Liberal Arts and Science Academy
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| Liberal Arts and Science Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | 7309 Lazy Creek Dr Austin, TX 78724 |
| State |  Texas
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| Map |   Liberal Arts and Science Academy |
| Information | |
| Member of SO since | 2004 |
| Results History | |
| Best regional | 1st, 2006-2012, 2014-2018, 2020-2021 |
| Best state | 1st, 2007-2012, 2015-2017 |
| Best nationals | 3rd, 2015 |
Background
LASA, the Liberal Arts and Science Academy of Austin, Texas, has competed in Science Olympiad since 2004. LASA is a 9-time Texas state champion, going on to finish as high as 3rd place at the National tournament. The team website can be accessed here.
Results History
| Year | National | Points | State | Points | Regional | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | - | - | 5th | 185 | ||
| 2004 | - | - | 6th | 142 | ||
| 2005 | 30th | 695 | 2nd | 112 | ||
| 2006 | 31st | 676 | 2nd | 120 | 1st | |
| 2007 | 29th | 660 | 1st | 104 | 1st | |
| 2008 | 19th | 543 | 1st | 88 | 1st | |
| 2009 | 8th | 353 | 1st | 38 | 1st | 41 |
| 2010 | 7th | 303 | 1st | 85 | 1st | |
| 2011 | 9th | 348 | 1st | 73 | 1st | 20 |
| 2012 | 8th | 372 | 1st | 84 | 1st | |
| 2013 | - | - | 3rd | 81 | 2nd | |
| 2014 | - | - | 3rd | 97 | 1st | |
| 2015 | 3rd | 277 | 1st | 75 | 1st | 50 |
| 2016 | 9th | 319 | 1st | 77 | 1st | 21 |
| 2017 | 8th | 330 | 1st | 67 | 1st | 45 |
| 2018 | - | - | 3rd | 100 | 1st | 44 |
| 2019 | - | - | 2nd | 79 | ||
| 2020 | - | - | N/A | N/A | 1st | 38 |
| 2021 | 20th | 353 | 2nd | 74 | 1st | 29 |
| 2022 | - | - | 5th | 166 | 3rd | 88 |
| 2023 | - | - | 3rd | 101 | 1st | 43 |
| 2024 | - | - | 4th | 90 | 1st | 40 |
- * at Regionals, most of the time, fewer than 23 events were held
National Medals
| Year | Overall Placing | Medals | Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30th | Health Science (5th), Don't Bug Me (6th) | Disease Detectives (8th), Experimental Design (8th) |
| 2006 | 31st | Quantum Quandries (1st), Compute This (5th), Junkyard Challenge (5th), Ecology (6th) | Birds and Bees (7th), Fermi Questions (7th), Circuit Lab (8th) |
| 2007 | 29th | Astronomy (6th) | Health Science (7th) |
| 2008 | 19th | Physics Lab (1st), Picture This (2nd), Disease Detectives (6th) | Five Star Science (7th), Remote Sensing (8th) |
| 2009 | 8th | Egg-O-Naut (2nd), Disease Detectives (4th), Health Science (4th), Picture This (4th), Cell Biology (5th), Protein Modeling (5th), Forensics (6th) | It's About Time (8th), Astronomy (9th), Out and Back (9th) |
| 2010 | 7th | Mission Possible (1st), Chem Lab (2nd), Disease Detectives (2nd), Optics (2nd), Ornithology (2nd), Astronomy (4th), Physics Lab (4th), Picture This (4th), Anatomy and Physiology (5th), Ecology (5th), Helicopter (5th) | Cell Biology (8th), Trajectory (9th) |
| 2011 | 9th | Ecology (1st), Protein Modeling (1st), Disease Detectives (2nd), Dynamic Planet (2nd), Mousetrap Vehicle (3rd), Remote Sensing (3rd), Experimental Design (3rd), Materials Science (4th), Optics (5th), Ornithology (6th), Towers (6th) | Fossils (7th), Anatomy and Physiology (8th), Wind Power (8th), Robot Arm (8th), Forensics (9th), Microbe Mission (9th) |
| 2012 | 8th | Dynamic Planet (1st), Technical Problem Solving (2nd), Rocks and Minerals (3rd), Fermi Questions (4th), Forensics (4th), Forestry (6th), Elastic Launched Glider (6th) | Thermodynamics (7th), Remote Sensing (8th), Microbe Mission (9th), Disease Detectives (10th) |
| 2015 | 3rd | It's About Time (1st), Scrambler (1st), Green Generation (2nd), GeoLogic Mapping (2nd), Protein Modeling (2nd), Dynamic Planet (3rd), Forensics (4th), Cell Biology (4th), Mission Possible (5th), Fossils (6th), Entomology (6th) | Compound Machines (7th), Game On (8th) |
| 2016 | 9th | Bridge Building (2nd), Fossils (3rd), Invasive Species (5th) | Green Generation (8th), Dynamic Planet (9th), GeoLogic Mapping (9th), Hydrogeology (9th) |
| 2017 | 8th | Experimental Design (1st), Hovercraft (1st), Invasive Species (2nd), Remote Sensing (2nd), Rocks and Minerals (4th), Hydrogeology (5th), Dynamic Planet (6th), Microbe Mission (6th) | Materials Science (7th), Helicopters (8th), Anatomy and Physiology (9th) |
| 2021 | 20th | Codebusters (4th), Detector Building (6th), Gravity Vehicle (5th), Wright Stuff (6th) | Designer Genes (8th), Experimental Design (7th), Write It Do It (8th) |