delayed establishment of the center. School uniform All Lanier students are required to wear school uniforms consisting of monogrammed LMS polo shirts in colors of red, black, white, and late in the 2013 school year (around May) purple shirts were brought back. They had not been available for about 10 years. The polo shirts purchased at the school and pairs of khaki bottoms (trousers, shorts, capris, or skirts) Skirts and capris are for girls only. GSG leaders wear maroon and green shirts. This uniform was instituted at the start of the 1997/1998 school year. The school also provides used uniforms for students who may not be able to afford them. The Texas Education Agency specifies that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections. Student discipline The school enacted attendance policies meant to maintain a high level of student attendance, and the school threatens to criminally prosecute parents of students consistently committing truancy. The school had received awards for having high student attendance rates. Student body During the 2016/2017 school year, Lanier had 1,469 students. 24% qualified for free or reduced lunch. Feeder patterns Zoned schools Elementary schools that feed into Lanier include Baker Montessori (formerly Wilson, partial) River Oaks Poe (partial) Roberts (partial) St. George Place (partial) All students who are zoned to Lanier are zoned to Lamar High School. IB program The IB programs at Poe, River Oaks, Roberts, and West University elementaries feed into Lanier's IB program. Lanier accordingly feeds its IB students into Lamar High School's IB program. Notable people Staff Van G. Garrett (poet) Alumni Muthu Alagappan (Pioneer of basketball analytics) Walter Cronkite (Journalist) Denton Cooley (Surgeon) George Ducas (Singer) Linda Ellerbee (Journalist) Emeka Okafor (Basketball player) Bianna Golodryga (ABC News Correspondent) Chachi Gonzales (Hip-Hop Dancer) Carli Mosier (Anime voice actress) Lisa Papademetriou (Children's Author) Tommy Sands (Singer) Mark White (Governor of Texas) References Chapman, Betty and Garvin Berry 2-Minute Histories of Houston (also written as Two Minute Histories of Houston). Houston Business Journal. September 1, 1996. , 9780965040020. Deneen, James and Carmen Catanese. Urban Schools: Crisis and Revolution. R&L Education, October 16, 2011. , 9781610480888. O'Reilly, Tricia M. (Boston College) What Boston Resident Students Have