The Purple Page Lanier Middle School 2600 Woodhead St. Houston, TX 77098 May 16, 2014 (713) 942-1900 th UPCOMING EVENTS May 16 Great 8 Dance........................................ 7p May 20 Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A ................. 4-8p May 29 Last Day of School PRINCIPAL’S PARAGRAPH FINAL WEEK SCHEDULE, MAY 26 – 29TH Monday, May 26 • Altered schedule – Make up day schedule P/R days • GSG at the end of the day • Locker Clean out Tuesday, May 27th • P day • Dance Awards Luncheon Wednesday, May 28th • GSG at the end of the day • R4 will end at 2:40 p.m. GSG will begin at 2:45 p.m. • GSG parties Thursday, May 29th • Altered schedule – Follow make up day schedule P/R days • GSG at the end of the day LET THE GREAT 8 BEGIN! Don't forget the Great 8 Dance is Friday, May 16, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Lanier in the cafeteria. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for registration. Students that are not within dress code will not be allowed into the dance. The Great 8 Field Trip to Dave & Busters is Wednesday, May 28, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The buses will depart Lanier at 9:30 a.m. and return at 2:30 p.m. Students will receive their 8th grade class T-shirt the morning of the field trip. You must wear your T-shirt on the field trip. On the last day of school, Thursday, May 29, 8 graders will be dismissed after the Great 8 Pup Award Ceremony to go home. Students will be released to a parent. If they are not picked up by 1:00 p.m. they will be taken to the cafeteria for lunch and resume their regular schedule for the day. Have a great week! Linda Smith, Principal FROM THE PTO Lanier Parents, We had a great turnout at our final PTO General Meeting of the year and VIPS Breakfast this morning. A huge thank you to Tony Rodriguez for sponsoring the VIPS breakfast this morning: you amaze us! To all those volunteers at the Teacher Appreciation luncheon and to Kristine Carroll, for spearheading these efforts this year: thank you all, for being such a supportive, involved group! A couple of reminders from the PTO: • The last Lanier Spirit Night of the year is on May 20 at Chick Fil A (SW Fwy) from 4 – 8pm. Just mention you are supporting Lanier Middle School's Spirit Night. Dinner can be Drive-Thru or Dine-in! • Check out the latest slate and our updated, approved Bylaws on the PTO website, www.lanierpto.org. Thanks and have a great weekend. Michal Lutfak Lanier Middle School PTO President 2013-2014 [email protected] PURPLE PRAISE LANIER’S LATEST NJHS INDUCTEES The Great 8 Breakfast & Yearbook Signing is Thursday, May 29, from 8:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Lanier in the cafeteria. The Great 8 Pup Award Ceremony is Thursday, May 29, from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Lanier in the auditorium. All 8th graders and 8th grade teachers are invited to the ceremony. Parents of the award winning students are invited. We will recognize IB winners, Reliant (NRG) student recognition, Lanier awards, etc. Students wait to sign the NJHS registration book National Junior Honor Society held their annual induction th ceremony on Monday, May 12 . Congratulations to the following students that officially became members of Lanier’s NJHS. We are SO proud!! Nishanth Abdullah Roshen Abdullah Sabriah Al-Bahish Sam Al-Bahish Abby Andrews Neda Azadi Emily Baker Quinn Bello Isabella Belloso Shelbi Bias Jillian Harris gets photo with proud family members Delaney Biggs Annika Bohmann Hannah Boucher Robert Brown Grace Brudner Camille Calabrese Skyla Carmon Aubrey Carroll Claire Coffman Katherine Crabb Ewan Curtis Olivia Davis Ruth Davis Owen DeMarco Margaret Donnelly Jolie Duong Paige Evans Natalie Festa Deniz Girismen Nicole Harari Jillian Harris Tommy Hayes Ally Henson Jordan Hinrichs Chloe Hunter Mary Johnson Maya Kanani Kaitlyn Kelly Daniel Kim Leah Kincaid Julia Kirk Sean Lau Jacob McCabe Ethan J. Mundey Michelle Mut Nicole Mut Nithya Narayana Alvin Oentoro ChauLien Phan Katherine Powers Francheska Quintanilla Bridget Rasmussen Cyrus Shafiei Evan Sherer Hannah Shi Jasmine Singh Georgy Thayyil Sara Tin-U Angelina Vega Lindsey Walker Christina Wang Sara Wells Emma Wheat Candelaria Willoughby Joseph Willoughby Marguerite York Larry Zhang Kelly Kinsella and Ruth Ling at NJHS Ceremony LANIER DEBATERS FINAL TOURNAMENT A SMASHING SUCCESS! At the Oak Ridge Tournament last weekend, Lanier’s debaters put a massive beatdown on 10 other middle schools and added a great exclamation point to a fantastic season. It was an emotional evening as the 8th graders gave their traditional farewell speeches to the team. See the results below. Way to Go, Pups! Public Forum Debate (Places based on seeding) st Rukmini Kalamangalam & Mina Nam – 1 nd Lekha Sunder & Lyle Derden – 2 rd Olivia Faust & Sarika Kotha – 3 th Robert Brown & Travis