fall Fest Sign Up
Ticket preorders will be at the will call booth behind the stage and will also be sold on site in Tickets Booths (cash only if possible please).
Please consult the diagram below for parking options. The James River Bus Line lot is your best option.
Our first order due date is this Friday, October 4 by noon. Please go to www.shopwithscrip.com to enroll, to see the full list of retailers, and to purchase gift cards. The MLWGS enrollment code is C43669E564L28. Consider buying gift cards for retailers you regularly shop or for gifts. You can pay with Presto Pay, credit card, or by check (payable to MLWGS PTSA); checks need to be in the PTSA Box in room 100 by noon on October 4. If you would like to use a paper order form, it is attached (you can find a full list of retailers on line). Please submit it with payment to room 100 by the deadline. Cards will arrive at Maggie Walker the following week. When the cards arrive, you will be contacted by your Scrip Coordinator with options for pick up of your cards.
The second edition of the Senior Newsletter was sent out on Friday, September 27 and can be found on the school counseling website. This newsletter contains important college and scholarship-related reminders and deadlines.
Susan Teerlink, our GRASP Representative, is available to assist with financial aid information. Ms. Teerlink is here on Mondays and students and/or parents can sign up for an appointment in the School Counseling Office. Seniors can begin filling out the FAFSA form on October 1! Visit https://fafsa.ed.gov/ for details.
PSAT DAY IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16
Ticket preorders will be at the will call booth behind the stage and will also be sold on site in Tickets Booths (cash only if possible please).
Please consult the diagram below for parking options. The James River Bus Line lot is your best option.
Maggie L. Walker Mural Update:
Educational signage to be unveiled at Fall Fest at 6 p.m.
Please join us for an unveiling ceremony for new educational signage for the Maggie L. Walker mural. The Maggie L. Walker collaborative mural project was painted by over 325 people including alumni of the original Maggie L. Walker High School along with MLWGS students, faculty, alumni, and parents. The mural is a visual memorial of the many accomplishments of Maggie L. Walker. This new signage details the collaborative process used to create the mural and will provide an educational reference for the symbols and elements included in the mural. The mural was generously sponsored by the PTSA and Visual Arts Boosters. The new signage is courtesy of the PTSA. Please join us at 6 p.m. at the Bluestone entrance in front of the mural.
SCRIP ORDER THIS FRIDAY BY NOON
You don’t have to wait for order due dates to use Scrip Now or Reload Now for the retailers that participate. If you would like a quick explanation of Presto Pay, ScripNow, Reload and Reload Now, watch this video:
Questions? Contact your PTSA Scrip Coordinator at scrip@mlwgsptsa.org.
The next PTSA board meeting is Monday, October 7 at 6 p.m. in room 153 (just outside the Bluestone lobby). We have a few open positions! If you'd like to join our wonderful group of volunteer parents, please come. This meeting is open to all parents and teachers who would like to participate.
ATTENTION SENIOR PARENTS
Susan Teerlink, our GRASP Representative, is available to assist with financial aid information. Ms. Teerlink is here on Mondays and students and/or parents can sign up for an appointment in the School Counseling Office. Seniors can begin filling out the FAFSA form on October 1! Visit https://fafsa.ed.gov/ for details.
PSAT DAY IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16
The PSAT is a great practice opportunity for the SAT. PSAT results from the junior year administration are used for qualification purposes for National Merit Scholarship Programs. The counseling department distributed PSAT Student Guides to all 10th and 11th graders during lunch time assemblies during the week of Monday, September 30. The guides contain information about the test as well as a full-length practice test. Students are encouraged to take the practice test before testing day. More information about the PSAT can be found at www.collegeboard.org/psat. Score reports will be available online in mid-December and paper copies will be distributed in January during lunch-time grade-level assemblies. Juniors will be encouraged to register for an SAT or ACT date in the spring by visiting the testing organization websites. Sophomores and Juniors in AP classes will be encouraged to register for SAT subject tests as appropriate.
Students are reminded to bring #2 pencils and calculators for testing. The College Board does not allow makeup testing for the PSATs so it is important that students arrive at school on time.
The Foundation Annual Fund parent competition is off and running! Each year Dragon parents battle it out to see which class has the highest parent percentage of Foundation Annual Fund supporters. This year the class with the highest parent percentage will receive a student ice cream party at the end of the school year! Help the Foundation meet its goal of raising $330,000 before the end of the school year.
Totals to date are as follows:
Senior Parents (2020)
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18%
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Junior Parents (2021)
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10%
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SophomoreParents (2022)
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19%
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Freshman Parents (2023)
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19%
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The Governor's School Foundation Annual Fund makes a huge impact on all students at MLWGS by directly supporting activities like academic competitions and student travel, as well as new technology, and student financial assistance. The support of our parents is critical in these efforts and we are most grateful for your continued commitment. Make your contribution now.
We look forward to all that we can accomplish together for MLWGS!
