2003 Alumnus Weds

Michael Reed '03 was married this past August, and a number of Governor's School alumni turned out for the event.

Left to right: Lynn Reed (math teacher at MLWGS), Michael Reed '03, Megan Partridge '03, Stephanie Petrina '03, Kendra Wergin '03, and Saul Mutchnick '04.


Left to right: Ashish Jain '03, Lynn Reed, Stephanie Petrina '03, and Kendra Wergin '03.

Freshman Orientation for the Class of 2013

Freshmen arrived September 1st for a two-day orientation to MLWGS. The Class of 2013 participated in a plethora of activities, including meeting their teachers through a mock schedule, locating their lockers, participating in a community service fair, and holding a mini-dodgeball tournament.

“A lot of the new students seemed enthusiastic, knew where they were going and what was going on,” said McKenzie Osborne ’11, Student Ambassador.

Peer Mentors Picnic at Byrd Park

Incoming freshmen and their parents were welcomed by the Peer Mentors, their parents, teachers, and administrators at a cook out held on Tuesday 1 September at Byrd Park.

The Peer Mentors program assists African-American and other under-represented minority freshman and sophomore students with their MLWGS transition by providing personalized support and an upperclassman student to whom he or she can turn to with questions.

Farewell to Mr. Hunt

MLWGS faculty and parents wished a fond farewell to former Director N. Douglas Hunt on his last day of service, Monday 31 August.

After being surprised at a faculty meeting with a cake and presents, Mr. Hunt was forced to run the gauntlet down the front steps while being saluted with silly string. Mr. Hunt was then "awarded" with decorations that had been added to his car.

Faculty Professional Development

MLWGS faculty professional development this year included presentations led by current faculty members and by visiting educators.

Workshops led by visiting educators include "Research for the Classroom and the Curriculum" by Dr. Robert Tai, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, and "Developing Scientific Communication Skills in Our Students" by Dr. Ann Penrose, Professor of English, North Carolina State University.

An overview of the summer revisions to the FIRC curriculum were presented by Jeremy Clark, Christie Riles, Celie Boswell, Wendy DeGroat, and Phil Sorrentino.

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

Alumnus Writes in Science

Paul Shaffer '96 was recently the first author on a scientific research report in Science entitled "Structure and Mechanism of a Na+ Independent Amino Acid Transporter."

To read the abstract, click here: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1176088.

Alumnus Reports from Indonesia

Jonathan Leibovic '08 is traveling in Indonesia and has had a number of pieces published in the Jakarta Globe: "The Night Bus: Taking the Long Road to Denpasar, Bali," "Going With The Grain of Life in Bali," and "Behind-the-Scenes Bali Showman Comes to Jakarta."

To read these fascinating articles, go to http://thejakartaglobe.com/pages/search/index.php?keywords=leibovic.