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Week of April 11 - 17, 2021 
LASA High School is pleased to bring you Lots of LASA, a weekly electronic newsletter designed
to keep you updated with important news, dates and links.
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This Week's Schedule
Monday          A
Tuesday         Modified schedule for SAT
Wednesday    A
Thursday        B
Friday             A - Flex Friday - English EOC Make-Up
Interested in serving on the LASA CAC next year? 
The LASA CAC is accepting applications for new members to serve beginning next school year. The available positions are for parent representatives, a business representative, and a community representative. Terms are for two years.

CAC meetings are on the first Wednesday of each month at 4pm. If you are interested, please complete an application and submit it to Principal Stacia Crescenzi no later than Friday, April 30 (stacia.crescenzi@austinisd.org).

Note that under AISD's CAC By-Laws, parent members may not be AISD employees. For the business representative, businesses do not include public-sector agencies, but may include non-profit entities. The business representative must be able to speak on behalf of a business. The community representative may not be a parent or a district employee, and may work for a public-sector agency.

Applicants will be notified before the May 5 CAC meeting and new members invited to attend the CAC meeting as guests on Wednesday, May 5. The application is available here.
Wellness Committee Meeting
Anyone interested in joining the PFLASA Wellness Committee for the 21/22 school year is invited to join.

April 14 at 11:30 a.m. via Zoom

Please RSVP to jmcintosh@emaustin.com or ncklein@yahoo.com. We will send out the Zoom link the evening prior.
Blanket Square Donation Drive Collection
We hope you all enjoyed crocheting or knitting for a good cause. Blanket Squares are being collected at the north and south drop off locations up to the 15th. Thanks to everyone that participated!

North: 5901 Bullard Drive, 78757
South 4603 Yellow Rose Trail, 78749

More information here.
Senior Celebrations
We have two back-to-back senior celebrations planned on June 2nd which will be held at the Springdale Station (979 Springdale Rd Suite #160, Austin, TX 78702).

Senior Salute 6-8:00 PM
Project Graduation Party 8-11 PM


These events are for students only but the Senior Salute ceremony will have a video feed for parents to watch. Please mark your calendars!
Have you signed up for a LASA Master Class?
This week’s classes:
  • The Art of Creating a College List - 4/13 @ 7pm. Instructor: Kelly Mendiola, independent college admissions consultant. This webinar will give you some tools for calculating a college’s financial health, its affordability, your chances of admission & academic, social, and cultural fit.
  • Applying to the University of Texas at Austin - 4/15 @ 7pm. Instructor: Dale Price. The founder of Access College American, Dale Price, will give information on admissions updates, strategies for the short answer questions along with other tips for applying to UT.
  • Illustrative Journaling - 4/17 @ 4pm. Instructor: Thais Perkins. In this class, we will discuss my recommended analog references and tools. We will also look at examples for what can be accomplished with layout and lettering & discuss technique.
Register: https://pflasa.org/store/

Upcoming Classes:
  • Strategies for Ivy League Applications - 4/19 @ 7pm. Instructor: Dale Price
  • Navigating UT's Plan II Honors Program - 4/22 @ 7pm. Instructors: Dale Price and LASA Alum Parent, Jennifer Scalora
  • The Perfect College Essay: It All Begins with a Great Idea - 4/27 @ 7pm. Instructors: Former LASA teacher Caitlin Palmer and Sarah Walker
See you in class!
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