LASA by LASA Ezine

LASA

A look into our school

Ezine Summer 2019

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Table C on t e n t s of

Letter From the Editors Group Photo

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Meet the Editors

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LASA Quiz!

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Tips to Survive LASA

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A Day in the Life

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The Lives of Teachers

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More Free Time

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Moving LASA into the Future How to not be LATE A Timeline of LASA

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Letter from the Editors Hello readers, Thank you for taking time reading our magazine. We put much effort into creating this book, within a span of six weeks. Our goal was to give you a look at LASA and some potential future changes to it. It could give you an idea of what our school is like, and maybe you could apply for admission. In the end, we are here to provide information of our school. All of us are freshmen, so we are exploring this interesting school. Thank you for having an interest into our magazine, we hope you enjoy. Sincerely, Marcos Torres Jose Balderas Enzo Casati William Rhodes

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Meet

The

Editors

Enzo Casati Enzo Casati is going to be a freshman at LASA and doesn’t like homework. He doesn’t like having his picture taken and never ends up looking good in photos.

Marcos Torres (Hurb)

Marcos Torres is an incoming freshman that never has a good hair day but his friends say he’s the star of the show.

William Rhodes is always bored, so he tries to look for fun opportunities. He barely finds them and usually gets a Hurb, Jose and Enzo(whatever that means).

William Rhodes

Jose Balderas Jose Balderas came here for a challenge. The one problem he has is when doing his homework, he gets knocked out and wakes up in the morning. His goal here at LASA is to surpass himself. He also likes band and his favorite subject is Math.

LASA Quiz how well do you know your school By: Enzo Casati

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Best tips to survive LASA... By Jose Balderas

These are some tips for students who are new to LASA

Don’t Procrastionate Do your work and use your time effectivley so you don’t have to worry about anything.

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Manage your time

Always use your time to catch up, work, anything that time would be affect you badly. Time is limited and if it seem slow, trust me it’s not.

Join a Club

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During the LASA dinner night, students from all grades gav

Make Friends Don’t be lonely, try to make a friend to chat with, hang around, get along, and maybe create a friend group.

Be Respectful The teachers are experts at their feild and will show the same amount of respect to you

Ask for Help There is nothing wrong about asking for some help. You can’t let yourself get stuck on a single thing. It’s not embarrasing to ask for some help to move foward.

Have Fun! Don’t stress out too much, take your time to do fun things, and enjoy the experience there. This will help you in the next 4 years.

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looking into the average day of a LASA student

Article By Enzo Casati

earing the sound of an alarm, you force yourself up and roll towards it. You stop it, sit up, and realize what lies ahead of you today. You get up and get ready to head off to school.

in their children’s school lives. Showing what the average life of a LASA student is like during the school year sheds light on what it takes to be a part of one of the best high schools in America.

Every kid thinks they know what high school is like because of the TV shows they watch but in reality it is very different, especially LASA. LASA was the 11th best public high school in 2019, and you don’t just get such a high score for nothing. With over 1,000 students, everybody at LASA has very different methods for handling school. LASA has a great community and parents that are very invested

Frankie Gigliotti was a freshman at LASA last year and is going into 10th grade. She revealed what her typical morning looks like for her at LASA.

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“I wake up at around 6:15, then I would get dressed, eat breakfast and gather my stuff,” Gigliotti said. “My carpool usually got there at around 7:00 and we would get to school at around 7:30. From 7:30 to when school

started I would hang out with my friends around school” she elaborated on where she waits with her friends, “We would hang out in the freshman locker area in the morning and we would sit outside during lunch.” The fact that she needs to carpool to LASA means she has to get up early and wait for her carpool to arrive. She also gets around 45 minutes of time to hang out with her friends before school because school starts at 8:15. The starting time is set to change in the upcoming year. She also hangs out outside mostly during lunch. “I was on the softball team, so I

and I cuddle her when I’m stressed,” she said in response to how her dog affects her school life. A lot of the time pets are good for talking to or playing with to alleviate stress. “They listen and never get angry at you,” she said. Nelly, for instance, is Frankies outlet when there’s a lot going on.

