Tuesday - 7 period day

Wednesday - Even period day

Thursday - Odd period day

Friday - 7 period day

1. HS Boys Golf
2. HS Girls Golf
3. HS Volleyball
4. HS Girls Soccer
5. HS Wrestling
6. HS Girls Bowling
7. HS Boys Bowling
8. HS Cheerleading
9. HS Girls Cross Country
10. HS Boys Cross Country
11. HS Boys Track
12. HS Football

2023-2024 AAA Girls All District Team – Camyia Campbell

2023-2024 AAA Boys All District Teams – Simeon Williams, Avery Townsend, Kquinn Donald, and Kendall Solomon

Pictured left to right: Kendall Solomon, Avery Townsend, Camyia Campbell, Kquinn Donald, and Simeon Williams

The Martin Luther King Magnet School swim team competed in the Tennessee State High School Championship meet this past weekend in Knoxville, lead by Coach Cassidy Davis. There were almost 900 swimmers from 138 schools across the state who participated, and each swimmer had to achieve qualification times. It was a very exciting way to end our season and our swimmers performed extremely well!

The following swimmers represented MLK:

Sophia Brame-Goldthwaite

Evatt Howerton

Kaiden Khan

Spencer Nicholas

Jackson Wang

We had many outstanding performances and each swimmer achieved personal best swims in every race. Our boys' relay teams placed 6th in the 200 freestyle and 8th in the 200 medley, and finished 7th in team points for boys. MLK finished 14th in combined total team points.

Our individual performances were led by Spencer Nicholas, who became the state champion in both the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke. Sophia Brame-Goldthwaite swam to 15th place finishes in both the 100 backstroke and the 200 individual medley, and Jackson Wang got 16th in the 100 backstroke.

We are extremely grateful for everyone's support this season! A special thank you goes to all of our swimmers and parents for making this season such an overwhelming success.

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

French Honor Society members designed and constructed a paper version of the Pont des Arts (Love Lock Bridge) in Paris, where lovers would write their names on a lock, attach it to the bridge and throw the key into the River Seine as a symbol of their eternal love. We are inviting the MLK family to write their names and / or a kind message on a paper lock and attach it to the bridge, which can be found opposite the entrance to the Internet Café. Bonne fête de Saint Valentin! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

West End Girls' Lacrosse will continue in 2023! It is a club sport and open to girls from 5th grade through 8th grade in MNPS. If you are interested in participating, please contact Coach Price.

Coaches:

Coach Cheyenne Price, cheyenne.price@vumc.org 502-836-6660

We are open for coaching support to help out, so please let us know if you have any leads.

Manager: Ally Price, allycat2308@yahoo.com 502-744-6703

Team coordination:

Mobile app - TeamSnap (please email coach for access)

Discussion - GroupMe (please email manager for access)

Cost: $125 per player (funds will be used to pay officials, field fees, uniforms, etc.)

Practice Schedule: Starting on February 2, 2023, the team will meet every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday after school in Elmington Park (West End Middle) starting at 415pm until 5pm., alternating with practices at Green Hills Park (JT Moore Middle), but will communicate this info well in advance once we nail down our possibilities. Practice will be extended times later in the season to prepare for games. We will practice in all kinds of weather so dress appropriately. If it is raining hard, we will try to find an indoor space and will go over game videos to learn the rules of the game.

Please download the MS Lacrosse Packet below:

MS Lacrosse Team 2023.docx

https://youtu.be/CcuaMrXZIBY

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)

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.

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.