Stories around Maury High School
By Alamar Alyamani Mr. Wright is a popular teacher at Maury. Even if you didn’t have him any year you still know him. Mr.Wright started majoring in English at VCU although he wanted to be a novelist and poet. Due to financial and family issues he dropped out. He started doing tree removal and manual labor which made him realize he needed to get a … Continue reading Andrew Wright -a Q&A
by Moriah Schranz As construction on the new Maury High School building begins, difficulties have arisen. The construction company has set up its base of operations in the student parking lot, and with construction underway around the lot, fewer parking spots are available for students. Maury High School principal Karen Berg explained the current situation. “We told the construction company how many parking decals we … Continue reading Construction creates parking chaos
By Moriah Schranz On Wednesday, Feb. 18, students from across Norfolk Public Schools participated in a school walkout to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Maury High School students joined the district-wide effort to express their dissatisfaction with ICE. The protest originated from an Instagram account titled “NPS ICE WALKOUT 🚫🧊.” Their first post was on Feb. 16. and called for students across Norfolk … Continue reading Maury students protest ICE
By Moriah Schranz On Friday, Dec. 5, after discovering that every bathroom was locked and growing frustrated, I ventured off to the nurse’s office to ask to use the restroom as an emergency favor. I found myself in shock at the line of students waiting to do the same. The bathroom had become such an issue that what should be the nurse’s office for medical … Continue reading Bathroom issues flush away learning time at Maury-an op-ed
By Grant Miller Senior and Editor-in-Chief Moriah Schranz packed her Tweetie Bird luggage and sophomore Kaylei Jordan rode to school in a toy car for “Anything But a Backpack” Day. Continue reading December Spirit Week-Anything But a Backpack
By Moriah Schranz On Nov. 12, the United States government shutdown finally ended. This 43 day shutdown, beginning Oct. 1, was the longest in US history. A U.S. government shutdown occurs when Congress does not pass a budget in time. This 2025 shutdown occurred largely due to a disagreement over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits. This disagreement was largely partisan based. Democrats … Continue reading Government shutdown hits the Maury community
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