Charter school opens new campus in former Parkway Village Kroger
Parents, students and community members attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Memphis Merit Charter School at its new K-6 campus in Parkway Village, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The Kroger closed years ago, a moment that school founder Lakenna Booker remembers as a major blow to the neighborhood.
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Memphis Merit AcademyKing Jemison
King Jemison is completing a journalism master’s program at Northwestern University. After graduating from Stanford University in 2021, he taught elementary school in Memphis for two years.
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