Teacher Talent and Dance Winter Show

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LASA Dance invites you to our annual Teacher Talent Show along with LASA Dance on Friday, December 5th. Doors open at 4:15p with showtime at 5:00p in the LASA Theatre.

In lieu of a ticket, choose either or both charities to donate to. QR codes/links available at our show with CREDIT CARD offered only.

  • Charity 1: Central Texas Food Bank (CTFB) – provides hunger relief to our community. ALL of our JustGiving funds will go directly to CTFB.
    *Food/ Supplies Drive: We will also accept non-perishable food & hygiene items. Please check their site for their most needed items!
  • Charity 2: Luv Michael – Employs & advocates for adults on the autism spectrum. 50% of the Luv Michael drive will support LASA Dance.

CONCESSIONS & EXTRA SHOW FUN
Enjoy authentic Mexican snacks for sale by Munch Mex! 15% of their sales will support LASA Dance. Snag some swag, info, & put-put with Popstroke!

Don’t miss this opportunity to see our LASA staff shine!

Johnston High School oral history project

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The AP Seminar classes will be working again this year in the Johnston High School Archives and are hoping to conduct more oral history interviews with alumni and staff. You can take a look at the work we’ve already completed at https://lasa.austinschools.org/aboutus/johnston-archives. If you or someone you know went to or worked at Johnston HS we’d love to interview you! You can sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040845A8A722AAFA7-53437233-johnston#/

Please share this in your family and social network so we can get more interviews celebrating Johnston High School.

2025 Fall festival

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Join LASA for our 2nd annual Fall Festival on Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 11a-3p! All proceeds help benefit various LASA programs.

Join us for a day of games, food, music, and prizes! There will also be LASA Recruitment and admission information for all prospective families.

Tickets are $1 each. Game prices may range from 1-5 tickets/per play, and food from 1-25 tickets. Tickets are sold in packs of 10, 25, and 50. NO CASH will be accepted.

We hope to see you there! Get your tickets today!

LASA Alumnus: GOOD GIRL – Support a UCLA Capstone Thesis Film

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LASA Alumnus, Jasmine Gaynier, is preparing for her Thesis Film as a senior at UCLA in the Film and Television dept. She is working to raise funding on GoFundMe. In Jasmine’s words: “I love to explore how greater patterns within society affect small personal relationships within our community. Replicating my first short film, Khun Yai, Good Girl also explores the relationship between Thai mothers and daughters.” (Khun Yai was made while she was in Advanced Audio Video Production at LASA.)

Consider supporting Jasmine:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/good-girl-support-a-ucla-thesis-film

Thank you.

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!

Coffeehouse t-shirt

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Coffeehouse t-shirts are still available for purchase for $25. Sizes are limited. Please bring cash or check (payable to LASA Literary Magazine) to Mr. Sharp’s room, 109B, in order to get the size you want. While we will be selling them at the event, we can’t guarantee your size will be available. Act now.

Your purchase helps produce The Composer, LASA’s literary and art journal.

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.

Athletic Shoe Drive

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Have a pair of gently used tennis or athletic shoes you no longer need? Donate them during LASA Dance’s spring shoe drive partnered with GotSneakers, a sneaker recycling organization! Bonus points, bring a pair to our Spring Show on May 3 at the AISD PAC & receive a FREE concession item too!

Drop off outside of library in the tall box & scan QR code on box to log your NHS hour(s) anytime between April 21-May 2.

*Please donate tennis shoes & athletic shoes only, and DO NOT donate flip flops, sandals, heels, crocs, boots, dress shoes, etc. Each pair of shoes is worth 1 hour of NHS sponsored hours.

Please contact paige.edwards@austinisd.org with any questions.

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!

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