Frankie Gigliotti pose’s for the camera would go to softball practice and then I would take the late bus, which got home at like 7:30, then I’d do homework, eat dinner and go to bed,” Gigliotti said. This is a lot to do and when I asked about homework she said she had about 2 hours a day. Being on the softball team Frankie went to softball during the spring when it was going on, and had to take the bus home. Once she got home she still had about 2 hours of homework to complete before bed. Gigliotti also has a pet dog named Nelly. “I complain to her

Ben Appel is a junior and is going into 12th grade. He has been at LASA for a while and knows the ropes, so to speak. “I usually get to LASA at around 7:30 a.m.,” Appel said. It looks like it’s fairly common to arrive a bit earlier. In the extra time you can also do work that you couldn’t do at your house or didn’t get time to. Not only that but it’s a good time to socialize with other people you might not normally be in contact with.

“There’s a lot that makes LASA special, but I’m really thankful that we can be in an environment where everybody cares ideally about learning as much as you do, and I think that’s something that can make or break a school’s atmosphere,” Appel said, “In a place of schooling, it’s very important to not only have engaged educators but students that want to learn.” The fact that LASA has a team of teachers that really want to teach and a group of students that really want to learn gives the school an environment that students are able to thrive in. When asked what the most challenging class was Apple said, “Definitely Physics class, it’s two physics (classes) in one year,” Appel said. “You just have to

“I think a lot of times LASA bares a sense of artificial urgency,” Appel said. “There can vkind of be this feeling that you have to get everything done all at once and I think it would be helpful to all of us to just slow down a little bit and just enjoy the time that we have with each LASA~13

put your head down and put the work in and everything tends to work out alright.” Appel added on to that explaining that the A-B schedule helps prevent being crushed by work. The A-B schedule staggers days, you would have four classes for longer on A days, then have your four other classes for longer, or on B days. That keeps you less stressed but you should just do the work and you’ll be done sooner and not get stressed. Lots of schools that are considered advanced schools

have a higher risk of stress. By letting yourself step back and take a break it can let you recuperate and be prepared for your work again. Stefanie Nelson is the President of the Parent and Friends of LASA or PFLASA for short. She has a daughter that goes to LASA and is also a big part of what goes on at the school. “A lot of it is leadership meetings with (Principal) Stacia, and myself and the vice president of PFLASA, we meet on a regular basis to talk about the needs of

the school, the staff, the teachers, the students, and where we can partner,” she explains. “Either financially we have the three C’s that we focus on: cash, community and communication. So we talk a lot about how to build better communities across LASA students, as well as LASA parents” she explains. Her job benefit the students and people at LASA. It is thanks to her for the summer Ezine classes and the buses that take kids to school during the summer. She also helped arrange zip code

One enterence to the Liberal Arts and Science Acadamy, image courtesy of Anastassia M.

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parties; zipcode parties are where LASA students from the same zip code can meet up. Along with finding ways to get extra funding to teachers so they don’t have to spend money out of pocket for lessons. “The morning is chaotic,” Nelson said,“I feel for the kids, any high school kid. Especially a freshman coming in. In my daughter’s case, she came from a small school into a much larger school. It was definitely a rude awakening for her. Everyone has a different story, but it’s hard for a lot of kids at LASA too because most of them are not necessarily in that district. So they’re not close by and they have to be bussed in, or carpool somehow, commute their way. And it’s not close.” Lots of LASA students have to wake up very early to get to school on time. This is also partially why both Appel and Gigliotti get to LASA so early, to prevent being late due to random circumstances “It’s all self driven, ”Nelson said. “She rarely, if ever, will ask for help. She’s always been very self

LASA students grathered together for the 2019 lip dub image cortusy of LASA film sufficient. There are times when we feel like we have to insert ourselves if we see her struggling in a certain area. It’s great that parents can see how their students are doing on quizzes and things. So if we do see her going in a certain direction, we can jump in and work with her to give her the tools. Ultimately she has to want it.” Everyone at LASA wants to be there, everyone applies themselves and tries to do everything by themselves, som it can be hard for students to ask for help.The fact that parents can see grades and insert themselves if necessary is a very important ability. “The kids are very special,” Nelson said. “It’s a very open, very welcoming community. These are all students and parents that have

similar interests and timesets. When I went to coffeehouse (a community audition/ performance space) Seeing that is the first time I experienced the student culture of LASA. And just seeing everybody being able to be themselves, and have all the support across the student body was really great to see.” Which is another example of how the LASA community stays together from and away from school. Everyone can be whoever they want to be and still be accepted at LASA. Even though LASA’s curriculum is rigorous, the students, parents, teachers and faculty embrace the academic challenges while working well together. This creates a community that is a unique and rewarding experience each day for the students here at LASA.

