mental aim of SAISA is to encourage and promote a positive spirit of cooperation in competitive sporting events.

As an active member of SAISA, LAS takes part in a number of sporting events throughout the school year within Pakistan and also travels to organized sporting activities in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

During this school year, SAISA sponsors ten (10) varsity sports conventions and during the next school year, sponsorship will be organised for six (6) conventions in a number of locations. Students and parents must adhere to SAISA's prescribed rules and regulations and the LAS code of conduct while travelling to and from convention locations and taking part in these events.

During the present school year, LAS subsidizes 100% of the SAISA fee and 40% of the airfare costs for students selected for all SAISA events. Next year LAS will subsidize 50% of the airfare costs for students selected to attend an event. All varsity teams will practice for six (6) weeks prior to the competition. Practices may be held before school, after school and/or on Saturdays depending upon the sport and facilities availability. Next year all varsity teams will practice for eight (8) weeks prior to a competition. Practices will be held three (3) or four (4) times per week and may be held before school, after school and/or on Saturdays.

The four (4) SAISA schools in Pakistan, often referred to as ‘SAISA West’, hold inter-school competitions in before the regular SAISA conventions or hold their own invitational events.

August - September, 2010

		SAISA Volleyball Tournament
		American International School of Dhaka, Bangladesh
		The boys placed third with outstanding performances by a number of students. The girls' team showed fantastic improvement with blocking and strong play overall. The girls placed 7th.
		SAISA Swim Meet
		American School of Bombay, India
		The team lacked full components for the 15 to 18 year old categories as well as the girls' sections. Nevertheless, the swimmers trained hard and showed much grit and determination. They were proud to "not finish last" despite lacking numbers for a full team and were especially proud of the individual accomplishments of a number of individual players.

October - December, 2010

		SAISA Invitational Track Meet
		Murree Christian School hosted in Islamabad, Pakistan
		In early November, LAS were invited to attend an Invitational track meet to run, jump and throw. The LAS team made a good showing despite low numbers in the high school age categories finishing 2nd overall.
		SAISA Art
		Lincoln School, Katmandu, Nepal
		Three high school students went to chilly but scenic Katmandu to share their talents and learn new techniques as artists. This is the second year in a row that LAS has sent artists to participate in this event. Students must meet criteria identifying them as highly capable artists in order to be selected to represent LAS in this event.
		SAISA Boys' Basketball
		American International School of Chennai, India
		Our Buffs Boys’ Basketball team worked passionately to improve themselves but came 8th in the recent SAISA Tournament in Chenna. Nonetheless, coaches and Athletic Directors from all over SAISA were impressed with their determination and never-give-up attitude. They represented their school like gentlemen and are respected throughout SAISA.
		SAISA Cricket
		Lahore American School, Pakistan
		On December 3rd and 4th, three schools from SAISA West participated in an exciting T-10 Cricket Tournament held at Aitchison College ACOBA Field. Karachi American School won the title and the Sportsmanship trophy, being undefeated and united in discipline throughout the series. Nevertheless, the LAS Buffs ran up 113 runs in one match and were proud of their skipper and fellow team members.
		SAISA Girls' Soccer
		Overseas School of Colombo, Sri Lanka
		The Girls’ Soccer team battled mud, illness and tough teams in Colombo to take 6th place. With the exception of powerhouse AES of Delhi, the girls were even with all other teams at half time. The second half proved to be the challenge, and the girls ended with a 1-4 record. Ever positive, the girls were thrilled to win against Chennai in their final match.
		SAISA MS Soccer and Volleyball
		International School of Islamabad, Pakistan
		Middle school girls and boys soccer and volleyball teams travelled to Islamabad for friendly competition with Murree Christian School and the International School of Islamabad. The girls showed amazing spirit and sportsmanship on the volleyball court, cheering after every point, win or lose. In soccer, they fought back after losing two matches to win the 3rd. The boys fielded two teams, blue and gold. The gold team won the soccer title with blue taking 3rd. While the boys did not have as strong a showing on the volleyball court as the girls, they worked together and will bring solid skills to the court again next year.

January - February, 2011

		SAISA Tennis Tournament
		American Embassy School, New Delhi, India
		Our LAS tennis team were all set to serve and smash on the same courts used for the recent Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Unfortunately we were turned away from the Lahore airport on the day of the flight due to civil unrest in the transit city of Karachi and as a result, the seven players and coaches were unable to compete this year.
		SAISA Girls' Basketball
		Lincoln School, Katmandu, Nepal
		Seven dedicated girls made up a small but tough basketball team this year and showed amazing fitness, toughness and sportsmanship throughout the tournament. The girls won the first SAISA game in three years for the Buffs beating the Geckos of Colombo. The Geckos went on to take third place so this was no easy feat. Surely our Girls' Basketball program is on its way up!
		SAISA Boys' Soccer
		American International School of Dhaka, Bangladesh
		The LAS Boys' Soccer team has finished in the top four teams at SAISA for over two decades but this year's team showed the unity and emotional discipline needed to make it to the finals. Though LAS had many chances on goal, the final score was 0 to 2 against a tough team from Dhaka. Though Dhaka had the home crowd cheering them on, all the other teams were cheering for the Buffs. The sportsmanship they had shown throughout the tournament and their unceasing fitness and drive on the field earned the respect of everyone who watched them play. Well done to these boys for the highest achievement of an LAS team for the past two years!
		Invitational MS Basketball Tournament
		Lahore American School, Pakistan
		If you had walked onto the LAS campus at 6:00 am on any Tuesday or Thursday morning in January and February 2011 you would have found a dedicated team of ten boys preparing for the LAS Invitational Middle School Basketball Tournament. A MS Girls' Basketball team practiced on Mondays and Fridays and both teams arrived every Saturday to learn to shoot, pass and dribble. On February 19th, 2011 LAS hosted an Invitational MS Basketball Tournament. Despite cancellations by Karachi American School (KAS) and International School of Islamabad (ISOI), our SAISA friends at Murree Christian School (MCS) joined LAS and teams from the International School of Choueifat and Scarsdale International School in Lahore to battle for basketball trophies.
		SAISA MUN (Model United Nations)
		Overseas School of Colombo, Sri Lanka
		Writing resolutions, wearing suits, understanding and representing the political view of other nations is what the nine members of the LAS SAISA MUN team did whilst in Sri Lanka on the first weekend of March 2011. The nine members of the MUN team were selected based on the skills they exhibited in weekly meetings, weekend sessions and local MUN simulations at Aitchison College and Lahore Grammar School earlier in the year.

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