Interested in Lesher?

6th Grade Student Shadowing, Tuesdays & Thursdays, December & January, 7:30 – 11:15 AM. Contact our IB Coordinator Janice Martinez at 472-3879, or janicem@psdschools.org

Lesher Building Tours with Mr. Dodd, Wednesdays, December & January, 8 – 9 AM. Contact our Office Manager Jeannie Mitchell at 472-3803 or jeanniem@psdschools.org

Open House/Curriculum Fair: Thursday, January 21, 2010: All new 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students are invited to Lesher from 6:30 - 8:30 PM for our Open House/Curriculum Fair. This is a great time to tour the school, learn about all the classes and activities we have, and choose us!

School of Choice Form (web) DEADLINE January 29

More information on School of Choice at Lesher

Upcoming CSAP Testing

CSAP Testing in Poudre School District begins in March.  As always, we ask that you do not schedule any appointments or trips for Lesher students during the CSAP Testing times shown below:

March 8 – 9 – 10 (Mon.-Tues.-Wed.) – 7:45 to 10:35 AM
March 23 – 24 (Tues. & Wed.) – 7:45 to 9:15 AM
March 25 – 26 (Thur. & Fri.) – 7:45 to 10:35 AM

Bell schedules & testing subjects will be announced at a later date.

Lim to compete at District Spelling Bee

Congratulations to eighth grader Chelsea Lim, who is Lesher’s spelling bee winner.  She just took a written test and qualified for the district spelling bee on February 17.  She will represent us well.

Student Artwork Showcased

Martin Rios-Banuelos, 7th grader, has received an honorable mention for his drawing "Patterned Portrait". He was among 3,000 middle and high school students who entered art from all over Colorado. Out of the 3,000 work submitted only 500 pieces of art were selected to be shown at the Scholastic Art Exhibition at Rocky Mountain College of Art and design for the month of January.

8th grader, Lily Troup, had her artwork "Shoe Design" selected to be displayed in the SuperArt! exhibition. SuperArt! is an annual program to honor student artwork in Poudre School District. Each teacher at all grade levels selects artwork to be displayed at PSD’s administration building through out the year for staff and community to enjoy.

Chess Club Places 2nd in District

Last weekend the Lesher Chess Club participated in the district wide team chess tournament. Many excellent players attended, including James Orr who placed second in the middle school division. Participating Lesher players included James Orr, Eileen Kirby, Sam Scheuerman, Joseph Gelfand, Ethan McCollum, McKenna Shuler, and Dante Schipman. These students were rewarded for their hard work when the team went home with a score of 2nd place overall in the district. Great job Lesher!

Chess Club meets every Tuesday in room three.  Come one, come all!

Knackstedt Repeats as Geo. Bee Champ

On Friday, January 15th, Lesher IB World School held its 18th annual National Geographic Bee.  For a second consecutive year, 8th grader Dillon Knackstedt, won the competition.  Dillion will have the opportunity to qualify for the state competition based on a standardized geography exam.  Good luck Dillon!!

Congratulations to all Lesher qualifiers! - Dillon Knackstedt, Greg Bridges, Dylan Elder, Conan Hostetler, Riley Bend, Sam Scheuerman, Spencer Zweifel, Tristan Younquist, Lalo Rodriquez, August Slaughter, Braden Howard, Kira Gregory, Cesar Mendoza, Ramsey Hamdan, and Diego Rivera Contreras.

Finally, a special thank you to Mr. Dodd and Mr. Davis for being our MC’s!

Choir Students Honored

Several students have been recently recognized for their outstanding choir abilities. Sixth grader, Cole Joseph, and seventh grader, Blake McClure, were selected to sing Auld Lang Syne at the Fort Collins Wind Symphony holiday performance.

Rose Van Dyne and Anne Lonowski auditioned and were accepted as members of the American Choral Director's Association Honor Choir.  It is really a great honor for these girls to be a part of this convention which occurs in late February.

Science O Magazine Fundraiser

Our organization's fundraising campaign is going strong and we still need your support. If you have not yet viewed LESHER IB WORLD MIDDLE SCHOOL's SCIENCE OLYMPIAD fundraising site, you have some time left to shop in support of our fundraiser.

Just follow these three easy steps:

1. Click here to see hundreds of popular magazine titles at up to 90% off the newsstand price, as well as many music and book selections.

2. Choose and order your favorite magazines, CDs or books, or easily renew or extend any existing magazine subscriptions.

3. Pay directly by credit card and 40% of your purchase will be sent to LESHER IB WORLD MIDDLE SCHOOL's SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAMS.

Thanks. We really appreciate your support!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Winners!

Congratulations to seventh grade winners of the Poudre School District's Martin Luther King Jr. poetry/essay writing contest.  They were honored at CSU Monday, read their poems on the radio, and had their work published in the Coloradoan. Left to right:  Bradley Pelkey, Mitch Pixler, Allysa Warling, Krista Beucler, and Simchah Baker.

Incoming 6th Grade Registration

The Lesher counseling staff will visit the following elementary schools to register incoming 6th graders for the 2010-2011 school year. Download the following schedules to see when we will visit your elementary school:

Registration Schedule (.doc)

Registration Schedule - Español (.doc)

Web Design Student Work

The 8th grade Web Design students have been working hard to create a portfolio containing all of their student work throughout this semester. They have been using Fireworks, Flash, and Dreamweaver to create their projects.

Click on the underlined links to view their pages.

Oct. & Nov. Students of the Month

Direct Donation Program

We are changing our primary all school fundraising method. Magazine sales have been replaced by a direct donation program. You will get more information about direct donation with our welcome back newsletter. If you want to re-subscribe to your magazine subscriptions from last year we will have an online option available.

Direct Donation Form (.pdf)