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The Lives of Those who teach

Knowing how teachers are like in their own territory By Jose Balderas

LASAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nataional Board Certified teachers Ms. Skaer, Ms Harrelson, Mr.Barnes, Mr.Loewenstern, and Ms. Backstrom Courtesy of LASA

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They wake up really early, do their morning routine, and are ready to head off to work. Driving to the building and using their ID to enter the building. Footsteps can be heard as they go to their destination. Once arriving, they go through their keys and open the door. From the establishment of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy in 2007, and before

that when the LBJ Science Academy was founded, the teachers are a big part in the success of their students. Many of them have a passion for learning and are willing to help out their students with any problems that would block their success. No matter what they do, they want their students to succeed. Ms.Skaer had taught at LASA for five years before becoming head technology design coach. She is also a national boardcertified teacher. In her time at LASA, she saw many great things about the environment and how it felt like to be a teacher there. She believes that LASA teachers have the potential to aspire the best teacher possible. The student’s motivation makes the class enjoyable and easy to teach for both the students and teachers alike. ”There is potential to aspire for being the best teacher

Ms. Wilson winning teacher of the year award, with the principal, Ms. Crenzensci. Courtesy of LASA possible because students are so motivated.” Skaer said. She also believes that the teachers can really transform the school into an amazing community. “I saw great potential in others and within myself to build community, to revamp curriculum to meet students’ needs, and to start new traditions on campus.” Mr.Seagren has taught at LASA for over ten years now. He’s seen many different students and teachers alike. He taught at eight different high schools before LASA and had seen some major differences when he arrived. Over the interview, he told me how the teachers aren’t really strict towards their students.

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LASA college counselrs having a laugh. Courtesy of LASA

By the clubs and organizations they sponsor, to the respect they receive, the teachers don’t need to be strict. “I’m always amazed at how many of our teachers are involved in other things with the students outside of the classroom,” Seagren said. “I would say a large majority of all the teachers sponsor at least one club of some sort or one organization, so if you have a very good rapport with a student or with your students then there is not as much of a need to be the strict hard disciplinarian because you earn the respect of your students and the students are very good about demonstrating that.”

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Catherine, who wishes for her last name anonymous, will be an upcoming senior for the 2019-2020 year. She has some experience with the teachers here at LASA. She can trust the teachers here since they are really qualified to teach. ”The teachers are insanely qualified,” Catherine said. “All of them are incredibly helpful and they’re incredibly good teachers.” LASA teachers show empathy for their students. They want the best out of them and help them through the class. “So I’ve taught at four other high schools in the district

besides LASA,” Seagren said. I’ve taught at four other high schools outside of Austin and I can say without any hesitation that at LASA, teachers have some of the greatest empathy for their students and the greatest desire to see their students succeed and believe that their students are capable of succeeding and will go out of their way to find opportunities to help.” LASA teachers are willing to help you out, even if you are struggling. In the end, their goal is to make you succeed. “You can expect LASA teachers to ALWAYS want the best for all their students, even if it may not feel like that sometimes,

teachers at LASA can often have high standards, but know that they are there for YOU,” Skaer said. “You just need to learn to ask for help when needed and to understand that all teachers WANT to see you succeed, even if their class may be super hard and even if it may not feel easy sometimes.” There are also some improvements to deal with. Catherine mentions about how the teachers don’t really care about the amount of homework you receive each night. “Because LASA a very challenging school, a lot of teachers don’t realize that if they assign an hour of homework every night, and every other teacher goes to it adds up to four hours a day,” Catherine said. “There’s just some teachers they don’t care if you’re up all night, doing a project. They don’t care if you pull an all-nighter If you don’t do the work, they just have no sympathy. So, I’m not saying they should make exceptions, but they should be aware that kids aren’t resting that well.” The teachers are planning to fix the problem. LASA teachers seem to have a passion for what they are teaching their students. “I have felt an immense sense of duty, responsibility, and passion for teaching students while at LASA,” Skaer said. “The passion for teaching at LASA has burned brighter than any star. I’ve felt that it is part

Mr. Walker, a science teacher at LASA, on a arctic expodition. Courtesy of LASA

of my responsibility to create a space where all students can thrive and feel at home. This is why while at LASA, the English freshman teachers and I have revamped many of the units since I’ve been there to be more relevant and engaging for students.”

amount of effort they give in their job.

