Thank you LASA Community for helping make our “Final Lunchdown” a total success! We had so many happy Teachers and Staff come through and enjoy the delicious food you brought. Thank you to the wonderful volunteers that helped serve, set up and clean up, we couldn’t do any of this without everyone’s help.
Check your Naviance and the Class of 2025 Google Group Emails for full details.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Due to parking and safety concerns, students cannot drive themselves to Project Graduation. Please arrange to be dropped off at the YMCA on Tuesday and picked up from LASA on Wednesday morning. Traffic Control volunteers will be directing drop-off traffic at the YMCA so please pay close attention to their instructions. To keep traffic flowing, there will be a dedicated parking lot if you need to park your car and take more time unloading.
When/where?
East Communities YMCA, 5315 Ed Bluestein Blvd, Austin, TX 78723
Tuesday, June 3, 10:00 pm to Wednesday, June 4, 5:30 am. Get dropped off at YMCA between 10:00 and 10:30 pm on Tuesday. Doors close at 11:00 pm (no student entries or exits after this time). Get picked up at LASA around 5:30 am on Wednesday.
Online Tickets Until 6/1: https://pflasa.org/store/
First, thank you to all the fantastic student volunteers that helped make the Memorial Day Event happen! You all did a wonderful job.
Each year LASA PTSA helps the Johnston Ex-Student Association with their Memorial Day Event. We set up tents, chairs and rent a sound system; this is only made possible by our dedicated volunteers.
I wanted to send a special thank you to Craig and Emily Robson, volunteers extraordinaire and our incoming PTSA President, Elva Mendoza, they spent a very hot Saturday getting everything set up and ready to go. Thank you!
Please consider penciling in helping PTSA with this event next year. It’s very rewarding.
Sarah Romo de Vivar
PTSA President (24-25)
Project Graduation Still Needs Volunteers! As we prepare to launch our LASA Class of 2025, we hope you will consider volunteering at the Project Graduation 2025 lock-in at the East Communities YMCA on June 3-4. We need adult volunteers across all grade levels to help by volunteering for a 4 hour shift during the event.
It is a fun event and the volunteers have a great time. This sign-up has details about the roles and shifts, but if you have any questions, feel free to drop us a note at projectgraduation@pflasa.org.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084DA9A629A7FCC52-56033829-lasa#/
The Class of 2028 is this year’s winner of our PTSA membership contest! Thank you so much for all your memberships and for participating in the largest advocacy organization in the United States for children.
Hey Class of 2027! You were close and you were the winners last year, so we’re including you in the celebration too! We know we didn’t get to celebrate you last year so we’re going to this year.
The LASA PTSA will be providing a light Continental Breakfast Grab and Go on the first day of finals! Come see us at the bus loop on Friday, May 23rd before school. This is open to the Classes of 2028 and 2027. We’ll be there at 7:00am until we run out of food or when school begins, whichever comes first.
Good luck with finals and thanks everyone for your membership. If you haven’t joined yet, it’s not too late! We also are still taking donated memberships for faculty members!
LASA PTSA is helping support the Johnston Ex-Student Association with their Memorial Day event THIS Saturday (05/24) and we need your help!
Please read below for more details but we would absolutely love any and all help! Students are welcome, if they need volunteer hours, happy to sign for them! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
Thanks for helping PTSA make this happen.
LASA PTSA-Memorial Day Help
LASA PTSA is supporting the Johnston Ex-Student Association with their Memorial Day event and ceremony on Saturday, May 24th at 2:00 p.m. Set up starts at 11:45 PM.
Sign up HERE:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49A8AF2CA4FCCE9-56953100-memorial
A gift-card was found inside the event during Coffeehouse. If you lost this and can describe it, please contact the front office staff.
Thank you.
We need Hospitality Chair or Chairs for next year now! The last chance to shadow one of these events is tomorrow, Thursday May 22nd. The Hospitality Committee hosts just four events a school year. The idea of “shadowing” is to learn from the people who have done it.
We also need a few more members to join the Zip Code Committee. This group helps connect LASA families within their neighborhoods using Google Groups, making it easier to coordinate carpools, local gatherings, and more. This important yet low-commitment role is performed remotely and requires only a small amount of time. Volunteers take turns on a rotating schedule to assign new members to the appropriate zip code group(s) and send out welcome emails. No prior experience with Google Groups is needed—just a basic familiarity with navigating Google Sheets.
These are both low commitment roles that are essential to PFLASA’s functioning. Contact president@pflasa.org.
Tickets are now on sale for Project Graduation! $10! Don’t miss out!
Project Graduation is an annual LASA tradition, attended each year by almost every graduated Senior. It is a fun-filled evening with live entertainment, casino games, including a poker table with dealers, a pool, sports courts, games, movies, karaoke, quiet spaces, creative spaces and food for all. There is literally something for everyone.
Location: East Communities YMCA
Starts: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 10pm
Ends: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 5:30am
Full details provided in the LASA 2025 Project Graduation Contract & Dietary Preferences. Look for the link on the purchase confirmation page. Contracts must be completed by parent and student to attend.
Purchase your tickets NOW!
https://pflasa.org/product-category/project-graduation/
Hello, Raptor Community!
I’m Anna Land, and I am honored to serve as your incoming PFLASA president for the 25-26 school year. As a mother of a rising sophomore, my family feels fortunate to be a part of LASA. I’m genuinely excited to serve our students and our school in the coming year.
This school year, I served as the PFLASA Vice President under our current President, Ellen Stewart-Klein. Ellen is modest about her achievements in her term as President, and thus… will you indulge me in singing her praises?
Under Ellen’s leadership, and with that of countless volunteers under her presidency term, PFLASA had a tremendous year. Some of this year’s accomplishments include:
When I asked Ellen what she believed her legacy as President would be, she mentioned “transparency” and “more inclusion” as the most important markers of her term. I believe we can all agree Ellen has been tremendously successful in achieving these goals.
As I step into this role, I would like to make “sustainability” the watchword of my term, ensuring that the initiatives and successes of the past leaders – including Ellen and our immediate past president, Nicole Truelock – continue to thrive and evolve.
And in that vein, I’d like to ask for your help on a few last projects that we need your help with:
Project Graduation is an all night lock-in for seniors on the night of graduation. This year, the event is Tuesday, June 3,10 pm – Wednesday, June 4, 5:30 am at the East Communities YMCA. PFLASA hosts this event each year and requires an immense amount of support to make this event happen. We ask for parents of all grade levels to volunteer because (1) many senior parents may have family in town/may be exhausted from the whirlwind senior events/may not be able to volunteer; and (2) freshman, sophomore and junior parents will gain knowledge and experience towards planning their own senior Project Graduation events. Let’s make this a fantastic night for our graduates!
Please sign up here to volunteer:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084DA9A629A7FCC52-56033829-lasa#/
PFLASA is also planning the “Final Lunchdown” of the year on Thursday, May 22. This annual event gives us one last opportunity to show teachers and staff just how much we appreciate all that they do for our students and families. Please help us make this event a success! There are lots of opportunities to help make the lunch extra special. Do you like to cook? Drop off your favorite dish for the staff to enjoy! Are you looking to get your activity points in your Apple Watch? We need help setting up tables and chairs! You can find the sign up below. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084DABAE2AAAFE3-56091009-staff
On behalf of the entire PFLASA board of directors, we want to thank each and every one of our families for making LASA the special community it is. We cannot carry PFLASA’s mission without you. We appreciate you!
Anna Land
2025-26 PFLASA President
president@pflasa.org