March 29 – April 5
10% of select tie-dye clothing, use code: TIEDYE
https://www.louisearcherspiritwear.com/

Please join us for Pizza Bingo on Friday, April 28th 5:30-7pm. Pizza will be available for sale (cash or credit card) starting at in the cafeteria starting at 5:30pm. Bingo will be in the gym from 6-7pm. There will be a ton of prizes. Huge thanks to Mr. Drost for offering to be our bingo caller!

Please register by April 21st to let us know you are coming and we can be sure to order enough pizza and prizes. Registration is free, but please consider a donation to the PTA.

Please bring a blanket and/or cushion for your family to sit on in the gym during bingo. There will be some tables and chairs for those that need them.

You can purchase Nothing Bundt Cake bundlets on the PTA website starting April 3rd-26th. The PTA receives a donation from each purchase.

The cakes will be available for pick up at Pizza Bingo!

Don’t miss out on this year’s one of a kind yearbook, Spread Kindness Wherever You Go! Students & staff shine bright with kindness at LAES!

The last day to order is Friday, April 14th so DON’T DELAY.

Order a copy today by placing your order on the Lifetouch website!

The March 2023 PTA meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Mar. 21st at 8pm via Zoom.

The Zoom meeting link will be automatically emailed to all PTA members (as of midnight the day of the meeting). Thank you to everyone who’s joined the PTA so far!

If you have not signed up for the PTA this year but still wish to attend, please RSVP.

The Zoom meeting link will be emailed the day of the meeting.

The Yearbook Committee is collecting LAES 5K photos. Please upload all photos by Friday, March 24th.

Don’t forget that we are currently running the Original Works program until March 28, 2023. Through the program, each student has created artwork that can be reproduced onto a variety of keepsake products. The products range from magnets to mugs and start at just $6.00.

Go to the gallery and order today!

• https://store.originalworks.com/gallerylogin
• School Code: LOARC
• Student Code: Printed on the back of the Original Works’ brochure your child brought home from school

If you have questions or need your child’s student code, please contact Cathy Chen.

Please consider volunteering for the Faculty Volleyball Game. We are still looking for a few volunteers to help with concessions and spirit gear – Please sign up to volunteer.

As a reminder, the game is tonight, Friday, March 17 from 6-8pm at the Madison High School Gym. First serve for the first match will be at 6:30pm.

Remember to wear your blue and yellow to support Louise Archer! (don’t worry about St. Patrick’s Day, blue and yellow makes green).

Can’t wait to see you there!

Please join us on Friday, March 17 from 6-8pm for the return of the Annual Louise Archer Faculty Volleyball Game against the Wolf Trap Wolfies!

Doors open at 6pm at the Madison High School Gym. First serve for the first match will be at 6:30pm.

Admission is free but please consider bringing a canned food donation for the JMHS Food Pantry.

We will be selling Louise Archer rally towels, foam fingers and spirit sticks to help cheer on all our favorite teachers!

Concession sales will include whole pizzas (not by slice), candy and water. Cash payment is preferred. Pizza can also be pre-ordered on the PTA website through Thursday, March 16 for $10 per pizza. We also are looking for volunteers to help with set up, concessions and clean up.

Please sign up to volunteer.

Can’t wait to see you there!

The Louise Archer 5K and Fun Run was amazing! Congratulations to everyone who ran. The race results are now available.

The top three female finishers overall were:

1. Leah Balsam
2. Gadea Martanez Aparicio
3. Annie Besko

The top three male finishers overall were:

1. Graham Tribble
2. Cody Alvarez
3. David Fernandez

A huge thank you to Hoa Pham for organizing the race, Erin Karney for leading our fundraising efforts, and all of the volunteers who helped make the race possible!

Thank you to the race sponsors: Sarah Couchman Landscape Architecture, LLC; Nothing But Net Camps; Optimist Club of Vienna; and Altara Systems. And a huge thank you to Giant for the donations of food and water on race day.

If you have not yet picked up your shirt, the PTA will be in touch regarding how to get your shirt.