Maury Girls Basketball Players Earn Prestigious Tryouts

Eastern District Defensive Player of the Year Chanette Hicks and Eastern District Offensive Player of the Year Gianna Smith have been selected to participate in the USA Basketball Women's U16 National Team Trials.  They will attend the trials beginning Thursday, May 23 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. 

The trials will determine the 12-player team that will represent the US in 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, slated for June 19-23 in Cancun, Mexico. The team is expected to be announced May 27. 

Maury Students Win Virginia Student Media Festival

Tavion Clark, Hunter Main, Rebecca Miller, Megan Palmer, and Kiala Smith took top honors in the 2013 Virginia Student Media Festival, sponsored by the Virginia Association of School Librarians.  Their video, entitled "In Memory of Steve Jobs: 1955 - 2011," earned top honors in the York Region Student Media Festival, as well.

Maury Baseball Players Earn All-District Honors

Congratulations to the following Maury students for their selection to the All-Eastern District Team:

1st team pitcher-------------Paul Hall
1st team catcher------------Joe Jackson
1st team first baseman-------Barrett Peacock

2nd team second baseman----Caleb Siebels
2nd team shortstop-----------Alex Radford
2nd team pitcher-------------Jeff Adams
2nd team outfielder-----------Andrew Tonra

Come see the Commodores in action this Wednesday evening at 6:00 PM, as they take on the Granby Comets for the Eastern District Tournament title.  The game will be played at the Bud Metheney Complex at Old Dominion University.

Maury Student Earns Governor's School Placement

Lisa Trinh, a Maury junior, earned a spot in the Governor's School Spanish Academy Summer program.  This is a highly competitive summer immersion program. Every high school in the state gets to nominate 2 students, and only 60 are selected to attend the academy and a few more are selected as alternates. Sophomore Amelia Dobbs was selected as an alternate for the Governor's French Academy.

The application process is intense, and the students have to take a difficult exam to be eligible.

Maury High School Earns Recognition as a Top American High School

Maury High School made Newsweek's and The Daily Beast's list of America's Best High Schools in terms of preparing students for college.  Schools were invited to participate. The rankings took into consideration measures of college readiness, including graduation rates, participation in college-level classes via Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs, and acceptance into a two- or four-year college program.

Algebra Tutorials

Teachers James Fox, Michele Michels, and Wes Price have worked to produce a collection of Algebra tutorial videos to help students review concepts for the SOL tests coming in May.  These are great tools for parents who may want to help their children with homework, too.  Visit the Algebra Remediation Page to view the whole collection. 

Norfolk Teacher of the year Shawn Ellis is building a similar site for Geometry.

Attendance Appeals

You know it's getting near the end of the school year when you hear the two words "attendance" and "appeals" joined together. To appeal absences on your attendance record, you must submit an attendance appeal form. The appeal form can be picked up from Mr. Lawrence in the main office. Complete the form and return it to Mr. Lawrence. The following deadlines apply:

• Seniors - May 24, 2013
• Underclassmen - May 31, 2013.

Saturday "Buy-Back" Day forms are also available from Mr. Lawrence. Don't delay, complete it today!

National Honor Society

NHS applications have gone out to all students in the 10th and 11th grade who are eligible to apply. Students must have a 3.3 GPA to be invited to apply to the chapter.  More information is available in the NHS invitation letter.  The application form and 6 recommendations (3 from teachers and three from outside sources) are due by May 10th.  This is an extension from the orginal May 6th deadline.  Email Ms. Kershasky if you would like an update. tkershasky@nps.k12.va.us

  Attention Juniors and Sophomores Taking Honors/AP Courses 

Stop by to see your counselor to receive your free Official SAT Online Course login and password.  Don't miss out on your opportunity to take practice tests with automated essay scoring, detailed answers, and explanations.  The SAT OnlineCourse provides the following:

• 18 interactive lessons
• 10 official SAT practice tests
• Hundreds of practice questions
• Personalized scoring reports
• automated essay scoring
• detailed answers and explanations

NPS Cell Phone Policy

Please be mindful of the new Norfolk Public Schools cell phone policy for middle and high schools .