About Our School

Robin Mickle

Robin Mickle Junior High, built in 1960, was the third junior high school built in Lincoln. The 110,233 square foot school cost $1,099,800.00. The school was named after Robin S. Mickle. Mr. Mickle came to Northeast High School when it began in 1940 as director of counselling and was principal of Northeast from 1945 until September 25, 1957. He worked in the Lincoln Public School system for 31 years.

Mickle was built at the edge of Lincoln city limits. There was nothing east of the school except farms. All one could see to the east of Mickle was the Hill Hatchery Turkey Farm and the University of Nebraska Swine Farm.

Mickle's early reputation as a good junior high school encouraged a rapid growth of homes. Soon the enrollment was so large that ten additional rooms needed to be built. The East Wing was ready for classroom use in January, 1964, enlarging Mickle's capacity of 750 students to 1000 students.

The faculty, staff, students, and community of Robin Mickle Middle School are dedicated to meeting the intellectual, social, physical and emotional needs of the students.

We will cultivate the students' individual strengths and talents by acknowledging varied levels of adolescent development and abilities and provide for these through varied learning strategies, inter-disciplinary contents, and exploratory classes.

We will seek to provide a sense of belonging to an educational family and to establish an environment which promotes respect for one another and the differences of our pluralistic society and world.

We will provide a flexible and positive learning environment to enhance each student's self-concept and provide opportunities for success through appropriate evaluation and counseling. Students will be encouraged to become responsible for their own behavior, learning, and citizenship in a democratic and global community.

Robin Mickle Middle School stresses both the processes and content of the curriculum, supports exploration, generates active learning, and promotes the importance of continuous learning.

Robin Mickle School Staff