There are 4 article(s) tagged Memphis Merit Academy:

• December 2025

  • How Merit Academy pursues excellence in literacy

    The Daily Memphian’s Eric Barnes talks to Lakenna Booker, who is the executive director of Memphis Merit Academy, on this week’s Sidebar podcast.

    By Eric Barnes December 11, 2025

• May 2025

  • Oakhaven Fest marches to the beat of its own drum

    With drum lines, vendors, food trucks and a truck for playing video games, the Oakhaven Festival offered the community a chance to have a little fun Saturday.

    By Jody Callahan May 10, 2025

• June 2024

  • Charter school opens new campus in former Parkway Village Kroger

    The Kroger closed years ago, a moment that school founder Lakenna Booker remembers as a major blow to the neighborhood.

    By King Jemison June 20, 2024

• March 2023

  • Charter school bags former Parkway Village Kroger for new campus

    “I’m excited for people to drive by and say, ‘There is Merit in Memphis’” said Lakenna Booker, Memphis Merit Academy’s founder and head of school. 

    By Aarron Fleming March 24, 2023