Class of 1996 Alumni Visit Maggie Walker

Nathan Miller '96, his wife Jenny Dale Miller '96, and their daughter Rowan Massie recently stopped by for a visit. In the photo is also Martha Hicks, a member of the science department as well as the parent of Mike Hicks '96.

Senior Showcase 2008

Here are some examples of student projects presented at Senior Showcase last June.

Freshman Orientation 2008

Here's a crazy dance move by a student as the faculty band, the Faculty Lounge Lizards, are playing:

Class of 2008 is Going to College

If you are a Governor's School Alumnus still at college, please take a look at the list below to see if any members of the Class of 2008 will be joining you. If so, please send them a welcome through Facebook or email. (The Alumni Office has all email addresses on file.)

American University	Sarah Haack
	Mandy Truman
Amherst College	Sean Schultz
Boston University	Justin Geldzahler
Brigham Young University	Marie Bertonneau
	Jared Halpin
Brown University	Jonathan Leibovic
Carnegie Mellon University	Andrew Burks
Chowan University	William Pierce
Christopher Newport University	Corinne Birkeland
College of William and Mary	Bernice Chu
	Christopher Dao
	Megan Donaher
	Ilya Dubovoy
	Tom Fisher
	Jonathan Houghton
	Chris Rowekamp
	Daniel Thorpe
	Jasmine Turner
	Suzanne Vaughan
	Kelsi Weissgold
Columbia University	Paige Endsley
	Ida Girma
	Ashley Kummerlowe
Dartmouth College	Melissa Bearden
	Daniel May
	Jessica Merry
Davidson College	Paul Ream
	Abbey Thibeault
DePaul University	Ben Hendren
Dickinson College	Michael Hoke
Gardner-Webb University	Stephanie Oliver
George Washington University	Nat Kaine
Georgia Tech	Sean Faltermeier
	Johnnie Hermes
Grand Valley State University	Dana Hillebrand
Hampden-Sydney College	Paul Cottrell
Harvard University	Amarachi Eseonu
Harvey Mudd College	Palmer Mebane
Hollins University	Sarah Jarosinski
J. Sargeant Reynolds	Robbie Hill
James Madison University	Erin Daniels
	Audrey Redford
	Corinne Ridderhof
	Stephen Taylor
Johns Hopkins University	Ben Swartz
Longwood University	Sarah Culbertson
Loyola University	Grace Ledford
Maryland Institute College of Art	Sarah Thrower
Mount Holyoke College	Elizabeth Leisey
New York University	Kaarin Holmquist
	Nathan Kendler
	Seth Zhai
North Carolina State University	Nick Smith
Old Dominion University	Taheera Davis
	Max Hilterbrant
	Dionte Jones
	Laura Kuthy
	Zachary Rubin
	Julia Steele
Princeton University	Alexandra Gecker
	Yu-Sung Huang
Radford University	Ben Ashauer
	Anna Bialkowski
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Sarah Burcher
	Matthew Riblett
Rice University	Amber Kunkel
Richard Bland College	Leah Brown
Rutgers University	April Price
St. Olaf College	Alex Venning
Temple University	Emma Bland
	Christopher Dawson
The Cooper Union	Tyler Froelich
Tufts University	Emily Schafer
United States Air Force Academy	Rachel Burk
	Harrison Gebs
United States Coast Guard Academy	T.J. Kennedy
University of Chicago	Michael Wong
University of Delaware	Carley Beckner
University of Mary Washington	Anne Brulatour
	Emily Price
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Olivia Manion
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Sarah Bradshaw
	Shannon Huennekens
University of North Carolina, Charlotte	Lauren Williams
University of Notre Dame	Benjamin Rollin
University of Pennsylvania	Besan Abu-Joudeh
	Nora Byrd
	Manasa Muthu
University of Pittsburgh	Thomas Fulks
	Dexter Gulick
University of Richmond	Jacqueline Clary
	Alison Fechino
	Andy Goodfellow
	Alexandra Wiles
University of South Carolina	Alexandra Ballard
University of Virginia	Steven Bailey
	Corey Bennett
	Karen Brown
	Mauren Campbell
	William Canup
	Derek Chi
	Peta Douglas
	Travis Eilerson
	Devon Ericksen
	Scott Fincham
	Adrianna Foster
	Sarah Garrison
	Zachary Grasso
	Erik Haley
	Chandler Hubbard
	Heather Jaros
	Cyriac Joseph
	Cameron King
	Zenubia Madhani
	Doc McConnell
	Kirk Millikan
	Kiran Moghe
	Anna Mohan
	Aaron Mullins
	Douglas Munroe
	Suzie Oh
	Jordan Pridgen
	Madison Rabb
	Will Roberts
	Patricia Ryan
	Samuel Schaffer
	Nisha Sharma
	Anant Shukla
	Samantha Sisisky
	Lucy Song
	Derek Vaughn
	Alison Walter
	Ben Wilkes
Valdosta State University	Lavasha Allen
Villanova University	Claire Condro
Virginia Commonwealth University	Michael Berry
	Moriah Brown
	Alexander Cuoghi
	Katey Damian
	Hunter Dyson
	Irene Gardner
	Garrett Howe
	Leesy Kimbriel
	Joey Levine
	Stefan McFayden
	Elisabeth Moore
	Elena Palesis
	Toliver Roebuck
	Austen Siebenaler
	Kimmy Thompson
	Krishna Vuyyuru
Virginia Tech	Josh Daugherty
	Jesse DeAlto
	Ben Han
	Rae Kennedy
	Brett Kettyle
	Michelle Martinez
	Andrew Rankin
	Walker Scott
	Jackie Simon
	Christopher Stack
Wake Forest University	Melanie Green
Williams College	Natalie Davis
	Joey Samuels
Yale University	Michael Giuffrida
	Dahlia Mignouna

