Dr. Wallace reinforced the sky is not the limit. He reinforced with the seniors, "If there has never been, you’re just going to have to be the first."

Congratulations to the MLK Wrestling team on a job well done over the weekend at the Sycamore Wrestling Tournament! The tournament hosted tough competition and these young men exemplified great leadership and confidence! Below are the results for the Sycamore Invitational:

• Gregory Gomez, 1st place
• Michael Cloud, 2nd place
• Joshua Inso, 4th place (couldn't compete for 3rd due to 5 match rule)

Let's Go Royals!!!!!

Congratulations to the MLK HS Girls/Boys Bowling teams on a having a great season and finishing out the year strong. Congratulations to senior, Kendoll Hayes, who has qualified for the TSSAA State Bowling Championship. Let's Go Royals!

Girls, If you are interested please complete the survey.

https://forms.office.com/r/8ZqA0R7B8Q

The season starts in March and Coach McCullogh will be the Head Coach.

Reach out to Mr. Churchwell - Marquis.Churchwell@mnps.or or Coach McCullogh -

melvin.mccullogh@mnps.org for more information.

If you are interested in HS Lacrosse, please contact Coach Tim Semisch

tdesemisch43@gmail.com

This is the information that was provided to the Hillsboro Students and other returning players:

1. Lacrosse practice schedule: Mon, Wed , Fri, 5-7 pm, Hillsboro Flex Field (started Jan.11)
2. Important Forms – MNPS Sports Physicals etc. on the Hillsboro lacrosse team website: https://www.smore.com/63y87 bottom of page.

IF you are interested in HS Baseball, please contact Coach Guenther at his email below.

HS Baseball Conditioning Information for January 2023

Head Coach: matthew.guenther@mnps.org

1-17-23 3:15pm - 4:15pm Throwing at MLK

1-19-23 3:15pm - 4:15pm Lifting at MLK

1-23-23 3:15pm - 4:15pm Strength/Conditioning at MLK

1-24-23 3:30pm - 5:00pm Hitting at Rose Park

1-26-23 3:30pm - 5:00pm Hitting at Rose Park

1-30-23 3:15pm - 4:15pm Strength/Conditioning at MLK

1-31-23 3:30pm - 5:00pm Throwing at Rose Park

Hello MLK families,

As a part of our continuous growth as a staff and faculty at MLK, our teachers have been engaging in instructional rounds to observe and reflect on the teaching of their peers over the past two years. However, this semester we are going to conduct "Instructional Rounds via Film" so that teachers can watch film of their own class and reflect on their teaching, much the same way a professional athlete or musician might watch their own film to grow in their respective fields. This filming will be conducted by our Literacy Coach, Mrs. Ramos and will be for the purposes of the teacher's reflection only.

We wanted to inform families that their children may be in a classroom where filming is taking place this semester, so that it would not come as a surprise. However, with the exception of a few teachers who may use this film to apply for National Board Certification, the film will be viewed by MLK staff only, and as such, students will not need a waiver to be a part of this process. Students who are in classrooms where the teacher is applying to become board certified will receive a waiver to sign since that video would be sent outside of our building to the application committee. See the website on National Board Certification if you would like to learn more about that process.

Thank you for your continued support as the entire MLK community endeavors to work towards excellence.

Mr. Churchwell (Marquis.Churchwell@mnps.org) will serve 9th grade families.

We strive to provide an exceptional education where all students can be successful. We know there is a strong correlation between student attendance and academic success. We must do our part to ensure students receive the instruction they need. Please know that when students are late to the building specifically 1st period, it disrupts their education.

Previously, students arriving late to school without a note were not penalized if they did not drive themselves. Moving forward, all students who arrive late to school without a note more than 3 times/quarter will receive a lunch detention. This means that a student's 4th tardy to their 1st period class will result in a lunch detention.

Please know the doors of MLK open at 7:30 am each morning. Students then go to the cafeteria for breakfast and to be supervised. Students are allowed to go to their lockers at 7:44 am. This gives students 16 minutes to go to their locker if needed and arrive to class at 8:00 am on time.

Your attention to this matter is appreciated.

We are excited to announce we will pilot a new program for our students called E-Hallpass, beginning January 12, 2023. E-Hallpass is a program designed to replace physical hallpasses with electronic passes created on a teacher or student’s technology device.

*Please be aware the E-Hallpass does not track your student's location in any way.

Here is what you need to be aware of:

a. Students will receive training in using the E-Hallpass system on Wednesday, January 11th, during Royal Time. We will begin using E-Hallpass on Thursday, January 12th.

b. Students will be given 3 passes each day (appointment passes do not count against a student's 3 passes)

c. If a student is late to school, 1 of their 3 passes will be removed automatically due to serving as a pass to 1st period.

Our hope is that we see benefits other MNPS schools are seeing while utilizing this system such as:

a. Increased accountability for students in the hallway

b. Increased safety for our students

c. Prevention of activities that break school policy

To view more information regarding E-Hallpass, please use the links below

1. e-hallpass Introduction - YouTube (overview video).
2. EHallPass (website to read more)

MLK Tour Tuesdays run through March 21st. If you know someone who is interested in applying to MLK for the 2023-2024 school year, please direct them to our website Visit MLK - Martin Luther King Jr. School (mnps.org) or send them this link to sign up for a tour.

MLK Tour Sign-Ups

My Test Tips, a Nashville based test prep program, is offering Winter Sessions.... private one on one virtual coaching for ACT and SAT test prep.

For more information on cost and registering for our sessions, email us: mytesttips@gmail.com

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The 2023-24 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opened on Oct. 1 for current seniors who will begin college in the Fall of 2023. Some states and schools have limited funds, so we do not want students to delay; the sooner it is completed, the better!

Additionally, for TN Promise eligibility, the application MUST be completed and submitted by March 1. The application and more information can be found here.

All performing and visual art talent is welcome. All performances must be done solo.

• Talent Hunt Parental Consent form
• Talent Hunt Application
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Reach out to Juan Culp, gammaphitalenthunt@gmail.com, with any questions.

Deadline: Jan. 28

For middle school the schedule is from 3:15-4:15, Monday-Thursday.

• Monday-Math---Dr. Poston

• Tuesday -Science --Mrs. Abernathy
• Wednesday-Science --Mrs. Taylor
• Thursday -ELA-Mrs. Ellis
• Also Ms. Agee, a high school teacher, has Math tutoring Mon-Thursday. Middle schoolers can attend.

More information

• High School - Contact Ms. Agee, Teresa.Agee@mnps.org
• Middle School - Contact Mrs. Taylor, Carlene.Taylor@mnps.org

A Note about grades: Parents are encouraged to monitor their students' grades using Schoology or Infinite Campus. Schoology is the best place to look for grades because it is updated more often, and it is the only place where you can see materials and assignments. Teachers will transfer grades from Schoology to Campus at least twice a week. Grades for each quarter are finalized officially in Infinite Campus at the end of the nine weeks. Infinite Campus rounds grades using a different number of decimal places, so you might notice a discrepancy of 0.01% between Campus and Schoology. The final grade in Infinite Campus is the OFFICIAL grade.

Campus Portal Login (mnps.org)

Log in to Schoology

988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (now known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), and is now active across the United States.

When you call, text, or chat 988, you will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting you, provide support, and connect you to resources if necessary.

The previous Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) will always remain available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.