Teacher of the Year-Donna Williams

By Moriah Schranz Maury High School selected Donna Williams as the 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year.  Williams grew up in the U.S. Virgin Islands and moved to Norfolk to attend Norfolk State University in 1989. She expresses her love for the city. “It’s just easy to live here. It’s easy to get from point A to point B, you can travel out of town with … Continue reading Teacher of the Year-Donna Williams

Maury football defeats Bishop McNamara at home

by Noah Krawchick Maury High School overcame Bishop McNamara High School 38-35 on Friday, September 12. Maury’s defense was the key to victory, along with clutch scoring, leading to a triple-overtime win. The Commodores stopped the run, excluding a couple of big plays made by Bishop McNamara’s sophomore running back Joshua Gorham. They held Bishop McNamara to only 21 points in regulation, allowing all the later … Continue reading Maury football defeats Bishop McNamara at home

Sahirah Askew serves the House of Delegates-a Q&A

By Alamar Alyamani Maury has a ton of interesting and talented students with their own experiences, and Sahirah Askew is one of them. Askew has done something a lot of high schoolers can’t by serving as a Page with the House of Delegates. Askew is a freshman at Maury who wanted to get ahead with her experience at the House of Delegates because “it was … Continue reading Sahirah Askew serves the House of Delegates-a Q&A

Maury loses to Green Run in the state quarterfinals

By Grant Miller Maury boys basketball lost to Green Run Tuesday night. Despite mounting a comeback in the fourth led by their seniors, Maury fell short against Green Run High School 61-54. Maury’s seniors Adrean “Baby A” Newton and Jayvion Green scored 19 points each. Green dropped four 3-pointers, and Newton had three steals. However, Green Run’s starting big man, senior David “Trey” Miller, dominated … Continue reading Maury loses to Green Run in the state quarterfinals

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

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.