November 5th Wednesday - Girls Swim Team Tryouts 7th and 8th grade (Lamar High School)
November 6th Thursday - Urban Air Spirit Night (See flyer below in the purple page)
November 6th Thursday - Boys Swim Team Tryouts 7th and 8th grade (Lamar High School)
November 7th Friday - NO SCHOOL Staff Professional Development Day
November 14th Friday - Parent/Teacher Social 5:00pm - 7:00pm Kirby Ice House
November 18th Tuesday - Parlez with the Principal 8:45am - 9:45am
November 19th Wednesday - Lanier Dance Fall Show
Lanier Fun Fact
As a middle schooler do our students know what they want to accomplish as adults? Students here have gone on to do great things, and Mark White was one of them. He was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 43rd governor of Texas from 1983 to 1987. Will there be more politicians to come from Lanier or even a future president? With Lanier students the possibilities are endless.
Lanier Spotlight
Ms. Traylor
Ms. Traylor has been with Lanier for 3 years and 31 years with HISD. She is Lanier's IT Customer Support Representative. Ms. Traylor has many responsibilities that include but are not limited to, textbook coordinator, student ID creator, and she submits repair tickets for damaged Chromebooks. She is also Ms. Saldana's back up, payroll back up, she orders supplies and is the Procard Administrator. The tasks at a large school like Lanier are many and Ms. Traylor like others, enjoys helping and stepping in where needed.
In her downtime Ms. Traylor enjoys relaxing and traveling. She loves to spend time with her family and has them over every Sunday for dinner. She has been married for 9 years and has 2 wonderful children. Her daughter Kamryn is a 2nd year pharmacy student at Texas Southern University, and her son Zachary is a freshman and Blinn College.
Thank you, Ms. Traylor, for being a part of our Lanier family. You are appreciated every day!!
What's Going on in the Halls?
Experiments and Elements in 6th grade Science
Lanier Speech and Debate
Congrats to the Lanier Speech & Debate team who won 2nd place sweepstakes at Austin High School's middle school tournament. The team had 36 finalists including the following first place winners: Serena Bentsen, Jasper Lin, Lucas Gates, Kaylynn Chen, Emelie Lu, Jade Cruz, Sofia Bishop & Yara Hakki. Thanks to Mr. Morris for his support and to Ms. Shah for providing dinner!
Fall Tournament Qualifier Results
Saturday's tournament was an unforgettable showcase of talent and determination! Lanier is honored to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of each participant. With 31 competitors, they earned a remarkable total of 25 Medals, including 1 Female Junior Black Belt Grand Champion and 1 Male Adult Black Belt Grand Champion. A shining example of our team's potential. Go Pups!
Lanier Robotics
Congratulations to the Lanier Robotics Team Stack_Overflow for an outstanding performance at their first tournament of the season! The team took 1st place and earned three awards — the Robot Skills Award, Teamwork Award, and Excellence Award — at the VEX IQ Robotics Chips Bowl CCISD Tournament this past Saturday.
Team Members:
• Chloe Borda-Nassif (8th grade)
• Alex Guan (7th grade)
• Matthew Reed (7th grade)
• Elliott Balkanyi (7th grade)
• Yuji Mitani (8th grade)
• Sabrina Briceno (8th grade)
BOO BASH 2025
A huge thank you to everyone (planning committee, volunteers, administrators, teachers and staff) who helped bring to fruition a great Homecoming BOO BASH Dance 2025. Events like this would not be possible without all the countless hours you volunteered. Students had a fantastic time dancing and socializing. The photo booth was a big hit along with all the yummy snacks, tacos, Cane's chicken, light up glasses, bracelets and glow sticks. Another great homecoming at Lanier.
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Lanier is so fortunate to have such amazing administrators. They not only take care of our students at school but support them at after school activities. Here are some of the admin team enjoying the homecoming football game. Pictured from left to right are Mr. Lyons, Mr. Lofton, Mr. Espinoza, Ms. Bolen, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Williams.
Lanier Middle School Roars to Victory at UIL A+ Meet 1!
Lanier Middle School students showcased their talent and hard work at the recent UIL A+ plus Academic Meet #1, which took place on Oct. 18, 2025, at Paul Revere Middle School, bringing home No.1 in the Middle School Sweepstakes!
Our Lanier pups earned top honors across multiple events, including speech, writing, spelling, and number sense.
· A. Sanghavi took 1st place in Impromptu Speaking, while M. Karthik claimed 1st in Modern Oratory.
· M. Ye (7th grade) and V. Windlass (8th grade) led the way in Number Sense, both finishing in 1st place.
· In Spelling, A. Kapat (6th grade) and S. Shukla (8th grade) each captured 1st place, with several teammates close behind.
