PFLASA’s Raising Healthy Raptors: Parent Book Club Interest Form

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Greetings, LASA community!

My name is Mandy Menzer and I am a fellow LASA parent as well as a clinical psychologist. I wanted to see if there would be any interest in possibly having a parenting book club. I have found this particular book, Getting to Calm: Cool Headed Strategies for Parenting Teens and Tweens, to be based on solid psychological research as well as easy to read and apply in my own parenting dilemmas.

More information can be found in this Google form, which will help me to both gauge interest and to get contact info for those who would like to receive updates about it. Feel free to email mmh20cornell@yahoo.com with any questions.

Congratulations to our Reflections Artists of 2025

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We are pleased to congratulate the artists that participated in the PTA Reflections 2025-2026 themed “I Belong!” art competition. The judging should be completed soon to find out who moves on to ACPTA reflections. We hope to have a reception for all of our participants very soon. We would like to recognize these esteemed artists who contributed to Reflections this year:

  • Akwaeno Udosen
  • Alex Catterson
  • Amelia Ratcliffgardy
  • Ananth Pakanati
  • Ariana Rodriguez
  • Chloe Billhardt
  • Elise Foster
  • Gargi Pandey
  • Gordon Streber
  • Grant Ratcliffgardy
  • Knox Meley
  • Liam Harris
  • Maeve Mohundro
  • Paxton Tidrick
  • Piper Meley
  • Ryan Wu
  • Sadie Sarrat
  • Sahana Vijay
  • Stella Thomaz
  • Tiernan O’Keefe
  • Zaara Zaidi
  • Zixuan (Camille) Mei

We will be announcing the artists that move forward to the Austin Council PTA (ACPTA) level next week and will be planning a Reflections Recognition Celebration during lunch soon as well.

Great Job! LASA Reflections

Join PFLASA for an evening zoom meeting, Thursday, Dec 4th 6:30-8pm!

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Come join us for the first PFLASA evening zoom meeting of the year! We will briefly discuss PFLASA general business, then follow that up with a special guest presenter and a topic that we hope will be especially useful as the semester nears its end. This meeting was originally scheduled for November 18th, but due to a scheduling conflict, we had to move it to the first week of December.

Date: Thursday, December 4th, 2025
Time: 6:30-8pm
Location: Zoom (link TBA)
Special Topic: Frontline/Blend for parents: How and when to use Frontline and Blend for productive parenting interactions

Reflections entries for Raptors at an All Time High, Thanks!

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Congratulations to all of the amazing artists who contributed to this year’s Reflections competition themed “I Belong”!!! This year we received the most entries at the new LASA location and they are truly wonderful as well.

The list of participants will be announced next Raptor Report and these participants are cordially invited to a Reflections Recognition Celebration (hopefully in December).

Have a great week and holiday to everyone!!!
LASA Reflections

Teacher Talent and Dance Winter Show

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LASA Dance invites you to our annual Teacher Talent Show along with LASA Dance on Friday, December 5th. Doors open at 4:15p with showtime at 5:00p in the LASA Theatre.

In lieu of a ticket, choose either or both charities to donate to. QR codes/links available at our show with CREDIT CARD offered only.

  • Charity 1: Central Texas Food Bank (CTFB) – provides hunger relief to our community. ALL of our JustGiving funds will go directly to CTFB.
    *Food/ Supplies Drive: We will also accept non-perishable food & hygiene items. Please check their site for their most needed items!
  • Charity 2: Luv Michael – Employs & advocates for adults on the autism spectrum. 50% of the Luv Michael drive will support LASA Dance.

CONCESSIONS & EXTRA SHOW FUN
Enjoy authentic Mexican snacks for sale by Munch Mex! 15% of their sales will support LASA Dance. Snag some swag, info, & put-put with Popstroke!

Don’t miss this opportunity to see our LASA staff shine!

THIS Friday, November 21st: Bring Pies and Gratitude Cards for Teachers and Staff!!!

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This Friday, November 21st, is Giving Thanks Pie Day!!! Please take part in sharing your gratitude for the amazing LASA teachers and staff by donating a no-refrigeration-needed pie, writing a gratitude card, and/or volunteering to collect or distribute the pies. Donations may be dropped off at any school entrance on Friday (11/21) morning.

Sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4CA4AA2BA0F58-52849282-lasas#/

List Happens: How to Build a Smart College List

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This interactive masterclass will share a collection of reference materials, steps, spreadsheets, and lessons learned, all with the goal of helping you and your child create a balanced college application list that actually fits your child’s needs. With approximately 4,000 degree-granting institutions in the United States, narrowing it down to a select few can seem daunting. However, I’ve amassed a collection of resources and tools that can make the research process fun, less stressful, and informative.

When: Dec 9 7-8pm (purchase tickets $10 students/$25 adults, only one purchase per family necessary)

Johnston High School oral history project

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The AP Seminar classes will be working again this year in the Johnston High School Archives and are hoping to conduct more oral history interviews with alumni and staff. You can take a look at the work we’ve already completed at https://lasa.austinschools.org/aboutus/johnston-archives. If you or someone you know went to or worked at Johnston HS we’d love to interview you! You can sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040845A8A722AAFA7-53437233-johnston#/

Please share this in your family and social network so we can get more interviews celebrating Johnston High School.

2025 Fall festival

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Join LASA for our 2nd annual Fall Festival on Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 11a-3p! All proceeds help benefit various LASA programs.

Join us for a day of games, food, music, and prizes! There will also be LASA Recruitment and admission information for all prospective families.

Tickets are $1 each. Game prices may range from 1-5 tickets/per play, and food from 1-25 tickets. Tickets are sold in packs of 10, 25, and 50. NO CASH will be accepted.

We hope to see you there! Get your tickets today!

LASA Alumnus: GOOD GIRL – Support a UCLA Capstone Thesis Film

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LASA Alumnus, Jasmine Gaynier, is preparing for her Thesis Film as a senior at UCLA in the Film and Television dept. She is working to raise funding on GoFundMe. In Jasmine’s words: “I love to explore how greater patterns within society affect small personal relationships within our community. Replicating my first short film, Khun Yai, Good Girl also explores the relationship between Thai mothers and daughters.” (Khun Yai was made while she was in Advanced Audio Video Production at LASA.)

Consider supporting Jasmine:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/good-girl-support-a-ucla-thesis-film

Thank you.