First PFLASA meeting of the year! – Friday, August 28th at 8:15am

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Come join us for the first PFLASA meeting of the 2026-2027 school year! Friday, August 28th, at 8:15am in the portable building by the tennis courts. Find out what Parents and Friends of LASA (PFLASA) is all about. Hear about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and ways to get connected to the LASA community. Meet other parents and ask questions. You might even get some answers! We’d love to see you there!

What: PFLASA (twice-a-month) meeting
When: Friday, August 28th, at 8:15am
Where: the portable building near the tennis courts

More info:
– Full list of PFLASA meeting dates – https://pflasa.org/pflasa-meetings/
– Detailed information on how to stay in the loop – https://lasa.austinschools.org/parents/stay-connected

Welcome (back) LASA Volunteers! – Create (or Renew) Your Voly Registration

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New and returning volunteers – it’s time to create or renew your Voly registration!

For those who are new to Voly, it is an online volunteer tracking system. AISD uses it to do background checks for volunteers and track who is on campus when (during school hours).

Additional resources for volunteers:

Thank you for all you do for our school and our community!

The PFLASA board

2026 New Teacher Bus Tour

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Each August, Principal Crescenzi takes incoming teachers and staff on a bus tour of the AISD boundary, stopping for breakfast in South Austin and lunch in North Austin, both hosted in LASA family homes. The tour gives a first-hand look at the communities our students come from.

This year’s event was a great success! Parents shared their perspectives during a breakfast panel, and students joined for lunch to meet their new teachers, share their experiences, and answer questions. The teachers and staff members were excited, engaged, and eager to join the LASA community.

Thank you to the families who hosted, the parents who gave their time, and the students who showed up to welcome our newest teachers!

Last PFLASA and PTSA meeting of the year

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Date: Friday, May 22
Time: 8:15 AM
Location: Portable by the tennis courts

PTSA will hold their meeting starting at 8:15a and when they adjourn, we’ll start the PFLASA one.
We’ll share our final updates for the year, present the budget for 26-27, volunteer opportunities over the summer, committee updates and as always, coffee and tea.

We look forward to seeing you this Friday!

PFLASA News

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We voted in a VP at our meeting on May 8th, which means we now have a full slate for our PFLASA Executive Board.

PFLASA wouldn’t be able to do what it does without the dedication of the volunteers who make up the Board, our Parent Reps and Event Chairs–it seriously takes many people to make it work! Thank you to ALL our wonderful volunteers that help us pull it all off.

Please give another warm welcome and an extra clap on the back to our newest VP!

President — Angela Graveline
Vice President — Melissa Sarkar
Treasurer — Anna Land
Co-Treasurer — Siobhán Whiteside
Secretary — Amy Casto
Assistant Secretary — Cheryl Starcher
Grants — Marianne Reat
Grants Co-Chair — Stephanie McFarland

May 21 Parent Coffee & Chat at Central Market

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Please stop by Central Market North Lamar on Thursday, May 21 for our last “Informal Parent Coffee” of the school year. We are starting from 8:00 AM on. Grab a beverage and head to the covered porch or outside deck. Open to ALL (new and experienced LASA parents). No sign-ups or risk of being volun-told to do something…. simply a chance to gather, mingle, and breathe a sigh of relief that the school year is coming to an end!

We ask you to RSVP so we have an idea of how many tables and chairs to pull together.

Hope to see you there!

PFLASA Meeting

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Please join us for our next PFLASA meeting, we’d love to see you. (This is our second to last meeting for this school year)

Date: Friday, May 8th
Time: 8:15 AM
Location: Portable by the tennis courts

We’ll share what’s going on with PFLASA, more volunteer opportunities, committee updates and as always, coffee and tea.

We look forward to seeing you this Friday!

PFLASA Study Groups Spring Finals Schedule

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PFLASA Study Groups serves our LASA community by providing students with additional support in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. Please encourage your student to take advantage of this valuable resource.

Spring Finals Tutoring will be available for Chemistry, Physics, and Biology on the following days:

Thursday, May 21st from 4:15-6:15pm
Friday, May 22nd from 12:30-3:30pm
Tuesday, May 26th from 12:30-3:30pm
Wednesday, May 27th from 12:30-3:30pm

THIS THURSDAY: Neighbors First: From Outrage to Connection

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Raising Healthy Raptors Committee invites you to:

Neighbors First: From Outrage to Connection
By Dr. Mike Brooks, Psychologist, Speaker, Author

Why we’re more divided than ever, what the attention economy has to do with it, and a practical path back to seeing each other as neighbors instead of enemies.

Thursday, April 30 · 6:00 – 7:30pm CST

Virtual – See the attached flyer for Google Meet Joining Information

PFLASA Virtual Meeting & Parent Panel

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Join us at our last virtual meeting of the year, this Tuesday, April 28th at 6:30 PM.

We’ll briefly chat about PFLASA and events coming up and then we’ll move on to our special topic for the evening.

  • Topic: “As Your Kid Becomes an Adult”
  • Date: Tuesday, April 28
  • Time: 6:30 – 8:00 PM

This presentation from experienced parents will talk about what changes when your child turns 18, moves out of the house and/or begins college. Come hear lessons learned and all the details you didn’t realize you needed to know.

Zoom details below. We hope to see you there!

PFLASA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: PFLASA Virtual Meeting, plus “As Your Kid Becomes An Adult” panel
Time: Apr 28, 2026 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82260168658?pwd=bQKcosmzE78bsbjSxZ0pxDjZbMzT0G.1
Meeting ID: 822 6016 8658
Passcode: 416765