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

LASA CAC 2025 – 2027 Applications Open

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It’s that time of year again, we are looking for community members, parents, and alumni members to be a part of the LASA Campus Advisory Council (CAC) 2025-2027. Access the Application form at https://www.austinisd.org/advisory-bodies/cac/application. The application deadline is Thursday, April 17, 2025.

You can learn more about LASA CAC, including how frequent the meetings are, at https://lasa.austinschools.org/parents/campus-advisory-council. If you are selected to serve on the CAC 2025-2027 board, your term will officially start in September 2025, and you will be invited to join the May 7th meeting.

2025-2026 LASA Dance Auditions

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Calling all current 8th-11th grade prospective or current LASA Dancers! Save the date and apply to be a part of our dance community!

Clinic Dates
Mon-Wed, March 24-26, 2025
4:30-6:30PM
LASA Big Gym

Audition Date
Thurs, March 27, 2025
5-7:30PM
LASA Dance Room

Submit the dance team application here!

For questions, email Paige.Edwards@austinisd.org or Victoria.Parra@austinisd.org.

LASA Film students qualify for UIL State Finals and Semi-Finals

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LASA Film State Qualifier
Vengeance: Competition Cut created by Makai Nguyen
State qualified – Digital Animation
UIL Film State Screening and Awards Feb 27 – 1:00pm
https://www.uiltexas.org/film for details.

LASA Film State Semi-Finals Qualifiers
To Listen is With a Heart – Traditional Animation created by Eloisa Espitia
Paralysis – Narrative Live Action written and directed by Brynn Hughes. Cast and Crew: Milani Weerakoon, Gael Garza, Hayden Ortiz-Caudle, Caleb Mangum

Watch all the films on LASA Film’s Vimeo site:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/11592079

LASA Dance 2025-26 Team Audition Meeting

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LASA Dance Team Audition Meeting

  • Where: LASA Dance Room
  • When: February 24, 2025 | 6:00 PM
  • Details: Learn more about the LASA Dance program and the 2025-2026 team auditions. This meeting is mandatory for all current 8th-11th grade prospective or current LASA students that would like to join either Velocity or Dynasty Dance Team. *A zoom link can be shared upon request.
  • Learn more via: tinyurl.com/LASADance or emailing paige.edwards@austinisd.org

Calling all Johnston High School graduates

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The Raptor Library maintains the archives of Johnston High School and we’ve been working hard at conservation work on the beautiful scrapbooks and conducting oral history interviews with graduates. You can see our work at https://lasa.austinschools.org/aboutus/johnston-archives.

To continue this work Ms. Switek will be working with both sections of the AP Seminar class to conduct more oral history interviews, to digitize more materials, and to create files to accompany the scanned scrapbooks that will be searchable by name.

Please share this information far and wide as we try to get the word out to as many Johnston HS alumni as possible. We want to interview them (or you if you are a grad!). We’ll be conducting the interviews during the week of Nov. 11-15th. The Sign-Up Genius is here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040845A8A722AAFA7-52107045-johnston#/

Raptor Library parent help needed for events

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The Raptor Library will again host two beloved events this fall:

  • Halloween Costume Fashion Show on 10/31 when 60+ students and faculty will walk the runway
  • Cookie Challenge: teams of students use a variety of icings and fondant to decorate a cookie to look like a book cover, then the whole school is invited to vote on the winners.

The amount of students involved in both of these events is pretty phenomenal and so many adults are needed to help pull this off. Please think about helping out Ms. Switek. You can sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040845A8A722AAFA7-52200538-raptor