There are 6 article(s) tagged Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School:

• March 2026

  • Opinion: In Memphis, school decisions carry history. This one carries hope.

    “The leadership of the Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School and Believe Memphis Academy Charter School have begun a conversation about merging.”

    By Tim Ware, Alicia Norman March 28, 2026

• February 2026

  • Believe Memphis weighs closure allowing Grizzlies Prep a larger South Memphis campus

    The potential relocation would give Grizzlies Prep students, currently about 300 boys, a campus with a gym and outdoor spaces. It also would provide a facility for the charter operator to open its new all-girls school.

    By Laura Testino February 05, 2026

• August 2024

  • All-girls Grizzlies prep school approved

    “We’ve seen good work from the single-gender schools, even though there’s not that many of them,” said Emily Lilley of the Tennessee Charter School Center.

    By King Jemison, Laura Testino August 02, 2024

• July 2024

  • Grizzlies Prep looks to open all-girls charter school

    The MSCS charter office has recommended the board approve the charter for Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory STEAM School for Girls. If approved, it would be one of just three all-girls charter schools in the state. 

    By King Jemison July 26, 2024

• August 2022

  • School ‘kicks’ off new tournament for art supply assistance

    A new event aims to showcase collaboration over competition. 

    By Jasmine McCraven August 23, 2022

• October 2018

  • How Memphis students came face to face with the painful history in their school’s backyard

    A few yards across from the parking lot of an all-boys Memphis school lies a small, tree-lined courtyard, where a class of eighth-graders studies a large historical marker.

    By Laura Faith Kebede October 15, 2018