LASA New Student Updates

Now that we are finally on summer break and the "May-hem" has ended, we wanted to remind you of this optional summer book club for new raptors! Reposted the information below! ================================== Excited, or maybe a little nervous, about starting at LASA in the fall? Don't be!  Join the New to LASA Summer Book Club and meet some amazing current students, see a little of the campus, talk books, and get comfortable with this new journey.  This is completely voluntary  but so much fun...and we get popsicles! Students are invited to read Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson, a wonderful coming of age story that mirrors the experience of many of our LASA students. Then pick a day to come on campus and talk about the book with other students. We'll also have a comfortable space set aside for parents to hang out with the parents of current students, y'all can chat or maybe get some questions answered. Sign up  here .

Students and parents, please click the link below and read the entire document for information about the second opportunity to add/drop courses for the 23-24 school year. Please know that the deadline to complete add/drops is this coming Monday, 5/15/23 and of the day. Thanks, ADD/DROP for 23-24

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 girls @ LASA-August 16th & 21st 4:15pm-6pm Incoming Freshman Tryouts August 23rd:Boys and Girls @ LASA 4:15pm-6pm You must try out and make either Varsity, JV, or the freshman team to play tennis. There will not be a PE tennis class, only competitive tennis this 2023-2024 school year. To tryout, all players both old and new, MUST complete new forms , for this season. You will need an AISD Medical History/Physica...

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...

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: https://www.lasahighschool.org/athletics Questions about anything Athletics: please contact Coach Lewis at derrick.lewis@austinisd.org

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 .

Excited, or maybe a little nervous, about starting at LASA in the fall? Don't be!  Join the New to LASA Summer Book Club and meet some amazing current students, see a little of the campus, talk books, and get comfortable with this new journey. This is completely voluntary but so much fun...and we get popsicles! Students are invited to read Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson, a wonderful coming of age story that mirrors the experience of many of our LASA students. Then pick a day to come on campus and talk about the book with other students. We'll also have a comfortable space set aside for parents to hang out with the parents of current students, y'all can chat or maybe get some questions answered. Sign up here .