Maggie L. Walker Governor's School For Government and International Studies - Awards

Awards

Award-winning and highly competitive teams at the school include:

• We the People - 2003 National Championship, 2004 2nd Place, 2005 3rd Place, 2006 5th Place, 2007 5th Place, 2008 2nd Place, 2009 4th Place, 2010 3rd Place, 2011 National Championship, 2012 2nd Place, and four other top ten finishes. Virginia State Champions for the past 14 years as well. The advisor to this national championship team was history and government instructor Phil Sorrentino until 2008. The team is currently instructed by government teacher Matt McGuire.
• Battle of the Brains (Academic Quiz Bowl Team) - Four national championship years (NAC 1995, PACE 2004, PACE and NAQT 2007, NAQT 2010) and several other top 10 finishes in national competition; in the Virginia High School League, 10 of 11 Colonial District Scholastic Bowl championships, 10 of 11 Central Region titles, and three state championships. In 2006-2007, the team was voted #1 in the country by a poll of coaches and players. The team validated that ranking by winning two national championship tournaments in impressive fashion. The team has been coached by John Barnes since 1999. Earlier coaches have included Ken Wilkins and Hal Waller, the public relations director.
• National History Bowl in its inaugural year.
• Model UN - Multiple Individual and Team Awards
• Model Congress
• FIRST Team 422, the Mech Tech Dragons
• Chess club
• Debate team
• National High School Fed Challenge 2002
• Math Modeling Team - Top high school in the world with fifteen "National Outstanding" awards in the COMAP High School *Mathematical Contest in Modeling, two winning teams in the undergraduate-level Mathematical Contest in Modeling, and two winning teams in the Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (also undergraduate-level). In 2010, a team of five students also won 3rd place and a $10,000 scholarship in the Moody's Mega Math (M3) Challenge in their first year of competition. Dr. John Barnes has advised this team to its victories.
• Drama Club - In 2008, the school was awarded First Place For Acting by the Virginia High School League for Edward Albee's The Zoo Story. They won the same award again the following year for David Ives' Degas C'est Mois and again in 2012 for Philip Moeller's play Helena's Husband
• Life Smarts - In 2010, the Maggie L. Walker Life Smarts team won the Virginia State Championships.
• Technology Student Association (TSA)- Top high school chapter in the state 1999 - 2000