- Martin Luther King, Jr. High School (Lithonia, Georgia)
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Martin Luther King Jr. High School 
Motto Teamwork makes the Dreamwork! Established 2001 Type Public Secondary Principal Everett F. Patrick Students 2,300 Grades 9-12 Location 3991 Snapfinger Road,
Lithonia, Georgia, USACoordinates 33°39′37″N 84°11′56″W / 33.660219°N 84.198852°WCoordinates: 33°39′37″N 84°11′56″W / 33.660219°N 84.198852°W Colors Maroon and silver Mascot Lions Website MLK High School 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 County School System and was named after the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr..
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Development
The school was opened to alleviate overcrowding in surrounding middle schools. It originally included only grades 6-7 and 9-10. Tenth grade students come from Lithonia and Southwest DeKalb High Schools to relieve crowding and also due to rezoning of DeKalb County . The following year, after a protest of the high school students, the school dropped the sixth and seventh graders and added eighth grade. It became a pure high school with grades 9-12 in the 2003-2004 school year.
M.L. King's current principal is Mr. Everett F. Patrick.
Feeder School
Salem Middle School is the middle school feeder to MLK.
Unique Assets
MLK implemented the International Baccalaureate Diploma program during the 2004-2005 school year, and it continues to produce top students each year.
M.L.K Marching Lions
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 existence.
The MLK football team also became the 2010-2011 Region 2-AAAAA champions upsetting the Stephenson Jaguars perfect season in a 28-27 victory. This victory led the lions to the playoffs in which they were defeated in the second round by Colquitt County Packers.
The MLK Wrestling team has been acknowledged for their excellence, Laron Taylor placed 1st at the County tournament at 165 lb. and Wesley Warren placed 2nd at County tournament at 103
External links
External Links Categories:- Schools in DeKalb County, Georgia
- High schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Georgia (U.S. state) school stubs
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