Faculty Professional Development

According to many faculty members, this year's professional development sessions have been the best ever. Two of the featured presenters were Joyce VanTassel-Baska and Bruce A. Bracken, both nationally-known college professors from the Center for Gifted Education at the College of William and Mary.

Workshops included topics such as performance-based assessments and test development.

Funding for the sessions was provided by the Governor's School Foundation.

Recent Alumnus Stays to Help Volleyball Team

Toliver Roebuck recently graduated from the Governor’s School, but the outgoing senior isn’t leaving Maggie Walker just yet.

Roebuck, who officially accepted admission into the VCU School of the Arts in June, will return to his alma mater as part of the boys volleyball coaching staff. He is the second MLWGS graduate to do this, joining David Calvert (Class of 2005).

“I’m really excited about coming back,” says Roebuck. "I really love this game and I’m looking forward to the challenges of coaching." Roebuck, who was also accepted by MICA, Bard, and Pratt, says the decision to stay in Richmond and attend VCU was an easy one. "When I weighed the obvious options of cost, distance from home, and quality of education, it was a no-brainer." VCU has a strong Arts department, as evidenced by several top ten rankings nationwide. “Being able to come back to Maggie Walker to coach was also an incentive,” adds Roebuck.

But for Roebuck, this added incentive may never have existed. Four years ago, the much younger (and much shorter) Roebuck was hardly the 6’ 3” volleyball player he is today. Varsity coach Theresa Armstrong noticed him at tryouts during his freshman year and encouraged him to give it a shot.

He was quickly hooked. Calvert, his JV coach, remembers his first season. "He was always the go to guy," says Calvert. "His quick learning and his love for the game instantly propelled him into the spotlight." After moving up to the Varsity team his junior year, Armstrong gave Roebuck the starting middle's position, a position he never relinquished while at MLWGS. His high school career netted him numerous accolades, including a 2007 invitation to the Colonial District's 2nd Team All-District and 1st Team All-Academic. He led the Varsity team last year in almost every offensive category, including kills/gm., blocks/gm., and serving ace percentage.

But Roebuck wasn't satisfied. The high school season wasn't nearly long enough for Roebuck who, in the fall of 2006, began his Junior Olympic playing career with the Richmond Volleyball Club. Two years later, and with two appearances at the Junior National Championships, Roebuck is glad he tried so hard. "It definitely paid off. The added pressure and competition at the club level helped me develop my game. My senior year [playing for Maggie Walker] was much better because of it!"

As excited as he is to start his undergraduate coursework at VCU, Roebuck is equally enthusiastic about coming back to Maggie Walker. Now it is his turn to teach and train middles into the hitting and blocking machine that he was and continues to be. Roebuck will look to share some of that glory with the newest members of the team when JV practice begins on August 1st. If he has half as much fun coaching as he does when he plays the sport, the Colonial District had better watch out!

Written by David W. Calvert

MLWGS JV Volleyball Coach

MLWGS Class of 2005

dwcalvert@gmail.com

Class of 1998 Reunion Planning

Alumni Created Film Fable in One Wild Weekend for Competition

On Friday night, you get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to include in your movie. 48 hours later, the movie must be complete. This is the challenge posed to participants in the 48 Hour Film Project – and this past weekend a group of MLW Governor’s School alumni took up the challenge as part of the Richmond-area competition. Winners from each of the cities that participate are then invited to a national screening.

During a nearly sleepless weekend, Jordan Pridgen (’08), Justin Geldzahler (’08), Erik Larsen (’07), Jack Lee (’07), David Sawchak (’07), Tom Tibbett (’07) and Kirk Millikan (’08), along with several other GS alumni in supporting roles, completed their production. The resulting film is the fable "The Brothers Barlow."

Come see how it turned out this Saturday, July 26, 11 a.m. at the Byrd Theatre, 2908 West Cary Street. (“The Brothers Barlow,” will show at the 11 a.m. screening along with several other films. At 1:30 and 4:30 p.m., two additional groups of films will run.)

Tickets will be sold at the door, $7 per screening or $12 for an all-day three-screening pass. After the third screening is a wrap party at the New York Deli on the same block of Cary Street. All ticket holders are welcome at the party. For more information, visit www.48hourfilm.com/richmond.