Pssst … Your boss called to remind you to take advantage of your company’s matching gift benefit and double your impact for LASA’s No Hassle Campaign!
Help LASA PTSA earn the Early Bird Achievement Award
LASA PTSA is working to earn the Texas PTA Early Bird Achievement Award. Early birds get the award by submitting at least 100% of last year’s membership total. As of August 31st, we need 152 more members to earn this award. Parents, Students, Teachers, Grandparents, Neighbors, Uncles, Aunts…all are invited to join us!
***We also still need about 50 more faculty memberships to have 100% participation, so please consider donating a membership. Every membership helps us get to our goal!***
Join our PFLASA FB Group!
We’re eager to welcome our new parents to our PFLASA Facebook group!
Group members are parents and staff members. We have discussions about pretty much anything LASA-related!
To join, please log on from a computer to facebook.com/groups/pflasa.
You will be prompted to answer 3 security questions on FB (one includes an external Google form) AND to agree to our group rules. If any part of the process is missing, your membership is automatically denied until 100% complete. You may resubmit at any time.
PS: This process does not work from a phone. FB groups don’t prompt membership questions on a handheld device.
Volunteers Needed for the Cap City Marching Festival
Cap City is the longest running marching band festival in Central Texas and hosted by the LASA Raptor Band. This is one of the band’s biggest fundraising events and we couldn’t do it without the support of our community!
This is a great opportunity to earn service hours and enjoy some outstanding performances.
All Ages volunteer opportunities:
https://signup.com/go/MxmUtqc
Adult volunteer opportunities:
https://signup.com/go/gMhXefu
The No Hassle Fundraiser has kicked off its 2025-26 campaign!
At LASA, our magnet school offers unparalleled advanced classes and unique programs that set us apart. However, sometimes district funding falls short of covering the specialized materials, equipment, and resources our students need to excel. PFLASA (Parents and Friends of LASA) helps to cover the shortage with donations from parents just like you.
Your tax-deductible donation to PFLASA plays a crucial role in maintaining the exceptional quality of our school. Every gift truly counts, regardless of size. Thanks to your generosity, PFLASA ensures that LASA students have the tools they need to succeed, and your continued support makes it all possible.
Make a difference today! Your gift, big or small, has the power to transform our students’ educational experiences. Please donate at www.pflasa.org/give!
PFLASA Meeting
Please join us for our next PFLASA meeting, we’d love to see you!
Date: Friday, September 5
Time: 8:15 AM
Location: Portable by the tennis courts
We’ll share what PFLASA is doing, opportunities to volunteer, committee updates and as always we’ll have coffee and tea.
Host a Great Gathering!
Great Gatherings (GGs) are an excellent way to build community and a fun way to help PFLASA’s fundraising efforts. So, grab some friends and host a party!
Hosts incur costs for the gathering and the ticket sales go to PFLASA. GGs can be held for your grade level to get to know your parent cohort, open to a mix of classes, or for the entire LASA population. As host, you determine your audience and size of your event. We suggest a ticket price of $30/ guest, but each event is unique and we are happy to work with you if you feel your event meets a lower or higher ticket price.
Some hosts come up with a theme but there is no pressure. Some ideas from the past: wine, beer or scotch tastings, yoga class, balloon twisting, blackjack, V day, Halloween.. You can elect to host in your home or at a venue.
How to host? Simply fill out the GGs Interest Form with all the dates and details of your event and someone will get in touch with you promptly!
Raising Healthy Raptors: Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders in Teens
Whether your kid is new to LASA, or adjusting to new teachers and new expectations, or in the thick of college applications, there are lots of reasons that their anxiety may be spiking right now. Please check out the Google slide presentation Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders in Teens which was put together by PFLASA’s Raising Healthy Raptors Committee. In it, you will learn strategies to help your teen manage the physical and mental manifestations of anxiety (including panic attacks), and get some insight into whether your teen’s anxiety responses seem to be at a normal and productive level or may be shifting into a more disordered, non-productive cycle. This presentation can also be accessed under the Parenting Connection Corner section at https://pflasa.org/wellness/.
Upcoming PFLASA Meeting | Friday, September 5th
Join us at the next PFLASA meeting, Friday, September 5th, at 8:15am, in the portable building next to the tennis courts.
PFLASA leadership update — New President
PFLASA has a new president. Anna Land had to step down as president due to health issues. She will continue to work with PFLASA on the No Hassle Fundraiser and other initiatives, and we are grateful for her continued support and work. Sarah Romo de Vivar will be serving a 1-year interim presidency in Anna’s place. As the former president of PTSA; past chair of several PFLASA events; and long-time, frequent PFLASA volunteer; Sarah brings to the table a great deal of leadership experience and familiarity with PFLASA functions and events. We are grateful to her for being willing to serve in another demanding leadership role after serving in one last year. I am looking forward to working with both of these amazing women in the year ahead!
-Angela Graveline
PFLASA Vice President