Category: PFLASA

Join us for the first PFLASA (Parents and Friends of LASA) meeting of 2026 … this Friday, January 23rd, at 8:15am in the portable building by the tennis courts. Come hear about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and social/networking opportunities. Come meet other parents and ask questions. You might even get some answers! We’d love to see you there!

What: PFLASA (nearly) bi-weekly meeting
When: Friday, January 23rd, at 8:15am
Where: The portable building near the tennis courts

Class of 2029 parents: Stop by after drop-off for a special 15-minute power meetup before the PFLASA meeting, from 7:55-8:10. Feel free to stay afterwards for the PFLASA meeting or not, it’s up to you. Parents of other classes are welcome too, especially 2028.

Join us Wednesday,  Jan 21 at 6:30 pm via Zoom for the Testing Accommodations Parent Panel hosted by PFLASA. In case you didn’t know, students with existing testing accommodations must apply through College Board (accommodations.collegeboard.org) to receive similar accommodations on tests such as AP exams, the PSAT or the SAT.

Requesting accommodations through the College Board requires significant lead time and planning, and can be time consuming, particularly if you don’t get everything you want on the first request, which isn’t uncommon.

LASA Principal Stacia Crescenzi, LASA Counselor Carole McPherson and several LASA parents who have experience with testing accommodations will be on hand to answer your questions about the process.

To get an email reminder with the Zoom link from PFLASA, please fill out this short form interest form: https://forms.gle/j4rfmvrW5jQCRkZq9

Raising Healthy Raptors: “Getting to Calm” Parenting Book Club Part 2

When: Sun Feb 1, 1:15- 2:45 pm
Where: Austin library – Ruiz branch; 1600 Grove Blvd

We will be discussing chapters 6-9. All are welcome, whether or not you attended Part 1, but we still have a room limits so we need everyone who is planning to attend to fill out the RSVP form.

Contact Mandy Menzer at mmh20cornell@yahoo.com with any questions.

For those who are interested in the LASA parenting book club, we will be discussing the book Getting to Calm: Cool Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens and Teens very soon! We will be breaking the book into three parts over the next few months.

Our January meeting will take place on Saturday, January 10, 12:45pm – 2:15 pm at the Pleasant Hill Branch of the Austin library, which is located at 211 E. William Cannon Dr. For this first meeting, we will be discussing the introduction and chapters 1-5. Because the room has a limit of 25 people, we need you to RSVP to attend.

Please contact Mandy Menzer at mmh20cornell@yahoo.com with any questions.

Do you have a child at another high school? Or one that graduated from somewhere other than LASA? Or did you transfer to LASA after freshman year?

PFLASA needs parents with these backgrounds to help with our “Find Your Fit” Parent Panels. With the advent of ranked choice applications a few years ago, PFLASA started hosting this event for parents of potential students during the COGAT testing. This helps parents decide if LASA is the right fit for their student. And it is a fun way to hear about other programs in AISD and private schools.

Incoming parents have told us how helpful these panels have been.

Please reach out to president@pflasa.org by January 5th! Especially if you have a few hours to volunteer on either Saturday, January 10th or 24th! But even if you can’t make those dates work, please also reach out if you would like to participate in this event in future years.