Charles Taylor, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
In a day when violent acts such as the Santa Fe school shooting in May 2018 and the Parkland school shooting in February 2018 are occurring much more frequently, schools around the U.S. are exploring a range of approaches...
Somaya Jimenez-Haham, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
Trash bins overflow with wrappers and food, tumbling out of the top. A thin film of dust coats the floor, and grime leaves the table surfaces sticky and textured. The understaffed team of custodians, although working tirelessly,...
Catie Graves, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
LASA is different from other Austin Independent School District (AISD) high schools in many ways, including its starting time. Every other AISD high school starts at 9 a.m., while LASA and LBJ share the start time of 8:15...
Mateen Kontoravdis, editor-in-chief
April 9, 2019
Over 150 people move to Austin every day, adding to the city’s traffic. The roads are not the only place experiencing congestion though. Five miles southeast of downtown, Austin Bergstrom International Airport has experienced...
Alex Watson, Staff Writer
April 12, 2019 • No Comments
All teachers have to handle rowdy classrooms and heaps of papers to grade, but not all of them have to face packed hallways between classes. When the bell rings, teachers who do not have their own classroom have to fight...
Alec Lippman, Staff Writer
April 12, 2019 • No Comments
A program that allows students to get within feet of a 30-foot-tall propane fire along with leaving high school ready to get a job with a 45 thousand dollar salary are just some of the possibilities that can be achieved through...
Max Domel, Staff Writer
April 12, 2019 • No Comments
Besides the abrupt changes in climate, heavy workloads and frequently overwhelming national politics that will fill this March (and April) with madness, 68 American college basketball teams will compete in the annual NCAA...
Sarah Mines, Student Life Editor
April 9, 2019
Parents for generations have been baffled by the teenage years. As their children transform from kids to teenagers, parents find it difficult to communicate with their child...
Gabrielle Jabour, Student Life Editor
April 9, 2019
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I walked into my second ever SXSW session. The featured session, titled “A Female Gaze”, promised to “open up a conversation...
Hanif Amanullah, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
These days, things are never straightforward in America. With all the advanced communication and access to factual information modern technology grants us, the truth in current...
Jordan Jewell, Entertainment Editor
April 9, 2019
At SXSW, networking reigns supreme. The Interactive exhibitions focus on technology and networking featuring parties staged with the purpose of allowing business and tech...
April 9, 2019
Emma McBride, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
As the end of the school year quickly approaches, seniors are getting ready to graduate, finalizing post-high-school plans and grappling with senioritis. According to Lisa Moomaw, LASA student council senior president, prom is...
Rhea Jain, Club Writer
April 9, 2019
With National College Decision Day happening on May 1, seniors are getting ready to make commitments that will determine where they spend their next four years. Senior Caroline Medina has heard back from all the colleges...
Max Domel, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
The isolated sound of the speaker’s voice spreads throughout the library and fills the hearts and minds of the audience with wisdom and empathy, followed by the whirring of machines. On Feb. 9, the Austin branch of the TEDxYouth...
Nia Orakwue, Entertainment Editor
April 9, 2019
Magnet programs are not unique to Austin. By the 1980s, most major cities had magnet schools that were meant to attract kids from all-over a city to attend a school outside their assigned, district created attendance zone. While...
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Megan Ramsey, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
After four grueling years of non stop work, students feel the effects of graduation looming in the near future. They can see life past high school coming up, and for many...
Alec Lippman, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
There is an online attack from a hacker on someone’s personal information every 39 seconds, according to a Clark school study. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently fell victim...
Megan Ramsey, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
I haven’t decided who I will vote for in the Democratic primaries because there are quite a few candidates that look promising. If Trump is going to be booted from office,...
Eva Strelitz-Block, Commentary Editor
April 9, 2019
Climate change was missing from the national conversation as we elected our 45th president. Not a single question was posed to then-presidential candidates Hillary Clinton...
Controversy raining down on recapture
February 19, 2019
Reevaluating ethics in the global economy
February 19, 2019
February 19, 2019