LASA Raptor's News
Latin State Competition Results
The LASA Latin Club attended the annual TSJCL State Convention in late April, where everyone performed incredibly!
UIL Computer Science
Congratulations to Sean Clarke (Sr), Saffron Lui (Jr), Jai Nagaraj (Jr), and Malcom Roalson (So) in finishing in 2nd place at the UIL Computer Science Regionals at Foster HS in Richmond, TX (southwest of Houston) on April 21st.
LASA Debate News
Exciting news—one of our students, Chloe Kwan, just reached Premier Distinction, the highest degree in the National Speech & Debate Association Honor Society! Please join us in congratulating Chloe on this outstanding achievement. Fewer than 3% of NSDA members earn Premier Distinction prior to graduation! This milestone is a celebration of the hundreds of hours Chloe has spent preparing, practicing, and competing to hone her communication and leadership skills.
UIL String Orchestra Success
Congratulations to the members of the Camerata A, Camerata B, Chamber and Honors Orchestra on their UIL Concert and Sight-Reading success a few weeks ago. Each ensemble earned superior ratings on their concert performance and sight-reading portions, resulting in a sweepstakes trophy award for each orchestra. The students were determined to prepare challenging programs and each group met the moment with confidence, maturity, exceptional focus, and impressive responsiveness.
State German Success!
44 German students from LASA competed against 41 other schools at the 41st Annual Texas State German Contest at Texas State University in San Marcos on February 25th.
Vision and Voice
Josie Bednar's poem Car Crash in Cold Country was chosen as a winner in the 2023 Vision+Voice Poetry Contest. Josie will be filmed reading her winning poem at Austin PBS, as part of a film to be shown at celebration event on April 28th. Congratulations, Josie!
Japanese Speech and Language Contests
Congratulations to the following students' achievements in the regional Japanese speech contest at UT Austin.
Talented Pianist is also a writer!
Congratulations to ninth grader Sidera "Coco" Bekanich. She submitted an article about "What Music Means to Me" to the Texas Music Teachers Magazine.
Trumpeter Extraordinaire: Junior, Jax Latham
Jax Latham banded together with five other elite trumpeters across AISD to compete at the National Trumpet Competition in Boulder, CO last week. The ensemble selected their own music, practiced for nearly nine months, and scraped together means for a professional stage recording that earned them an invitation to perform live at the National competition.
LASA FLBA Going to Nationals!
LASA's Future Business Leaders of America had a very successful showing at the state competition this year! We had 42 students qualify for state and are sending 15 on to nationals! We had top 5 placements in the following events with the top 4 going to Nationals:
LASA Japanese Students Welcome Students from Oita, Japan
Last Thursday, LASA Japanese students welcomed student guests from Oita, Japan, the sister city of Austin. They learned about Oita City, enjoyed the speaking both Japanese and English, and gave them a campus tour. It was TANOSHII (fun)!
LASA Robotics is going to State!
The LASA robotics team, named Purple Haze (team number 418) participated with 34 other teams at a district level event this past weekend. The team had to compete in a minimum of two to qualify for state level competition. This was their second competition they participated in. It was held at Clear Falls High School in League City, TX, just South of Johnson Space Center. Qualifying rounds took place on Friday March 31st and the morning of April 1st.