Senior Salute Slide Show Submissions due 5/5

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Hello Class of 2025! Tomorrow is the day where you officially make your post-grad plans known. We want to celebrate you… BUT, we need your help! Please complete this Google form to share your post-graduation plans and a photo for the slide show that will play during Senior Salute (and in the school office after graduation.) The photo can be an informal photo of you wearing your college t-shirt, a formal portrait, or your CADY senior photo. If you do not submit a photo, the LASA seal will serve as your photo.

When loading the file, please use the following naming convention: Last Name, First Name.

If you have more than one graduate, please fill out a form for each.

AP Snack Donations Requested

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We welcome your snack donations for students taking AP tests. Why are we requesting snack donations? Great question! Many students go to tests back to back, without time for a break College Board is RIGID on test start times, so grabbing a bite to eat is no excuse for being late. By providing breakfast and snacks, we hope to provide a little something for a nervous belly or a little oomph to fuel a kiddo through those last hours of testing. We greatly appreciate your support.

Click here for the signup/ suggested list of snacks.

TWO WAYS TO DONATE:

  1. AMAZON: Snacks are a click away! Select any variety of the dry-good items suggested (or whatever tickles your fancy) and have them delivered to LASA.
    • ATTN: PFLASA AP Snacks, 1012 Arthur Stiles Rd., Austin, TX 78721
    • Please arrange for a weekday delivery.
  2. SHOP LOCAL/DELIVER TO LASA: Add some extra items to your weekly grocery list and drop them in the LASA Office. There will be a cooler in the office for perishable items.

DEADLINES:

  • Items for Week 1: Bring to the main office on Friday, May 2 or by 7:15am Monday, May 5.
  • Items for Week 2: should be brought to the main office on Friday, May 9 or by 7:15am Monday, May 12.

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to donate! We still have nervous testing bellies to fill!

Raising Cane’s Sprit Night benefitting the LASA Raptor Band

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Raising Cane’s Sprit Night benefitting the LASA Raptor Band

    • When/Where: May 1st from 5pm-9pm at Raising Cane’s MLK location (415 W. MLK)
    • Mention the LASA Raptor band at the register OR skip the line and order online using code RCFUND96.

Come join us for dinner and support your LASA HS Raptor Band! We will see you there!!

Coffeehouse t-shirts now on sale

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Coffeehouse t-shirts are now on sale! Get yours before they are gone!

Please visit: https://lasa.myschoolcentral.com/(S(jinico1cknnzekdqyvbzbhym))/Index.aspx#/q/coffeehouse%20shirts

Note: if the link does not work, search for coffeehouse shirts.

The new online system does not allow for size selection. Please email bradley.sharp@austinisd.org to select your size (S-XXL).

Your purchase helps support the printing costs of LASA’s literary magazine, The Composer.

See you at the show!

Let’s TACO’BOUT AP Breakfasts and Snacks

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AP testing spans two weeks in May beginning on 5/5 and ending 5/16. Many students go directly from test to test, with less than 10 minutes to refuel between tests. PFLASA coordinates breakfasts and snacks to fuel these hardworking minds and bodies. We are looking for a shadow to learn the ropes for next year, as well as people interested in serving as a planning committee.

Duties could include: scheduling volunteers, set up/break down of breakfasts and snacks, setting up and maintaining spreadsheets, working within a budget to arrange the necessary food and snacks for the 2 week testing period, and communicating with volunteers, staff, and vendors.

Email president@pflasa.org to learn more.

A call for AP Breakfast and AP Snack volunteers will be coming soon.

Master Class: Introduction to the Common App Personal Statement Tuesday, April 22 at 6:00 PM

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Please join us for our final Master Class of the year. CLICK HERE for tickets.

Introduction to the Common App Personal Statement with Erin Edwards of EE College Essays Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM

The personal statement is your primary college application essay, arguably the most important written component of your application. Every competitive school that embraces a holistic applicant review process will tell you this essay is crucial. My class will provide a thorough introduction to the personal statement—what it is, what you really need to know about it, when to work on it, what to avoid, what to embrace, and what a successful PS looks like. This class will particularly benefit juniors, but all students and parents are welcome. Bring your questions! I love to answer them.

LASA Project Graduation 2025 Needs Volunteers

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It takes a village to raise our children. That village has taken many shapes and forms throughout their school years: devoted teachers, principals, librarians, staff, mentors, and other parents.

The LASA community is a community like no other. As we prepare to launch our LASA Class of 2025, we hope you will consider serving in their last LASA village by 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.

Lights! Camera! Dance! Spring Show 2025

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Lights! Camera! Dance!

Attend the LASA Dance Spring Show at the AISD Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 3, 2025 @ 6:00pm!

  • $10 general admission
  • $5 student & staff

You do not want to miss this annual dance event featuring Velocity and Dynasty Dance Teams with special guests including: Choreopop, Lamar Middle School Dance, and more! There will be concessions and a silent auction.

Tickets are sold online and at the door via cash or credit card: https://lasadance.ludus.com/200481356

For questions, please contact: paige.edwards@austinisd.org

SENIORS! Project Graduation Tickets are on Sale Now for $10!

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Tickets are now on sale for Project Graduation! $10! Don’t miss out!

Project Graduation is an annual LASA tradition, attended each year by almost every graduated Senior. It is a fun-filled evening with live entertainment, casino games, including a poker table with dealers, a pool, sports courts, games, movies, karaoke, quiet spaces, creative spaces and food for all. There is literally something for everyone.

  • Location: East Communities YMCA
  • Starts: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 10pm
  • Ends: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 5:30am

Full details provided in the LASA 2025 Project Graduation Contract & Dietary Preferences. Look for the link on the purchase confirmation page. Contracts must be completed by parent and student to attend.

Purchase your tickets NOW!

Tonight! – Tech Generation: Raising Balanced Kids in a Hyper-Connected World

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Wed, March 26th 6-7:30pm Carver Branch Library (1161 Angelina St.)

PFLASA’s Raising Healthy Raptor’s Committee is thrilled to invite you to an evening with Mike Brooks, Ph.D, psychologist, author, and speaker. During this presentation, Dr. Brooks “shares insights from the latest research on screens’ effects, explains why technology has such a powerful grip on us, and provides practical strategies to help your family find balance in our hyper-connected world. These evidence-based approaches will help your children succeed academically while maintaining deeper, more meaningful connections.”

See the full flyer for more information on this presentation and Dr. Brooks. We’d truly appreciate an RSVP to wellness@pflasa.org so we can have a rough idea how many will be in attendance