Help PTSA Earn the Early Bird Achievement Award!

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The LASA PTSA is working to earn the Early Bird Achievement Membership Award. To earn this award, we need to submit at least 100% of last year’s membership total. We’re off to a great start, but we need your help! You can help by joining the LASA PTSA! We welcome everyone, moms, dads, caregivers, grandparents, students, teachers, uncles, aunts, neighbors… Really, everyone is welcome to join the PTSA and Back the Future!

We are also accepting donations for faculty memberships. We would love for all of our LASA faculty to be members this year!

You can join and donate memberships here: https://www.lasaptsa.org/

Your feedback helps the Texas PTA build the legislative priorities for the 90th Texas Legislative Session

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Hey LASA PTSA Members! The Texas PTA wants to hear from you on what the Legislative Priorities should be for the Spring session. Take a few minutes to fill out the Texas PTA Advocacy Survey by September 9, 2026.

This is your chance to share your thoughts and help shape what gets addressed during the 2027 90th Texas Legislative Session. Your feedback helps Texas PTA build the legislative priorities we’ll support and ask our legislators to advance next year. Our voice is stronger with each one added.

Take the survey here: https://fs1.formsite.com/txpta/3zivr0sun3/index

Not a member yet? Join LASA PTSA here: https://www.lasaptsa.org/

Note: Every LASA PTSA member is also part of the Texas PTA, the National PTA, and the Austin Council of PTAs.

Reflections 2026-2027 “What My Culture Means to Me” Art Contest (due 10/31)

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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 by creating original works of art. This year’s theme for the 2026-2027 program year is “What My Culture Means to Me.”

Submit completed work in one or more arts categories:

  • Dance Choreography
  • Film Production
  • Literature
  • Music Composition
  • Photography
  • Visual Arts

Multiple submissions are welcome! Deadline is October 31, 2026.

LASA entries will be judged, and selected entries will move on to ACPTA level. From there, entries may move on to the TXPTA level and even nationals, where they may be chosen for state-wide and national honors.

Get all the details here: https://www.lasaptsa.org/reflections

LASA Student Entry Form: Online | Printable

LASA PTSA General Meeting on August 24th!

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LASA PTSA

You’re invited to the LASA PTSA first General PTSA Meeting on August 24th!

Come 30 minutes early on Back to School night. (They usually put us in the Cafeteria.) Find out more about the LASA PTSA. Meet our officers, learn about our different programs, and find out how you can be involved.

Membership not required, but we’d love to have you be a part of the PTSA! You can (re)join for this year here:

https://www.lasaptsa.org/

Class of 2029 Wins PTSA Membership Contest!

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Congrats to the Class of 2029! They won the PTSA Membership Contest with the most student members!

After a recount, they came in from behind and won by 3 members!

Come grab your winnings!!

A light grab and go Continental Breakfast will be served from the sidewalk by the Bus Loop on May 22nd from 7:30am until either the bell rings or we run out, whichever comes first.

Thank you to everyone who joined our PTSA this year. It’s not too late! You are welcome to join us. Every membership counts (just ask the class of 2029)!

Join here: https://www.lasaptsa.org/

Texas PTA Recognition Celebration Saturday the 16th of May

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This past Saturday, May 16, the 2025–2026 Reflections Program recognized outstanding LASA students for their achievements!

Texas PTA proudly celebrated the incredible creativity of students across the state! This year, more than 870 student entries advanced for state-level judging, showcasing remarkable talent, imagination, and artistic expression inspired by this year’s theme. Three amazing LASA Students were recognized by the Texas PTA this Saturday with one LASA student making it to the National PTA Competition.

These incredible student artists are:
Ananth Pakanati for Literature
Sadie Sarrat for Dance Choreography
Zixuan (Camille) Mei for Visual Arts

Camille achieved the “Overall Award of Excellence,” on to the National PTA Reflections level.
Next year’s Reflections theme

Congratulations, LASA artists!

Next year’s Reflections Theme

Note to all students who aren’t graduating 2026, next year’s Reflections theme is “What My Culture Means to Me.” You have all summer to work on artwork due next fall!

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!

Call for volunteers this Saturday!

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Student & parent volunteers: we need you Saturday, May 23rd from 12:45p to 3:45pm (this is a correction from last Sunday’s principal message). We’ll set up for and clean up after a Johnston High School ex-students Memorial Day gathering. It’s a lovely way to give back to the community and honor students who went to classes in the school building we now call home, and later died as a result of their service to the United States. (AND for students to earn sponsored volunteer hours.)

Sign up here: https://bit.ly/4wFqk6c

Volunteers Needed May 23

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Save the date! Student and parent volunteers needed Saturday, May 23rd. We’ll be putting out tents, chairs, and coolers with cold water for Johnston High School alumni gathering to honor classmates who’ve died in service to our country. Keep an eye on the PFLASA Facebook page for the signup link.

PTSA Updates

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Looking for a place to channel your anger/worry over the AISD budget crisis into action? Consider becoming a PTSA Executive Board member. The commitment can be as little as an hour a week and you’ll help us prepare our students, parents, & teachers for the upcoming legislative session and spread good will among our neighbors. Any PTSA member is eligible – including students! Reach out to Elva at president@lasaptsa.org to chat about what role might be a good fit for you!

Everyone is invited to the final joint PTSA/PFLASA meeting of the year: May 22nd at 8:15 in the portable. We’ll be electing officers, approving next year’s budget, and celebrating the end of the year…with door prizes!