Martin Luther King High School (Lithonia, Georgia)
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Martin Luther King Jr. High School  |
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| Lithonia, GA USA |
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| Principal | Mr. Kenn Baker |
| Students | 2,300 (est.) |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Athletics | Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Gymanstics, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Volleyball |
| Athletics conference | GHSA Region 2-AAAAA |
| Motto | "Teamwork makes the dreamwork!" |
| Mascot | Lions |
| Color(s) | Crimson and Silver |
| Established | August 2001 |
| Homepage | http://http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/mlkinghs/index.html/ |
The Martin Luther King, Jr. High School is a public high school located in Lithonia, Georgia. It opened in August, 2001, as the newest high school in the DeKalb school system and was named after the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.. The school was originally opened as a way to alleviate overcrowding in surrounding middle schools. When originally opened it only included grades 6-7 and grades 9-11 and each year continued to drop the middle school grades, until it became a total high school, from grades 9-12 in the 2003-2004 school year.
Martin Luther King, Jr. High School has continiued to grow each year in population, and its estimated enrollment for the 2007-2008 school year is 2,300 students. M.L. King's current prinicipal is Mr. Kenn Baker.
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[edit] Feeder School
Salem Middle School is the middle school feeder to MLK.
[edit] Unique Assets
MLK implemented the International Baccalaureate Diploma program during the 2004-2005 school year, and it continues to produce top students each year.
[edit] Awards and Recognition
The MLK marching band received superior ratings at the District Band Festival, and superior ratings in the county marching competition.
The MLK Drama team won the Region 2-AAAAA championship in the One-Act Play competition in 2006
The MLK football team has been to the state playoffs every year since it has been a full high school, compiling a remarkable 56-18 record over 6 years, which is the best record in Georgia football history for a high school in its first 6 years of existense.
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