from Smoke & Scales:
The Model United Nations Club successfully took part in the 46th Annual North American Invitational Model UN Conference sponsored by Georgetown University from February 12th through the 15th. The awards brought back to the Dragon Nation were three best delegate gavels for Megan O’ Donnell ('09), Madison Bush ('10), and Logan Ferrell ('11).
Congratulations Model UN-ers and faculty sponsor Max Smith [msmith@gsgis.k12.va.us] !!!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
International Thespian Society Inductions
from Smoke & Scales:
On February 20, 2009, following the One-Act Play performances at MLWGS, the following students were inducted into the International Thespian Society:
They were inducted by co-presidents Thomas Howard (’09) and Matthew Gizzi (’09). Ned, Daisha and Dylan join 25 other current and former MLWGS students who were previously honored with membership.
The purpose of the International Thespian Society is the advancement of excellence in educational theater and the continuing enrichment of theater arts and their appreciation worldwide. To become a candidate and eligible for membership, a student of drama must earn 30 points through service to the Drama Department. Students are encouraged to earn points in more than one area of production or performance. Each point represents ten hours of quality work; therefore, each candidate has given over 300 hours of service to the Drama Department.
On February 20, 2009, following the One-Act Play performances at MLWGS, the following students were inducted into the International Thespian Society:
- Ned Crawford ('09)
- Daisha Stone ('10)
- Dylan Adams ('09)
They were inducted by co-presidents Thomas Howard (’09) and Matthew Gizzi (’09). Ned, Daisha and Dylan join 25 other current and former MLWGS students who were previously honored with membership.
The purpose of the International Thespian Society is the advancement of excellence in educational theater and the continuing enrichment of theater arts and their appreciation worldwide. To become a candidate and eligible for membership, a student of drama must earn 30 points through service to the Drama Department. Students are encouraged to earn points in more than one area of production or performance. Each point represents ten hours of quality work; therefore, each candidate has given over 300 hours of service to the Drama Department.
Chorus Students Excel At All-District Chorus Weekend
from Smoke & Scales:
MLWGS was well-represented at this year's VMEA All-District Chorus. Freshman Alex Georgiadis, Caitlin Lane and Kristina Ravensbergen and Sophomore Lizzie Barnett placed in the top tier of over 1,000 students in District I registered who auditioned last November.
For several weeks, these students prepared rigorously learning new music for the Feb. 13-14th workshop and concert held at Hanover HS. Guest conductor Lynnel Joy Jenkins, a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at University of Arizona, traveled to Richmond to lead the District I Women's Choir, in which all four of these students placed.
Lizzie Barnett and Kristina Ravensbergen were selected by the conductor to sing solo descant parts in a Moravian mountain song, entitled Hoj, Hura Hoj, during the recorded concert! Bravissima, Ladies!
MLWGS was well-represented at this year's VMEA All-District Chorus. Freshman Alex Georgiadis, Caitlin Lane and Kristina Ravensbergen and Sophomore Lizzie Barnett placed in the top tier of over 1,000 students in District I registered who auditioned last November.
For several weeks, these students prepared rigorously learning new music for the Feb. 13-14th workshop and concert held at Hanover HS. Guest conductor Lynnel Joy Jenkins, a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at University of Arizona, traveled to Richmond to lead the District I Women's Choir, in which all four of these students placed.
Lizzie Barnett and Kristina Ravensbergen were selected by the conductor to sing solo descant parts in a Moravian mountain song, entitled Hoj, Hura Hoj, during the recorded concert! Bravissima, Ladies!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Boys Swim Team Finish 4th in State
from the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
For the complete article, go to: http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/high_school_prep/high_school_swimming/article/SWIM23_20090222-215701/212975/
FAIRFAX - The Maggie Walker Governor's School boys swimming team finished fourth this weekend at the State GroupAAA championships at George Mason. Along with Maggie Walker, swimmers from Atlee, Patrick Henry, Hanover and Lee-Davis also competed.
In the 200 medley relay, the Green Dragons' team of Ben Catanese, Hunter Knight, Sam Rairden and JH Vivadelli placed second at 1:36.86, and Rairden finished in fourth in the 100 butterfly with a time of 51.09.
For the complete article, go to: http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/high_school_prep/high_school_swimming/article/SWIM23_20090222-215701/212975/
Friday, February 20, 2009
Senior Wins $10,000 Award
Thomas Howard '09 won the Harry F. Byrd Jr. Leadership award for Virginia’s 3rd congressional district. The $10,000 award recognizes "an outstanding Virginia High School Senior for the combination of academic accomplishments, excellence of character, qualities of leadership, and devotion to duty."
