Sponsors: Annie Park 

Activities: Art Club is for any student who would like to learn about creative processes-Digital drawings, Jewelry Making and Animation sketches and film viewing. Minimal supplies will be required for this club. Students will be designing their own visual journals! 

Meeting days:The club will meet on designated Tuesday mornings between 8:15 AM to 9:00 AM in the Art Room (1.276). 

Affiliated with: Lanier Art Club is affiliated with GAEA.

Sponsors Mr. Ragsdale

Activities: Chess puzzles and analysis of famous grandmaster games... 

6th grade champion challenge ladder

7th grade champion challenge ladder

8th grade champion challenge ladder

Training for beginners is available

 

Mission: The vision of the Lanier Knights Chess Club is to develop important problem solving skills in our students while providing a fun, competitive, and engaging atmosphere that encourages cooperation and friendship.  The Chess Club is designed to nurture critical thought in young minds while teaching students how to communicate and execute complex ideas.  While doing so, the Chess Club will foster a healthy sense of sportsmanship that will prepare students to succeed in life. This is an inclusive club that aims to incorporate students throughout Lanier.

 

Meeting Days: Thursday mornings 8:15 - 8:50 in the Clubhouse room 1.532 (6th grade floor)  

Sponsor: Karla Manners  Co-Sponsor:  Chap Shearouse 

Sponsors: Karla Manners & Rebekah Spratlin

Activities: We will plan activities to recognize holidays/key celebrations for the different cultures in our school community

Mission/Purpose - to celebrate understanding and harmony of the multiple cultures in our school community

Meeting Days: Club will meet every other Thursday morning

Affiliated with: No national , state or local affiliation

Sponsor: Nick Elliott 

The purpose of Drama Club is to encourage students to think outside of the box, push individual boundaries, and become more confident performers.  Members will improve their social skills and develop leadership skills.  They will also become more adept at collaboration.  We will be putting on a small production in early December, and (depending on interest), a musical in the spring.               

Meetings will be Wednesdays afternoons starting after Labor Day, from 4:15 - 5:30, in the Media Center, 

When the Drama Club is putting on a show, students will be required to meet more often for rehearsals 

Sponsor: Chap Shearouse

Activities: Our focus will be to engage students in discussions of environmental issues and offer students a platform for engagement in education, conservation and stewardship projects.

As students become more knowledgeable about the issues in our community, the goal is to help them to facilitate change, through educating their peers, parents and community members, through Public Service Announcements, educational campaigns, and possible service projects.

Come and get involved in making the world a better place for all!!!

Misson: The mission of our Longhorn Environmental Club is to promote stewardship, service, and conservation in our school, our community, and our world through education, awareness, and action.

Meeting Days: Wednesday mornings (8: 15 to 9:00) in Ms. Higgins Lab (1.467) 7th grade floor.

Dues: To be determined to cover costs of Club T-shirts and other club supplies.

Note: Due to Covid protocols, we will NOT have any hands on recycling activities.

Sponsors: Coach Nicholson & Coach Rabek

Intramurals Club is a great opportunity for students to have fun and be active before school. Under the supervision of a certified teacher, students will have the opportunity to play basketball, soccer or badminton.  
Students can participate in as many or as few sessions as is convenient; they are not required to attend every session.  Students are not required to be in the gym right at 8:05, but they MUST arrive by 8:10 in order to be placed on a team. 

Students MUST turn in a permission form before being allowed to participate.

Fall Session 

September 7th - Oct. 29th

Required Permission Form to be turned in to Coach Nicholoson or Coach Rabek before you can participate.

Sponsor - Janan Olsen

Sponsors: Carla Youmans

Mission: to provide students who love to read an opportunity to meet with other readers and have an opportunity to compete at the district level.

 Meets in Mrs. Youmans' room (8th grade hall) the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month before school at 8:15-8:45.  

Sponsor: Mrs. Hall

Coaches: Kellie Yockey & Shawn Davies 

Purpose:  The purpose of the soccer club is to be used as a pilot program to get soccer as a sanctioned sport in Gwinnett County schools. Therefore, this team requires tryouts and where games are played against other middle schools finishing the season with a county tournament. Our mission is to grow our players not only individually but as a team as well.

Tryout dates:   6^th grade January 18th , 7^th grade January 19th, 8^th grade January 20th, Final tryout with returning players, January 21st

Players will have to pay for jerseys and tournament fees, Amount of money-TBA

Practices will be in the morning @ 8:15 AM, girls practice on Mondays and Wednesdays, boys practice Tuesdays and Thursdays. We will practice half the time on the field and half in the gym. Games will be Saturday mornings and after school.

Affiliations: We are affiliated with Gwinnett County: The Futbol Classic tournament that is hosted at Bryson Park in Lilburn, Ga by Michael Spivey

Sponsors: Michele Langhans, Jim Mitchell, Catherine Proctor, 

Mission: Lanier Middle School’s STEMbots mission is to introduce students to the world of robotics, using STEM skills and teamwork. 

 

Purpose:  The purpose of STEMbots is to develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and working as a team. 

Planned Activities:   Building, coding and competing will be a part of our club. More information to come regarding competitions as it gets released. Watch this

Local and State Affiliations: Vex IQ and First Technology Challenge (FTC)

Sponsors: Michele Langhans, Jim Mitchell, Catherine Proctor

Meeting Days: Tuesday and Thursday at 4:15 PM - 6 PM in Mr. Mitchell's room

 

 

Sponsors: Lacy Stuart, Karen Jones, Shannon Rollin, Cody Garrett

Activities: Mock Elections, Red Ribbon Week, TBD

Mission: The Student Council at Lanier Middle School provides an opportunity for students from all grade levels to participate in-service and school-spirit activities. The Council meets regularly to vote on school-wide activities and to provide student input. Election of officers is held each fall and officers are selected from qualified students as follows:

1. Eighth Grade - President & Treasurer 
2. Seventh Grade - Vice President
3. Sixth Grade - Secretar

Purpose: 

1. Promote citizenship and civic engagement to prepare articulate citizens and leaders.

2. Promote leadership.

3. Promote school cluster engagement.

4. Expose, develop, and apply the three foundational principles of citizenship in the United States; Rights, Responsibilities, and Respect.

Meeting Times: second and fourth Thursday of every month @ 8:15