Lanier High School (Sugar Hill, Georgia) Explained

Lanier High School
Street:918 Buford Highway
County:Gwinnett County
City:Sugar Hill
State:Georgia
Zipcode:30518
Country:United States
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Type:Public
Established:2010
District:Gwinnett County Public Schools
Principal:Christopher Martin
Faculty:117.40 (FTE)
Grades:9 to 12
Enrollment:1,853 (2022–23)[1]
Ratio:15.78
Slogan:"Welcome to the ranch"
Mascot:Longhorns
Colors:Orange, black and white
Homepage:lanierhs.org

Lanier High School (LHS) is a public high school in Sugar Hill, Georgia, United States, and is a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools. It opened for classes on August 9, 2010.

The Lanier school district is made up of Sycamore Elementary School, White Oak Elementary School, Sugar Hill Elementary School, Lanier Middle School, and Lanier High School.[2]

The athletic rivals of the LHS Longhorns are the Bulldogs of North Gwinnett High School.

Lanier High School was football regional champion in the 2014–2015 school year. Other sports recognitions they have received are 1st place in competition cheer (2014-2015), 2nd place Marching Band (2013-2014), 3rd place Marching Band (2014-2015), 1st place Drumline (2013-2015), 1st place Drum Major (2013-2015), 3rd place Color Guard (2013-2014), 2nd place Color Guard (2014-2015), One Act theater regional champions (2015-2016) and boys' soccer Region 8-AAAAA Champions (2015-2016).

History

In 1915, Sugar Hill High School was opened, later in 1958, North Gwinnett High School was established. The Sugar Hill School served grades one through seven. Then in 2010 Lanier High School was established as a split of the North Gwinnett High School cluster. This brought a high school back to Sugar Hill.

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lanier High School. National Center for Education Statistics. July 28, 2024. 2022-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20221004034930/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1302550&SchoolPageNum=5&ID=130255003998. live.
  2. "Lanier High School website ".
  3. News: Yeomans . Curt . June 13, 2022 . Carolina Panthers' Derrick Brown, a Lanier High School grad, will co-host free youth football camp with Gwinnett Sheriff's Office on Friday . . October 3, 2022 . October 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004034929/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/carolina-panthers-derrick-brown-a-lanier-high-school-grad-will-co-host-free-youth-football/article_060487be-eb30-11ec-9e17-1f0030521abd.html . live .
  4. News: June 14, 2018 . Lanier's Zach Calzada commits to Texas A&M football . Gwinnett Daily Post's GwinnettPrepSports.com . October 3, 2022 . October 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004034930/https://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/sports/lanier-s-zach-calzada-commits-to-texas-a-m-football/article_0fd02753-7619-5a10-9b20-3045304012ae.html . live .