Craig – 4 th Joseph Donowho & Joseph Dowdall – 5 th Evan Finley & Alex Nelson – 6 th Greyson Britt & Kevin Wen – 7 Lincoln-Douglas Debate Pooja Vettical – Semifinalist Jason Kraynak – Semifinalist Congressional Debate st Noah Scantlebury – 1 Beckett Gonzalez - Finalist Extemporaneous st Lekha Sunder – 1 nd Beckett Gonzalez – 2 rd Robert Brown – 3 Joseph Dowdall – Finalist Jason Kraynak – Finalist Ethan Tran – Finalist Humorous st Larry Zhang – 1 nd Will Derden – 2 Zach Mattingly – Finalist Alisa Lu – Finalist Sara Tin-U – Finalist Prose st Rhiannon Morris – 1 rd Ally Sun – 3 Claudia Ortiz – Finalist Nikki Goldin – Finalist Oratory st Lyle Derden – 1 nd Nikki Goldin – 2 rd Adele Lauzon – 3 Lekha Sunder – Finalist Mina Nam – Finalist Rukmini Kalamangalam – Finalist Storytelling nd Hanna MacNamee -2 rd Ally Sun – 3 Poetry nd Natalie Festa – 2 rd Alisa Lu – 3 Annika Bohmann – Finalist Nikki Goldin – Finalist Dramatic nd Ally Sun – 2 Hanna MacNamee – Finalist Natalie Festa – Finalist Lucy Ding – Finalist Declamation st Athene DelVecchio – 1 nd Lekha Sunder – 2 rd Ysabelle Broderson – 3 Rukmini Kalamangalam – Finalist Impromptu Speaking st Larry Zhang – 1 nd Sam Frank – 2 rd Adele Lauzon – 3 Jeong Hyun Han – Finalist Duet Acting st Ally Sun & Katherine Nyquist – 1 nd Athene DelVecchio & Alisa Lu – 2 Emma Semaan & Lisa Lin – Finalist Duo Interpretation st Nikki Goldin & Gabby Keene – 1 nd Vivi Collymore & Sophie Dunn – 2 Alisa Lu & Athene DelVecchio – Finalists Ally Sun & Kat Nyquist – Finalists Jude Hill & Angela Yokely – Finalists Pantomime Nathan Dunbar – Finalist Duet Improv st Adele Lauzon & Rhiannon Morris – 1 nd Vega Shah & Athene DelVecchio – 2 rd Kaylie O’Connell & Alisa Lu – 3 Thalia Rigney & Beryl Fergus – Finalists Nathan Dunbar & Nicholas Abraham – Finalists Readers Theatre Sara Frank, Adele Lauzon, Claudia Ortiz, Rhiannon Morris & Hanna MacNamee – Finalists TV Commercial nd Gabby Keene, Sophie Dunn & Vivi Collymore – 2 LANIER LINES ******DEBATE BANQUET DATE CHANGE****** The Debate Banquet is being rescheduled for Friday, May 23, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Galleria, 2400 W. Loop South. The price remains $30 per person. Lanier Debate Alumni are $20. Please pay by May 21, with cash in advance or a check payable to Franz Hill. Please contact Mr. Hill with any questions at [email protected] This hard-working team deserves a wonderful banquet and we want to make sure they have something great to celebrate the end of their middle school debate career! Hope to see you there! ************************************************ 2014-2015 NJHS APPLICATION DEADLINES MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) of Lanier Middle School is an honor organization whose purpose is to recognize students who excel in academics as well as leadership, citizenship, service, and character. This organization is open to all 7th and 8th grade students who maintain a grade point average of 3.7 (93) or above, an E average in conduct, and have evidence of participation in community service projects outside of Lanier. Applications will be accepted for review by the NJHS th th committee in the fall for 8 graders and the spring for 7 graders. th *All incoming 8 grade students interested in joining NJHS will need to turn in their completed applications by th September 19 , 2014. th *All incoming 7 grade students interested in joining NJHS will need to turn in their completed applications by th January 16 , 2015. *Applications are available on the NJHS website. http://njhslms.weebly.com/ If you have any questions please contact Ms. Keenan or Mrs. Millican via e-mail at [email protected] or [email protected] ORCHESTRA BAKE SALE NEXT WEEK Cookies and Cakes and Pies, oh, my! On nd Thursday, May 22 after school the LMS Orchestra will hold a bake sale in the front of the school. Bring your appetite for a sweet treat and some friends! Orchestra parents: we could still use a few volunteers! If you are available to bring a treat, work a table or bring some waters, please send an email to [email protected] – we still have spots available! ALGEBRA 1 SUMMER CAMP! To all 6th, 7th and 8th grade students thinking of taking Algebra 1 next year--Lanier Middle School will be hosting Algebra 1 Summer Camps. The camp is a four-day course that provides students with the basic Algebra concepts to start off and succeed in high school Algebra 1. The camp covers algebraic concepts and terminology used in Algebra, problem solving with abstract concepts, use of technology to help solve algebraic problems, understanding assessment system used in high school Algebra, and study and time management skills needed for abstract concepts. The camp will use TI-84 graphing calculators along with hands-on manipulatives to describe exponents, variables, and number concepts. The Algebra 1 Summer Camp at Lanier is available for the