LACHSA

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LACHSA ASB & PAB are hosting a donation pop-up THIS weekend at the Merritt Family Home in Glendale, CA 💛 Looking to donate? We still air purifiers!

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📣 CALLING ALL PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS 📣

If you are planning on applying to LACHSA for the 2025-2026 school year, please join us at our virtual Art Chair Seminars! You will learn directly from our Arts Chairs about what to expect in our curriculum and how to best prepare for the audition 🙌

🎵 Music - Monday, Dec. 16 @ 6 PM
🎨 Visual Art - Tuesday, Dec. 17 @ 6 PM
🎭 Theatre & Design and Production - Wednesday, Dec. 18 @ 6 PM
🩰 Dance - Wednesday, Dec. 18 @ 7:30 PM
🎥 Cinematic Art - Thursday, Dec. 19 @ 6 PM

👉 Make sure to register to receive the Zoom link with the link in our bio or at lachsa.net/tours.

Before you can achieve your greatest success, you first have to believe you can. In BraveU, that’s exactly what you’ll learn to do.

Stay tuned for an exciting new elective in Spring 2025!

YOU are cordially invited to our Fall VA Exhibition: REMINISCE 🌈

✨ A one-day event with a *live drawing workshops, prints & ceramics for sale, and TONS of beautiful pieces by our students on Saturday, November 23 from 10 AM - 5 PM ✨

📍 Location: Boathouse Gallery, Plaza de la Raza
3540 N Mission Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90031

*Live draws will begin at 1 PM
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In honor of Día de Mu***os 💀🕯️, created a community “ofrenda” and welcomes others to share a photo or momento of a loved one 🧡

An ofrenda is an altar decorated with traditional papel picado (intricate paper cut-outs), marigold flowers (cempasúchitl), candles, and incense 🏵️

This is a beautiful time for families and communities to come together, share stories, and pay homage to those who have passed on ✨

📣 Applications are NOW OPEN for the #1 Public Arts High School in California and the Nation 🥇 We are excited to share that the 2025 Niche rankings have been announced and LACHSA has once again been named one of the top arts high schools in the country! 🥳

We appreciate all the students, teachers, staff, families, and LACHSA community who continue to make LACHSA amazing 🫶 This ranking is just a sample of the incredible recognition and accolades we continue to receive 🏆

👉 If you’re interested in being a part of the #1 Arts High School in the nation, apply today with the link in bio.

🚨 CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

To honor our 40 year anniversary, we are holding a contest for a LACHSA mascot and spirit song. This is YOUR chance to leave a LEGACY at LACHSA! Open to ALL students regardless of department! 💛🖤🎉

Winners will receive exclusive merchandise and an exciting performance opportunity! 👕🎶

Guidelines for Mascot 📄:
👉 Inspires school spirit
👉 Represents the best of LACHSA
👉 Includes school colors (yellow/black)
👉 Can be freehand or computer generated
👉 Must be original

Guidelines for Spirit Song 📄:
👉 1 minute or less
👉 Inspires school spirit
👉 Catchy tune including easy, sing-a-long lyrics
👉 Appropriate lyrics
👉 Must be original - include lyrics and sheet music

All submissions are due by Friday, September 20. Please submit entries to [email protected].

Happy First Day, LACHSA! ☀️ Principal Dr. V loved greeting every single one of you today alongside Superintendent , our district LACOE team, and 😊✨ We hope you all had a wonderful first day back! Here’s to an exciting new year full of new, fun-filled memories. Sending hugs all around to our LACHSA family 🫂💛🖤

📣 We are so thrilled to have LACHSA Alumnus, Dr. Robert Vargas be our Alumni Speaker for the 2024 Graduation Ceremony! 🎓

is a world-renowned artist and proud alumnus of LACHSA. Renowned for his ability to transform ordinary spaces into extraordinary canvases, Vargas leaves his mark on landmarks across the globe. He invites us to see the world through a lense of creativity, compassion, and possibility.

We can’t wait to hear what he shares with our amazing class of 2024! 💬🎉