The first Friday of every month, parents/guardians are invited to come to my office, Room 211, for Donuts & Coffee Outreach. The monthly event kicks off on Friday, February 3rd. Parents can stop by anytime between 7:45AM and 10:45 AM. 

For parents/guardians who can't visit in-person, I will have Zoom office hours between 1:00PM and 4:00PM on the same days.

LaG Parents Association Annual Gala 

Planning Committee - Call for Volunteers

Please consider joining fellow parents to plan an event to raise funds that help minimize the impact of long-standing NYC DOE budget gaps in our children's education.  

The event will take place in early June.

The team took part in the Martin Luther King PSAL meet at the Armory on Monday 1/16/23

The girls came out strong with Naomi Douglas winning the 3000m and coming 5^th in the 1500m. Anya Eder came 4^th in the 3000m. The girls team finished 11^th place in the PSAL City wide meet.

In the boys Ariel Yaron finished 3^rd place in the 3200m with the boys' team placing 24^th in the PSAL city-wide meet.

The Girls Basketball Team's winning streak ended on Friday with a tough 34-28 loss to HS for Health Professionals & Human Services.

The team played outstanding defense and cut the margin to 1 with 2 minutes to go until the Lady Flyers pulled away at the end.

There will be a Varsity Softball Meeting on Monday, January 23rd at 4:15 pm in Room 343 with Coach Steffa.

SAVE THE DATE!

Please join the Academic Forum Members for a Special Event Hosted by Compass Education:  

Navigating College Admission Tests

Thursday, February 2, 6:30 - 8:20 pm

LaGuardia HS, Little Flower Theater

Click HERE for event details and to register for the event.

To accommodate families that are unable to attend in person, the presentation will be recorded and shared upon request.

We look forward to seeing you then.

Please email the forum with questions in advance at:

academicforum@laghspa.org

Join a webinar for LaGuardia High School parents led by Dr. Diana Martinez, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who studies addiction. 

The goal of this seminar is to provide parents with the information they need to have a frank, open conversation about drug use. This will include strategies for improving safety and information on the interaction between psychiatric disorders, like depression, anxiety, and ADHD, and drug use. 

JOIN MEETING

Meeting ID: 816 0613 0127
Passcode: 194160

We hope everyone attended the General PA meeting and met our new Parent Coordinator, Jerrianna Phenix. 

Jerrianna can be found in office 211 and her job duties include the following:

• Attend all PA Meetings and PA Leadership Meetings, to ensure that the voice of our parents is heard and concerns are addressed in a timely manner.
• Streamline clear communication across all departments within the administration.
• On a monthly basis, organize in person events to create a welcoming atmosphere, where parents can voice concerns or questions within a warmly structured environment.
• Weekly communication with the Parents Association to send out Sunday Night News and Studio Communications to all families. This practice is intended to increase the number of families that receive PA information.

Art Studio PA Meeting

Wednesday, January 25th, 7:00pm via Zoom 

MEETING LINK 

Special Guest: Assistant Principal, Heather O'Connell 

She will give an update on the art studio and answer parent questions.

As always, donations to the art studio are greatly appreciated. We have only reached 30% of our fundraising goal. All donations directly help our art students. Please give what you can.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

Donate anytime by going HERE. Remember to select “Drama Studio” from the drop-down menu, and thank you!

NEXT PODS MEETING: TBA

Please stay tuned for an email announcement about our next PODS meeting, which will be virtual.

JOIN THE TEAM

Want to get involved in the Drama Studio? Please reach out to us! We can use all the help we can get: drama@laguardiahspa.org

It's Regents week, but our Winter Concert series continues as follows:

January 25 - *New Music Showcase, 6:30 p.m.

January 26 - **Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band Concert, 6:30 p.m., Concert Hall

January 26 - Senior Chorus performing at We Are Here: Songs from the Holocaust to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, 7:30 p.m.

Click HERE for more info and tickets

*New Music Showcase is for parents of performing students. Tickets are not on sale and there is limited availability due to the size of the performance space.*

**Tickets for all on-site LaGuardia concerts can be purchased HERE until 10 a.m. the day before the concert. They can also be purchased in person beginning one hour before the concert.**

The minutes from the Tech meeting from last Wednesday are ready for viewing: January Meeting Minutes. 

Please check out the Tech Studio page for lots of good information including the work-call calendar, and ways to donate/give, and all past meeting minutes.

Thank you, Annie, Carmen, Layla, Louisa & Rina 

We are excited to announce that in addition to LaGuardia's amazing free Summer Arts program, LaGuardia Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen may apply for the Alumni & Friends Summer Study Arts Scholarships. These scholarships are for students with financial need who wish to pursue the arts over the summer. Last year more than 80 scholarships were given out to students in all studios.
The deadline to apply is January 25, 2023.

Click HERE to apply.

Zoe Schneider, LaG '89, Director
Zoe@alumniandfriends.org

LaG Arts HS Alumni & Friends Website

KeenTeens Festival of New Work!
Auditions 1/24, 1/26, 1/27 from 4:30-7:30PM at Theater Row Rehearsal Studios

Alumni & Friends Summer Study 
Apply by 1/25/2023

February Writing Contests Open Submissions

Neighborhood Playhouse Teen Conservatory
Accepting applications for 4 week summer program. Application fee waived for LaGuardia students. 

Dance Italia+Open Arts Young Artists Summer Program
All LaGuardia dancers will receive a 200 Euro discount by stating they attend LaGuardia in their response to this application section "Please tell us about your dance experience, including how long, where and with whom you have studied." Apply by 3/31/23.

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