The Los Angeles LASA Service Academy

LASA Class of 2017-18 at the Metropolitan Water District’s Weymouth Water Treatment Plant, La Verne, CA, August 2017

LASA begins with LA’s youth.

How do LA’s youth experience LA and how do they imagine Participants gain the experience and knowledge necessary to LA’s future? LASA invites them to consider how they can be better understand the intricacies – infrastructural, historical, problem-solvers and visionaries of both the LA of today and political, economic, and otherwise – of the region in which of tomorrow. they live, and build lasting bonds of friendship, camaraderie, and work experience with a diverse group of peers. Designed as a supplement to the regular school year, the Los Angeles Service Academy provides an intensive introduction LASA combines seminars, fieldwork and student engagement. to the infrastructure and institutions of greater Los Angeles Our hope is that, over time, LASA will change the lives and for high school juniors who have expressed an interest in career paths of hundreds of high school students in the public, civic, and civil service. region and will become an agent of change and community building throughout Los Angeles.

LAServiceAcademy.org [email protected] How can I get involved?

We’d love to hear from you if:

»» You are a teacher, college counselor, or otherwise involved with high schoolers and would like to nominate your rising junior students for our program,

»» You are a student or a parent/guardian of a student who is interested in being part of our upcoming class, and are interested in the application process,

»» You love what we’re doing as much as we do and would like to support our program. We’re always on the lookout for new speakers and places for our students to visit, and welcome all donations to help build our program.

Schools and programs involved, past and present:

Applied Technology Center (ATC), Blair High School, California Academy of Mathematics and Science (CAMS), Central City Value High School, Chadwick School, East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy (ELARA), Esteban Torres High School, Harvard- Westlake, LA County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), Larchmont Charter School, Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES), Loyola High School, Marlborough School, Marshall Fundamental Secondary School, New Roads School, Pacifica Christian High School, Pacific Hills School, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Polytechnic School, Ramona Convent Secondary School, San Fernando High School, Santa Monica High School, The Archer School for Girls, The Episcopal School of Los Angeles (ESLA), Valor Academy Charter High School, Viewpoint School, Vistamar School, YES scholars, homeschooled.

Neighborhoods our students have come from:

Altadena, Baldwin Hills, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Boyle Heights, Burbank, Century City, Cheviot Hills, City Terrace, Commerce, Culver City, Eagle Rock, East Hollywood, East Los Angeles, Encino, Hancock Park, Harvard Heights, Hawthorne, Highland Park, Hollywood, Hyde Park, Inglewood, Koreatown, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Larchmont, Lawndale, Lennox, MacArthur Park, Montebello, Mount Washington, North Hollywood, Pacific Palisades, Pacoima, Panorama City, Pasadena, Pomona, Rancho Park, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Silver Lake, South Los Angeles, Tarzana, Venice, Westlake, Westwood.

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