Category: News

During the month of March, the Godwin Scholastic Bowl team placed runner-up in their Region 5b online competition.  The Scholastic Bowl or “Quiz Bowl” is an academic competition that tests students’ knowledge and understanding of a wide variety of topics.  Sponsored by the Virginia High School League (VHSL), this activity is similar in structure to […]

In the past year, the coronavirus has completely changed the way we live through wearing masks, socially distancing, virtual learning, and much more.  Throughout this time, scientists have been working to create an effective vaccine. They used information that they have been researching for many years.  After much research, alterations, and testings, the first vaccine […]

The Godwin Chorus program puts on a yearly concert to show the community their learnings and talent. Due to COVID-19, the chorus could not perform a concert, but they still wanted to offer an entertaining alternative to students. Instead of the traditional concert, Godwin Chorus proposed a contest where students could send in videos of […]

Godwin’s robotics team, Talon 540, participates in yearly challenges that involve constructing robots based on that year’s guidelines. This year, the competition was changed from being a traditional robotics competition to a competition that can be worked on in a virtual manner.  This year, Talon 540 is a part of the For Inspiration and Recognition […]

The path to becoming fluent in a language requires much devotion from its pursuers, as time and commitment are required to truly strengthen one’s comprehension. Many of our students pursue the task of learning a new language, as Godwin offers a variety of differing language classes available. Kristen Macklin, Godwin’s German teacher, has overseen an […]

Black History Month is a celebration of the cultures, people, and events surrounding Black history. Each day in February, Godwin’s library shared facts about well-known Black Virginians on the announcements.  “We put together a resource list for faculty to bring into their classes for warm ups or other activities,” said librarian Brooke Davis. Librarian Suzanne […]

This year has been filled with unprecedented challenges that everyone has had to endure. Godwin teachers and staff, in particular, have worked tirelessly to adapt to fit the virtual world. Even with this year’s changes, the Godwin community still recognizes the hard work and dedication that teachers and staff put into their jobs.  Every year, […]

“As early as the middle of the seventeenth century, the government of Virginia was a government of the tobacco planters, by the tobacco planters, and for the tobacco planters. Restrictions on the suffrage and distribution of representative seats secured their political dominance,” writes historian Brent Tarter in his 2019 book, Gerrymanders.  From the first gerrymandered […]