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The Lancaster Middle School Community is dedicated to providing a student-centered learning environment that will enable all students to become life-long productive members of society through the development of their physical, social and intellectual abilities, while respecting the rights, talents and individual differences of self and others.
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News & Events
![Music students perform the national anthem at a pep rally at Lancaster High School in November 2024.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738601601/lancasterschoolsorg/f64jov9zfiakl9jgyj3w/MusicDepartment-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738601601/lancasterschoolsorg/f64jov9zfiakl9jgyj3w/MusicDepartment-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738601601/lancasterschoolsorg/f64jov9zfiakl9jgyj3w/MusicDepartment-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1738601601/lancasterschoolsorg/f64jov9zfiakl9jgyj3w/MusicDepartment-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1738601601/lancasterschoolsorg/f64jov9zfiakl9jgyj3w/MusicDepartment-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1738601601/lancasterschoolsorg/f64jov9zfiakl9jgyj3w/MusicDepartment-2.jpg","width":2200}])
Backed by more than a century of student and staff enthusiasm as well as community support, the Lancaster Central School District’s Music Department plans to continue its work creating the soundtrack of the lives of students, staff, families and the Lancaster community.
![Jim Schifla, a custodian at Lancaster Middle School and Vietnam War veteran, went above and beyond for Mrs. Allison Smerka’s students during Veterans Day.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738602028/lancasterschoolsorg/dmemauwunkkcqqaaprji/LMS-VeteransDay-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738602028/lancasterschoolsorg/dmemauwunkkcqqaaprji/LMS-VeteransDay-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738602028/lancasterschoolsorg/dmemauwunkkcqqaaprji/LMS-VeteransDay-1.jpg","width":738}])
Jim Schifla, a custodian at Lancaster Middle School and Vietnam War veteran, went above and beyond for Mrs. Allison Smerka’s students during Veterans Day.
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“What drew me to Lancaster is its reputation as a tight-knit community that values relationships and collaboration, paired with a deep commitment to high academic standards and exceptional learning experiences for all students.”
![Lancaster Central School District Superintendent Andrew P. Kufel, Ph.D. observes classroom learning on December 4, 2024.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738599700/lancasterschoolsorg/juhsg678asdj0pbgoyvn/DSC_1285.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738599700/lancasterschoolsorg/juhsg678asdj0pbgoyvn/DSC_1285.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738599700/lancasterschoolsorg/juhsg678asdj0pbgoyvn/DSC_1285.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1738599700/lancasterschoolsorg/juhsg678asdj0pbgoyvn/DSC_1285.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1738599700/lancasterschoolsorg/juhsg678asdj0pbgoyvn/DSC_1285.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1738599700/lancasterschoolsorg/juhsg678asdj0pbgoyvn/DSC_1285.jpg","width":2200}])
Get to know more about Dr. Kufel and how the Lancaster schools and community shaped him, and are now shaping his children - a full circle moment and driving force behind his excitement to continue the district’s journey towards excellence.
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