“The PALS class that I sponsored also has added new traditions to help students with community building, wellness, mental health during midterms through events such as Loco for Cocoa, PALoween, the PALent Show, and many other fun events” Ms.Skaer continued. “Lastly, I was the UIL Academics event coordinator to give students a place to compete in UIL events, and many have made it on to State. I worked the hardest that I could to make students feel at home at LASA and to feel empowered as readers, writers, and learners in my classroom.”

People who were at the top will develop an ego. At one point, it’s going to affect them, and cause them to struggle. Making themselves seem like a failure.

Catherine sees that the teachers are really happy to teach there. They show the

“I think that the teachers are all happy to be there, and they genuinely care about their job,” Catherine said. I think we have some of the most qualified teachers in the country.”

“I became more comfortable asking my professors for help, too, even though it was really hard. I didn’t want them to think I was stupid or “less than,” but when I finally got over my ego and irrational fear, I finally realized that they were there to help and to see me succeed,” Skaer said about when she was in college. At LASA, students shouldn’t struggle because the teachers are willing to help them. It’s their job and passion to teach students onto success.

You Could Have Some More Time to spare

School could be changing to make room for some more free time for students By:Marcos Torres-Gutierrez You could have some more free time Schools could be providing their students wish of time By Marcos Torres-Gutierrez School is a timeconsuming thing but how does having four school days sound like? Well, this isn’t that far out there it is actually closer than what you think. The Austin Independent School

District is looking at changing the traditional fivedays-a-week school schedule to four days a week school schedule leaving Friday to be a free day. This schedule switch could be as early as the 20202021 school year. These changes would impact only a few schools at first but potentially spread district-wide. The reason for this is to be more cost

and time-efficient. James Brewster, an eighth-grade history teacher at Gus Garcia Young Men’s Leadership Academy and a supporter of the four day school week, has done some extensive research on how this new schedule could benefit everyone. “There was a kind of a misconception that scores would drop if students

The school, Gus Garcia YMLA, is one of the schools potentially going into a 4 day week Courtesy of the Austin Independent School District

were in school less then scores would drop but what the data has shown us that the schools that have done the four day week, their data has not dropped in some schools and math scores have actually gone up somewhat,” Brewster said. “One of the things that they are attributing the scores to is that the students are able to be in school day longer and they are able to focus more and get more rest so that the days that they are in school (those four days), they are more focused and more effective versus the five days and needless to say in addition to that too is that the studies have shown is that its attendance has increased as well with the four day week versus the five day week.” The four day week does have some noteworthy benefits but this isn’t the only option that there is when it comes to new beneficial schedules. The principal of LASA, the best high school in Austin, has some other

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plans in mind for the school she runs. Stacia Crescenzi, the principal of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy, has a different schedule in mind, hoping to model a more collegiate schedule. This schedule works similar to a college where you can choose what classes you want and at what time. It’s better to give an example provided by Crescenzi. “So the way it works in college is that you would get a course catalog and let’s say you have to take calculus. It lists in your course catalog all the different times that calculus meets maybe you take calculus twice a week for two hours at a time and that’s section three but maybe calculus

meets four times a week for one hour at a time and that’s section four so you would sign up for the one that works best for your schedule,”said Crescenzi. The collegiate schedule and the four day week are different but they both want to do one thing: Make school more efficient and make more time for students to have some more free time. Eleanor Thompson, a parent, and works in the attendance office at LASA, supports for the school to change if it’s the best for the youth. “I would support it if you all feel like you would get as much from four days as you get when you get five days,” said Thompson. “I’m sure that every parent

The school, Liberal Arts and Science Academy, is one of the schools possibly switching into a collegiate schedule Courtesy of Wikipidea

also only wants the very best for their child and this new schedule will definitely bring that.

An example of the 4 day schedule

This four-day schedule sounds good and all, but what about the important things like transportation and after school? This new schedule has that all taken care of. “Our schedule the way that it is set up with students arriving usually at eight o’clock starting at 8:15 is pretty in line with most four days a week districts the

Cap Metro already lets kids ride for free so it will be a very useful source of transportation.

