Juan Ramirez (JC) Delgadillo, web editor
August 20, 2022
Over the past three years, students and teachers have been impacted by COVID-19. Three years ago, education went online in the middle of March 2020, and most students continued remote learning for at least another six months,...
Juan Ramirez (JC) Delgadillo
May 4, 2022
Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animated film studio that has been around since 1985. It is known for classic works like “Spirited Away,” which won the best animated feature in 2003, and “My Neighbor Totoro,” which...
May 4, 2022
As summer approaches, many students are selecting internships to complete during their months off from school. Students have access to many different options for internships, and LASA students are able to choose whether they...
Lana Giles, Staff Writer
March 28, 2022
Over the summer, many students participate in study abroad programs which provide them with the opportunity to travel to overseas destinations such as Denmark, France, Germany, and Japan. Students get to choose between bustling...
Amelia Coleman, Graphic Editor
October 19, 2022
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a 5 tier model of human necessities, which is ranked most important on the bottom to least important at the top. On this hierarchy, food is right there at the bottom, showing it is one of...
Sadie Cravotta, Staffer
October 19, 2022
Preparing for college has always been an anxiety-inducing endeavor, but the path to admittance is increasingly difficult. We have a broken system that perpetuates classism and undue stress on students and their families....
Jolie Grogan, Staffer
October 19, 2022
Alpha males are an increasingly popular cultural phenomenon. Defined as “bold, self-confident, and demanding” by the Harvard Business Review, these men are known by the term “alpha male” because they believe they...
Wintyr Rice, Staffer
October 19, 2022
It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the media will often only frame specific types of people- typically the young, tall, thin, and able-bodied- as ‘beautiful’. This is despite the fact that the vast...
Lily Wilkerson, Staffer
November 7, 2022
As LASA's freshman classes have grown over the years, the school has experienced growing pains to match. As LASA has moved to its own campus, the school will be able to further expand subsequent freshman classes. This year's...
Lasya Sangana, Staffer
November 7, 2022
As students pour into classes again, many are being taught by unfamiliar faces. Since COVID-19, there have been more than a couple of teachers who have left LASA that have been swapped with new ones. Similar to the freshman...
Alondra Aguirre, Staffer
November 7, 2022
The Austin Independent School District (AISD) has a dress code for all the schools in the district including LASA. AISD explains on their website that clothing must be worn in such a way that “abdomen, genitals, buttocks,...
“Spy Kids” is a movie series directed by Robert Rodriguez, and has released four movies between the years of 2001 and 2011. A new movie, titled “Spy Kids: Armageddon”, is set to come out next year and will be the...
Within the midst of bumbling pedestrians and the car-cramped streets of downtown sits one of Austin’s art museums, the Blanton Art Museum (Blanton). The new contemporary art exhibit by Njideka Akunyili Crosby of large scale...
On multiple days throughout the spring and summer, Austin teens congregated at local venues to enjoy the music and art created by people around them and be able to visit an event designed specifically for them by people like...
Jolie Grogan, Staffer
October 27, 2022
All around the country book banning has become a topic of controversy, especially in Texas, according to American Progress. 713 books have been banned across the state and that the upsurge in book banning has caused increased...
Aidan Gannon and Malvika Pradhan
October 27, 2022
Since 2019, the water in Lady Bird Lake in Austin has been considered unsafe to swim in, especially for pets, according to the City of Austin. In recent years, dogs have passed away after swimming in the lake due to toxic...
Alondra Aguirre, Staffer
October 27, 2022
Austin Independent School District (AISD) has implemented new changes in schools, according to a district-wide announcement at the beginning of the year. One of said changes is free menstrual products provided for students...
Lily Wilkerson, Staffer
October 27, 2022
Local elections in Austin have seen low voter turnout for decades, according to the Austin Community College Center for Public Study and Political Studies. One local election this year is the mayoral race, which will determine...
