PFLASA’s Upcoming Great Gatherings!

Come meet fellow parents and make new friends. Here are our current opportunities!

Submit your Great Gathering here: https://tinyurl.com/GGatherings

As always, we aim to sell out!

Thank you for your support of the Class of 2026!

PFLASA’s Great Gatherings’ store is live!

As you may already know, Great Gatherings are a fun community builder but also a great way to help PFLASA raise funds for the graduating class’s Senior events.

These are a tradition at LASA and as with many things at LASA, this is a pay-it-forward act!

You can find our current offerings for all classes and buy your tickets in the PFLASA Store: https://pflasa.org/product-category/greatgatherings/.

If you’d like to host a happy hour or another type of event, find some friends to co-host, fill out this form and we’ll get the ball rolling: http://tinyurl.com/GGatherings.

Thank you for your support of the Class of 2026!

Reflections entries for “I Belong” theme are due Oct 31

“I Belong” is the theme this school year’s Reflections Art Contest. The submission deadline is October 31, 2025. Have you composed something you could submit in a class already per chance?

Reflections Arts categories:

  • Dance Choreography
  • Film Production
  • Literature
  • Music Composition
  • Photography
  • Visual Arts

Multiple submissions are welcome!

National PTA’s Reflections program provides opportunities for students to explore their own thoughts, feelings, and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence, and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful in school and in life.

Find more details, including rules and the student entry form, at https://www.lasaptsa.org/reflections.

LASA Baseball Families Meet and Greet

Join the LASA Baseball Boosters for this year’s New Baseball Families Meet and Greet/Parent Social! This is an annual event for new and returning families to get an overview of the program, timelines, and other important details. New and current families, come out and socialize!

  • Date: Tuesday, October 14th
  • Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (informal presentation at 6:45 PM)
  • Location: Rudy’s BBQ – 3914 N Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78756

RSVP link: https://forms.gle/BjjauohQ3Fkt8WMv8

PTSA Loves our Student Members

We really do! We believe in student membership so much that we offer discounted student membership rates when joining through our website.

Also, every year, LASA PTSA runs a contest to see which class will have the highest student membership. The race is on! Here’s the current student membership count:

  • Class of 2028 – 53 members
  • Class of 2029 – 47 members
  • Class of 2027 – 39 members
  • Class of 2026 – 32 members

It’s a close race! Spread the word and have your classmates join PTSA. Every membership counts. While you’re at it, have your parents join too!

https://www.lasaptsa.org

What does “Paying it Forward” mean?

In PFLASA, we believe in supporting each other across all grade levels. This is why we use the Pay It Forward model:

  • Each year, the Freshmen, Sophomore, and Junior families work together to help fund that year’s graduating class Project Graduation event. (This is an all night lock-in party to keep our senior kids safe)
  • When it’s your student’s turn to graduate, the younger classes will do the same for you.

This approach makes our traditions possible and ensures every class has the support they need for a memorable senior year.

Think of it as a circle:

  • Freshmen, Sophomores & Juniors→ support today’s seniors.
  • Seniors (and families) → get to celebrate!

When you attend a Great Gathering or bid in our online Auction, you’re helping us make our safe and fun event for Seniors possible!

By participating now, you’re making sure that when it’s your child’s turn, the community is ready to celebrate them. That’s the power of Paying It Forward.

Come sign up to PFLASA’s FB and class Google groups during BYPTSD

PFLASA will be set up both during morning check-in by the front office (7:20-8:10) and during lunch in Mr Mueller’s room (506), on Thursday and Friday during Bring Your Parents to School Days.

If you’ve been having issues joining us, or if you know people who have had trouble, this will be your opportunity! Please join us. 🙂

The 3rd Gift Card Gala is coming up!

Thank you to all of you ladies who have already signed up! At the time I type this message, we have 63 responses, which is incredible! And yes, we have room for more of you, so please join us to catch up with old friends and/or make new ones! Please sign up to join us on 9/27.

As we get closer, we’d love to have a better idea of which gift card you are bringing; if you know please don’t forget to update the SignUpGenius!

In case you need ideas, here are a few popular unclaimed ones: REI, Lush cosmetics, Snap Kitchen, Athleta, Lululemon, Crux, Waterloo Records, End of an Ear, Homeslice Pizza, Pinthouse Pizza, HopDoddy’s, PTerry’s, Canes, Yeti Store, Jerry’s Artarama, Half Price Books, Spas, Boba places, Tiff’s treats, Juiceland, Daiso, Austin Books and Comics, Toy Joy, Tiny Pies, Loro, restaurants, coffee shops, etc…

Thank you for your support of the Class of 2026!

LASA Dance Spooktacular Dance Clinic!

LASA Dance invites all Pre-K-11th grade dancers to join us for our Lil’ and Junior Spooktacular Dance Clinic hosted at LASA High School, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.

Students are welcome to stay for a full day from 8-4P for $75 or a half day from 8-12P for $40. Clinic attendees will learn Thriller themed choreography, enjoy team building activities, have arts and crafts time, and practice dance technique. All dancers staying for the full day need to pack a nut-free lunch as well.

Additionally, dance clinic students are invited to join Velocity and Dynasty dance teams at our annual Spooktacular Football halftime performance on Thursday, October 30 at Burger Stadium at 7:30PM!

Register and see more details at: Tinyurl.com/LASADanceSpookyClinic

Contact Paige.Gomez@Austinisd.org or LASADanceBooster@gmail.com with any questions, and we hope to see you/your dancer(s) there!

Join our PFLASA FB Group!

We’re eager to welcome our new parents to our PFLASA Facebook group!
Group members are parents and staff members. We have discussions about pretty much anything LASA-related!

To join, please log on from a computer to facebook.com/groups/pflasa.

You will be prompted to answer 3 security questions on FB (one includes an external Google form) AND to agree to our group rules. If any part of the process is missing, your membership is automatically denied until 100% complete. You may resubmit at any time.

PS: This process does not work from a phone. FB groups don’t prompt membership questions on a handheld device.