Hey Seniors!
As we begin planning Project Graduation we would like your input on which activities you’d enjoy doing with your friends. Nothing is set in stone yet and your answers can help us plan. Please fill out the survey and let us know what you want!
Parents, you can help us out by gently reminding your seniors to fill out the form!
THIS SURVEY WILL CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 22, 2025.
Thank you for your input!
2026 PFLASA Project Graduation Committee
As you may already know, Great Gatherings are a fun community builder but also a great way to help PFLASA raise funds for the graduating class’s Senior events.
These are a tradition at LASA and as with many things at LASA, this is a pay-it-forward act!
You can find our current offerings for all classes and buy your tickets in the PFLASA Store: https://pflasa.org/product-category/greatgatherings/.
If you’d like to host a happy hour or another type of event, find some friends to co-host, fill out this form and we’ll get the ball rolling: http://tinyurl.com/GGatherings.
Thank you for your support of the Class of 2026!
“I Belong” is the theme this school year’s Reflections Art Contest. The submission deadline is October 31, 2025. Have you composed something you could submit in a class already per chance?
Reflections Arts categories:
Multiple submissions are welcome!
National PTA’s Reflections program provides opportunities for students to explore their own thoughts, feelings, and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence, and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful in school and in life.
Find more details, including rules and the student entry form, at https://www.lasaptsa.org/reflections.
“Supporting Students Through Academic Stress”
With Roby Gonzalez MA, LPC-A
Sunday, Oct 19th, 10am, Zoom
More details to follow. This presentation will be geared towards an audience of parents and caregivers, but anyone is welcome. If you are interested in attending please RSVP to wellness@pflasa.org.
Mark your calendar: The next meeting for PFLASA (Parents and Friends of LASA) is coming up on Friday, October 17th, at 8:15am in the portable building by the tennis courts. Come hear about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and fun-er-tunities (aka social networking). Come meet other parents and ask questions. You might even get some answers! We’d love to see you there!
At our last meeting, we heard updates about upcoming Great Gatherings and Masterclasses, teacher grants, and recruiting efforts like helping out with Showcase and mentoring prospective students and parents through the application process. We also heard updates on the extensive planning that is happening for Senior events like Project Graduation, Senior Salute, and CoffeeHouse. There’s a lot going on at LASA!
Other ways to get connected:
If you haven’t already done so, here are some great ways that you can get “in the know” about what’s going on at LASA. The Grade Level Google Groups will become more important as college applications and graduation approaches, but they are also used to communicate about upcoming events and opportunities throughout all four years of high school.
You can find more detailed information about all of the various ways to stay in the loop here: https://lasa.austinschools.org/parents/stay-connected
In PFLASA, we believe in supporting each other across all grade levels. This is why we use the Pay It Forward model:
This approach makes our traditions possible and ensures every class has the support they need for a memorable senior year.
Think of it as a circle:
When you attend a Great Gathering or bid in our online Auction, you’re helping us make our safe and fun event for Seniors possible!
By participating now, you’re making sure that when it’s your child’s turn, the community is ready to celebrate them. That’s the power of Paying It Forward.
Dear LASA Community,
I wanted to let you know that thanks to you all, we’ve met our fundraising goal for our NHF (No Hassle Fundraiser).
This was accomplished due to a VERY strong effort by our community. When we say that every donation matters – we mean that gifts of ALL sizes – got us to the finish line!
We met our goal through multiple sources: Checks, Cash, PayPal and more.
Now that we’ve met our goal, we’ll be able to keep providing and supporting programming that our students, faculty and community rely on.
Things like —
… and so much more!
💙 We truly couldn’t have done this without each and every one of you.
THANK YOU so much for your generosity.
Sincerely,
Sarah Romo de Vivar
PFLASA President
One of my FAVORITE traditions at LASA is “Bring Your Parent to School Day”, I have been fortunate enough to attend almost every year and I am blown away by the teachers and students alike each time I’ve attended.
So, if you had the opportunity to go to BYPTSD (we sure do love acronyms around here) this year, we would love for you to share about your experience during those days.
Whether you went to one class or spent both days following your kid(s) around, please leave some words at the link letting teachers know how it went, what you learned, did you nail or fail a test? (pretty sure I failed the stats test).
We’ve sent this out every year after the event and it’s a wonderful way to let our teachers know what we appreciated, observed and loved.
https://padlet.com/jessica_cherry/25-26-byptsd-feedback-for-teachers-staff-su0upfx11fjtywme
Thanks for helping us with this.
Sarah Romo de Vivar
PFLASA President
The Auction Team for Project Graduation would love to receive your tickets to different events in Austin!
If you’re not able to attend the event you purchased them for, we will gladly take them!
They will be featured in our auction in November, all donations are greatly appreciated.
Please join us at our next PFLASA meeting, we’d love to see you there.
Date: Friday, Oct. 3rd
Time: 8:15 AM
Location: Portable by the tennis courts
We’ll share what PFLASA is doing, many opportunities to volunteer, committee updates and we will also be celebrating our hugely successful end to our No Hassle Fundraiser!
We couldn’t have done it without your support.