LASA Raptor's News
Swim & Dive District Champions Again!
On January 27th, both the Boys and Girls Swim and Dive Teams maintained their legacy District Championships at The Round Rock Aquatics Center. 46 athletes competed, and 40 swimmers and divers will be advancing on to the Region VII 5A Championship in San Antonio on February 9th-10th.
Congressional App Challenge
On Monday, January 22nd, 2024, Representative Lloyd Doggett was at LASA to award the winner of his Congressional App Challenge. He stated:
Presidential Scholars
The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors.
Math Honor Society Success
LASA Math Honor Society scored 15th place internationally in the Interschool Rocket City Math League Discovery Level/highest division! Congrats to the following team members:
Latin Club braves Houston, fails to return empty-handed
Last Saturday, January 13, the LASA Latin Club competed at Rice Certamen in Houston and achieved stellar results. Congratulations to LASA's Intermediate certamen team, Advanced certamen team, and all individuals who participated in the academic testing!
LASA Students Advance to Regional Level for Texas PTA Reflections
We are pleased to announce that artwork created by our LASA students has been selected to advance to the regional level of Reflections through Texas PTA in the High School Visual Arts, Photography and Dance categories.
9th Grader's Art Accepted to Texas Art Education Association Spring Exhibition
A loud shout out to ninth grader Akwaeno Udosen who is rocking the art scene! One of her pieces was recently accepted to be part of the spring exhibition for the Texas Art Education Association.
LASA Latin at Certamen Competition
Congratulations to LASA's Intermediate and Advanced Certamen teams for their outstanding performance at LASA Certamen on Saturday, December 2nd.
Youth & Government District Conference
LASA performed exceptionally well this past Saturday at this year's YMCA Youth and Government District Conference. We had the largest student delegation and many students won awards. They all represented LASA so well and have much to be proud of.
LASA 9th Grader Selected as a Foyle Young Poet of the Year
LASA Freshman, Margot Gothard, has been selected by poets Jonathan Edwards and Jane Yeh, as one of the commended 85 Foyle Young Poets of the Year, selected from over 15,800 entries by young poets from across the world.
67 Seniors Named National Merit Commended Students
Congratulations to the 67 members of the LASA Class of 2024 who were recognized as Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program:
33 LASA HS Seniors Named 2024 National Merit Semifinalists
The Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) is proud to announce the names of its 33 semifinalists in the 2023-24 National Merit Scholarship Program. Congratulations to these students in the LASA Class of 2024!