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Today we celebrate our 400th issue of the Longhorn Loop. Beginning in 2015, it has been our goal to present a weekly publication to inform our community and celebrate our students and staff.

Make plans to have brunch at Rushing Trading in downtown Sugar Hill on October 26th from 8 - 11 AM and mention Lanier Middle and 10% of your purchase will go directly to Lanier Middle School!

The Annual Lanier Middle School Veterans Day Celebration Breakfast will take place Monday, November 11th beginning at 8:00 AM in the Lanier Middle School Cafeteria. If you or a family member is active or retired military please consider completing this form so that we can recognize your service to our country.

Dear Parent/Guardian;
Next Wednesday, October 30th, is makeup day for fall pictures at Lanier Middle School. Student may take a picture if:

1. They are a new student
2. They were absent on picture day
3. They ordered a package and are dissatisfied and bring it back to exchange for a new package.

You may order here:
https://magicmoment.morephotos.net/Collections/804241

If you ordered from the original portrait day (on or before picture day or even a few days after), those were delivered to the school and should have come home with your student. Digital images were emailed out already - if you don't see yours, please check your junk mail. Thank you!

Best,
Magic Moment Photography
PO Box 1050 Grayson, GA 30017
Office: 770-979-4203
www.magicmomentphotography.com

Announcing the 2024 -2025 Lady Longhorn Basketball Team

Last Friday Night your Lanier Longhorns lost a back-and-forth contest against #7 Ranked Roswell 42-59. The 101 total points scored in the game was the most in school history and also featured Tojuan Peyton Jr. breaking his own record from the week before and setting the Gwinnett County rushing record with 423 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns! After an onside kick recovery and the final Peyton TD, we were within 7 points late in the fourth quarter. Against good teams, all you can ask for is an opportunity to win in the 4th quarter, so I'm very proud of our guys as they fought to the very end against one of the top teams in the state. We have a much-needed bye-week before we take on Seckinger on November 1st. It will be a win or go home game against Seckinger so we hope to see everyone out at the game with an opportunity to make the playoffs! Thank you to all the community and staff that came out this past Friday to honor our Seniors! Please check out the link below for highlights from Friday's game and a few players who had outstanding performances:

Lanier vs. Roswell Highlights

Offense:

TJ Peyton Jr: 27 carries, 421 yards, 6 TDs

Tomas Hernandez: 80% blocking grade, 8 pancakes

Macon Walker: 86% blocking grade, 2 pancakes

Aiden Smith: 92% blocking grade, 1 pancake, 2 catches, 35 yards.

Defense:

Shorrod Wallace- 7 Tackles, 2 TFLs

EJ Saldana - 5 tackles, 2 TFLs

Josh Montengero- 7 tackles

Ian Kasende- 5 tackles, 1 INT

Game 10

Friday, November 1st

Lanier Longhorns @ Seckinger Jaguars

Kickoff: 7:30pm

The Lanier Youth Wrestling Club is open to all students, grades 1-8, and is dedicated to teaching the fundamentals of the great sport of wrestling to young people in our community. Our goal is to provide your child with a safe, fun, and exciting environment in which to develop physical, mental/emotional, and social skills that they will carry with them throughout their years as a student-athlete and into adulthood. Have your child try it out for a week, FOR FREE!
Please contact the Lanier Takedown Club if you have any questions: lanierhswrestling@gmail.com

Practices will be held in the Lanier High School Wrestling Room Mondays and Thursdays from 6:00-7:30 p.m. The Youth Wrestling practice will be from November 4th until January 30th (all days that GCPS is in session.)

Our Website: YOUTH WRESTLING - LANIERHSWRESTLING (weebly.com)

The cost is $175 for one full season of instruction, team T-shirt and shorts ($100 per additional siblings)

Please go to www.MyPaymentsPlus.com

Go to Community School, Lanier High School, LHS Youth Wrestling Camp

Sign-up now for the 2024-2025 Season

Please fill out a contact form here: https://forms.gle/V5rYZ4pZZcqNjq8a9

or

use the QR Code:

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.

What is the funniest thing that has ever happened at school?

Bullying can damage children physically and emotionally. It can also affect their ability to do well

in school. If your child is being picked on, make it clear that it is not your child's fault. Then, talk

about things students can do to stop it, such as ignoring the bully and walking away. Carefully

monitor the situation, and if the bullying continues or gets worse, take action: Talk to the school

principal or counselor and work together to resolve the issue.

AI (artificial intelligence) is everywhere and it's evolving quickly.

As parents/guardians, we want to try to stay ahead of it all (or at least not too far behind). As artificial intelligence grows, parents face the challenge of understanding its implications for their children. So ... can AI actually support student learning?
The short answer is "yes."
The long answer is also "yes," but first we need a crash course in AI and some specific ways to use it.

(from the article What Parents need to know about kids and AI; October 14, 2024)

We will break this article down into bite sized components over the next few weeks.

Our first component is:

Understanding AI

In this guide to AI, from InternetMatters.org, learn about the different generative AI tools like ChatGPT and My AI. Then, explore how to support learning, creativity and even bedtime using AI tools at home.
A Parent's Guide to AI

LHS and LMS are joining forces to hold a food drive to benefit the North Gwinnett Co-op. The food drive is a competition between the Lanier Cluster and the Seckinger Cluster.

The food Drive will run from October 21st- October 31st.

This food drive will be one of the 'volunteer' opportunities that our students can participate in to receive the Community Service Award for the year.

To earn credit counting towards the Service Award, students will need to bring in a minimum of 3 items for the food drive. Peer Leaders will be at each elevator collecting items during the food drive window.

Non-perishable food items only.

Particular Items that are Needed:

• Boxed Cereals
• Kid-friendly Snacks
• Canned Pineapple
• Canned Peaches
• Canned Pears
• Applesauce

Next week Jr. Beta Club members will be in your homerooms to sell boo grams as a fundraiser for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

The theatre department at Lanier High School will be performing a community preview of Mary Poppins at the Eagle Theater in downtown Sugar Hill on Monday, October 28th beginning at 7 PM. Tickets are $5 for students and $8 for adults and can be purchased via GoFan.co or by using the QR Code.

This version is a One Act cut and lasts about an hour, making it perfect for younger audiences.

8th grade students will be taking the PSAT 8/9 assessment on Tuesday, October 29th.

Please see information in the announcement above for details.

Students! Make sure you have made your $3 contribution to the United Way on My Payments Plus so you can participate in our Annual Costumes for a Cause.

Reminders:

• No Face Paint
• No Masks
• Costumes must be school appropriate

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.

Use the QR Code or click the image to sign up today!

Thank you for supporting Lanier Middle School!

Use the QR Code or click the image to sign up today!

Thank you for supporting Lanier Middle School!

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!