Martin Luther King Jr. High School Health Careers Center
Address
1651 East 71st Street

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland
,
(Cuyahoga County)
,
Ohio
44103

United States
Coordinates41°30′35″N 81°38′20″W / 41.50972°N 81.63889°W / 41.50972; -81.63889
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
Motto"We are tied to Greatness"
Opened1973
School districtCMSD
SuperintendentEric Gordon
PresidentLatonia Davis[1]
Grades9-12
Average class size25
Color(s)Black and Teal[1]   
SongThe Show Goes On by Lupe Fiasco
Athletics conferenceSenate League[1]
SportsBasketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Soccer, Tennis, and Track and field,
MascotKnight
NicknameMLK
Team nameCrusaders[1]
RivalCollinwood
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Athletic DirectorD. Davis[1]
Websitehttp://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.[3] 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:[3]

  • Health Careers. Health Careers offers programs in STNA, Dental Assisting, and Personal Training.[4]
  • School for Law & Municipal Careers. Law & Municipal offers programs in Security forces, Firefighting, and EMT.[5]

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  2. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  3. 1 2 "Cleveland Municipal School District Web site". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
  4. ↑ "Cleveland Municipal School District Health Careers Web site". Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
  5. ↑ "Cleveland Municipal School District Law and Municipal Careers Web site". Archived from the original on 2005-05-06. Retrieved 2007-02-28.


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