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Last Updated:December 6, 2009
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LBJ/LASA PTSA On-line Auction

Greetings! The LBJ/LASA PTSA On-line Auction benefiting the 2010 Senior Celebration will open for bidding in less than two weeks, and we hope that you will join us again as a donor and/or bidder to make this event a success.

Families and friends of the Class of 2010 have been working to develop a fun, interesting and useful catalog of items for you to choose from. Highlights include a game ball from the 2010 BCS Championship Game, artwork and handcrafted items created by members of our community, special treats for foodies and locovores, gift certificates to restaurants in your neighborhood, and unique LBJ/LASA items such as prom tickets and keepsakes autographed by seniors from many of our clubs and teams, as well as items and services from some of your favorite specialists and merchants. We are adding new items all the time, so if it has been a couple of days since your last visit, you should check us out again.

Visit our website at http://lbjlasa.cmarket.com. Click on the View All Items button to see the variety of goods and services donated by our extended community. Spread the word to friends and family who might be interested in joining in the bidding, either by forwarding the link or posting it on your Facebook page. And join us February 12-28 to bid on a bargain, something you would have bought anyway, or a one-of-a-kind item. The website also gives you an easy way to donate cash to the PTSA or items for the auction. Just click the buttons on the left side of the page to help out.

We look forward to working with you!

Sincerely,
Susan McLeland
LBJ PTSA On-line Auction Co-chair

 

Class of 2010 Mini-Celebration

The next Class of 2010 Mini-Celebration will be Wednesday, February 10. We will be decorating Valentine's Day cookies. We need: volunteers during both lunches -- approximately 10:30 to 1:30 -- or any time you can work. cash donations to buy cookies. Please make checks payable to Class of 2010 Senior Celebration and put "Mini-Celebration" in the memo line. Drop them in the LASA office by Friday, February 5 or contact Suzanne Alston at salston@austin.rr.com or 638-3443 to make arrangements to pick them.

 

ACCOLADES:

This past Saturday 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


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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