For more information, see the following article: http://www.winchesterstar.com/showarticle_new.php?sID=6&foldername=20090219&file=11%20students_article.html
Friday, February 13, 2009
Expatriated Alumnus Writes Again in RT-D
Dale Swartz '05 again makes the Op/Ed page in the Richmond Times-Dispatch with his reflections on the British view of American politics: http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/opinion/op_ed/article/SWARTZLONDON_20090212-180505/205137/
Dale is a senior at Rice University and is currently studying abroad at the London School of Economics.
Dale is a senior at Rice University and is currently studying abroad at the London School of Economics.
Alumnus Conducting Maymont Seminar
Matt Goldman '98 will be conducting a seminar called "The Locavore's Landscape" at the upcoming Maymont Flower and Garden Show. Matt is the nursery manager at Virginia Berry Farm.For more information, please see the write-up in today's Richmond Times-Dispatch: http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/lifestyles/home_garden/article/H-SHOW13_20090212-180505/205132/.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Morton Appointed New Director of MLWGS
The Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School is pleased to announce that Fred S. Morton IV has been appointed its new Director by the Regional School Board.Mr. Morton comes to the Governor’s School from the Henrico County Public Schools, where he has served as Superintendent of Schools since 2004. Mr. Morton also serves as an adjunct professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.
A graduate of the University of Virginia, Mr. Morton began his educational career in Albermarle County and served as Superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools before coming to Henrico.
Mr. Morton served for over 25 years in the US Army and Army Reserves, including tours in the Philippines and Viet Nam. Mr. Morton’s wife, Mary, teaches in Chesterfield County Public Schools.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Swim Teams Advance to States
Both Girls and Boys Swim Teams won the Regional Championships, and both will advance to the State Championships, which will be held at George Mason University on February 20-21.
Boys team: Simon Hwang, Daniel Cheng, Matt Hesser, Matt Gill, Patrick Monk, JH Vivadelli, Christian Vivadelli, Alex Kesselrings, Will Weber, Quint Carr, Daniel Namkoong, Ben Catanese, Hunter Knight, Sam Rairden. (Not pictured, Scott Hazelwood, Evan Wang, and Dylan Hamilton.)
Girls team: Kelsey Green, Sarah Partridge, Eileen Wang, Jocelyn Powelson, Teresa Dula, Sarah Acree, Meredith Drummond, Deanne Gulick, Virginia Young. (Not pictured, Samatha Halle, Izzy Zechini, Emily Kasprzak, Caitlin Lane and Emily Larsen.)
Alumni Awarded Fellowships in the Arts
This year, two Governor's School alumni, Joshua Bennett '07 and Andre Ponticello '03, have each been awarded the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowships for 2009-10.
This very selective and prestigious fellowship program supports Virginia's outstanding professional artists and art students by offering financial aid to pursue education or advance careers in the visual arts.
Fellowships are awarded to professional artists as well as art students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen discipline. Applicants are required to submit samples of their current work in addition to an artist's statement.
This very selective and prestigious fellowship program supports Virginia's outstanding professional artists and art students by offering financial aid to pursue education or advance careers in the visual arts.
Fellowships are awarded to professional artists as well as art students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen discipline. Applicants are required to submit samples of their current work in addition to an artist's statement.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Mentorship Takes Student to Belize
Hannah Cockrell '09 recently returned from Belize as part of her Senior Mentorship. Hannah has been working with Dr. C.M. Kinloch Nelson of the International Hospital for Children on a corrective procedure for the birth defect called club foot.For more information, see the following news article: http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=13250.
Student One-Acts Festival
from Smoke & Scales:
They're short. They're sweet. They're intimate. No, not that kind of intimate, but the black-box theater kind of intimate. Plays that get under your skin and itch for a little while, but the scratching feels oh, so, good when the directors, actors and producers are MLWGS students.
Join directors Chris Richardson, Noah Downs, Kasia Clark, Matthew Gizzi, Sicily Stump, Ally Mitchem and Ted Westrick in productions of these five short plays featuring thirty MLWGS students:
They're short. They're sweet. They're intimate. No, not that kind of intimate, but the black-box theater kind of intimate. Plays that get under your skin and itch for a little while, but the scratching feels oh, so, good when the directors, actors and producers are MLWGS students.
