PFLASA: Meeting this Friday, October 17th at 8:15am. Come join us!

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Join us for the PFLASA (Parents and Friends of LASA) meeting this 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!

  • What: PFLASA (nearly) bi-weekly meeting
  • When: Friday, October 17th, at 8:15am
  • Where: the portable building near the tennis courts

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!

To join the Facebook group: Make sure to answer ALL security questions!!!

The PFLASA facebook group is a great place to ask questions, find posts about school-related events, and connect with other LASA parents and guardians asynchronously. For security reasons, we require several automated security questions in the joining process. You must answer all security questions in order to join the Facebook group. If you tried to join and were rejected, it is not because we don’t love you. We do love you and would love to have you join us. Try again, and remember to answer all security questions.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/pflasa

Other ways to get connected:

If you haven’t already done so, here are some other 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 from freshman year onward.

Subscribe to the Raptor Report: https://pflasa.org/news/subscribe/

Join your Grade Level Google Group by sending a blank email to one of the following that corresponds to your graduation year:

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

PFLASA Application Mentoring Needs Your Help

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The PFLASA Application Mentoring program is gearing up for the upcoming application window and we need many volunteers. Please consider joining our team.

We provide students with access to adults who have the understanding of the application process and can help edit essay questions and discuss the COGAT. We go to Title 1 middle schools in AISD at various weekly times. Your commitment would be weekly from late-November until early Feb when applications are turned in. We will also need mentors for two Saturday Zoom sessions in January that are open to students city-wide.

There will be training offered at the end of October.

If you are interested, please fill out this form.

Any questions, contact Emily Robson at mentoring@pflasa.org

PFLASA’s Upcoming Great Gatherings!

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Come meet fellow parents and make new friends. Here are our current opportunities!

Submit your Great Gathering here: https://tinyurl.com/GGatherings

As always, we aim to sell out!

Thank you for your support of the Class of 2026!

Senior Survey – Project Graduation 2026 wants your input

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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

PFLASA’s Great Gatherings’ store is live!

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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!

Reflections art competition deadline extended to 11/15

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Dancers, musicians, writers, photographers, videographers, and visual artists now have 3 more weeks to work on their Reflections entry! This year’s art competition theme is “I Belong.” Students submit their work digitally and are eligible to compete at the local, state, and national levels for awards and prizes. Plus, it looks great on college applications! Please encourage your art-makers to apply!

PFLASA: Get connected! Next meeting, Oct. 17th at 8:15am

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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!

  • What: PFLASA (nearly) bi-weekly meeting
  • When: Friday, October 17th, at 8:15am
  • Where: the portable building near the tennis courts

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

What does “Paying it Forward” mean?

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In PFLASA, we believe in supporting each other across all grade levels. This is why we use the Pay It Forward model:

  • Each year, the Freshmen, Sophomore, and Junior families work together to help fund that year’s graduating class Project Graduation event. (This is an all night lock-in party to keep our senior kids safe)
  • When it’s your student’s turn to graduate, the younger classes will do the same for you.

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:

  • Freshmen, Sophomores & Juniors→ support today’s seniors.
  • Seniors (and families) → get to celebrate!

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.

Thank you for making our NHF campaign a success!

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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 —

  • Study Groups (tutoring)
  • Student Stress Busters
  • Teacher Lunches
  • Teacher Grants
  • Teacher Stipends

… 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