following sessions: o Session 1: July 21-24 (morning session: 8:3011:30 am; afternoon session: 12:30-3:30pm) o Session 2: July 28-July 31 (afternoon session only: 12:30-3:30pm) o Session 3: August 4-7 (morning session: 8:3011:30 am; afternoon session: 12:30-3:30pm) The cost is $125 per week for either a morning session or afternoon session, or you can register for both the morning and afternoon sessions for $200 per week. Financial assistance is available. The camps fill up quickly, and applications are processed on a first come, first served basis. Please contact Mr. Wisniewski at [email protected] or [email protected] for application forms, or you can download them at http://www.freewebs.com/lmswisniewski/. ! GEOMETRY SUMMER CAMP NEW SUMMER CAMP!! To all 7th and 8th grade students thinking of taking Geometry next year--Lanier Middle School will be hosting a Geometry Summer Camp. The camp is a four-day course that provides students with the basic Geometry concepts to start off and succeed in high school Geometry. The camp will cover geometric concepts and terminology used in Geometry, problem solving with abstract concepts, use of technology and symbols to help solve geometric problems, understanding assessment system used in high school Geometry, and hands-on construction of items used in the Geometry course. The camp will use TI-84 graphing calculators along with hands-on manipulatives to describe geometric concepts. The Geometry Summer Camp is available July 28-31, 8:30-11:30 am, and the cost is $125. Financial assistance is available. This camp is already about half full and is filling up quickly! Applications are processed on a first come, first served basis, so get your spot! Please contact Mr. Wisniewski at [email protected] or [email protected] for application forms, or you can download them at http://www.freewebs.com/lmswisniewski/. LADY PUP SPORTS CAMPS Looking to sharpen those volleyball and basketball skills over the summer? Lanier is hosting two, 4-day camps this summer on campus. Girls’ basketball will be hosting the first camp June 9-12 and volleyball will be the next week June 16-19. Both camps will have a morning session from 7:30 – 12 noon and an all-day session from 7:30 – 5:00pm. The girls will work on conditioning, fundamentals and show their skills off with games in the afternoon. The cost is $180 for the morning session and $240 for the allday session. Spaces are limited. Registration forms are available from Coach Cabell [email protected] the Lanier Volleyball and Girls Basketball websites and at lanierpto.org 7TH GRADE MATH CAMPS th To all students moving into the 7 grade, Lanier will be th hosting two different 7 grade math camps this th summer. The first camp will run from July 28 to July st 31 2014. This camp is designed to help develop better learning skills, acquire math study habits, refresh concepts learned & improve an understanding of math. Areas of study will include basic skill review (operations with decimals & fractions), graphs & problem solving. th th The second camp runs from August 4 to August 7 , 2014. This rigorous camp is intended for students that th did not struggle during their 6 grade year in math and would like exposure to new concepts. This session is intended to continue problem solving skills and enhance math study habits. Areas of study will include: working with pattern rules, rate of change, limits of numbers, graphing, and extrapolation of information from graphs. Student must get teacher recommendation to enroll in this camp. If interested, have your child collect the flyer with all pertinent information from their math teacher. You can contact Mr. Vigil at [email protected] for questions. IB CORNER IB WORD OF THE WEEK Week 36: Intensitygreat energy, strength, concentration, vehemence, etc., as of activity, thought, or feeling http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/intensity LEADERSHIP CAMP 2014 Leadership Camp 2014 will be the last week in July. The th st st dates are July 29 – July 31 or Aug 1 depending on one vendor. The times are from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm each day, and the students will need to bring a sack lunch each day. Snacks and water will be provided. We will be headed to Texas Rock Gym for team building and ice breaker games, and will have former leaders and guest speakers sharing their experiences and words of wisdom to the new leaders. Cost will be between $100-$125, depending on whether it’s a 3 or 4 day camp. Camp is not required to be a leader next year, but requested. Camp is a great way to meet your fellow leaders, learn new games and activities and talk to former leaders who can share what it is like to be a leader at Lanier. Scholarships are available, too. Michael Giroir, Lanier Leadership/GSG Coordinator Student Council Sponsor
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