Slides from “Supporting Students Through Academic Stress” with Roby Gonzalez MA, LPC-A

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For those who could not attend this session live, here are links to the slides from the presentation and to a few of the techniques referenced in the talk. Additionally, there are some simple tips for test anxiety and some books that have been recommended in the past.

PFLASA’s Online Auction is coming! Bidding OPENS FRIDAY!

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Raptor Nation: Get Ready! The PFLASA Online Auction Kicks Off This Friday!

It’s time to shop, bid, and support your community: the PFLASA Silent Auction opens Friday! From Austin-favorite restaurant gift cards to exclusive teacher experiences, sports tickets, local getaways, and handmade treasures, there’s something for everyone — and every bid goes to the Project Graduation!

PFLASA’s Project Graduation is a drug and alcohol-free lock-in party held on graduation night.
Your bid helps the Class of 2026 seniors safely commemorate their achievements in a safe and memorable way! Here’s how you can help:

  1. Bid early and bid often!
  2. Share the auction link with family and friends once it goes live — the more bidders, the bigger the impact: https://givebutter.com/c/2026ProjectGraduation/auction

The Auction opens Friday, 11/7 and runs through Monday, 11/17!

Be on the lookout on all LASA communication channels, and let the fun begin!!

Submit Your Content to the Raptor Report!

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Submit Your Content to the Raptor Report!

Are you a student or booster parent for a LASA club, sport, or other extracurricular organization? Are you a member of the staff, faculty, or administration? Do you have an announcement or upcoming event that you would like to share with the entire LASA community? Then consider posting your announcement to the Raptor Report!

The Raptor Report is a weekly newsletter that arrives in email inboxes every Wednesday. It is brought to you by the amazing volunteers of PFLASA (Parents and Friends of LASA) and contains news, announcements, and event postings for and from the LASA community. It’s a great way to stay connected and up-to-date with Raptor happenings! If you’re not already receiving the Raptor Report, you can subscribe here: https://pflasa.org/news/subscribe

If you would like to submit content to the Raptor Report, make sure to read and follow the submission guidelines and then submit your content. Be sure to submit your content by 11:59 pm on Sunday in order for your post to appear in the following Wednesday’s Raptor Report.

Submit: https://pflasa.org/news/submit-content/
Subscribe: https://pflasa.org/news/subscribe/
Read past Reports online: https://pflasa.org/news/

PFLASA Meeting: This Friday, Nov 7 at 8:15a!

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Come join us at the PFLASA meeting this Friday, November 7th, at 8:15 am in the LASA parent portable near the tennis courts. We’ll have updates from committee chairs, and we’ll be launching the 2026 Project Graduation Auction! PFLASA meetings are a great way to stay informed and meet other LASA parents. We would love to see you there!

What: PFLASA general meeting
Where: LASA parent portable, near the tennis courts
When: This Friday! November 7th, at 8:15am

Supporting Our LASA Families During the Shutdown

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Dear PFLASA Community

As many of you know, the ongoing government shutdown has placed unexpected strain on many in our community, including some of our very own LASA families.

To this end, I wanted to make sure you knew that you could donate gift cards directly to our Wellness Counselors to quietly share with families experiencing food insecurity at this time.
Gift cards to stores like H-E-B or Walmart in smaller denominations would be great (think $20 and $25 – this would allow the counselors to have more flexibility when distributing them).

There is absolutely no obligation to participate — this is simply an opportunity for those who feel called to lend a hand.

Gift cards can be dropped off at the front office, c/o Wellness Counselors.

Our goal is to distribute them discreetly and respectfully to families who could use a little extra support right now.

Thank you for your generosity, compassion, and care for our community.

LASA Earns the TX PTA Early Bird Award!

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LASA PTSA earned the Texas PTA September Early Bird Membership Award! This award is given to PTSAs who reach 100% of the previous year’s membership before the October deadline. That’s not just early, it’s extraordinary!

Thank you to everyone who has joined us already. Every membership matters. If you haven’t had a chance to join us yet, it’s not too late! We are still accepting members for this year. Everyone is welcome to join!

https://www.lasaptsa.org

LASA VOLLEYBALL IS HOSTING A COFFEE TRUCK!!

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LASA Volleyball is hosting Travelin’ Toms Coffee Truck on November 3rd from 6:30am-8am for Students, Teachers and Staff.

Come grab a beverage (you’ve earned it!) before class.

As part of the fundraiser, you can show your Teachers and Staff appreciation by donating towards the purchase of a beverage for them at: https://customer.travelintomscoffee.com/#T136X3677759

And it will be delivered by your LASA Booster club.

A variety of caffeinated and non-caffeinated beverages will be available.

PTSA LASA Advocacy: Student Advocacy Group Meetings

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LASA PTSA Advocacy invites your student to join the Student Advocacy Group.

This school year, we want to expand our student advocacy curriculum beyond preparing our students for the legislative session. Two areas that we want to explore are (1) what entities exist that directly impact education, and (2) how our students can engage with these entities.

We will meet at the library from 12:05 to 12:55 p.m.

Our esteemed speakers include:

  • Friday, 11/7: Lynn Boswell, Member of Texas Association of School Boards and Trustee for AISD Board of Trustees
  • Friday, 12/5: LaRessa Quintana, Trustee for AISD Board of Trustees (District 2)
  • Friday, 1/23: Edna Ramon Butts, J.D. and Director of Intergovernmental Relations & Policy Oversight for AISD; and
  • Friday, 2/20: Mario Pina, Senior Advocacy Director of Raise Your Hand Texas

Sign-up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AA4A92CA2FB6-59752877-student#/

Advertising booster club fundraisers and spirit night via PFLASA

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We are seeing an influx of requests on the FB group. While we want to support everyone, we also would like to keep its primary focus on information sharing. Should you like to advertise an event (and we’d love to know about it!), here are guidelines to optimize your advertising:

  • All posts must be LASA related.
  • First submit your content to the Raptor Report by Sunday midnight to see it in the following Wednesday’s RR (for up to 3 consecutive weeks!). This goes out to the most eyes.
  • On FB, ONCE PER EVENT, as per our group rules 4 and 5 (see below). Posts that contain links to fundraisers in the body of the text are automatically flagged as ‘spam’ by FB. Please post relevant links in the comments.
  • Spirit Nights can only be advertised ONCE on FB, on the day before or day of the event.

P.S. We don’t use the Google groups to advertise these events as we would be overwhelming our families with constant asks.

Thank you all!

PFLASA FB admins