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.
LASA Lip Dub 2023
"Let's Go Crazy" with all due awe and reverence for the immortal, Prince.
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.
Student Grant Writer
We are super impressed with the grant work of junior Ethan Ojede. Ethan recently completed a grant proposal with the idea of giving opportunities in computer literacy programs to low income inner-city neighborhood kids during summer starting with Austin as his pilot project.
LASA Raptor Band Wins Sweepstakes for All Three Ensembles
Congratulations to the members of Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble on their Superior performances at the Region 18 UIL Concert & Sightreading Evaluation earlier this month at the AISD Performing Arts Center On Stage, each group performed their own program of three pieces for a panel of three judges, plus our parents and families.
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.