You are cordially invited to LASA Dance’s royal spring show entitled, Crowned!
Please join us at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center May 2nd at 6 PM to see an incredible evening of performances by Velocity, Dynasty JV, Choreopop, Colorguard, O.Henry MS Dance, Special Kings, Magic Club, and more!
We need volunteers for the 1:30am-5:30am shift, as well as the 3-6am cleaning shift.
1:30-5:30 am: You will be helping either with monitoring food and activity areas, distributing prizes, helping with bag check, transitioning students to the class-wide movie. This shift is in high need, very busy and all hands on deck!
3-6 am: If a more quiet job is your jam, we got you! This crew cleans up, picks up trash both outdoors and indoors, and puts everything back in place for patrons arriving at 6am.
For rising 9th-11th grade girls GRACE Academy and Annual Corazon Ball is a modern take on the traditional coming-of-age celebration, anchored in leadership development, for up to 25 girls in the Austin, TX area. The key program outcome is a social impact project roadmap, created by your student, for execution during their high school years prior to applying for college. Scholarships may be available
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Para familias de jovencitas en grados 9 – 11 en el proximo año La Academia GRACE y Baile Annual de Corazon, es una forma moderna de celebración (como la Quinceañera y Sweet 16) basada en el desarrollo de liderazgo. El program se ofrece para 25 participantes de el area de Austin.
Application Dates: April 1 – May 29 Program Dates: September 2026 – May 2027 Virtual info session on April 9, 2027, from 7 – 7:45 PM. Info Session registration: corazoneventstx.com, click on GRACE Academy and Annual Corazon Ball.
Come out and support your LASA Raptors baseball team on Thursday, April 2nd. The first five teachers who arrive will get a Raptors baseball hat. Teachers will also be entered in a gift card raffle and provided with treats. We hope to see you there!
Can you believe it’s almost April?!? Time to help your kiddos get their volunteer hours in! We need at least 4 adults and 8 students for our spring Love Your Neighbor Walk THIS SATURDAY shortly after the incoming freshman choice sheet event. (Hey-if you’ll be there with your 8th grader, model Raptor spirit and bring them along!) We do these “goodwill walks” a couple of times a year to keep in touch with our neighbors and let them know they’re appreciated. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the fall walk!
The event will be based out of the PTSA/PFLASA portable on Arthur Stiles (near the tennis courts). We’re still nailing down the timing, but the event is TENTATIVELY set for 12:30-2:30 pm. We’ll update the signup ASAP with the exact time. Thank you!
LASA Students Shine During the 2025-2026 Reflections Program!
Texas PTA proudly celebrates the incredible creativity of students across the state! This year, more than 870 student entries advanced for state-level judging, showcasing remarkable talent, imagination, and artistic expression inspired by this year’s theme. We are thrilled to recognize over 600 student artists with state-level awards. Five LASA Students have been recognized by the LASA PTSA, the Austin Council PTA, the Texas PTA this year with one student making it to the National PTA Competition (results will be announced the first of May, 2026).
These incredible student artists are: Ananth Pakanati for Literature Grant Ratcliffgardy for Music Composition Piper Meley for Photography Sadie Sarrat for Dance Choreography Zixuan (Camille) Mei for Visual Arts
Camille has achieved the “Overall Award of Excellence,” which elevates her to the National PTA Reflections competition level. Congratulations, Camille!!!!!!!
In this interactive workshop, participants will learn why supplemental essays matter to college admissions committees, how to successfully approach different types of supplemental essays, and start brainstorming about their own supplemental essays.
After growing up in the Midwest and attending college in the West and graduate school on the East Coast, Kelly moved to Austin, Texas to get a Ph.D. at UT. She wound up staying to raise her two children (one of her daughters is a LASA and Johns Hopkins grad!) and to teach writing at a local liberal arts college. In 2020, Kelly launched her own college consulting business to help students navigate the college admissions process and to share their best selves in their college essays.