Matthew Fontaine Maury High School
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Matthew Fontaine Maury High School, one of five city comprehensive high schools, is a high school
located in historic Ghent area of Norfolk
, Virginia
. Ghent, the community immediately surrounding Maury High School, has experienced an extensive period of renewal which includes upscale single-family and town home construction along with a steady increase of small, thriving businesses.
Maury's school mascot is the Commodore. The high school is named for Matthew Fontaine Maury
. It is home of the Medical and Health Specialty Program. In 2007, Newsweek placed Maury High School in the top 1300 of America's Top Public High Schools. Maury High School and rival Granby High School
were the only schools from the Norfolk Public School system to place.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in historic Ghent area of Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. Ghent, the community immediately surrounding Maury High School, has experienced an extensive period of renewal which includes upscale single-family and town home construction along with a steady increase of small, thriving businesses.
Maury's school mascot is the Commodore. The high school is named for Matthew Fontaine Maury
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Matthew Fontaine Maury , United States Navy was an American astronomer, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, and educator....
. It is home of the Medical and Health Specialty Program. In 2007, Newsweek placed Maury High School in the top 1300 of America's Top Public High Schools. Maury High School and rival Granby High School
Granby High School
Granby High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Norfolk, Virginia. The high school is part of the Norfolk Public Schools system. It is the only high school in the school division that offers an International Baccalaureate program...
were the only schools from the Norfolk Public School system to place.
History
Maury High School first opened its doors in 1911 and was completely renovated in 1986. This modernization maintained the architectural integrity of the original neo-classical structure while converting Maury into a then state-of-the-art educational facility complete with media center and cafeteria atria where unused courtyards once stood.Notable alumni
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, who was awarded the 2009 General Douglas MacArthur Memorial Trophy by the Norfolk Sports Club in 2010. This award recognizes the most outstanding collegiate athlete who attended high school in Virginia. - Kam ChancellorKam ChancellorKameron Darnel "Kam" Chancellor is an American football safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the 5th round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech....
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