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| Facts about our School |
| Year School Built |
1936 |
| Addition & Renovation |
1955 |
| Square Footage |
141,034 |
| Number of Students |
1,195 |
| Grades Served |
7-12 |
| School Hours |
8:00-3:00 |
| School Colors |
Royal Blue, White & Silver |
| School Mascot |
Male Lion w/ Gold Crown |
| Cluster |
Pearl-Cohn |
| School Motto: |
| "Excellence is Our Hallmark!" |
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Principal: Dr. Schunn Turner - schunn.turner@mnps.org
Assistant Principals:
Victoria Ragan - victoria.ragan@mnps.org
Nancy Hunter - nancy.hunter@mnps.org
District 5 School Board Representative:
Elissa Kim - elissa.kim@mnps.org
District 19 Metro Council Representative:
Erica Gilmore - erica.gilmore@nashville.gov
Parent Advisory Group Contact:
Tim Crenshow - tcrenshaw@ftblaw.com
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| What Does Our School Offer? |
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Scholars Program
24 Honors Level Courses
20 AP Courses
Concert Band
Wind Ensemble
Orchestra
5 Foreign Languages
Wireless Lab
9 Science Labs
Engineering Program
National Honor Society
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Honors Assembly Program
Science Olympiad
Quiz Bowl
Student Council Leadership
Forensics
Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)
Model UN
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Governor's School
Beta Club
Sports & Athletic Programs
Destination Imagination
National French Honor Society
Over 40 MLK Extracurricular Clubs
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What Makes Our School Unique?
The MLK Program emphasizes scientific research, mathematics and an advanced placement curriculum, which are designed to give students a competitive edge in post-secondary institutions. Students are required to take 6 courses and an independent study per semester. The MLK student matriculates through six years of mathematics and science, inclusive of physics and AP Calculus.
The rigorous four-year engineering program integrates mathematics and science in a state of the art computer lab. MLK students design and present award-winning engineering projects.
Although MLK emphasizes math and science, its curriculum is very diverse. MLK offers an array of Advanced Placement courses. MLK has been recognized as being one of the nation's Top 100 Schools by "The Washington Post" and "US News & World Report."
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Who Attends Our School?
Students are required to have scored 85 or above average for the spring semester of the previous year and the 1st and 2nd quarters of the current school year with no failing grades. Also, current Metro students must have achievement test scores advanced in both math and reading and non-Metro students must have reading and math stanine scores on a norm-referenced achievement test equaling 14 or above (no rounding). Students attending Rose Park and Head Magnet who have maintained the proper standards automatically feed into MLK.
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PENCIL Partners
PENCIL Foundation, a nonprofit organization, links community resources with Nashville public schools. A PENCIL Partner is a business or other community organization that teams up with a Metro school to volunteer time and donate resources that promote student success.
Baptist Hospital
Meharry Medical College
Sitemason.com
TSU Biology Department
Fisk University
Tennessee Society for Professional Engineers
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The Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, or disability in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities. MNPS does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. 2009 - 2010
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