Lamar Academy

Dont forget to dress up for ❤️🎗️ Red Ribbon Week ❤️✨🚫💊

🎓✨ Meet Our 2026–2027 UTRGV College Center Mentors! 🧡🧡

We're excited to welcome our UTRGV mentors to Lamar Academy! They'll be helping our students navigate college applications, explore opportunities, and prepare for their future. 📚🙌

🚨LAST CHANCE🚨

Don't miss out on your embroidered Lamar Academy sweatshirt! 🐦‍🔥💛

👕 Price: $45
⏰ Order Deadline: October 23!

🛍️ Order yours before it's too late!

🎬 Episode 2 of Lamar Academy News is now on our YouTube channel! Tune in and support our student crew. Don’t forget to like and subscribe! 📺💛
https://youtu.be/Qzf-1wXILQ0?si=TKAv1T2-ZUy7mXEo

💛 Happy Bosses' Day to our amazing Lamar Academy leaders, Ms. Nora Sanchez and Mrs. Rachelle Downey! 💐✨

Congratulations to our Lamar Academy student, Denice Aguirre, on having her artwork selected for the IMAS 6th Annual Members Juried Art Show!

Thinking about joining the Lamar Academy IB family? 💛 Our IB Early Admission Window opens November 1st!

🏫 IB Family Admissions Open House & Campus Tour
📅 Monday, November 9th
⏰ 5:00 PM
📍 Lamar Academy

Come explore our campus, learn about the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme, meet our Phoenix family, and discover the opportunities waiting for you! 🌎📚

📚✏️ PSAT REMINDER! 📝⏰

Attention, students! The PSAT is Wednesday, October 21! 📅

Get a good night's rest, eat breakfast, and arrive on time ready to do your best! 💪✨

Friendly reminder! Texas Free College Application Week is October 12–18! 📅 Take advantage of this opportunity to apply to participating Texas colleges and universities for FREE! 🙌

🩺 ❤️ Our students participated in Stop the Bleed training, learning essential, potentially lifesaving skills to help control bleeding in an emergency. 👏🩹

#StopTheBleed #LamarAcademy

Lamar Academy families are warmly invited to bring a photo of a loved one to be included in our Día de los Muertos ofrenda as we come together to honor and remember those who hold a special place in our hearts. 🌼

🔥 Lamar spirit just got cozier! 🔥
Our embroidered Lamar Academy sweatshirts are officially on sale! 💛 Show your Phoenix pride and grab yours before the order window closes!
👕 $45 each
📅 Order by October 23
📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer or order here: https://lamaracademy.givebacks.com/shop/items/d73c03bee89ed5

Happy National Coaches Day to our amazing Coach Ottmers! 💛🖤
Thank you for the time, heart, encouragement, and dedication you give our students every day.

We are so grateful to have you on our team! 🏆✨ Happy National Coaches Day, Coach Ottmers! 💛

#NationalCoachesDay #CoachOttmers #McAllenISD #WeAreAllIn #ThankYouCoach #StudentSuccess

🧹💙 Happy Custodian Appreciation Day! 💙✨

Today we celebrate our amazing custodians who work incredibly hard every day to keep our campus clean, safe, and welcoming for our students, faculty, and staff. 🏫✨

Thank you for everything you do behind the scenes and for always taking such great care of our school. We appreciate you more than you know! 🙌💙

#CustodianAppreciationDay #ThankYou #SchoolFamily #WeAppreciateYou

🏆🥇 STATE CHAMPIONS! 🏊🚴🏃
We are so proud of our IB-McHi, IB-Memorial, and IB-Rowe students, Carlos Mohammed, Felix Guzman, and Miguel Herrera, for winning the Texas South High School State Championship at the South Padre Island Triathlon! 🌊💪

🎬🔥 LA News is HERE!

The cameras are rolling, and Lamar Academy students are taking the lead! Our new student-filmed and student-edited news show is now on the Lamar Academy YouTube channel. 🎤📺

Watch the debut episode, show our student creators some love, and tell us your favorite moment in the comments! 👇

▶️ https://youtu.be/n0xILKKoUVg?si=DOvLM4lHbDvmoCQ4

#LANews #LamarAcademy #StudentVoices #StudentCreators #PhoenixPride

Reminders from our Lamar Academy school nurse

Students! Take a look at our upcoming College Visit Schedule & make sure to get your pass from Ms. Lerma

ATTN! Students interested in learning more about Stanford
A Stanford representative will be at the McAllen Public Library on Tuesday, Sept. 29th from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

The Nikki Rowe TIARAS will be hosting their FALL DANCE CLINIC "Michael Jackson" themed Saturday, October 3rd from 9:00 am till 2:00 pm at the Nikki Rowe High School Cafeteria and Small Gym. Dance Classes will be taught for the following age groupings: 3–6 year-old; 7–10 year-old; and 11 & Up year old.

The Dance Clinic is OPEN to all students in our school district as well as outside our school district.

Registration Fee is $30 which includes the following:

*t-shirt
*certificate of participation
*ribbons/awards
*light lunch with the TIARAS
*Dance SHOW-OFF to family & Friends the day of the clinic
*Performance Opportunity--Participants will have the opportunity to perform with the TIARAS at the Rowe vs La Joya PalmView Varsity Football Game on Friday, October 9that 7:30 pm.
*learning proper stretching, kick, and dance techniques; as well as,
*learning dances with the Nikki Rowe TIARAS!

Pre-registration & payment by September 25th is MANDATORY to ensure correct t-shirt size & availability on the day of the dance clinic.

Come & DANCE with the Nikki Rowe TIARAS!