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The purpose of the Dual Enrollment program is to promote and increase access to postsecondary educational opportunities for Georgia high school students.

Read more about his opportunity for your student.

Rising 9th Grade Parents...there will be an interest meeting for Lanier High School Fast-Pitch Softball and Cheer on Wednesday, January 29th at 6:00 pm in the Lanier Middle School cafeteria.

An additional Player Profile form has been added to the Athletic Page at he request of the high school. Please complete it, along with the bus transportation authorization.

Any student interest in playing football at Lanier High School is eligible to participate in weight training. Students will ride over tot he high school at dismissal from Lanier Middle on a GCPS activity bus on the dates listed below. Transportation home is not included at the end each session. If you are interested please see the Lanier Athletics homepage on the Lanier website.

Each week we will post a question for students to discuss with their adults over the weekend. Questions can be funny, serious, or thought provoking, but each week provides a new occasion for a family discussion. Students will have opportunities to write about some of these topics as well as earn extra credit in language arts for their participation.

Monday, January 20th is a School Holiday in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Students will return to school on Tuesday, January 21

The Longhorn basketball teams host Hull MS at Lanier HS. Girls tip at 5:30 PM with the boys to follow.

Tryouts for the 2024-2025 soccer season will begin on Monday, January 21th. Tryouts are open to all Lanier Middle School students in grades 6-8. There will be both a girls and boys team. Interested players must have all required information uploaded into RankOne no later than January 13th. See the Lanier website for more details and links to RankOne. Students > Athletics

The Longhorn basketball teams travel to Collins Hill HS to take on Creekland MS. Girls tip at 9:00 AM with the boys to follow.

Dear Parents,

As the three school counselors at Lanier Middle School, we have observed a substantial increase in student anxiety over the last few years. The number one reason we see students in our offices is anxiety. Some of this anxiety stems from academic pressure, but it also comes from family and social stress.

In order to address some of the anxiety we are seeing in our students, we are hosting a parent book study based on the book "Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents" by Dr. Reid Wilson and Lynn Lyons. This book is based on the Yale SPACE study (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) which covered anxiety management for youth. We will be meeting every other Thursday starting on January 23rd at 6:00-7:30 pm at Lanier Middle School. The first ten parents that sign up will be provided a book to use throughout the book study. While it would be great if each participant attends each session, we do know that family schedules are intense these days. We are certainly not making anything mandatory, however, we do ask that you commit to attending as many sessions as you can. The group as a whole will get more out of the experience if everyone fully participates.

If you are interested, please click the image below to register.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us!

Thank you so very much!

Dr. Jennifer Diaz, LPC - 6th grade school counselor

Kayla McClure, M.Ed. - 7th grade school counselor

Michelle Hyman, Ed.S. - 8th grade school counselor

We would like to urge you to disable the digest option in your Parent Square account settings for Lanier Middle School. Many of our communications are time-sensitive, and we don’t want you to miss any important updates. Your attention to this matter will ensure you stay informed and connected with all school activities and announcements.

Thank you for your consideration!

Parents now have the option to be notified in the ParentVUE mobile app if their student’s grade fall below a preset threshold. Follow this link for more information.

At Lanier Middle School, mornings are an excellent opportunity for students to receive extra support in their core subjects. With that in mind, for the 2024-2025 school year we will target each core content area on a specific day of the week. If your student needs additional support or needs assistance in a Connection class, they can see their content teacher to arrange an additional day that works with the teachers morning schedule. In order for students to attend morning tutoring, they need to arrive at 8:05 AM.

Beginning with the 2024-2025 )school year (Effective July 1) GCPS will be implementing fines for damaged and lost Chromebooks and power cords. Please discuss the importance of taking care of the equipment that has been issued to your student.

*A device could have multiple damaged components such as broken hinges as well as a cracked screen, this would result in a fine of $50. $25 for each damaged component.

Currently we have about 37% of our families using the Parent Square App. This is a great and easy way to stay connected to all things Lanier and GCPS. Consider downloading it this weekend.

Keep up to date with all the great things happening at Lanier Middle School by joining our social media platforms. See the Bottom Banner of this newsletter for Links to our Twitter, Facebook pages OR see the "Let's Be Social" section of the Lanier MS Homepage for links to all our social platforms including Instagram and our YouTube Channel. It is here you will see many more pictures and videos of all the activities and events happening here at LMS!