Join directors Chris Richardson, Noah Downs, Kasia Clark, Matthew Gizzi, Sicily Stump, Ally Mitchem and Ted Westrick in productions of these five short plays featuring thirty MLWGS students:
- Degas C'est Moi
- Bedtime Story
- Echo
- Always
- Romeo & Juliet Redux (written by Noah Downs)
Students Earn 11 Top Ten Finishes at Latin League Convention
from Smoke & Scales:
This past November, the 23rd and 24th, seven Maggie L. Walker Governor's School students participated in Virginia Junior Classical League Latin Convention. This year MLWGS students won 11 top ten finishes which included 1 first place ribbon.
Chris Anders (Chesterfield '09) won 7th place in level 4 reading comprehension; Elizabeth Ballou (Richmond '12) scored 4 top ten finishes including 4th place in Mythology and Reading Comprehension, a 5th place in Derivatives, and 7th place in Latin Grammar; Jake Davis (Chesterfield '10) had 3 top ten finishes which included 3rd place in Reading Comprehension Prose and Reading Comprehension Poetry and Jake had a 9th place finish in Latin Grammar; Adam Powers (Chesterfield '10), who attended last year's convention as well, won 9th place in Reading Comprehension; Annali Slyder (Richmond '12) likewise scored 9th place in Level 2 Reading Comprehension; HanLu Ye (Chesterfield '09) had 4 top ten finishes which included a 3rd place in Reading Comprehension Prose, 4th place in Reading Comprehension Poetry and Latin Grammar, and HanLu won 1st place in 12th Grade Art.
The most important aspect about Latin Convention is the fun these students have with a host of other high school Latin students, including many from our students' home schools. As always the highlights include the traditional Roman Banquet for which students dress in Roman togas (often created out of hotel bed sheets), Karaoke and the Sunday evening dance. Mr. Ross, as usual, spoils the students by serving pizza and other party food as a late night hotel snack. Our students awake to a breakfast of donuts, the breakfast of Latin champions.
This past November, the 23rd and 24th, seven Maggie L. Walker Governor's School students participated in Virginia Junior Classical League Latin Convention. This year MLWGS students won 11 top ten finishes which included 1 first place ribbon.
Chris Anders (Chesterfield '09) won 7th place in level 4 reading comprehension; Elizabeth Ballou (Richmond '12) scored 4 top ten finishes including 4th place in Mythology and Reading Comprehension, a 5th place in Derivatives, and 7th place in Latin Grammar; Jake Davis (Chesterfield '10) had 3 top ten finishes which included 3rd place in Reading Comprehension Prose and Reading Comprehension Poetry and Jake had a 9th place finish in Latin Grammar; Adam Powers (Chesterfield '10), who attended last year's convention as well, won 9th place in Reading Comprehension; Annali Slyder (Richmond '12) likewise scored 9th place in Level 2 Reading Comprehension; HanLu Ye (Chesterfield '09) had 4 top ten finishes which included a 3rd place in Reading Comprehension Prose, 4th place in Reading Comprehension Poetry and Latin Grammar, and HanLu won 1st place in 12th Grade Art.
The most important aspect about Latin Convention is the fun these students have with a host of other high school Latin students, including many from our students' home schools. As always the highlights include the traditional Roman Banquet for which students dress in Roman togas (often created out of hotel bed sheets), Karaoke and the Sunday evening dance. Mr. Ross, as usual, spoils the students by serving pizza and other party food as a late night hotel snack. Our students awake to a breakfast of donuts, the breakfast of Latin champions.
BoB Squad Undefeated At VHSL Central Region Scholastic Bowl
from Smoke & Scales:
Congratulations to the BoB Squad for winning the VHSL Central Region Scholastic Bowl on Saturday February 7. The team went undefeated against the seven other teams in the competition. The Maggie Walker players were seniors Alan Chang and Matt Kluge, juniors Sarah Angelo and Greg Tito, and sophomore Ted Tanner. Maggie Walker moves on the State Championships at the College of William and Mary on the 28th of February.
Maggie Walker will be on the Battle of the Brains Show this Saturday morning at 10 AM on CBS 6. Be sure to watch if you can.
Congratulations to the BoB Squad for winning the VHSL Central Region Scholastic Bowl on Saturday February 7. The team went undefeated against the seven other teams in the competition. The Maggie Walker players were seniors Alan Chang and Matt Kluge, juniors Sarah Angelo and Greg Tito, and sophomore Ted Tanner. Maggie Walker moves on the State Championships at the College of William and Mary on the 28th of February.
Maggie Walker will be on the Battle of the Brains Show this Saturday morning at 10 AM on CBS 6. Be sure to watch if you can.
