Thank you for your support of LPS activities.  This fund a need is to help defray costs for an LPS math contest for middle school and high school students.  Costs associated with this event are for substitute teachers so that district math teachers can accompany the contest with their students and for rental of the site hosting the contest. This contest will be open and free for all LPS students and math clubs.  Many of the math contests during the year are in the fall and so a spring contest fits a need in the competitive math community. The contest will also be open to other schools from Nebraska with a goal of 300-400 students participating.  

For the past two years, Lefler 8th grade students created a Student Identity Through Embroidery Panel project that gave them the opportunity to explore their personal identity and how it is influenced by their ethnicity, pop culture, family history, personal experiences and interests. Students were highly engaged, deeply invested in the project and proud of their embroidery and the essays they wrote. It was a huge success and we would like to do it again this year.
Through this project, students will identify the elements most essential to their identity and think through how to best express them in a collage using photos, text, and symbols. The resulting images will be printed onto fabric that students will then embroider and embellish to add another personal touch, new skillset and layer of meaning. They will also work with community and parent volunteers who will assist the students as they learn new embroidery techniques. The project will culminate in an evening community event where students will showcase their artwork to staff, family, and community members.
To complete this project we need funds to purchase fabric, embroidery floss, ribbons, beads, batting, dowels and other materials. Requesting $900 plus cost reimbursement.

Help us launch Piano Lab! The LNW Music Department is eager to bring piano instruction to our students through a new class. We are requesting $8,404.27 plus cost reimbursement. Your donation will directly fund the essential equipment needed to make this possible, including:12 Yamaha 61-key Keyboards12 Keyboard Pedals12 Keyboard StandsA Modular Music Lab System (plus future expansion unit)