Matthew Fontaine Maury High School also known as Maury High School, is a high school located in the Ghent area of Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Maury's school mascot is the Commodore. The high school is named for Matthew Fontaine Maury. 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. Maury High School has a Pre-Medical Health and Specialities Program for 9th-12th graders. It is the only school in the district to have this type of speciality program. History Maury High School 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 an educational facility complete with media center and cafeteria atria where unused courtyards once stood. Notable alumni Al Richter: Major League Baseball player Kishi Bashi (1994): singer and songwriter Kam Chancellor (2006): Super Bowl XLVIII champion, safety for the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL Samuel Face, inventor known for his work in concrete technology Ed Schultz (1972): liberal political commentator and host of radio program The Ed Schultz Show and television program The Ed Show, college football play-by-play announcer for North Dakota State and North Dakota Tommy Scott (1926): first head football coach at Old Dominion University Joe Smith (1993): basketball player and number-one pick in the 1995 NBA Draft Keely Smith (1946): singer Tony Tchani (2008): Major League Soccer midfielder and winner of the 2009 General Douglas MacArthur Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding collegiate athlete who attended high school in Virginia. G. William Whitehurst (1942): professor at Old Dominion University, Republican United States Representative for Virginia's 2nd congressional district (1969–1987) John Charles Thomas (judge) (1968): first African American of the Virginia state supreme court LaRoy Reynolds (2009): linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL Emmy Raver-Lampman (2007): Actress and Singer. Most notable for Netflix series The Umbrella Academy (2019–present), which is her breakthrough role. Lewis Binford (1950): Archaeologist, early pioneer of Processual archaeology/New archaeology. Roy Martin (1939): 131st mayor of Norfolk, 31st President of the United States Conference of Mayors Notes References External links Norfolk Public Schools Maury High School Educational institutions established in 1911 High School Public high schools in Virginia Schools in Norfolk, Virginia 1911 establishments in Virginia