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About Our School Lefler Newsbrief E-mail a Teacher Lefler Media Center Linkin Logs Lefler Learning Center Counselor's Corner Spelling Differentiated Curriculum Teacher Web Sites	The Word of the Day for October 10th is: posse \PAH-see\ noun Meaning 1 : a large group often with a common interest 2 : a body of persons summoned by a sheriff to assist in preserving the public peace usually in an emergency 3 : a group of people temporarily organized to make a search (as for a lost child) 4 : one’s attendants or associates Example Sentence "On the Saturday morning we used to watch anxiously for the usual signs of activity and when we saw a large barrel of beer being escorted up the streets by a posse of small boys, we knew that all was well." (Edmund Barber, Country Life, October 12, 1951) Daily Bulletin October 10, 2008 Lunch today: Mac & cheese, beef teriyaki strips w/ breadstick, chicken fajita sandwich Lunch Monday: Big zone cheese pizza, turkey tetrazzini, cheeseburgers Breakfast Monday: Ham, egg & cheese on English muffin, cereal, toast, juice, milk STUDENT NEWS:* Are you interested in participating in the Trash Can Band during the Star City Parade this year? See Ms Lori in the office to pick up a sign-up sheet. This year's Yearbook will ALL COLOR! They will be on sale at lunch today for $17.00 Need something to do during fall and winter break? The American Red Cross is offering Babysitter’s Training. Come join the fun as you learn how to make responsible decisions, supervise infants through school-age children, choose safe & age appropriate toys & games and much more! If interested, please see Ms. Lori in the office. Welcome to Millard Lefler Middle School located in Lincoln, Nebraska. We are a middle school composed of grades 6, 7, and 8 and have approximately 650 students. We are located close to the "middle" of our city and therefore we serve students not only from our surrounding neighborhood, but from all over the Lincoln area. The strength of our school is in the teaching staff and the diversity of students who come from different social, economic, and cultural backgrounds. Our school first opened its doors on September 12, 1955. Our school was named after Mr. Millard Lefler, who began his career with the Lincoln Public Schools as an assistant principal of Lincoln High School. He became superintendent of schools in 1920. Some of Mr. Lefler's accomplishments were: creating the position of director of elementary education, initiating the junior high school system, developing vocational training in the senior highs and starting adult education programs. When Mr. Lefler was interviewed at the dedication ceremony for the school named in honor of him and he had to say, "I couldn't think of any place a person could be more proud to have his name associated with than a school." Mr. Lefler was superintendent of the Lincoln Public schools from 1920 to 1948.The land that the Lefler school was built upon (12 acres) cost the district $12,000 and was purchased in 1912. The cost of the building was $1,227,000.There have been five principals of Lefler since 1955. They are:Kathryn Hurst, Bob Knaub, Dr. Don Grassmeyer, Hugh McDermott and Kelly Schrad. Presently there are 53 teachers, an assistant principal, and 3 counselors that make up the teaching staff. In addition, there are 12 paraeducators, 8 kitchen helpers, 8 custodians, and a number of volunteers. (c) Lefler Middle School 1999-2005

The Word of the Day for October 10th is:

posse

\PAH-see\
noun

Meaning
*1 : a large group often with a common interest
2 : a body of persons summoned by a sheriff to assist in preserving the public peace usually in an emergency
3 : a group of people temporarily organized to make a search (as for a lost child)
4 : one’s attendants or associates

Example Sentence
"On the Saturday morning we used to watch anxiously for the usual signs of activity and when we saw a large barrel of beer being escorted up the streets by a posse of small boys, we knew that all was well." (Edmund Barber, Country Life, October 12, 1951)

Daily Bulletin
October 10, 2008

Lunch today: Mac & cheese, beef teriyaki strips w/ breadstick, chicken fajita sandwich

Lunch Monday: Big zone cheese pizza, turkey tetrazzini, cheeseburgers

Breakfast Monday: Ham, egg & cheese on English muffin, cereal, toast, juice, milk

STUDENT NEWS:

Are you interested in participating in the Trash Can Band during the Star City Parade this year? See Ms Lori in the office to pick up a sign-up sheet.

This year's Yearbook will ALL COLOR!
They will be on sale at lunch today for $17.00

Need something to do during fall and winter break? The American Red Cross is offering Babysitter’s Training. Come join the fun as you learn how to make responsible decisions, supervise infants through school-age children, choose safe & age appropriate toys & games and much more! If interested, please see Ms. Lori in the office.

Welcome to Millard Lefler Middle School located in Lincoln, Nebraska. We are a middle school composed of grades 6, 7, and 8 and have approximately 650 students. We are located close to the "middle" of our city and therefore we serve students not only from our surrounding neighborhood, but from all over the Lincoln area. The strength of our school is in the teaching staff and the diversity of students who come from different social, economic, and cultural backgrounds.

Our school first opened its doors on September 12, 1955. Our school was named after Mr. Millard Lefler, who began his career with the Lincoln Public Schools as an assistant principal of Lincoln High School. He became superintendent of schools in 1920. Some of Mr. Lefler's accomplishments were: creating the position of director of elementary education, initiating the junior high school system, developing vocational training in the senior highs and starting adult education programs. When Mr. Lefler was interviewed at the dedication ceremony for the school named in honor of him and he had to say, "I couldn't think of any place a person could be more proud to have his name associated with than a school." Mr. Lefler was superintendent of the Lincoln Public schools from 1920 to 1948.The land that the Lefler school was built upon (12 acres) cost the district $12,000 and was purchased in 1912. The cost of the building was $1,227,000.There have been five principals of Lefler since 1955. They are:Kathryn Hurst, Bob Knaub, Dr. Don Grassmeyer, Hugh McDermott and Kelly Schrad. Presently there are 53 teachers, an assistant principal, and 3 counselors that make up the teaching staff. In addition, there are 12 paraeducators, 8 kitchen helpers, 8 custodians, and a number of volunteers.

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