Martin Luther King Jr. High School (Cleveland)

Public, coeducational high school in Cleveland, , Ohio, United States

Martin Luther King Jr. High School Health Careers Center
Address

1651 East 71st Street Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, (Cuyahoga County), Ohio 44103 United States
Coordinates	41°30′35″N 81°38′20″W / 41.50972°N 81.63889°W / 41.50972; -81.63889
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
Motto	"We are tied to Greatness"
Opened	1973
School district	CMSD
Superintendent	Eric Gordon
President	Latonia Davis
Grades	9-12
Average class size	25
Color(s)	Black and Teal
Song	The Show Goes On by Lupe Fiasco
Athletics conference	Senate League
Sports	Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Soccer, Tennis, and Track and field,
Mascot	Knight
Nickname	MLK
Team name	Crusaders
Rival	Collinwood
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Athletic Director	D. Davis
Website	http://www.cmsdnet.net

Martin Luther King Jr. High School is a public high school located in Cleveland, Ohio. It is part of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. The school nickname is King.

History

The school was built in 1973. Like many schools that opened in the 10 years after the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the school was named in honor of the famed civil rights movement leader.

Structure

The school has two "Small Schools" located in it, providing focused learning for students interested in the medical and law industry. The classes use hands on experiences to prepare teens for college in these fields:

Health Careers. Health Careers offers programs in STNA, Dental Assisting, and Personal Training.
School for Law & Municipal Careers. Law & Municipal offers programs in Security forces, Firefighting, and EMT.

Notable alumni

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External links

District Website

Notes and references

^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
^ "Cleveland Municipal School District Web site". Archived from the original on February 3, 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2007.
"Cleveland Municipal School District Health Careers Web site". Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2007.
"Cleveland Municipal School District Law and Municipal Careers Web site". Archived from the original on May 6, 2005. Retrieved February 28, 2007.

v t e Cleveland Metropolitan School District high schools
Neighborhood draw high schools	Carl F. Shuler High School Collinwood High School East Technical High School Campus Glenville High School James Ford Rhodes High School John Adams High School Campus John F. Kennedy Academic Campus John Marshall High School Lincoln-West High School
City-wide draw high schools	Cleveland School of the Arts Main Campus Design Lab Early College Garrett Morgan Science Academy Genesis High School Ginn Academy High Achievement Academy High Tech Academy Jane Addams Business Careers Center John Hay Campus Martin Luther King, Jr. High School Campus Max S. Hayes High School MC2STEM NewTech @ East Technical Campus NewTech @ Garrett Morgan SuccessTech Academy Thomas Jefferson Campus Washington Park Environmental Studies Academy Campus International High School Davis Aerospace and Maritime High School
Closed high schools	Aviation High School Central High School East High School South High School West High School West Technical High School Whitney M. Young Gifted & Talented Leadership Academy

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