Park Middle School, built in 1891, is located in the heart of Lincoln, Nebraska. Park was originally home to Park Elementary and in 1991 was remodeled and transformed into Park Middle School. The school is surrounded by a proud and dedicated community and continues to be a school of great pride and beauty. Park shares the city block with Cooper Park, Lincoln’s first city park. This 11.52 acre park was established around 1877 and provides a center point for community activities and events. As a Title I school, around 80% of our student population either qualifies, or is currently receiving, free and reduced lunch. The teachers and staff at Park are passionate about providing quality education and an all around equitable experience for ALL students.

Through the help of your donations, Park Middle School is helping to support and celebrate approximately 75 hard working teachers and an additional 25 staff members throughout the year and on the different "Staff Appreciation Days" These funds help to provide food for conferences and work days along with incentives such as small prizes for games, supplies and snack foods. These items are all used to help support a positive work environment, as well as promote appreciation for our teachers and staff. Requesting $2,500 plus cost reimbursement.

Help us cultivate a vibrant and thriving school community by supporting this campaign to recognize and appreciate our staff and their deep commitment to each student at Culler. As a title building, we know firsthand that the brightness of one’s future should never be dimmed due to the lack of resources a community may have. Although many of our stakeholders may not have the additional income to celebrate our staff, we are grateful for the daily partnership our families give to support their students. No one cares about the success of our Cougars more than their parents and guardians. We as a staff are a proud second, though

Your contribution towards this campaign provides staff with meals on conference nights, a small gift, and fun activities during our annual staff appreciation week, as well as other small morale boosters throughout the school year. With or without the funding of this campaign, the staff at Culler will continue to pour into the lives of our Cougars every day. How? By planning engaging lessons that are reflective of the diverse interests of the students, connecting with students that were absent on their off periods for make-up support, working beyond the school day to serve as coaches for our athletic program, volunteering time to plan community events like our two annual school dances, talent show, musical, monthly grade level celebrations, awards assemblies, and providing students daily positive praise on how they are exemplifying school values. While the plans we have to appreciate faculty are eclipsed by their daily efforts to support kids, staff appreciation does help foster a sense of belonging among our educators and enhance their overall well-being.

By supporting staff wellbeing, you are helping us reach our district goals of increasing the percentage of staff from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds and boosting certified staff retention. Your support empowers those who empower our students, ensuring they feel valued, supported, and ready to inspire future generations. We are requesting $3,000 plus cost reimbursement for this campaign. We thank you so much! 

Our commencement speaker told our 8th-grade class of 2026, “If you don't have a seat at the table, build your own.” It is this bold confidence that this campaign will foster within our scholars. Your contribution towards our $3,000 goal will inspire our students to dream of a limitless future for themselves. At Culler, we believe that our student body is capable of achieving ambitious goals. To get them there, they need opportunities that develop their college and career readiness, both in and out of the classroom.  It is our initiative that every student participates in a field trip that connects their coursework to the community in which they live.

We are so fortunate that there is a wealth of community partners and institutions that welcome field trips. We have established a tradition for our sixth graders to visit the Luminarium. This incredible hands-on learning experience brings to life concepts in both science and the humanities. It is an experience that our rising 8th graders still speak of. Funding this campaign will ensure 7th and 8th-graders receive field trips as well. 

As a title building, our students don't lack curiosity, potential, character, or academic excellence. It is access to opportunity that is our obstacle. Field trips provide students with an opportunity to see themselves in every field and at every level of leadership. Our work to close our achievement gap goes hand in hand with expanding their learning through field trips. Please help us fund this campaign to pay for busing and entry.  

We are confident our current student body will be future firsts in countless fields they choose to pursue. But one can not pursue what they do not know exists. Discovering what is possible, that is the power of a field trip for all.