LASA Raptor's News
LASA Summer Homework/Reading, New to LASA Book Club and Book Recs for Parents
LASA Summer Homework/Reading Does LASA have Summer Homework and/or Required Reading? We get this question every year and want to make sure that you know the answer:
Off-campus PE (OCPE) Waivers for Fall 2024 Due May 15
Off-campus PE (OCPE) waivers for the Fall Semester are due May 15.
LASA Summer 2024 Strength & Conditioning
Athletics would like to welcome you to LASA parents and students! We will have Summer Strength & Conditioning on campus beginning June 3rd through July 25th. It is open to all LASA Students and incoming students, not just athletes.
Course list update as of 4.24.2024
Course lists will NOT be sent out until next week. We are still waiting on decisions for a few classes. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with this.
Virtual Choice Sheet Meeting Tuesday For Those That Missed Saturday's
If you missed the in-person choice sheet event last Saturday, plan to attend this final (mandatory) opportunity to select your classes for next year.
Elective Fair & Choice Sheet Event This Saturday, April 6, 2024
This Saturday, April 6th, 2024 is the in-person LASA Choice Sheet Event, where all newly accepted students will select their courses for next school year. As we mentioned last week, you must attend one of the two MANDATORY choice sheet meeting
Congratulations!
Thank you for choosing LASA! We look forward to getting to know you over the next four school years. Just as with admissions, we will post general status information here and you should get an email (no more than once a day) on the days that we post something.
LASA Tennis Tryouts 2023-24 School Year
Tennis tryouts will start in August. Please look over the information below and email Coach V if you have questions at vincent.vizcaino@austinisd.org . All are encouraged to try out for JV or Varsity including incoming freshman. Any incoming Freshman who does not tryout for or make the JV or Varsity team will have another opportunity to try out for the freshman team. Varsity Tryouts August 7th -10th: Girls 8am-11:30am @ LASA High School Tennis Courts Boys 1pm-3:30pm @ ATC 7800 Johnny Morris Rd, Austin, TX 78724 JV Tryouts: JV boys @ LASA-August 14th & 17th 4:15pm-6pm JV
OCPE Application Deadline for Fall Semester is May 15th
Off-campus PE (OCPE) waivers for the Fall Semester are due May 15. If your student is interested in taking an Off-campus PE this Fall from one of the approved vendors, please submit your application by May 15th. Please note that the application requires a few signatures and it may be wise to start early to obtain those. More information about OCPE can be found on the LASA website and the AISD website .
FREE PHYSICALS for 2023-24 School Year
Physicals are needed to play any UIL sport at LASA. Free physicals will be May 8th at 5:30 pm at the Community Care Clinic on Montopolis at 2901 Montopolis Drive, Austin, TX 78741. Any kids participating in the free physical need to complete the medical history portion of the physical form along with the Project Access permission form prior to May 8th and turn those into Coach Torres at sue.torres@austinisd.org by May 3rd. Forms are on the LASA website here:
Health Requirement
As mentioned previously, LASA does not have summer homework. However, we do want to share some information about what many LASA students end up doing during one of the summers in their high school career, as it may alleviate future stress for your family. Health is a semester-long credit-course that is required by the AISD to graduate. Some students completed this credit during middle school. If a student has not, then at LASA, students take it through Garza On-line. (Garza on-line is a self-paced program run out of Garza High School.) Most LASA students take Garza on-line health during the summer between 9th and 10th grade. Unfortunately, some students wait until senior year to complete this graduation requirement. If students wait until Senior year, they might have to use their "off-period" to do so until they complete the course (thus making the off-period not really an off-period). Seniors that do not complete this are in jeopardy of not graduating even if they are alread