February 10th Tuesday - Swim Team HISD District Two Championship 7th grade Lamar High School 6:00pm
February 12th Thursday - Swim Team HISD District Two Championship 8th grade Lamar High School 6:00pm
February 13th Friday - Staff PD Day No Classes
February 16th Monday - Holiday/Presidents Day No Classes
February 17th Tuesday - Parlez with the Principal (see flyer below to register)
February 19th Thursday - Orchestra Pre-UIL and Painting Concert (Philharmonic and Sinfonia) Lanier Auditorium 6:00pm
February 20th Friday - GREAT 8 2nd dues deadline
February 23rd Monday - Student Council February writing contest deadline (Winners will be announced 2/26)
February 27th Friday - Sandwich University - making sandwiches in the cafeteria with Rice Student Coalition. Record is 265 sandwiches 4:00pm to 5:00pm. Contact a Student Council Member for details.
A new Attendance and Tardy Policy was sent out on 2/5/26 to all parents via parent square. If you missed Mr. Williams email please click the link below to view the new policy.
PE uniforms looked a lot different 100 years ago. Do you think Lanier students would wear this style again?
If you have a fun fact or story about Lanier that you would like to share, please email www.purplepage@lanierpto.org
Lanier Spotlight
Ms. Cole
Ms. Cole is Lanier's Orchestra and Piano Director along with tennis coach. She has been at Lanier going on 13 years. Before teaching at Lanier she taught choir and general music at a school in New York City. Ms. Cole is originally from upstate New York. She attended the Berkley College of Music in Boston and taught at the Boston Arts Academy. She then attended St. Rose in Albany for her master's degree. She later moved to Texas and has been here ever since.
In her spare time she enjoys playing tennis, reading and doing puzzles. She also enjoying traveling and has a summer trip planned to go to the 2026 Wimbledon Championships in London.
When asked what she would like to share with parents she replied with how much she loves working at Lanier. The community is wonderful along with her students and their supportive parents. Lanier has such a high level of fine arts and wonderful teachers who bring out the best in Lanier students. If we look in the trophy cases around the school, it definitely shows and for Ms. Cole and her students it's hard to count the number of UIL accomplishments they have had over the years.
Thank you Ms. Cole for being such an amazing part of the Lanier Team. Your hard work does not go unnoticed.
What's Going on in the Halls?
7th grade science is learning all about energy transfer and displaying it in a creative way.
January Teacher Appreication Lunch
All Lanier staff was treated to a delicious lunch from The 401 Table and Tap restaurant for the month of January. Grilled chicken, pasta, salad and garlic bread were on the menu. Cupcakes from Frullino Bakery and Coffee inBellaire were ordered for dessert and the lounge was festive with a winter wonderland theme. As always thank you to everyone who supports all PTO fundraising efforts so we can continue to treat Lanier staff each month.
Please pick up your pre-orders! We have lots of orders ready to go. Students can easily pick up pre-orders at 4:00pm on Mondays or between 11:30am and 1:00pm on Wednesdays. If your student rides a bus, they can come to the front of the line on Mondays. And sticky notes work great on laptops to remind students to visit the uniform store.
Don't Forget to Order Your 2026 Yearbook
8th Grade IB Projects
Many of the 8th grade IB projects involve the Lanier community and beyond. If your 8th grade student needs to get the word out about an event they have planned, something they have made, a collection they are doing, really anything that they may need others to see or get involved in, please email a flyer to www.purplepage@lanierpto.org.
Lanier Robotics
Lanier Robotics Enjoys a Fun and Successful Robotics Tournament
Congratulations to the Lanier Robotics Team for bringing home multiple awards from the VEX IQ Tournament at Mandarin Immersion Magnet School (MIMS) this past weekend! In addition to working hard to earn their robotics awards, Lanier students had a great time playing the handmade crane claw game, with most of them successfully winning their favorite stuffed animals!
Team 1065B (Team Tinted) earned the Innovate Award:
· Layla Pacheco (7)
· Randall Huang (7)
· Avery Abramson (6)
· Bhaanish Bhardwaj (7)
· Felix Wilfong (7)
· Mila Tengberg (6)
Team 1065D (LanierBot)earned the Design Award:
· Arthur Chen (6)
· Ian Garcia (6)
· Austin Gao (6)
· Alex Vincent (8)
Orchestra and Piano Update
Thank you, Ms. Cole for the guidance and support!
Save The Date!!!!
The International Peace Festival is planned for Saturday May 23rd 9:00am to 2:00pm
More information to come
Friendly Reminders from Ms. Carter and Ms. Bennett
Forgotten lunches must be dropped off before 10:00am
Proper ID is required for picking up students
Doors open at 7:45am
ADA time for attendance is 10:15am
If you have a change in your student's transportation for the day, please call the school before 2:45pm to allow time to get the student the correct information
To see an administrator please email them to make an appointment. With daily schedules they are not always readily available to meet at a moment's notice
8th Grade Families
Stay up to date with upcoming 8th grade events and activities
The Lanier Leadership Program
Applications for 7th graders are now available if your student is interested in the Lanier Leadership Program. Please visit the website below for more information.
Dec 10th, 6:00 pm Lanier vs TH Rogers @ Lamar High School
Dec 13th, 10:00 am Jingle Bell Invitational @ Lamar High School
Jan 10th, 10:00am HISD MS Round-up @ Lamar.
Jan 14th, 6:00 pm Lanier vs Meyerland @ Lamar High School
Jan 21st, 6:00 pm Lanier vs Pin Oak @ Bellaire High School
Feb 10th, 6:00 pm HISD District Two Championship- 7th Grade @ Lamar High School
Feb 12th, 6:00 pm HISD District Two Championship- 8th Grade @ Lamar High School
Lanier MS Student and Family Handbook
If you have questions, please consider looking through the handbook. Lots of answers found here!!!
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.
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.
Scan or Click for Lanier's Box Top's for Education
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.
