Robotics Team Completes Successful Season

The Maggie L. Walker Robotics Team, the Mech Tech Dragons, ended their season at the FIRST Virginia Regional Competition at VCU on March 18-20. The team made it as far as the semi-finals in the soccer-inspired challenge entitled “Breakaway.”

Congratulations to the team for their outstanding performance this year!

Former UN Ambassador to Present at MLWGS

Ambassador Jacques Paul Klein, Under Secretary General of the United Nations (ret.), is coming to MLWGS on Monday, March 29, to speak on "Brutal Wars, Negotiated Peace and the Pursuit of Justice: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Liberia and Sierra Leone And the Role of the United Nations."

Presentations will be made to Maggie Walker students during the school day. A previously-schedule evening presentation is now canceled.

The program is co-sponsored by the Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and Interantional Studies and Bridging Boundaries International (BBI).

Alumnus Speaks on Experiences in Haiti

William and Mary freshman Danny Yates '09 spoke to MLWGS parents and students about his experiences during Haiti's January earthquake. Danny presented in the Forum twice on Wednesday, March 10--once during the day to students and then at an evening presentation to parents and visitors.

Danny was a translator for a mission trip at the time of the quake, and he saw first-hand the devastation in Port-au-Prince.

Since returning to the US, Danny has worked tirelessly to educate Americans about the continuing problems in Haiti, as well as how we can help. For more about Danny's experiences, please visit his website at www.hincherelief.wordpress.com.

BoB Squad Wins State Championship

Pictured (left to right): Coach Juanita Lasswell, Sarah Angelo ’10, Eric Tyler ’10, Captain Greg Tito ’10, Tommy Casalaspi ’11, and Coach John Barnes.

Maggie Walker won the VHSL AAA State Scholastic Bowl Championship in Williamsburg on February 22. The winning team was comprised of seniors Sarah Angelo and Greg Tito of Henrico and Eric Tyler of Chesterfield, along with Tommy Casalaspi, a junior from Chesterfield. The team was coached by Ms. Juanita Lasswell and Dr. John Barnes.

The team defeated Langley High School 290-135, Ocean Lakes High School 315-130, and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology 235-170 to advance to the tournament finals. This was a double elimination tournament, which required Maggie Walker to play TJHSST a second time. Maggie Walker defeated TJHSST in the final game by a score of 280-150, giving The Green Dragons their 4th state Scholastic Bowl championship.

FOVGS Day at the General Assembly a Success

Pictured (left to right): Director Fred Morton, Dylan Kolhoff '10, Siobhan Rigby '12, Claire Porté '12, Delegate Bill Janis, Johnny Mac Yates '13, Mikey Valacer '13, Kelsey Miller '12.

The annual "Capitol Day" sponsored by Friends of Virginia's Governor's School was a major success again this year. On Wednesday, March 3, students and parents from MLWGS and other governor's schools visited the General Assembly and Senate to ask legislators to be kind to our schools during the budget-cutting sessions.

The Friends of Virginia's Governor's Schools is an the advocacy organization that represents all 18 state-wide schools. Special thanks goes to the FOVGS leadership team: Sara Hillgrove, Martha Young, and Jane Scheibe.



Pictured (left to right): Lobbyist Joseph Stanley '05, Callie Guy '10, and Director Fred Morton.

School Hosts German Convention

Pictured (left to Right): Melissa (Edwards) Hogarty ’03, Frau Grois, and Amy Weiss ’03.

The annual convention of the Virginia Organization of German Students (VOGS) took place at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School on February 26-27, 2010. The theme of the convention was “Einigkeit” or unity.

The event was organized by the co-presidents of the German Club, Kelsie Taylor ’10 and Logan Ferrell ’11, and their sponsor, Frau Dawn Grois.

Twenty three high schools and middle schools from across Virginia participated in a variety of workshops and competitions, such as the Battle of the Brains and forensics. Most of the twenty-five workshops were conducted by MLWGS students, teachers, and parents.

In addition to the 250 + students and teachers, eleven Governor's School alumni attended the Saturday session: Chris Highley, ’97, Arrus Farmer ’99, Jackie Kruszewski, ’02, Philip O’Brien ’02, Adam Snodgrass '02, Melissa (Edwards) Hogarty ’03, Gisela Hornberger ’03, Amy Weiss ’03, Steven Bailey ’08, Matthew Gizzi ’09, and David Reed ’09.


Pictured (left to right): Philip O’Brien ’02, Frau Grois, Chris Highley, ’97, Steven Bailey ’08, Arrus Farmer ’99, and David Reed ’09.