Monday, February 9, 2009
We the People Team Wins State
For the 12th year in a row, the Governor’s School’s We the People team has won the Virginia state competition.
“All six units performed splendidly, and I couldn’t be more proud of our kids” said Matt McGuire, We the People coach and teacher.
The national competition will be held April 25-27 in Arlington and Washington. Our team will be competing with the over 50 teams who have won either state or regional championships.
The members of this year's team are Nick Keller, Kaitlan Lawrence, Arun Moghe, Nitya Rao, Thomas Howard III, Ana Martinez de Andino, Ashley Taylor, Casey Cordrey, Conor Farrell, Hillary Hurd, Ellen Graham, Mallory Noe-Payne, Caroline Vines, Kevin Xiao, Emma England, Megan O’Donnell, Abbie Pettigrew, Leaf Elhai, Cory Hoogakker, Peter Slag, and Danny Yates.
“All six units performed splendidly, and I couldn’t be more proud of our kids” said Matt McGuire, We the People coach and teacher.
The national competition will be held April 25-27 in Arlington and Washington. Our team will be competing with the over 50 teams who have won either state or regional championships.
The members of this year's team are Nick Keller, Kaitlan Lawrence, Arun Moghe, Nitya Rao, Thomas Howard III, Ana Martinez de Andino, Ashley Taylor, Casey Cordrey, Conor Farrell, Hillary Hurd, Ellen Graham, Mallory Noe-Payne, Caroline Vines, Kevin Xiao, Emma England, Megan O’Donnell, Abbie Pettigrew, Leaf Elhai, Cory Hoogakker, Peter Slag, and Danny Yates.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Alumna Helps Launch Satellite
Stacie Naumann '96 is working for Lockheed Martin out in California, and one of her current projects is the launching of a satellite. Here's what Stacie wrote about the project:My title for the launch is the Spacecraft Systems Engineer (SSE) -- my duties are to oversee all of the subsystem telemetry to ensure there are no problems during the countdown. When it's not launch time, I am an engineer for the Attitude Determination and Control Subsystem (ADACS), which keeps the satellite is in the correct orbit and makes sure the satellite is oriented correctly (with the instruments pointed at the earth).
Our satellite is called NOAA-N Prime, which is a polar orbiting weather satellite. Our payload contains several different instruments to measure things like weather, ozone depletion and also has a search and rescue instrument that helps rescue people lost at sea or while hiking.
For more information about the launch, please see http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/poes/index.html.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Del. McClellan Recognizes MLWGS
Delegate Jennifer McClellan, 71st District, recognized the Governor's School from the General Assembly floor on Thursday, January 29, 2009.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Green Dragons at Inauguration
When he is not attending to his studies at George Washington University, Tobin serves as the National Co-Director of Students for Barack Obama.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Alumni Profile: Jesse King '04
1. What's going on right now? I just finished a guard shift at a Joint Security Site, an Iraqi police station where we have a base, We are preparing for Iraqi elections tomorrow, (Jan. 31.) 2. What's your job? I'm an infantryman for the U.S. Army, stationed with 2nd platoon, A Troop, 5-73rd Cavalry Regiment, out of Ft. Bragg, N.C. We are now deployed to the Rusafa district in Baghdad. Rusafa is pretty much the heart of Baghdad, with the two largest markets in Iraq, Shorja and Sadria, and almost all the Iraqi Ministries.
3. What's it like? This will sound bad but, well, it sucks being here, our living conditions started out horrible, but in the two months we've been here, we've done much to improve the police station where we stay. I enjoy my job and at the same time hate every minute of it. It's just one of those things that you have to complain about, but wouldn't change it for anything. We patrol, on foot and in the Humvee, five out of nine days. Of the other four, one is for maintenance, and the other are guard shifts. As far as the heat, it's been cold here, go figure. However, it's starting to warm up.
4. What's the best and worst? The best thing is definitely my fellow soldiers in my platoon. The worst is a combination of the smell and lack of sleep. The smell stems from all the trash, which is everywhere; you almost have to see it to believe it.
5. How did the Governor's School help prepare you for this tough job? The Governor's School can't really help out too much preparing someone to be an infantryman, but I do think the atmosphere of tolerance at school has really helped in accepting and understanding the culture and people of Iraq. All the language classes have helped my communications with the Iraqis as well.
One of the highlights for US soldiers is receiving mail, so a letter or post card can make a day:
PFC King, Jesse T. or Bravo Section
2nd plt, Atrp, 5-73 cav, 82nd ABN
APO AE 09313
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