On Tuesday, March 7th, all 11th, 10th, & 9th graders will be taking the ACT at MLK. The 12th, 8th, & 7th graders will attend classes according to their typical schedule; however, the bells will be turned off to allow for an uninterrupted testing environment. Students who are taking the ACT should plan to report to the following ACT Testing Locations on Tuesday morning according to their last name/grade level.

Half-Day Schedule:

All classes will meet on an abbreviated schedule (7 period day).

Congratulations to these students on this high honor!

Hello Royal Families,

Just a reminder that this is the last week to buy prom tickets. Ticket sales end on Friday, March 3, 2023.

Tickets must be purchased through GoFan; tickets are nonrefundable and nontransferable. No cash/check sales. You can use the link below to purchase tickets. Ticket prices are as follows.

Jan 1- Feb 26 $55.00 (plus service fee)

Feb 27-Mar 3 $65.00 (plus service fee)

If a student wishes to bring a freshman or sophomore, they must buy their ticket. Freshmen and sophomores are not allowed to purchase a ticket to prom.

GoFan Ticket Link

Prom Information Video

Prom 2023- Enchanted Forest

April 1, 2023

6-10 pm

Musicians Hall of Fame

401 Gay Street, Nashville

Forms

All MLK students must fill out a Prom Expectations Form. This year the form is digital. By clicking "I agree" on the form, parents, students, and non-MLK guests agree to adhere to the prom behavior expectations. This form must be completed by March 20, 2023. If you do not complete the form, you will not be able to attend prom.

Student Expectations Form

On February 28th, Spencer Nicholas was honored at the School Board meeting for achieving a State Championship Swimming title.

Congratulations Spencer!

Here are the results from the Concert Performance Assessment held at MLK.

The Middle School Orchestra played as the kickoff for CPA. They played SO beautifully! Please join me in congratulating them for their SUPERIOR ratings (highest achievable) in performance and sight reading.

After lunch, the High School Orchestra took the stage and absolutely rocked it as well! They pulled off their music with grace and intensity. They also were awarded SUPERIOR ratings in performance and sight reading.

Congratulations to the MLK High School Science Olympiad Teams! Both teams took on the 2023 Regional Competition at TSU last weekend- with Team A taking home 1st place overall.

Special accolades go out to the following students that placed 1st overall in their events: Declan Jones, Mya Zuo-Yu, and Zofia Hunter in Codebusters; Vincent Wang and Zofia Hunter in Environmental Chemistry; Emmanuel Adetunji and Neena Praveen in Cell Biology, and Ayna Sibtain and Mya Zuo-Yu in Remote Sensing.

Team A will be advancing on to the State Competition in Knoxville on April 1st. Way to go!

Seven MLK students won Outstanding delegate awards: Bethel Derege, Nathaniel Halevi, Lena Hilk, William Wyckoff, Rebekah Kee, Abigail Tilahun, and Meron Bekele.

Rebekah, Abigail, and Meron also won an award for their outstanding resolution!

Trey Madison and Rebekah Kee won their officer elections for the 2024 conference, and Bethel Derege was selected to attend the CONA conference this summer, with Nathaniel Halevi as an alternate.

We are so proud of our YIG delegates!

