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The Cougar Connection

March 2026

Upcoming Dates

  • 3/9-3/13 Spring Break- No School
  • 3/18 Food Market
  • 3/27 Spring Dance 4:30-6:00 pm

Students of the Month

6th Grade

  • Madelyne Vargas Perez
  • Slim Al-Jaberi
  • Junior Cortez Trinidad
  • Rowan Ropte

7th Grade

  • Isamar Rodriguez Rodriguez
  • Jaylah Golligee
  • Jeremy Barrientos Cal
  • Mang Tung

8th Grade

  • Drew Gosch
  • Malakai Leija
  • Renata Valenciano Canchola
  • Karim Ahmadi

EL

  • Naomi Aguilar Canchola
  • Adham Mansour

7th & 8th Grade Intramurals

Greeting Parents/Guardians!

Thank you to all your 7th and 8th grade boys basketball players on a great season! They battled through a tough schedule and showed a lot of growth from start to finish! We wish the season was longer as it’s always tough to see it end!

Our final athletic season this school year is TRACK!! The start date for track will be after spring break! Please have your student listen to school announcements for the exact start date. An email will also be sent home to all parents/guardians as well. Remember to always check out our “Culler Athletics Website” for all things Culler Sports! Day to day updated information will be on the home page of this site. If you have any questions regarding anything athletics here at Culler, please don’t hesitate to get a hold of me. You can reach me by phone or email! Email may be the best and quickest way for you to get any questions answered.

Happy Spring everyone and as always…

GO COUGARS!!!

Jeff Williams
Culler A.D.
Health/P.E.
402-436-1210
jwillia6@lps.org

The Culler Library

Empower learners to be curious, critical, and creative thinkers; enthusiastic readers; skillful researchers; and conscientious digital citizens.

Have You Seen the News?

LPS students can read newspapers from around the world in NewsBank. They can even read today’s paper or check out the archives! You’ll find this resource helpful for class assignments and research projects. Find the link to NewsBank in the LPS Portal.

Need a Library Book Now?

Borrow and read one of the thousands of high-interest, popular books in Capstone, AV2 World Languages, ABDO, and Lightbox.

  • Go to the LPS Portal.
  • Log in with your LPS credentials (Contact your school office if your student does not know their username and password.)
  • Search the portal for “eBook.”
  • Select one of these resources and browse and select an eBook to read!

Digital Citizenship Tips

Password security is one of the key components of Digital Citizenship instruction in LPS. Students learn strategies to create strong passwords, and how to avoid having their passwords stolen. Create a plan to manage passwords and discuss what makes a password hard for others to guess.

Want ideas for supporting digital citizenship in your home? Follow your school, LPS Library Services, or #lpsdigcit on social media to get weekly tips. Find additional digital citizenship tips on our website: Library Services Digital Citizenship Tips

Library Staff

Mrs. Lisa Maupin

lmaupin@lps.org

Mrs. Ahmed

lahmed@lps.org

ELL Information

Culler ELL Teachers

Ms. Deras

aderas@lps.org

Ms. Yeoh

syeoh@lps.org

Ms. Iman Al-Saadi

ialsaad@lps.org

Ms. Joanna Walton

Ms. Joanna Walton

jwalton@lps.org

Ms. Kelly Dugdale

Ms. Kelly Dugdale

kdugdale@lps.org

Ms. Rosie Gomez

Ms. Rosie Gomez

rgomez@lps.org

Mr. Inoussa Malgoubri

Mr. Inoussa Malgoubri

malgoub@lps.org

Ms. Susie Seaman

Ms. Susie Seaman

sseaman@lps.org

Ms. Maysoon Shaheen

Ms. Maysoon Shaheen

mshaheen@lps.org

Liaisons

Aqeel Fadhil

Arabic

Aqeel Fadhil
(402) 436-1715

Hager Mohamed

Arabic

Sudanese Dialect

Hager Mohamed
(402) 436-1958

Claudia Rains

Spanish

Claudia Rains
(402) 436-1988

Khudhur Ali

Kurdish

Khudhur Ali
(402) 436-1994

Sernaypaw

Karen/Burmese

Sernaypaw
(402) 436-1434

Toan Tran

Vietnamese

Toan Tran
(402) 436-1955

Pashto

Amanullah Ahadi
(402) 436-1832

Russian/Ukrainian

Olena Savchenko
(402) 436-1524

Culler Counseling

The mission of Culler Middle School’s counseling program is to advocate for ALL students which is demonstrated through forming positive connections and cultivating a sense of community. As professional school counselors, we will provide a comprehensive, data driven, developmentally-appropriate program that supports each student’s academic, prosocial, and career development.

High School Information

Explore LPS Focus Programs by attending our upcoming information night. Learn more about LPS Focus Programs on their website.

  • Tuesday, March 17, 2026
  • 6:00-8:00 pm
  • The Career Academy, 8800 O St.
  • Open to all students and families in grades 7-11

Bright Lights Summer Camps

Bright Lights camps are available for students currently enrolled in grades K-8. Please enroll your student based on their current grade as of February 2026. Registration is now open! Camps run from June 1st – July 10th. Find more information on their website!

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Drue Marr

6th Grade
dmarr@lps.org

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Kylie Washburn
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Sarah Charles

8th Grade
scharles@lps.org

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Silvio Quirino Xavier

Attendance Counselor
squirino@lps.org

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Kelly Grefe

Registrar
kgrefe@lps.org

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Denise Klein

Social Worker
dklein3@lps.org

Technology for Learning

Testing Season is Upon Us

It’s said a body needs 8 hours of sleep every night. That’s especially true during the testing season. Student Chromebooks also need a good night of charging. Please help your students remember to bring their Chromebooks fully charged every day.

Connecting in the Community

LPS cares deeply about protecting students DIGITALLY. We go to great lengths to ensure that your child’s digital interactions are safe and appropriate, that the data we collect about them is secure, and that we are guiding them to make good digital decisions. Because these efforts are less visible than our physical security efforts, we have assembled this resource to shine light on these important measures that are happening in LPS every day: LPS Computing Services | Data Privacy

Health Office

Health Office Staff

Ann Pickrel RN

Ann Pickrel RN

Angelica Olivas

Angelica Olivas HT

ParentVue is a component of the LPS Student Information System that allows parents/guardians to:

  • Access class information
  • Obtain email addresses to message teachers
  • Monitor attendance & report all-day absences 24×7
  • View and print report cards
  • Secondary Only: Monitor grades & automatically receive notifications when a grade falls below a selected level

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