Support LASA Baseball: Holiday Poinsettias Now on Sale!

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LASA Baseball is hosting a Poinsettia Fundraiser this holiday season!

  • 6½” poinsettias with 4–6 blooms, festive foil, and a bow
  • Sales: October 1–November 5
  • Price: $15 each – order your poinsettias here
  • Pickup: Wednesday, November 18 @ LASA – just in time for the holidays

Donate a Poinsettia, Spread Some Holiday Cheer! Consider donating plants to Marbridge Foundation, nearby nursing home, or a LASA neighbor/teacher to brighten someone’s holiday season. Just indicate in your order how many you would like to donate and we will deliver them for you!

A portion of the proceeds from this fundraiser supports Down Home Ranch, whose mission is to make a difference in the lives of individuals with special needs.

Thank you for supporting our team!

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 various middle schools around Austin at various weekly times. Your commitment would be weekly from late-Nov 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.
The reaction to this program from both mentors and students has always been positive.

Mandatory training sessions will be as follows. (You only need to attend one.)

  • Monday, Oct 26 at 8:30am
  • Friday, Oct 30 at 12:00pm
  • Wednesday, Nov 4 at 6:00pm (zoom)

If you are interested please fill out this form.

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

Help the LASA PTSA Earn the October Snappy Increase Award

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The LASA PTSA is on their way to earning the October Snappy Increase Membership Award. To earn this, we need to submit more than 100% of last year’s membership. Can you help by joining today?

We’re about 100 members away from this award and we need your help! If you’ve already joined, please invite your student, spouse, neighbor, or grandparent. If you haven’t joined yet, we want you to be a member! Everyone is invited to join the PTSA!

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

Note: Thank you to everyone who donated a faculty membership. We have reached our goal of 100% of our faculty being members. Any further donated memberships will be put toward next year’s goal.

Raising Healthy Raptors: Encouraging Boredom

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In this article “The Art of Boredom: Why Downtime is Essential for Teen Brain Development” Dr Aman PS Sohal, a pediatric neurologist, talks about the benefits of boredom for teens.

https://www.neurokidsdoc.com/blogs/the-art-of-boredom-why-downtime-is-essential-for-teen-brain-development/

The Art of Boredom: Why Downtime is Essential for Teen Brain Development

You may want to ask your teen when they last felt bored or think about how this question applies to yourself — boredom is also good for the adult brain! Teens notice when we model the habits we value and you might just feel more creative, regulated, or motivated if you work some boredom into your own routine!

Wishing you and your raptor the best,
The Raising Healthy Raptors Committee

Join us for our first ever PFLASA Zoom meeting! – Tonight at 6:30pm

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Join us tonight from 6:30–7:30pm on Zoom! We’ll have a quick round of introductions, updates from committees, and upcoming events and volunteer opportunities, followed by a 20-minute presentation about Schoolinks by Mr Goode, one of LASA’s academic counselors. If you’ve always wanted to attend a PFLASA meeting, but never could make it on a Friday morning, this is your chance. I hope you can make it!

Tonight! 6:30–7:30pm (followed by a quick Schoolinks presentation)
Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89100568781?pwd=LbuvpMhgc6j7MKdO8kkweDgo45QhDt.1

Other Zoom options:
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Join instructions: https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89100568781/invitations?signature=s6UTeg18L2f100JXmdkEwOlR4Re5tcKtmVTMKk4__xg

The next PFLASA meeting will be Friday, Oct. 23rd @ 8:15am in the Parent Portable.

LASA PTSA Candidate Forum – 10/18

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Come learn about the candidates running for the AISD Board of Trustees! Over half of the board seats are up for election, and this is an amazing opportunity to meet the candidates, hear directly from them, and ask them questions. Our district is facing ongoing challenges, and the candidates chosen will have the power to make consequential decisions that affect our school. Join us, and bring your student, friends, neighbors…everyone is invited! October 18, 3-5:30, LASA Library. You can RSVP, submit a question ahead of time, and find out more at lasaptsa.org/trustee-forum.

WE DID IT, RAPTORS! THANK YOU!

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What an incredible way to close out our 2026 No Hassle Fundraiser! Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our LASA families, friends, and community, we reached our goal and raised more than $220,000 for LASA students and staff!

We set an ambitious goal. You made it happen. Together, you showed just how powerful our community can be when we come together for our students and teachers.

Because of YOU, PFLASA can continue helping fund the programs, resources, teacher grants, classroom materials, student support, professional development, lab equipment, and so much more that enrich the LASA experience for all 1,566+ students.

To everyone who donated, participated in our match challenges, shared our posts, spread the word, volunteered, or cheered us on along the way: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

There is still time to be part of this groundswell of support! Donate today: www.pflasa.org/donate

Alley Cat Players – Fall Show Double Feature

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OCTOBER 22 – 24 at 7p
LASA Theatre
Tickets: lasatheatre.ludus.com
2 hrs + 15 min intermission

‘The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds’ by Paul Zindel follows a struggling single mother and her two very different teenage daughters as they navigate poverty, neglect, family conflict, and the pressures of adolescence.

‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ by Mark Haddon, adapted for the stage by Simon Stephens, follows Christopher Boone, a 15-year-old boy who sets out to investigate the mysterious death of his neighbor’s dog.

NOTE: Subject matter and language may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

PFLASA Meeting Slides from September 25th, 2026

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Thank you to everyone who attended the PFLASA meeting on Friday morning! We had a fun reveal of the No Hassle Fundraiser results, followed by committee updates, tips on organizing social gatherings for your grade, volunteer opportunities, and where to find LASA merch. If you were unable to attend, would like to look up links/URLs/resources, or would like to refer to the list of upcoming events, here is a link to a PDF of the slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NF-TVVltLSEtpBMY_3U_KS8w5lVS5ofK/view?usp=sharing