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Just a quick note to let you know that the LBJ/LASA campus will be closed beginning this afternoon July 2 through July 18. There will be no one checking messages for the main office for these two weeks. Due to work on the electrical system, all power will be down on campus for these dates and most of the staff will be on vacation, but a couple of people will be working from other campuses and will occasionally check phone messages and e-mails.

Please remember that this will mean no faxes will be able to get through so either wait until the 19th to send faxes or scan and e-mail items to karen.foree@austinisd.org

TRANSCRIPTS - Ms. Boothe will still be available for transcript questions and requests but diplomas will NOT be accessible. Call her at 414-7081 or e-mail her at pboothe@austinisd.org

VOE - FOR DRIVERS ED - Ms. Thompson will only be available for the week of July 5-9 and then will be off the week of the 12th-16th. Please call and leave a message at 414-7085 or email at elaine.thompson@austinisd.org

Ms. Meyer will be working off campus and will occasionally be able to check her e-mail and phone.

For upperclasses we have a Take Care of Business Early Day that will be happening on two days,
August 9th & 13th from 9am - 1pm, where students can get ID photos a begin to check out books.

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The AISD Trustee Awards were handed out at the A3 Awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 25. To find out how the eligibility will be determined, please see the following guidelines.

ACCOLADES

Congratulations to LASA students' great MUN accomplishments at the National Model UN conference!

Ran Woodfin, Isaac Griswold-Steiner, and Sasha Heinen all won honorable mentions in their committees.

Twenty-two LASA students attended NAIMUN (North American Invitational Model UN), hosted by Georgetown University students in Wash. DC, February 11-14. This was their 47th annual conference and LASA's first appearance. There were a little over 2000 students who attended the conference from all over the nation and all over the world. Students delegations came from China, Japan, Ireland, UK, Costa Rica, Kenya, etc. It was truly an international MUN conference and a wonderful experience for our students.

The LASA Latin Club competed in the annual Westwood high school Certamen. The LASA teams performed very well against area teams from both public and private schools. In total, 17 schools were represented.
The LASA teams and their placement in the competition are below:
Novice Level (Latin 1) 5th Place: Lydia Liou, Hamsini Srirman, Albert Nam, Miranda Donnellan
Lower Level (Latin 2) 3rd Place: Roger Cain, Austin Le, Rueben Atkins
Upper Level (Latin 3-5) 2nd Place: Indy Prentice, Aaron Pellowski, Adam Khan, Xavier Denise

Congratulations to Maricruz Aguayo-Tabor, history department chair, named as a 2009 Milken National Educator Award recipient.

LASA High School is ranked the #36 high school in the country by Newsweek based on the number of AP exams divided by the number of graduates.

LASA earned an exemplary rating from the Texas Education Agency for its performance on the TAKS test, attendance rates, and completion rates.

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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