Lincoln Public Schools District Office building. (Jeff Motz/KFOR News)Liz Miller (Courtesy of Lincoln Public Schools) LINCOLN–(KFOR/News Release Jan. 24)–Lincoln Public Schools has announced the hiring of a new principal at one of the district’s high schools and the retirement of the district’s operations director. On Thursday, LPS announced that Liz Miller will be the new principal at Lincoln Northeast High School.  Miller, who is a Northeast graduate, currently serves as principal at Dawes Middle School. Prior to joining Dawes in 2019, she was an assistant principal at Lincoln East High School. She was also an instructional coordinator at Park Middle School and interim associate principal at Goodrich Middle School. Mrs. Miller was an English teacher in San Antonio, Texas before moving back home to Lincoln. After earning her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Mrs. Miller earned her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Doane University.  Miller will succeed Keri Applebee as Northeast’s next principal.  Applebee has been principal at Northeast since 2018 and is retiring at the end of this school year.   Scott Wieskamp (Courtesy of Lincoln Public Schools) Also, longtime LPS Director of Operations Scott Wieskamp announced his plans to retire at the end of the school year. Wieskamp just celebrated his 25th year with Lincoln Public Schools. As the director of Operations, Wieskamp oversees custodial services, maintenance and facilities, and all construction projects for the school district. During Wieskamp’s tenure, he has been instrumental in overseeing projects from three different bond issues totalling approximately $693 million. In addition to numerous renovation projects across the district, Wieskamp has led the building of nine new schools and the district office building after it burned down.  Wieskamp guided the district’s transition to increasing sustainable practices contributing to Lincoln’s environment. Wieskamp started at LPS in 1999 as the supervisor of Maintenance before taking on the director of Operations duties in 2001. The search for the next director of Operations will begin immediately. Wieskamp’s last day will be June 30, 2025.