February 16th Monday - Holiday/Presidents Day No Classes
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 21st Saturday - Karate Spring Qualifier Manvel High School 9:00am
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.
March 3rd Tuesday - Great 8 Class Picture 8:30am
March 5th Thursday - Jeni's Ice Cream Spirit Night 3:00pm to 6:00pm Montrose Location (1719 Westheimer Road)
March 27th Friday - General PTO Meeting
Purple PUPdate
February 9th - 13th
In case you missed it here is the link to weekly Pupdate sent out by Mr. Williams via parent square.
Don't we love old photos. Pictured here is the Lanier Orchestra, Choir and Band. Take a look at the clothes, the instruments and the band director. There is even a large harp on stage. The same stage our students stand on today.
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. Stevenson
Ms. Stevenson is a Technology Specialist at Lanier. She joined Ms. Hackett in the library about 3 months ago. Her days are very busy with everything Chromebooks. She processes the tickets for damaged devices and handles their return when fixed. She takes care of issues with teacher devices and iPads. Ms. Stevenson also helps teachers with their smartboards. That can be anything from getting connected, getting the display right or just troubleshooting in general. She is also involved in the process if a laptop is lost or stolen. She also helps with all the laminating and making the large posters for the campus.
Ms. Stevenson is born and raised in Houston. She attended Lamar High School and Texas Southern University. She has 2 adorable little girls, 8 and 6. She has a love of tacos (like so many of us), and she also loves to clean and sing. Ms. Stevenson is really enjoying Lanier. She gets to be involved with all of the students and teachers. She has enjoyed setting up the process of getting the laptops organized and getting them set out as quickly as possible for repairs. All her efforts do not go unnoticed. Students need their devices and she knows just how important that is. Thank you, Ms. Stevenson, for all your hard work.
***As a side note she would like to remind students to always bring their laptops fully charged and ready to go for the day. Please use the black carrying case to help prevent damage. Letting other students use your device is not recommended. Each laptop is assigned to a specific student, and they must be responsible for their device. Please do not game on the laptops. They are not made to handle gaming. Touch screens and keys are continually being broken due to gaming. Lastly if a laptop is damaged, students should bring it to the library and be very specific with what happened and what is not working. Please be as truthful as possible because it matters when the tickets are made so the technicians can fix every problem.
What's Going on in the Halls?
Take a look at these Spanish projects. Students were to express their wishes and resolutions for the new year.
Reminder From the Uniform Store
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.
PUP Cup was a huge success and a great evening. Thank you to everyone who attended and to all the Lanier staff for spending their evening with us. Events like this help to build community and support Lanier. It really shows just how special Lanier is.
National Honor Society was quite busy at the February meeting this week. Everyone created Valentine cards that will be sent to patients at St. Luke's Hospital. Such a sweet way to lift the spirits of someone who may not be feeling their best.
Lanier Dance
Lanier Dance had an amazing day at the HISD Dance Competition on Saturday! With over 350 dancers competing. Lanier was the largest participating school by far and we DOMINATED!
Dance Company tied for FIRST PLACE OVERALL TEAM at the ENTIRE competition-including high schools! Dance Company also earned the distinction of the BEST IN CLASS OVERALL MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM! They won FIRST PLACE in ALL their routines, earned special awards for their Outstanding Technique and Choreography and a Super Sweepstakes award. Company Jazz won a coveted JUDGES’ AWARD!
The Dance Officers WON FIRST PLACE OVERALL OFFICER GROUP at the ENTIRE competition- including high schools! They were also the FIRST PLACE BEST IN CLASS CO-ED MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFICERS! They won FIRST PLACE for ALL their routines, special awards for their Outstanding Technique and Choreography and a Super Sweepstakes award. Officer Open won a coveted JUDGES’ AWARD!
Dance Crew placed FIFTH OVERALL- including high schools! They were the SECOND PLACE OVERALL MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM and the FIRST PLACE CO-ED MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM! They also won FIRST PLACE on ALL routines, awards for Outstanding Technique and Choreography, and a Super Sweepstakes award. Crew Hip Hop won a coveted JUDGES’ AWARD!
Dance Showcase placed SEVENTH OVERALL- including high schools! They were the THIRD PLACE OVERALL MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM and the SECOND PLACE LARGE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM! They also won SECOND PLACE on ALL routines and a Super Sweepstakes award.
Dance Classic won FIRST PLACE for their military routine and a Super Sweepstakes!
Dance Element/Breakdance won SECOND PLACE for all their routines and a Sweepstakes award!
Drill Team won FIRST PLACE for their Prop and Open routines, SECOND PLACE for their Novelty and Hip Hop routines, and a Sweepstakes award!
Luke Nguyen, Harlan Pahlka, and Aiden Vettical won FIRST PLACE for their junior trio!
Kanon Arimura, Layla Bautista, and Olivia Vassallo Lezaun won SECOND PLACE fortheir youth trio!
Harper Chavis and Noa Sonenshein won SECOND PLACE for their junior duet!
Corinne Brusatori and Amelia Sabbagh won SECOND PLACE for their youth duet!
Aurora Brawley and Zoila Lazarus won THIRD PLACE for their youth duet!
Holly Roberts won SECOND PLACE for her youth solo!
OUTSTANDING WORK, DANCERS! So proud of your progress and performances!
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.
This weekend is a book drive created by one of Lanier's 8th graders!!! And anyone needing extra help studying Spanish in a fun way check out the website created by one of Lanier's 8th graders.
Please don't hesitate to send your IB project information.
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.
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.
