Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School, previously known as Frayser High School, was a charter high school located in Memphis, Tennessee. It was demolished in fall of 2024. It operated as part of the Frayser Community Schools district between 2014-2024.[1]
History
The auditorium and gym were opened in 1951.[2]
On July 1, 2014, the newly formed Frayser Community Schools, led by former Westside Middle School principal Bobby White, took over Frayser High School and renamed it MLK Jr. College Preparatory High.[3]
Replacement
MLK Jr. College Prep closed after the 2023-24 school year, when Memphis Shelby County Schools didn't allow the school to return to the district as a charter school.[4]
In November 2024, MSCS allocated an additional $11 million for the replacement school on the site following the failure to get a zoning variance for the planned Cordova high school.[5]
Notable alumni
References
- ^ "Martin Luther King Jr College Prep". Frayser Community Schools. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "Building Dedicated at Frayser School". The Commercial Appeal. November 15, 1951. p. 38.
- ^ Roberts, Jane (July 27, 2014). "Prepping for Change: From shell of troubled institution, charter emerges, led by educator with deep neighborhood roots". The Commercial Appeal. pp. 1A, 11A. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ Weathersbee, Tonyaa (November 3, 2023). "MLK College Prep students will have 6 choices for next year while new school is built". Chalkbeat. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ Freeman, Rosalyn (November 21, 2024). "MSCS allocates $11 million to advance plans for new high school in Frayser". Fox 13 Memphis. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ "Former Student, Famed Recording Artist GloRilla, Returns to MLK College Prep; Donates $25,000". Frayser Community Schools. September 23, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Aniftos, Rania (September 23, 2022). "Rapper GloRilla Returns to High School to Donate $25,000". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
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