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Last Updated:June 23, 2009
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Congratulations to the Senior Class of 2009! We are proud of your accomplishments and wish you the very best!

You may collect your DIPLOMAS beginning Wednesday, June 10th in Registrar Paula Boothe’s office Room 281 between 9 am and 2 pm. If graduates have not turned in their FINAL TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by that time, they may turn it in when they pick up their diploma. Final transcripts will not be mailed until mid to late June due to AISD's lengthy final ranking process. Questions? Email Ms. Boothe at pboothe[at]austinisd.org or call 512-414-7081.

 

WHAT'S COMING UP!

SPECIAL EVENTS:

Saturday August 8 9:00am - noon LBJ Band Everything Day, Band Hall
Tuesday August 11 8:30am - 12:30pm LASA Take Care of Business Early Day*
Tuesday August 11 9:00am Language Placements tests for incoming students hoping to enter Level 3 foreign language. Contact Melanie Meyer, Associate Principal at melanie.meyer[at]austinisd.org for reservations or questions.
Wednesday August 12 8:00am - 1:00pm Freshman Orientation, Last Names A-L
plus LBJ Band Freshmen
Thursday August 13 8:00am - 1:00pm Freshman Orientation, Last Names M-Z
Friday August 14 8:30am - 12:30pm LASA Take Care of Business Early Day*
Sunday August 23 1:00pm - 3:00pm Freshman Picnic, Deep Eddy Pool
* Parking permits, photos, summer school transcripts, schedule changes as permitted, locker assignments. Please note that course schedules will arrive in the mail.

 

Saturday, June 20, 2009, will be the first fund-raising event for the Class of 2010 Senior Celebration. Students will hold a CARWASH. Get your rising seniors ready to join in the fun (soap and water involved!) Time and location TBA at the LBJ/LASA 2010 Yahoo Group and through the FaceBook Group.

The next meeting of the 2010 Senior Celebration Planning Committee will be on Sunday, June 28 at 4:00 p.m. at AMAYA'S Taco Village at Capital Plaza on I-35. Contact Jeanne Arbuckle (katenate[at]grandecom.net) or Louise Miller (lmiller[at]dmtechlaw.com) with any questions about Class of 2010 activities.

 

ACCOLADES:

The LASA Quiz Bowl team finished in 11th place at Nationals! Congratulations to Mr. Flowers and his fantastic team of Quiz bowl players.


The LASA Science Olympiad Team competed at the 2009 National Science Olympiad Competition in Augusta, Georgia and placed 8th overall in the Nation! This is the first time in the 25 year history of Science Olympiad that a team from a South-Central State has placed in the top 10 in the Nation. Congratulations to the LASA SciO team members and to LASA teachers/SciO Coaches Alicia Ruch-Flynn and Tara Spence, Read all about the student accomplishments at the following link: http://www.lasaonline.org/ScienceOlympiadNationalCompetition.html


Kudos to LASA Science teacher Alicia Ruch-Flynn for being selected as AISD’s “High School Teacher of the Year”. Ms. Ruch-Flynn will be honored at the AISD/Partners in Education Salute Ceremony on May 5th, where she is in the running for AISD’s “Teacher of the Year”!


Congratulations to The Liberator, LBJ/LASA’s student newspaper, for receiving three top national honors for high school publications: the Silver Crown by Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the Pacemaker, the top national award given by National Scholastic Press Association, and the Gold Star given by the Interscholastic League Press Conference. The Liberator is the only school in Texas this year to receive both the Silver Crown and the Pacemaker! Kudos to Journalism teacher, Janet Elbom.


The LASA Science Olympiad team is ranked 1st in Texas, winning with a spectacular performance at the Texas State Science Olympiad competition this past weekend. The students placed 1st or 2nd in 22 out of 23 events!!! Check out this link to the awardees: http://www.lasaonline.org/ScienceOlympiadStateCompetition.html

The team will represent the state of Texas at the National Science Olympiad tournament, May 13th in Augusta Georgia. Kudos to Alicia Ruch-Flynn and Tara Spence, SciO faculty sponsors!


Thirteen LASA German students placed 90th % or above in the National German exam this past Sunday and German teacher Keri Jaworski was honored with the "Duden" award (named after the famous German dictionary) for achievement and excellence in the teaching of German. Congratulations Ms. Jaworski and students!


Congratulations to the LASA Robotics Team! LASA's Robotics team traveled to Atlanta April 17-18 to compete in the World Championship of the F.I.R.S.T. Robotic Competition. Out of 1,800 teams from around the world, LASA Robotics finished 106th!!! This on the heels of an incredible year in which LASA Robotics placed 1st at the Capital Best Competition, 1st at the FRC Dallas Regional and took home the Chairman's Award at the Lone Star Regional. Kudos to Robotics teachers and sponsors, Tony Bertucci and Alison Earnhart, and all of the Robotics students and their families!


WHO WE ARE

The mission of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy is to offer a rigorous, innovative, and nationally recognized interdisciplinary curriculum to educate socially responsible leaders, problem-solvers and thinkers. The School stands at the forefront of the nationwide effort to produce graduates with exceptional knowledge and skills in English, other languages, mathematics, science, social studies and technology. An outstanding high school education at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy of Austin (LASA) prepares students for higher education and at the same time encourages them to make a significant contribution to community, state and nation.


WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THIS WEEK?

Read all about what's happening on campus and in the LASA community in this week's Lots Of LASA

Learn about Family Connection from Naviance, a Web-based service that students and parents can use to help in making decisions about colleges and careers.

Learn about Gradespeed and ParentConnection, AISD's new electronic based grade book system!
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