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be after school provided on the days that we have school on those four days,” said Brewster.

difference would be when school actually ended,” Brewster said. This example is on the school Gus Garcia YMLA and other schools will most likely have to change their schedule drastically As for after school they are still going to have that. “I think that there would

Brewster also brought something up called the four plus one model where students can still come Friday for after school activities for all day. “On a four plus one model, the plus-one model would have a day for students who want to come up for boys and girls club or maybe some other different organizations

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Courtesy of google photos One of the after school activities that will most likely still be happening after the schedule switch

whether they be clubs, extracurricular, for individuals who want to participate in that.” That is for the four-day week but what about the collegiate schedule? Will transportation and after school is a problem? The answer is no, there would be no problem with transportation and after-school, it’ll just slightly change. “Right now there is only one time when transportation comes in the morning but maybe we’ll have to change that as there would maybe be an early morning bus and a late morning bus or maybe we would make a deal with cap metro because kids already

ride free that they have some particular routes that come directly to school,” Crescenzi said. The collegiate schedule as aforementioned is similar to a college schedule so not everyone is going to start class at the same time so there would have to probably be multiple buses passing by to pick up the kids who have a later class than someone else. The Metro would definitely be very useful to a high school student. As far as after-school goes it would be the same according to Crescenzi. “Before and after school like crosscountry and swimming

practice in the mornings right now so the things that happen before school would still be going on and the things that happen after school would still be going on.” People in the community would believe that there should be a change in the school’s schedule.

“I think that it is important to adapt to it I mean our educational system in this template of a five day week is something that has been around since the early 1900s late 1800s it’s a system that I think is in dire need of change.” Even though there is a bit of hiccup to overcome like transportation and times, once they are fleshed out we could be looking at an amazing school system. There are lots of positive effects with these schedules and whether you prefer the four days a week schedule or the collegiate schedule, you know that both of these schedules are sure to be good for everyone.

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Eastside Highschool, Photo courtesy of the “Voices of Rosewood”.

Moving LASA into the future!

LASA moves into the Johnston Campus!

By William Rhodes

LASA is moving out of LBJ and into Eastside, while Eastside is moving to the old LC Anderson High. This move has been planned for years and is soon going to take effect as of the school year of 2021-2022. Now, while we wait for this important event to occur, we find out about it as to be better prepared for the future. LASA and LBJ’s History LASA has been a part of

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LBJ since 2007. LASA and LBJ have a great history. With events such as their traditional Lip Dub, where they lip sync to a song. They have certainly become ve0ry involved with each other. Although they share a building, a sports team, and a band, they are quite different.

curriculum. These two separate, yet together, schools share classes with some students and are very intertwined. In august of 2021 however, they will be splitting apart. LASA will have moved to Eastside memorial, a much bigger school that is capable of holding 1500+ kids.

LASA has harder and more advanced classes, being a magnet school, and LBJ has a great health sciences

Everyone wins! The current residents of Eastside are at 500 kids and

enrollment to rise and their health sciences program to grow. Resegregation? This is a win-win-win situation for all three schools. However, some people are against this move. They say this would be resegregating the AISD schools.

Cindy Anderson, an influential AISD board trustee, said that this was the opposite of what they were really doing however, because they are bussing kids in from across town to help less privileged families that can’t drive their kids.

“You’re talking about a school that’s further from your home, that’s across town, you know most parents work, but especially those of lower socioeconomic families, and so their ability to actually drive their kids and pick them up significantly lower than your middle class population,” Anderson said. They are also going to be able to have more enrollment, allowing more people to have good opportunities. They will be adding more features to the new campus as well, like Sci-Tech and others.

Although LASA and LBJ must part ways, their history will not be forgotten. are moving to a smaller high school that will better fit them and their feeder pattern, an organization of elementary-middle-high that parents usually follow (Ex: Baranoff, Bailey, and then Bowie- LASA is a choice school out of the pattern). LBJ, with LASA moved out, will have a whole new part of a building to occupy, allowing their student The shared campus of LBJ and LASA, Photo courtesy of Wikipedia

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She used to be a LASA parent, so she knows a lot of great things about this magnet school.

