RICHMOND, Va. — The Grammy buzz at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School was rather concentrated on one person Monday morning: recording artist and graduate Lucy Dacus.
Dacus and the indie rock supergroup boygenius won three Grammy awards Sunday night: Best Rock Performance “Not Strong Enough,” Best Rock Song “Not Strong Enough,” and Best Alternative Music Album for “The Record.”
For those who taught her or went to school with her at Maggie Walker, the excitement for Dacus was evident.
“Pure joy! Just happiness for her,” said Jeff Hall, an art teacher at Maggie Walker.
“I was just thrilled she was getting the recognition because her work is just excellent,” said Georgianne Stinnett, who teaches photography at Maggie Walker.
“Saw the Maggie Walker alumni page post the picture of her running up to get the Grammy. I was just like, ‘No, way this is amazing!”’ said Matthew Ruskan, who teaches there now but graduated in the same class as Dacus. “I was there one of the first times she started singing in the stairwells here at Maggie Walker, and there was that moment she with her guitar and started singing, you were like, oh there’s something here that’s different.”