Get the word out! — LASA Showcase is coming up on Thursday, Nov. 13th, 6-9pm

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Spread the word! LASA Showcase will be on Thursday, November 13th from 6–8pm.

The event will be held at the LASA campus: 1012 Arthur Stiles Road, Austin, TX 78721.

Tell your friends and relatives, post to the social media group for your child’s middle school, and reach out to anyone you know with middle schoolers who might be interested. This is a fun and informative event for prospective students and parents, where they can come see fine arts performances, learn about classes, ask questions of current parents and students, get help with their application, and learn about sports, clubs, and other extracurricular activities.

Feel free to use or distribute either of the attached flyers: English | español

LASA Baseball Families Meet and Greet

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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

The 3rd Gift Card Gala is coming up!

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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!

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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!

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.

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/

Back again for Week 2: AP SNACK DONATION REQUEST

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Thank you so much for your support! We have a little more to go to finish the upcoming second week of testing. We are so thankful for this community and its support!

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.

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!

Click for the signup/ list of snacks.

Education Austin – Solidarity Fest

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Education Austin (the AISD Staff Union) is hosting Solidarity Fest at Batch Kolaches on Saturday May 10th from 1-7PM. This is going to be a family friendly event where we are looking to engage with our community and build connections between all kinds of community organizations. All AISD families and community members are welcome, and we would appreciate it if you would take a look at our petition and demands that go along with our new campaign (“Keep Austin Educated”).

Also check out our commitment/RSVP form for upcoming Education Austin events.

2025 Seniors’ Photos for Project Graduation Slideshow

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Hi y’all! We need your photos for the Project Graduation slideshow!

A slideshow will be running in the background at Project Graduation. If you have any photos over the last four years of you and your LASA friends that you want to share for a slideshow, please add them. Remember to keep it clean and remember that everyone can see these. Looking for group photos, athletics, fine arts, friends, clubs, etc.

Check out the Blend Notification, Naviance or the 2025 Google Group for details on how to submit photos.