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February 4
Freshman Forum
6pm @ Auditorium

February 11
Sophomore Seminar
6pm @ Auditorium

February 14
Valentine's Day Dance
3pm - 5pm @ Internet Cafe

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Mert Sekman Recognized at January 28th School Board Meeting

On Tuesday, January 28^th, Mert Sekman was recognized at the School Board meeting for being a Regeneron Award winner. Mert addressed the School Board. Congratulations Mert!

Valentine's Day Teacher Appreciation Breakfast

The MLK PTSA is providing a Valentine's Day teacher appreciation breakfast on Thursday, February 13.

Please consider signing up to bring in a breakfast food item and have it at the school by 7:15 AM that morning. Drinks and non-perishable items can be dropped off in the Guidance Office a few days before if that is convenient (please label all items for the teacher's breakfast). Perishable food items must be brought the morning of the event in disposable containers. If you need to send the perishable food items with your student that morning, that is fine. Please deliver to the teachers lounge.

Thank you for your support!

9th and 10th grade parent reps

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TSA Regionals Results

Congratulations goes out to Caleb Eaton, Zech Sam, and Micheal Xie who won 1st Place in HS Technology Bowl TSA (Technology Student Association) Regional Competition on Friday, January 24^th.
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Annual Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration

MLK's Chinese Fan Dance team of nine students )Ben Coat, Shakthi Kannan, Kyra Foster, Janiya Garner, Colin O’Neil, Calista Pointer, Amelia Reeves, Makenna Frye, and Abigail Adebisi) performed at the Annual Chinese Lunar New Year celebration on February 1st. One of the Fan Dance team members, Shakthi Kannan, also performed in the Lion Dance. Their performances received numerous compliments from the audience, their fellow classmates, parents, and from the organizers. A terrific job was done by these wonderful dancers! We are so proud of you all and congratulations! Go MLK Royals!

Winter Blood Drive Results

Under the direction of Ms. Cain, MLK Biology teacher, the Blood Drive was able to collect 34 units of blood. A special thank you goes out to everyone who gave blood! Thank you!

Bowling update

Congratulations to the MLK Bowling Team on a great year!!! Congratulations our AWESOME Royals Bowling Team for a spectacular season. Our boys and girls teams fell short in their regional matches. As a result our boys finished their season with a 10-4 record, our girls finished with a 11-3 record.

Finally, last Thursday, Kendoll Hayes competed as one of the top individual qualifiers in the state tournament. Kendoll bowled exceptionally well, unfortunately, she was spares away from making the cut to the second round. I want to thank the entire bowling team (“Cleanup Crew”) for their hard work and dedication.-Coach

MLK MS Swimming

Congratulations to the MS Swimming Team on a great year!!!This past weekend five MLK students competed in the Middle School Swimming Championship. MLK middle school placed 8th in total combined points, and the boys finished 4th in total points with over 70 area middle schools participating. Swimmers representing MLK were:

Evatt Howerton
Brady Douglas
Sophia Brame-Goldthwaite
Spencer Nicholas
Jackson Wang
Our swimmers had several highlights throughout the championship meet. The boys 200 medley relay placed 2nd, and the boys 200 freestyle relay placed 3rd. Spencer Nicholas won both of his individual races with meet record times, and our team had seven top 8 individual event swims.

Thank you to all of the swimmers and parents for making this event a huge success. Way to go Royals!.

MLK HS Swimming

MLK Swimmers Going to the State High School ChampionshipOn Feb. 7 and 8, the following swimmers will be representing MLK at the 2020 State High School Championship in Knoxville:

Bella Barbero
Finley Oldham
Hanna Hrstic
Jack Hartert
Lilly Zhang

We are wishing these students the best of luck as they prepare to compete!

MS Wrestling Lion’s Den Tournament Results

Saturday the Grappling Tigers competed at the Lion's Den Tournament at Isaac Litton Middle. The following wrestlers finished as follows:

Carlos Lowe - 5th Place
Javan Roland - 5th Place

The following were medal winners on the day:

Corey Savage - 4th Place
Kameron Rucker - 4th Place
Josh Sims - 4th Place
Kristian Green - 3rd Place

The Grappling Tigers finish up the regular season this Wednesday at Head Magnet. Start time is 4:45. Admission is $2. Come out to support your Grappling Tigers.

Celebrating School Counselors

February 3 to 7 is National School Counseling Week, a time to say thank you to a school counselor and highlight the tremendous impact they have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.

Scholarship Saturday Well Attended

Mrs. Hensley. MLK’s College Counselor, held Scholarship Saturday on February 1st. Scholarship Saturday is held to provide assistance for students and parents with identifying and working on scholarship applications. Twenty-nine students (29) and seven (7) parents attended.!

Here's the latest list of scholarship opportunities! Have a great weekend! Scholarship List - Feb 1.xlsx

MLK Spirit Store

Is it time for a new hoodie? Have you been waiting on one of the MLK rain jackets? ALL MERCHANDISE in the Spirit Store has been RESTOCKED!!!!! Rain jackets, hoodies, and T-shirts in all your favorite colors (and sizes) are now AVAILABLE. Come check out the new SWAG!!! The store is open on Wednesdays, 7:45 am - 8:00 am and on Fridays during all three lunch periods. Spread the word! If you have any questions, please contact Chas B. Ware at cbradley15@hotmail.com.

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