Lanier students also shined in Ready Writing, Modern Oratory, and Impromptu Speaking, with many finishing in the top 5 across their grade levels.
These outstanding results earned Lanier the top spot among all participating middle schools, a testament to our students' creativity, dedication, and love of learning. Our students continue to amaze us with their focus and passion.
Lanier Middle School - UIL A+ Results
Impromptu Speaking (6–8): A. Sanghavi – 1st N. Maksud – 2nd (tie) A. Manjunath – 2nd (tie) S. Sitton – 3rd
Modern Oratory (6–8): M. Karthik – 1st N. Maksud – 2nd N. Menon – 3rd
Number Sense (Grade 6): A. Kapat – 3rd N. Ye – 4th H. Zhao – 9th
Number Sense (Grade 7): M. Ye – 1st S. Lee – 4th
Number Sense (Grade 8): V. Windlass – 1st S. Navin – 5th A. Dinu – 8th
Ready Writing (Grade 6): A. Kapat – 2nd A. Abramson – 7th S. Sitton – 9th
Ready Writing (Grade 7): N. Maksud – 2nd M. Ye – 5th S. Lee – 8th
Ready Writing (Grade 8): S. Gadigota – 4th D. Jagushte – 8th
Spelling (Grade 6): A. Kapat – 1st A. Abramson – 2nd D. Wycliff – 6th
Spelling (Grade 7):
R. Rinker – 4th
L Whyte – 10th
Spelling (Grade 8): S. Shukla – 1st I. Acharya – 4th S. Gadigota – 5th
Lanier Band
The Lanier Band did a fantastic job at last week's homecoming football game. Please enjoy the video below. Click the image to view.
Theater Club Update
Technical Theater Club will start next Tuesday November 4th!!!
Swim Team Tryouts
Information from Lanier's swim coach
Reminder from Ms. Hackett
Please remind students to always use their Chromebook carrying bag. Each student received a black carrying bag the first few days of school. There has been an increase in damaged devices due to drops in the halls or outside. When changing classes or leaving campus, please secure devices in the carrying bag.
Lanier MS Student and Family Handbook
Family Handbook
We are pleased to share the 2025-2026 Lanier MS student and family handbook. This handbook serves to provide a normed resource for all Lanier MS stakeholders to reference for answers and information about some of the most common, but essential questions and areas of interest. While this is not an exhaustive document nor does it supersede HISD board policy, state, and federal education laws we hope you find it helpful and informative as you navigate your journey as a Purple Pup.
Don’t get caught without sweatshirts, hoodies or a fleece jacket to stay warm. Order today! And please be sure to put a name somewhere on the inside of your students clothing to increase the chances of having the item returned if lost.
Lanier now has its very own textile recycling bin!
Green City Recycler is dedicated to keeping textiles out of landfills and giving them a second life.
Here’s how it works: For every pound of textiles donated by the Lanier community, the school earns 10 cents. That may not sound like much, but those small amounts really add up!
So, if you have any textiles (clothes, shoes, linens, etc.) that aren’t in good enough condition to donate elsewhere, don’t toss them, recycle them in the bin! Every item helps the environment and supports our school.
Bin location: Next to the bus entrance on Harold Street.
The safety of our students is very important to Lanier Middle School. Please review the drop-off and pick-up map carefully to assist us in assuring that this process runs smoothly. Please be patient, considerate, and careful. Your child’s safety and the safety of all of our children are at stake. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Please click the above button to view detailed information on Drop Off and Pick Up.
Please consider donating something from our wonderful teachers Amazon wishlists.
As always tissues and pencils are greatly appreciated too. You can drop them off at the front desk with the cluster and/or teacher you are giving them to.
Please note that the cutoff time for dropping off lunch to your students is 10:00am.
No Uber eats orders (or other food delivery services) will be accepted for students.
Please also note that the cutoff time for early pick up of students is 3:30pm. If you arrive past this time you will need to wait until official dismissal at 4:00pm to collect your student.
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We have kicked off the 2025/26 Raise Your Paws for a Cause Annual Fund Campaign
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, Lanier continues to reach new heights. We’re proud to recognize the following corporate sponsors for their outstanding commitment to our school.
Ready to make a difference? Join our growing network of sponsors and help shape the future at Lanier.
The Lanier Middle School PTO publishes this weekly newsletter (The Purple Page) during the school year. Deadline for submission in the Purple Page is Wednesday at 5:00pm.
It is the responsibility of the coaches, sponsors, teachers, parents or team members of an event or activity to submit information to the Purple Page editor.
With so many competitions, performances, club happenings and sports events we rely on submissions.
We want to showcase Lanier students, teachers and staff in all they do.
