Maury girls basketball secures its fourth win

By Grant Miller The Maury High School girls basketball team showed up and showed out at Churchland on Friday. With a convincing victory of 56-10 against Churchland, Maury girls basketball won their fourth straight game to start the season with stifling defense. Head Coach Julius Owens praised his team’s defensive “toughness” after the game. “The girls have been working hard all year, ” Owens said. … Continue reading Maury girls basketball secures its fourth win

Maury boys basketball loses to Norview

By Grant Miller Maury High School’s boys basketball team lost to Norview on Wednesday. Despite a strong start, Maury took a 69-45 loss to Norview High School’s basketball team Wednesday night. Maury started the first half with hot shooting, including two threes in a row by sophomore guard Taberin Hawkins in the first quarter. Hawkins scored 11 of his team-leading 12 points in the first … Continue reading Maury boys basketball loses to Norview

Teachers can move too-a dance break challenge, Part Three

By Grant Miller The dance break challenge continues! On Monday, Grant Miller and Mackenzie Drinkard danced to Jerusalema, a song by South African DJ Master KG released in 2020 that currently has 67,981,915 hits on Spotify. If you have any dance routines with teachers and students, feel free to email them to gmiller831@nps.k12.va.us. Continue reading Teachers can move too-a dance break challenge, Part Three

Ebonie Campbell is Maury’s Teacher of the Year-a Q&A

by Moriah Schranz In October, Maury High School selected Ebonie Campbell for the 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year Award. Raised in Hampton Roads and a graduate of Bayside High School and Norfolk State University, Campbell Campbell expressed gratitude for the honor. She also reminisced on the first time she realized her love for computer science.  “When I was 10 years old, my mom and dad … Continue reading Ebonie Campbell is Maury’s Teacher of the Year-a Q&A

Maury boys basketball starts the season with big victories

By Grant Miller Maury High School boys basketball has started their season with a new coach and two convincing victories. New Head Coach Darren Sanderlin’s leadership has resulted in two victories by large margins to start the 2024-2025 season this weekend. On Friday, Maury played Booker T. Washington High School and beat them 86-20, a deficit of 66 points. Then they defeated Petersburg High School … Continue reading Maury boys basketball starts the season with big victories

Teachers can move too-a dance break challenge, Part Two.

By Grant Miller The Commodore Chronicle sent out a dance challenge, and the teachers have responded with routines of their own! In response to a dance challenge sent out before Thanksgiving Break teachers (and one student) recorded dance routines. Donna Williams, a biology teacher at Maury, said the minutes before dismissing school for Thanksgiving inspired her routine with Science Department Head Donna Mitchell and Maury … Continue reading Teachers can move too-a dance break challenge, Part Two.