Charles P. Murray Middle School

As part of the Endowment’s Recreation Needs Assessment, a group of our 8th grade students met with members of the Endowment to provide feedback on recreational opportunities and needs in our New Hanover County community.

🐝🌼 As I was cleaning up and getting ready to leave school today after spending the day working outside, I found myself reflecting on just how much has changed this school year.

I stopped for a moment to watch a bumblebee on a flower and realized something incredible: none of this was here last fall.

In just 9–10 months, we’ve created a pollinator garden, an outdoor classroom, improved our outdoor workspaces, and transformed areas of our campus into places where students can learn, explore, and connect with nature. 🌱🌻

None of this would have been possible without the amazing support of so many people. Thank you to our students, teachers, administrative team, Lifepoint Church, the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, World Wildlife Fund, Keep NC Beautiful, Murray Middle School PTA, New Hanover County Compost Department , our community volunteers, and everyone else who donated their time, resources, encouragement, and hard work to make these projects a reality. ❤️

Next year will be especially meaningful as we celebrate our 25th anniversary. I’m incredibly grateful to have called Murray Middle School home for 20 of those years.

I hope everyone has a safe, relaxing, and well-deserved summer. Thank you for helping us grow something special. We can’t wait to see what we accomplish together when we’re back in the fall! 🌿☀️🐝

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We’ve “Shined With Purpose” all year! We had so much to celebrate at our staff luncheon today. We also had the opportunity to recognize some of our volunteers. Thank you to everyone who has made it another great year for Murray Middle School!

Annual Science Olympiad Team Cardboard Boat Regatta 2026

Congratulations to Mia, Violet, Arianna, and Kirra, as they represented us so well at the NHCS CLDA Showcase, where Kirra was recognized as the 1st place winner for the district! We couldn’t be more proud of all of our students who participated in this event!

Our 6th grade students are celebrating the end of EOG Testing! Congratulations to ALL of our Falcons for all of their hard work this year!!

Our Falcons represented us so well at NHCS June School Board Meeting! Congratulations to Ms. Heck and our Chorus Madrigals as they did a fantastic job kicking it off with the Star Spangled Banner! We also want to congratulate Lilian Mae, who was recognized by the Board of Ed for her beautiful art work! (Shout out to our Art Teacher, Mrs. Pfirman, for guiding and supporting her work!)
We are so proud of all of you!