THANK YOU to our parent volunteers who helped sell merchandise at our 2nd Senior Art Show on March 3rd.

- Giselle DeCamps-Guthrie

- Kristin Leigh

We still need help at Senior Art Show #3 on March 17th. Click HERE to sign up!

Welcome back Dance families - hope your dancer was able to refuel over mid-winter break because Spring will definitely be busy with more master classes and performances.  Senior choreography groups will be announced this week and rehearsals will begin.
Don’t forget to put the Senior Dance Concert in your calendar - June 2nd, 3rd and 4th.  You won’t want to miss it!
And, as always, stay updated with the Dance Department by checking the links below!
best, Heide and Courtney

Courtney Potts & Heide Valero
Dance Studio Co-Representatives
dance@laguardiahspa.org

Instagram: @dance_lag
PA Dance Studio Webpage
LaGuardia Arts HS Dance Studio

THE SPRING DRAMA FESTIVAL IS HERE AND WE NEED EVERY DRAMA FAMILY'S PARTICIPATION!

The SDFs open Mar. 14th, and the culminating experience of four years of drama training is finally here. We really want these shows to be spectacular and raise the bar! To make this possible, we need your support! Visit our drama-wide SDF Sponsorship Campaign and show some love for our Seniors!  The deadline to purchase a shoutout or booster/ad in the Playbill is tonight, March 5th!  You can purchase these to support your student or promote your business.  Sponsorship levels begin at as little as $25. Visit the Drama Studio Page for a breakdown of all sponsorship levels. And...SUPPORT THE DRAMA STUDIO BY DONATING HERE

ANNOUNCING NEW RAFFLE FOR TICKETS TO SNL AND THE COLBERT SHOW AND MORE….

Another way to support the Spring Drama Festival is to enter our raffle for a chance to win tickets to Saturday Night Live, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the MTV Video Music Awards, and The Daily Show. Visit our studio page for more information.

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR RENT AND YOU IN THE MOORS NOW

Tickets to the first to Spring Drama Festival productions are going fast! Purchase your tickets to Rent (Mar. 14-17) and You on the Moors Now (Mar. 28-31) by going HERE now!

SDF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NOW 
We need parents to step up and take on some crucial volunteer roles, especially parents of Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior students! If you are looking for a fun way to get involved and meet other LaG Drama parents, please consider taking on one of the following tasks: 1) Concessions “Captain” for SDFs: We need one parent/guardian (or team) to be in charge of organizing the concessions for each production; 2) Concessions Sales: sell snacks before SDF performances and during intermission—easy and fun! PLEASE USE THIS LINK TO SIGN UP TO HELP

CONSIDER HOLDING YOUR OWN FUNDRAISER! 
A great way to contribute to the Drama Studio is to run your own fundraising campaign? Want to know more? Please take this 10-second survey to let us know! 

ARTSBRIDGE DEADLINE EXTENDED: March 15th
Thanks to all the parents who attended our last PODS meeting on Feb 8. We were so lucky to be joined by our guests, Halley Shefler and Ariel Strasser, from the ArtsBridge summer program! Applications for the ArtSong, Dramatic Acting, and Musical Theater 2 programs have been extended to Mar. 15. For those who missed our meeting, please watch the recording here. Passcode: N*CWMR9#

THE "AO-WONDERS" AT THE BITTER END: Mar. 19th

Students from the Open Mic Club will be performing again at The Bitter End on Sunday, Mar. 19th from 4-6 p.m. Come support these talented students, and the Drama Studio at the same time! Proceeds will help support the Spring Drama Festival. Don’t miss it! 

JOIN THE TEAM 
Please reach out to us! We can use all the help we can get: drama@laguardiahspa.org 

Join Us!

What: Music Studio General Meeting

When: Tuesday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. via Zoom

Topic: College Bound; Life After LaG

Click to join: Zoom link

VIRTUAL FUNDRAISER

with Double Good Gourmet Popcorn - raise lots of money for The Music Studio and enjoy a delicious treat!

4 days only! Sale runs March 8-12 so get those orders in!

Join in the delicious fun of selling delectable gourmet popcorn with minimal work and all the benefits. Set up your virtual pop-up shop in a snap and share with your friends and family far and wide. Each time someone buys a bag of popcorn from you, 50% of the profit comes back to the Music Studio. You don't have to lift a finger - well, maybe if you want to check your sales. 100% virtual, no handling of money or product. The popcorn is packaged and shipped directly to the buyer. So make sure to get in on the challenge for some extra fun, and support your Music Studio all at the same time! 

Set up your shop now so when the event launches on March 8th you are ready to go.  

Step 1: download the Double Good app on iPhone or Android

Step 2:  enter our event code UQR TPM in the app.  

Step 3: create your personalized pop-up store. You can upload a 20 second video or put a photo of you singing or playing your instrument - show off and get lots of sales! 

Step 4: All stores will go live at 7 p.m. on March 8th and run until March 12th at 7 p.m.  

You can share your link in several ways - social media, text or email. Sell, Sell, Sell and support the Music Studio!

Artsbridge Summer 2023

Artsbridge *deadline* extended to 3/15!

Apply Now

Contact Artsbridge Here

Parents of Technical Theatre Students (POTS):

* Consider supporting your technical theater students with a gift to the Tech Studio. Click HERE to donate. Use the pull down menu and select Tech.

* Join the next POTS meeting on March 22nd at 6PM. Join Zoom Meeting here https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5077868251, Meeting ID: 507 786 8251

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

• Weekly Zoom meetings at 9 am and 12:30 pm
• Weekly Zoom Archives
• Maia Learning for 11^th and 12^th grade students and families
• Compass Prep Testing Guide

• 11th and 12th Grade Google Classroom Codes: 

Class of 2023: trpcmui 

Class of 2024: j2kozj2

Donuts & Coffee Outreach

The first Friday of every month, parents/guardians are invited to come to my office, Room 211, for Donuts & Coffee Outreach. 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.

Harvard University Virtual World Pre-Health Conference, April 1-2. Register HERE. Deadline to register 3/15/23. 

NYU Grad Film Directors Seeking Teen Talent

Projects are beginning to cast now, and shoots will take place mid-March through mid-April. See casting breakdown for more information. All correspondence and negotiations will take place between the student director and the teen/guardian. Contact emails are in the breakdown. All actors require valid work permits (info on NY State work permits here and NJ work permit info here) and must meet NYU's vaccination policy which requires full vaccination for all cast and crew - including a booster when eligible - unless there is a qualifying medical or religious exemption. 

Brooklyn Museum Teen Programs

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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