SAVE THE DATE

Our next General PA meeting is Wednesday, March 22 via Zoom.

We will be joined by representatives from Axiom Learning who will discuss Executive Functioning strategies to help students become more efficient learners by improving time management and study skills. 

ZOOM LINK AND AGENDA TO FOLLOW. 

Click HERE to review February 15 Meeting Minutes.

In acknowledgement of Women’s History Month, the LaGuardia High School Debate Club and Latinos Unidos Club, are hosting a toiletry drive.  Donated items will be given to the Antonio Olivieri Homeless Drop-in Center and will be distributed to women in need.

The drive will begin on Monday, March 13th and end on Wednesday, March, 28th.

DIGITAL PSAT PRACTICE TEST EVENT FOR SOPHOMORES

Freshmen students are welcome to participate.

Saturday, March 25th

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

LaGuardia HS, 100 Amsterdam Avenue

Please register your student here: https://www.compassprep.com/schools/academic-forum-ny/ 

Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with detailed information.

*If you are unable to attend in person, your confirmation email will allow you to test at home from Saturday, March 25 through Sunday, March 26.

Congratulations to Senior T-Shirt/Hoodie Design contest winner, SeniorArt Student, Nicole Bunyatov! 

Check out the online store to purchase t-shirts and hoodies! 

Click HERE to purchase tees and hoodies in red, black and white! 

ART STUDIO MARCH PA MEETING

Monday, March 27th, 7:00pm, Zoom

Zoom Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87411393934?pwd=bWJkMU5abjdXMHJpM0JIZ0Q3a09OUT09

NEED VOLUNTEERS: Prospective Student Open House

Tuesday, March 28th

Click HERE to sign up to volunteer.

HELLO DANCE PARENTS!   A couple of upcoming items:

SENIOR DANCE CONCERT

Hopefully you received Mr. Sinacori’s email on Friday about the upcoming Senior Dance Concert.  Our amazing senior dancers are tirelessly rehearsing  and the performance will be here before we know it!  We have an impressive roster of choreographers that will undoubtedly make for a terrific show and a beautiful send-off to our Senior class.  Please CLICK HERE to read his email if you missed it!

VOLUNTEERS

Friday, March 24th - WE NEED 3-4 (MORE) VOLUNTEERS to chaperone the department wide trip to Juilliard per Mr. Sinacori’s email.

Please CLICK HERE for the schedule. 

Details:  Meet in the lobby at 10:15. The performance is 11:00-12:05. Chaperones are welcome to attend the performance.

We will be walking across the street to The Juilliard School to see Spring Dances 2023. Students will be blacked out from periods 4 and 5. Because it is a half day due to Parent Teacher Conferences, all students will be dismissed directly from Juilliard at 12:05pm. Permission slips have already been distributed. The program will comprise of three pieces including, In Creases by Justin Peck, Blink of an Eye by Medhi Walerski and City of Rain by Camille A. Brown (Dance Alumna!). 

(ALSO PLEASE CONFIRM THAT YOUR DANCER HAS TURNED IN THEIR PERMISSION SLIP!)

Tuesday, March 28th - WE NEED 2-3 VOLUNTEERS to host the Accepted Students Open House

Details:  3:30-6:30pm in the 5th floor cafeteria.  We will be selling MERCH and answering questions from accepted families as their students go on follow-up tours. 

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Thursday, March 23 (evening), Friday, March 24 (afternoon) Parent Teacher Conferences will be held remotely. Click for our Dance Directory to help clarify which teachers your child has this term and how to set up an appointment with them.

And, as always, stay updated with the Dance Department by checking the links below!

Best, Heide and Courtney

SPRING DRAMA FESTIVAL:

CONGRATS TO CAST MEMBERS AND PRODUCTION TEAN FOR RENT. What an amazing show! 

We are looking forward to the opening of You on the Moors Now on Mar. 28. 

Parents, we still need you 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; 3) Deliver snacks to the actors on rehearsal “blackout” days... PLEASE USE THIS LINK TO SIGN UP TO HELP

THE SPRING DRAMA FESTIVAL CONTINUES: YOU ON THE MOORS NOW, Mar. 28-31, 7:00pm. Tickets are going fast, but the remaining ones can be purchased through the main LaG website. We really want these shows to be spectacular and raise the bar!

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

Save The Date!

Riverside Choral Concert: Monday, April 3rd at 7p.m.

After a three year hiatus, the Music Studio is happy to announce the return of an honored tradition: The Riverside Choral Concert returns on the evening of April 3, 2023, at Riverside Church in Harlem, located at 490 Riverside Drive. 

The Riverside Choral Concert features our 10th, 11th and 12th grade curricular ensemble: Senior Chorus, Mixed Chorus, Cantare, and Treble Chorus. Ensembles will perform a program of varied choral literature featuring folk songs, contemporary pieces, spirituals, and other choral works.

A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered to help with merchandise and concessions sales for The Merry Widow and Rent. We are so grateful and the shows were wonderful! Congrats to Drama and Music! 

We need Volunteers for the next SDFs. You On the Moors Now opens on March 28th, please sign up here. It’s fun and you get to meet people in person! 

And don’t forget, our upcoming Tech zoom meeting is this Wed. March 22nd, at 6pm. Come join us and here the latest news. 

Thanks, 

Annie, Carmen, Layla, Louisa & Rina 

• Weekly Zoom meetings at 9 am and 12:30 pm
• Weekly Zoom Archives
• Maia Learning for 11th  and 12th 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.

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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