DERIVATIVES

Latin 1

2nd—Grey Mosser

Latin 2

4th—Leif Southworth

Latin 3

1st—Jazmine Croom

GRAMMAR

Latin 3

3rd—Jazmine Croom

ACADEMIC HEPTATHLON

Latin 4

4th—Kaiden Khan, Elise Pelham

5th—Maya Zuo-Yu

Latin 5

4th—Sadye Prebus

ROMAN HISTORY

Latin 4

4th—Maya Zuo-Yu

ROMAN LIFE

Latin 1

1st—Grey Mosser

2nd--Ani Sivakumar

4th—Olivia Hooper

Latin 2

2nd—Leif Southworth

Latin 3

4th—Jazmine Croom

Latin 4

2nd—Ayna Sibtain

5th—Lottie Cardwell

Latin 5

2nd—Sadye Prebus

LATIN LITERATURE

Latin 4

4th—Elise Pelham

MYTHOLOGY

Latin 2

5th—Leif Southworth

Latin 4

2nd—Kaiden Khan

5th—Maya Carpenter, Maya Zuo-Yu

READING COMP

Latin 1

3rd—Grey Mosser

4th—Daniela Gamboa

5th—Olivia Hooper

Latin 2

5th—Korbyn Cannon, Leif Southworth

Latin 3

3rd—David Vargas

5th—Jazmine Croom

Latin 4

2nd—Lottie Cardwell

Latin 5

5th—Sadye Prebus

VOCABULARY

Latin 1

5th—Grey Mosser

Latin 4

3rd—Lottie Cardwell

GRAPHIC ARTS

Acrylics and Oil

2nd—Annika Dichtl

3rd—Maya Carpenter

Maps

1st—Annika Dichtl

2nd—Elise Pelham

3rd—Megan Schelling

4th—Lottie Cardwell

Miscellaneous

1st—Maya Carpenter

2nd—Brini DeGuira

3rd—Annika Dichtl

4th—Elise Pelham

Mixed Media

5th—Annika Dichtl

Models

2nd—Annika Dichtl

4th—Elise Pelham

5th—Maya Carpenter

Mosaics

1st—Annika Dichtl

2nd—Maya Zuo-Yu

3rd—Elise Pelham

Pastels

1st—Maya Carpenter

2nd—Annika Dichtl

3rd—Elise Pelham

5th—Shae Camardo

Pen and Ink

1st—Maya Zuo-Yu

2nd—Annika Dichtl

3rd—Elise Pelham

Pencil

2nd—Abigail Hayes

3rd—Annika Dichtl

4th—Elise Pelham

Posters

2nd—Daniela Gamboa

4th—Wilson Lauren Watts

5th—Jazmine Croom

Scrapbook

2nd—Megan Schelling

Sculpture

1st—Elise Pelham

Textiles

1st-Annika Dichtl (crochet)

4th—Lottie Cardwell

Watercolors

1st—Maya Carpenter

5th—Elise Pelham

CREATIVE ARTS

Tweets

Latin 3

3rd—Megan Schelling

Latin 4

1st—Lottie Cardwell

Our novice certamen team consisting of Daniela Gamboa, Grey Mosser, Ani Sivakumar, and Jack Yarbro placed first!

Congratulations to our students on their outstanding performance!!

Eighty-seven juniors continued their preparation for the March 7 ACT by participating in an all-day "Boot Camp", funded by MNPS. This strategy-based session, led by a trained facilitator from MasteryPrep, taught students tips for success on each of the four ACT subtests, then allowed for timed practice and feedback. We know all our Juniors are ready to do their best on the March 7 assessment!

Pictured are MasteryPrep facilitator, Brittany, and workshop participants.

The Mayor Youth Council (MYC) will be hosting an open house on March 6 from 4:45-6:00 p.m. at the Oasis Center (1704 Charlotte Avenue, Suite, 200), which is a wonderful chance to meet with the current MYC, learn more about what it’s like to be on the council, and gain some insight into the process of joining the MYC.

Apply for the MYC by March 31.

Contact Alyssa Vega for more information at avega@oasiscenter.org or go to Mayor’s Youth Council | Oasis Center

The WeGo Youth Action Team is composed of high school students from various schools around Nashville. They partner with city leaders to improve the Nashville public transportation system while promoting youth ridership.

The application for the next cohort of WeGo Youth Action Team is open and the deadline is March 17. This is a paid opportunity and will increase students’ leadership and communication skills.

Find out more at WeGo Public Transit Youth Action Team | Oasis Center

Southern Word is partnering with Urban Word to launch the Tennessee Youth Poet Laureate program. Over the past fifteen years, Southern Word has worked with youth across the state to develop the spaces and skills for them to share their story. As part of that journey, Southern Word has lead the effort to identify Nashville youth voices as part of the Nashville Youth Poet Laureate program for the past nine years. We have seen Nashville Yout Poet Laureates represent young people in front of thousands of Nashvillians, council members, mayors, and other policymakers as well as national civil rights leaders and award-winning authors. They've published books, posted spoken word videos, appeared at the Library of Congress, and released spoken word albums. We want to ensure that all Tennessee teens are given the same opportunity to have their voice heard.

Today, we are excited to announce the application for youth across the state to serve as the first-ever Tennessee Youth Poet Laureate. The Youth Poet Laureate program celebrates our nation’s top youth poets who are committed to artistic excellence, civic engagement, and social impact. Teen writers (ages 13-19) interested must submit a portfolio of their original poetry and a CV that showcases their artistic excellence and community impact. The Tennessee Youth Poet Laureate will represent youth voice across the state.

In Peace and Poetry,
Southern Word

Go to our website calendar: Calendar - Martin Luther King Jr. School (mnps.org)

My Test Tips, a Nashville based test prep program, is offering Winter/Spring 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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For middle school the schedule is from 3:15-4:15, Monday-Thursday.

• Monday-Math---Dr. Poston

• Tuesday -Science --Mrs. Abernathy
• Wednesday- no tutoring
• 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.