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I love this school it's everything!! great support in leadership excellent school ad it helps you get into MLK

MLK Alum here! I graduated in 2020 (covid year) and have now been through a 4 year college and start my professional career as an educator in August of this year. MLK has everything to do with what I do now. Now, the rigor is challenging and while there were nights I stayed up to make deadlines, and finish projects, show me a high school where you won’t do these things…And in college, it only gets worse IF you don’t prepare accordingly. I cheered at MLK from my sophomore year to my senior year. I was in numerous clubs like Youth in Government, Model United Nations, French Club, just to name a few. Parents, I urge you to send your students to MLK because the leadership is strong, the teachers care/love their students, and the environment itself is a great place to foster student learning/growth. Before I came into MLK I was an A/B student coming from Head Middle Magnet. My first year (seventh grade) at MLK, I maintained a D or an F in 1 class because I realized I never knew how to truly study. I was a very hard worker so it made sense that my 85 average was due to my strong work ethic and not so much of me applying the knowledge that I have learned. Through many parent teacher conferences, study groups with my peers, and extended help from my teacher, I finished with my first C. While it isn’t an A or a B, I was so proud of my C because I knew that I did as much as I could to pass the class. Then came graduation, and then 4.5 years later at my university, I graduated with Latin Honors, came out with zero student loans due to scholarships, and all while being on a Captain of a D1 Dance Team. My point is, it is okay if your child struggles a little, it is okay if they stay up past their bedtime to finish their homework, it is okay for them to feel stress sometimes. Maybe they need help with time management and breaking up assignments through the week so they aren’t overloading themselves all on one day. Instead of pulling them out, figure out what you can do to support them. Because the school definitely will.