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Arlington & Lakeland’s Community Newspaper
theview
May 2016
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Lakeland Names Matt Adler to Lead New Middle School
Special to THE VIEW 38002
Lakeland School System superintendent Dr.
Ted Horrell has announced the selection of
Matt Adler as the founding
principal of Lakeland
Middle
Preparatory
School.
A resident of Lakeland,
Adler is currently viceprincipal of Bolton High
School where he previously served as the coordinator of the school’s International
Baccalaureate
Program, a Master Teacher, and chairman of the
science department where
he taught standard, honors,
and AP Chemistry.
Matt Adler
Adler received his
bachelor’s degree from the
University of South Carolina and has earned master’s degrees in both
Curriculum & Instruction
and Educational Leadership.
Horrell said Adler
impressed the principal
selection committee with
his combination of experience, warmth, and commitment to student success. “I believe Mr. Adler’s skill set and personality will be a great fit for
the kind of culture we
intend to build at Lakeland
Middle
Preparatory
School,” Horrell stated.
Adler
said,
“Developing a school that
continues the exemplary
standard set forth by
Lakeland
Elementary
School is one of my top
priorities as LMPS principal.”
Adler will begin work
for
Lakeland
School
System on July 1st and
will have more than one
year to prepare for the
opening of the new school
for students in grades 5
through 8. The school,
which will be located
north of Highway 70 and
east of Canada Road, will
open in August of 2017. A
groundbreaking ceremony
for the school will be held
on Thursday, May 26 at
11:00 a.m.
Upcoming Events
MAY
21
Arlington Community Tennis Team is Aces
By Julie Moultrie, Special to THE VIEW 38002
The Arlington Community Tennis Team enjoyed
immediate success. This
year marked the first ever
tennis program for local
kids ages 10-14 to compete against a variety of
private middle schools all
around the city of Memphis. Seven girls and eight
boys competed this spring
by representing one of the
few public middle school
programs in this area.
Both girls and boys
teams won half of their
school matches. The boys’
number two player on the
roster, Brandon Pham, and
number five Justin Davis,
boasted close individual
winning records after
many hard fought close
matches for the boys’
team. Number one phenom, 5th grader Roberto
Ferrer, and newcomer
Gage Powell, a 6th grader
playing fourth in the
lineup, had notable records
with even number of wins
and losses against older
Aleyla Wooten on the court. Photo by Christy
Dupré. Team photos can be found on p. 12.
and often more experienced players.
Many of the boys also
participated in a local recreational league through
Tennis Memphis called
Junior Team Tennis (JTT),
where the Arlington Boys
Team placed second in the
14 and Under Beginner
Division. JTT members
Brandon Pham, Joseph
Haynes, Justin Davis, and
Jack Rowe all had winning
records in this division.
Girls’ number one star
Aleyla Wooten blew away
the local school competition with an undefeated
individual season record of
11-0. Number two girl,
5th grader Alli Moultrie,
surprised older players
week after week with an
impressive season record
of 10-2. Junior Team Tennis members Alli Moultrie
and Sydney Long also had
winning records in the
14’s Beginner Division
Photos by Christy Dupré
representing the Arlington
Girls’ JTT Team in recreational match play.
In addition to regular
season, the Arlington
Community Tennis Team
participated in the end of
the year district middle
school tournament. Facing
the best players in the city,
Sydney Long proudly advanced past the first round
of tournament play. Aleyla
Wooten lived up to her 6th
seed by advancing to the
quarterfinals of the tournament, where she lost a
tight match against the
third seeded player. With
only one 8th grader from
each gender graduating,
the Arlington Community
Tennis Team looks to be a
powerful program on the
rise.
For questions regarding
the Arlington Community
Tennis Team, contact Julie
Moultrie
at
Julie
[email protected]
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Flapjacks with Friends,
Fundraiser for West
Tennessee Veterans
Home with Senator Mark
Norris, 7:00 am—9:30
am, Arlington United
Methodist Church
Memorial Day Service;
9:00 a.m., Hughes
College Hill Park,
Arlington. Sponsored by
the Arlington Chapter of
the APTA
JUNE
04
,
Lakeland Annual
Children’s Fishing
Rodeo; Saturday, June
4th, beginning promptly
at 8:00 a.m. at IH
Managerial Park,
Lakeland
Inside this edition...
Happenings, p.2
Business, p. 4
School News, starts on p. 7
View from 38002, p. 12