PFLASA meeting this Friday (Jan. 23rd) at 8:15 am.

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Join us for the first PFLASA (Parents and Friends of LASA) meeting of 2026 … this Friday, January 23rd, at 8:15am in the portable building by the tennis courts. Come hear about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and social/networking opportunities. 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, January 23rd, at 8:15am
Where: The portable building near the tennis courts

Class of 2029 parents: Stop by after drop-off for a special 15-minute power meetup before the PFLASA meeting, from 7:55-8:10. Feel free to stay afterwards for the PFLASA meeting or not, it’s up to you. Parents of other classes are welcome too, especially 2028.

Finding Your Personal College Fit Options

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Wednesday, January 28th
7:00-8:00pm

Join this webinar to learn a practical approach to discovering college options that fit your student’s academic, social, and financial needs. Go beyond the academic rankings and football results so that you can research colleges that align with your student’s values and goals.

About Karen: As an Independent Educational Consultant and a parent of two LASA alumni, Karen wants to simplify an otherwise overwhelming process by teaching families how to approach the college search strategically. Her experience as a former college professor and longtime coach forged a skill set perfect for mentoring and motivating students.

LASA PTSA Earns Even More Membership Awards!

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The LASA PTSA has been busy earning membership awards! Thanks to everyone who has joined and donated so far this year!

October – We earned the Snappy Increase Award by submitting more than 100% of last year’s membership total!

December – We earned the Golden Apple Award by recruiting 100% school faculty as members (thanks donors!).

We also reached the Good Standing metric.

It’s not to late to join. In fact, you can help us earn the next award, by joining today. In January, we need 10 new members to earn the Welcome Back Membership Award. All are welcome to join and our JotForm is working again!

https://www.lasaptsa.org/

Reflections Austin Council PTA (ACPTA) Reflections Competition Winners

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Congratulations to these LASA Students who have now advanced to the Texas State PTA level of the National PTA Reflections Competition.

After participating in the LASA round (LASA PTSA), then advancing to and competing in the Austin Council PTA (ACPTA) Reflections Competition using the theme “I Belong”, several LASA Students have now been advanced to the state-level competition for the entire state of Texas.

Here are the amazing artists who have been advanced to TXPTA Reflections 25-26:

(Camille) Mei Zixuan – Visual Arts
Piper Meley – Photography
Ananth Pakanati – Literature
Grant Ratcliffgardy – Music Composition
Sadie Sarrat – Dance Choreography

We wish these talented individuals the best of luck in this next round of the National PTA Reflections Competition! Results will be posted March 15th.

Add Dance to Your Choice Sheet to Gain PE &/or Fine Arts Credit!

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Dance Class: All levels welcome & no auditions! No homework or time commitments with performance opportunities each semester. Experience many genres of dance, history, & wellness. Benefits: flexibility, strength, rhythm, confidence, community, & dance knowledge! Select either Lifetime Fitness & Dance: PE /Athletics or Dance I-IV: Fine Arts (weighted year 3 & 4) on your course sheet.

Dance/Drill Team: All levels welcome! Mandatory audition meeting March 9 at 6:30P. Audition March 30 – April 2. Year round commitment with focus on various genres of dance. Benefits: artistry, athleticism, team work, monthly performances, leadership, & community! Side effects may include endorphins & school spirit. Must consult your doctor to participate. Select Velocity & Dynasty JV Dance Team Fine Arts & PE/Athletics (weighted year 3 & 4) on your course sheet.

Email: Paige.Gomez@austinisd.org

Informal Parent Coffee at CM on Jan 15

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Hi, PFLASA Peeps!

Come grab a coffee and do some chatting this Thursday morning, Jan 15. 

Location: Central Market (North Lamar).
Date & Time: Jan 15, from 8:15 on

We hope to see you there! Please RSVP below just to get an idea of how many tables to put together. ⬇️

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C4DAFA92DA3FB6-61590988-informal

Testing Accommodations Parent Panel on Jan 21 (Zoom)

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Join us Wednesday,  Jan 21 at 6:30 pm via Zoom for the Testing Accommodations Parent Panel hosted by PFLASA. In case you didn’t know, students with existing testing accommodations must apply through College Board (accommodations.collegeboard.org) to receive similar accommodations on tests such as AP exams, the PSAT or the SAT.

Requesting accommodations through the College Board requires significant lead time and planning, and can be time consuming, particularly if you don’t get everything you want on the first request, which isn’t uncommon.

LASA Principal Stacia Crescenzi, LASA Counselor Carole McPherson and several LASA parents who have experience with testing accommodations will be on hand to answer your questions about the process.

To get an email reminder with the Zoom link from PFLASA, please fill out this short form interest form: https://forms.gle/j4rfmvrW5jQCRkZq9

Raptor Library Cookie Challenge volunteers needed

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The Raptor Library and will be hosting the 4th Annual Cookie Challenge Jan 28-30, a fun 3-day event where students decorate a cookie to look like a book cover. The entire community is invited on the third day to vote on the winning cookies. I need a ton of parents to help with this event and you’ll be run ragged, but it’s ever so much fun! You will be helping with set-up and/or cleanup and also with dispensing royal icing and frosting, and you might even be offering some decorating advice. But you don’t have to have any cake decorating experience for this gig, just a desire to interact with teenagers over icing!

Please consider signing up. Thank you so much for helping me offer fun programming to our students!

LASA’s Alley Cat Players present the comedy, The Addams Family: School Edition

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and a dilemma that’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family—a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before—keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.

Dates:
January 29, 30, 31 at 7p
February 1 at 2:30p

Location:
LASA Theatre

Tickets at: lasatheatre.ludus.com

Raising Healthy Raptors: “Getting to Calm” Parenting Book Club Part 2

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Raising Healthy Raptors: “Getting to Calm” Parenting Book Club Part 2

When: Sun Feb 1, 1:15- 2:45 pm
Where: Austin library – Ruiz branch; 1600 Grove Blvd

We will be discussing chapters 6-9. All are welcome, whether or not you attended Part 1, but we still have a room limits so we need everyone who is planning to attend to fill out the RSVP form.

Contact Mandy Menzer at mmh20cornell@yahoo.com with any questions.