PFLASA leadership update — New President

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PFLASA has a new president. Anna Land had to step down as president due to health issues. She will continue to work with PFLASA on the No Hassle Fundraiser and other initiatives, and we are grateful for her continued support and work. Sarah Romo de Vivar will be serving a 1-year interim presidency in Anna’s place. As the former president of PTSA; past chair of several PFLASA events; and long-time, frequent PFLASA volunteer; Sarah brings to the table a great deal of leadership experience and familiarity with PFLASA functions and events. We are grateful to her for being willing to serve in another demanding leadership role after serving in one last year. I am looking forward to working with both of these amazing women in the year ahead!

-Angela Graveline
PFLASA Vice President

Save the Date! 3rd Annual Gift Card Gala / Moms HH on 9/27

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Dear Raptor Moms,

You are all cordially invited to join us for the 3rd Annual Gift Card Gala on Saturday Sept. 27th, benefiting the Class of 2026 Project Graduation fundraising efforts. This event is a traditional PFLASA Great Gathering (more on that later) and as with many things at LASA, this is a pay-it-forward act—and open to moms of ALL Classes!

In order to “enter” this Gala, we are kindly asking you to bring an unused gift card (suggested value of $25 or more) as your “ticket fee”.
We will take all of these gift cards and add them to the Class of 2026 Online Auction in November.

Have unused Gift Cards laying around your house? You can donate those too! If you are going out to buy a new gift card for this event, please consider a restaurant, a store or somewhere popular that you know will sell in the auction.

Please view details and sign-up here.

Come Join the LASA PTSA!

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It’s time to join the LASA PTSA for the 2025-2026 membership year! All welcome to join (parents, students, grandparents, community members, really everyone)!

Last year was amazing! We…

  • Had record membership numbers for our PTSA
  • Earned so many awards due to your membership! (You can see them all on our website)
  • Hosted numerous Advocacy Workshops for our students
  • Visited the Texas Capitol to advocate for Public Education during Rally Day and provided lunches to the students and faculty in attendance
  • Advocated for the local neighborhood for parking issues
  • Provided a light grab and go continental breakfast for the Classes of 2027 and 2028 during the first day of finals
  • Provided donuts to the faculty and staff during the first day of finals

And SO MUCH MORE

We’d love to have you join us (again) this year. You can join and donate here: https://www.lasaptsa.org/

Start of PFLASA Study Groups for 2025-2026 School Year

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Who: Current Parents and Students of LASA High School

What: PFLASA Study Groups

When: We are slated to start on Tuesday, September 2nd. Tutors will be available to work in small groups or individually with students from 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

The general schedule for subjects offered is below:

  • Chemistry: T, W, Th from 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm
  • Physics: T, W, Th from 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm
  • Biology: T, W. Th from 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm

Where: LASA Library; look for the signage as you enter through the library.

Why: These started a number of years ago to give students another place to ask questions and receive support in specific subjects. Think of it as small group private tutoring—free to the student! We have seen this service help students make great academic strides when they attend regularly.

SchoolPool for Carpool Options

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LASA is working with SchoolPool, a carpool matching program. This is a program which can help you find others in your area and set up carpools to and from bus hubs and/or LASA. It can also be helpful to coordinate for afterschool activities, or LASA sporting event.

To get started, simply fill out the interest form using the QR code, or use this link.

Teachers and Staff Luncheon

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Thank you LASA Community for helping make our “Final Lunchdown” a total success! We had so many happy Teachers and Staff come through and enjoy the delicious food you brought. Thank you to the wonderful volunteers that helped serve, set up and clean up, we couldn’t do any of this without everyone’s help.

Project Graduation Event Reminders for Students and Parents/Guardians

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Check your Naviance and the Class of 2025 Google Group Emails for full details.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Due to parking and safety concerns, students cannot drive themselves to Project Graduation. Please arrange to be dropped off at the YMCA on Tuesday and picked up from LASA on Wednesday morning. Traffic Control volunteers will be directing drop-off traffic at the YMCA so please pay close attention to their instructions. To keep traffic flowing, there will be a dedicated parking lot if you need to park your car and take more time unloading.

When/where?
East Communities YMCA, 5315 Ed Bluestein Blvd, Austin, TX 78723
Tuesday, June 3, 10:00 pm to Wednesday, June 4, 5:30 am. Get dropped off at YMCA between 10:00 and 10:30 pm on Tuesday. Doors close at 11:00 pm (no student entries or exits after this time). Get picked up at LASA around 5:30 am on Wednesday.

Online Tickets Until 6/1: https://pflasa.org/store/

LASA PTSA – Memorial Day Event

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First, thank you to all the fantastic student volunteers that helped make the Memorial Day Event happen! You all did a wonderful job.

Each year LASA PTSA helps the Johnston Ex-Student Association with their Memorial Day Event. We set up tents, chairs and rent a sound system; this is only made possible by our dedicated volunteers.

I wanted to send a special thank you to Craig and Emily Robson, volunteers extraordinaire and our incoming PTSA President, Elva Mendoza, they spent a very hot Saturday getting everything set up and ready to go. Thank you!

Please consider penciling in helping PTSA with this event next year. It’s very rewarding.

Sarah Romo de Vivar
PTSA President (24-25)

Project Graduation Needs YOU!

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Project Graduation Still Needs Volunteers! As we prepare to launch our LASA Class of 2025, we hope you will consider volunteering at the Project Graduation 2025 lock-in at the East Communities YMCA on June 3-4. We need adult volunteers across all grade levels to help by volunteering for a 4 hour shift during the event.

It is a fun event and the volunteers have a great time. This sign-up has details about the roles and shifts, but if you have any questions, feel free to drop us a note at projectgraduation@pflasa.org.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084DA9A629A7FCC52-56033829-lasa#/