“We don’t want to segregate, we want to be accepting any and all that qualify and that are willing to come,” said LASA teacher Andy Paulson, an influential staff member. He believes that, as well as Anderson, that we will not be resegregating schools by moving LASA. When? Although the planned move is going to happen in JulyAugust of 2021, Mr. Paulson

infers that the move will probably be pushed back as these types of things usually are. Hopefully, everything will go according to plan and we will be at the new LASA campus in 2021.

shared with LBJ making the cost lower as well. This means LASA gets less money and help from AISD than nearly all of the other schools in the district.

LASA Move advantages

With this new campus, LASA will have lots of great things added to them. For one, we can increase our enrollment much higher from, 10001500, if not more! We will be able to have more variety of classes too.

LASA is regarded nationally, being ranked #28 by U.S News, and is the best high school in Texas. Because of this, people think that LASA gets special treatment from AISD. That they get more money, more help, more everything, but as Mrs. Anderson tells us, LASA costs the least amount of money per student annually out of all the AISD schools. Our facility costs are also

When asked what pros of the new campus might be, Paulson replied with “We could get really creative with our schedule, with our course offerings.” This now allows the optimism

AISD makes moves on the bond plan of 2017.

AISD higher-ups shovel dirt for the cameras, Photo courtesy of Austin Chronicle

of students to get classes that might have never been possible at LBJ. Cindy Anderson expands on this saying that a big reason they don’t have some classes is because there aren’t enough students interested in it to fill a classroom. With more enrollment however, this is less of a problem, having more and more diverse people with many interests. LASA move disadvantages LASA will also have disadvantages though. Some of them being that LBJ and LASA had become bonded in a way and, as Mr. Paulson has said “change is hard.” Some students and staff from LBJ and LASA will still probably miss each other, but the new area could bring new friends.

LASA also has a history at LBJ, holding deep memories, and leaving it is like leaving an old home. They are moving to a new and unfamiliar place, so it might take some getting used to. Evidently though, the benefits greatly outweigh the losses, as the board still goes through with the plan and people continue to support it. LASA and AISD, as well

as most parents, hope that this move works out for the better and LASA students will be able to learn and thrive in a new and better environment.

just one part of a big project however. Dr. Cruz, the superintendent intends to urbanize the school district

What happens to Eastside and LBJ?

of AISD. As Mrs. Anderson showed me, LASA was one of the first schools in a 1-6 year plan that went on to 17-25 year plans. This is all a big modernization plan that is starting with LASA!

Eastside will most likely maintain it’s smaller number of students, but it will also gain a higher medical learning capability being near to ACC, their college program. They will have a better education system and more enrollment hopefully by being close to their feeder school’s neighborhood.

As for LBJ, they will be able to expand their medical program as well by using the entire upper floor of their building, all the portables, all the unused space, everything. They can also gain more enrollment and expand on their extra curriculars too.

AISD will be renovating Eastside Memorial with more things meant for some of the extracurriculars LASA has. Most of the reason that AISD has made this plan is to create more space and a better environment for schools. And even though people are criticizing it, they believe that the criticisms are wrong and are looking toward making AISD more diverse, more modern, and just better as a whole.

Each school (LASA, LBJ, Eastside) are moving toward a more modern school life, with AISD advancing their technology and paving the way for other schools and for the future.

The Future

AISD’s Plan for Modernization

our technology filled world. To the future!

LASA moving to Eastside is

Now we can only hope that AISD, LASA, and most other schools in the world begin to urbanize/modernize their own schools to give students

better education and better prepare them for

How To Not Be Late To Class A 5-step guide on how to not be late to class

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Prepare your belongings Collect all your belongings that are important or useful to class and make sure that all of them are secured. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to come back for anything you potentially left behind because you do only have about 4 minutes to head to your next or first class.

Remind yourself to get to class Keep on reminding yourself to not be late and to set a time. It can become easy to conversate with a buddy or teacher after class so make sure to set either a reminder on your phone or just rememeber to go to class on time or earlier.

Get to your class Actually get to your class and walk at a steady pace. Walk fast enough to not be late but not too fast to the point where you are running and can potentially get hurt by bumping into someone. So basically be safe while in the halls.

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Arrive at your class early Wait at the door for the teacher and make sure to be fairly quiet because it can be pretty loud in the hallways with a lot of people talking normally. Wait patiently if the teacher is late.

Backup plan If in case you do turn out to be late after failing to do the last 4 steps, get a pass from the front office and arrive to class with shame.

LASA~29

30~LASA

LASA~31

32~LASA

LASA~33