A long-standing LaGuardia tradition, sponsored by the Music Studio PA, is back after a 3 year hiatus! 

REACH OUT TO BUSINESSES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

Please consider requesting donations from local businesses in any of the five boroughs. In our experience, businesses enjoy supporting educational and artistic efforts and the advertising exposure to the over 2,500 LaGuardia families and thousands of Alumni and Friends. 

HERE is a letter you can use to solicit donations. 

Or if you prefer for a benefit committee member to reach out to a business in your area, please fill out this FORM. 

All Auction items must be submitted no later than: May 19, 2023 

Due to time constraints, all audition submissions will be requested to be submitted in their final form. The deadline will be announced soon, but please start preparing as all auditions will be via video submissions only!

Remember to save the dates: Show dates will be June 16, June 18, June 20!!

Every participating City Council Member is allowed $1 million in discretionary funds to distribute among community-suggested and selected infrastructure projects within their districts. Council Member Gail Brewer represents District 6 where LaGuardia is located. A new lighting system for Little Flower Theatre is a finalist for funding! 

If you live in District 6, you can vote from March 25th through April 3rd. Click here for more information on voting.

If you know someone who lives in District 6 forward the link and ask them to vote!  

Little Flower Theatre in LaGuardia serves 2,500 students daily, plus local community members.

The current lighting system is failing and needs to be replaced at a cost of $250,000. 

Donation boxes will be in the main lobby. No used or open items please! Some items we would like to collect are:

Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Nail Files, Mouthwash, Soap, Washcloths, Body Wash, Deodorant, Lotion, Socks, Underwear (various sizes), Sanitary Napkins & Tampons, Combs & Brushes, Shampoo, Conditioner, Hand Sanitizer

Two weeks ago, a few lucky LaGuardia parents had the great privilege of seeing LaGuardia student Faith Cochrane in the lead role of Doris in Mama I Want to Sing. 

This was the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the original off-broadway production which played for eight years and then toured nationally and internationally for two years. 

Co-written, directed and produced by Vy Higgensen, this current version featured Vy and was directed by her daughter, Amaya Knoll. Amaya came to LaGuardia to audition students for the role of Doris, and selected Faith along with Elise Silva and Asa Sulton for a role that required a five-octave range! 

LaGuardia choir director and voice teacher, Darryl Jordan, also made a cameo appearance. It was a thrill to see LaGuardia's talent shine in such a stellar professional capacity!

Congratulations to them and to Faith's own mama, Jeanette Cochrane, LaGuardia's wonderful PA Recording Secretary! 

left: Amaya Knoelle, Faith Cochrane, and Darryl Jordan at the end of the show

right: Faith Cochrane, Jeanette Cochrane

PURCHASE LAG SPORTS MERCH for ALL TEAMS

All teams in season can purchase merchandise HERE

Donate your time - Whether you’re available once a week, once a month, or once a year, please fill out our volunteer questionnaire so that we can reach out to you when an activity suits you. This will allow you to meet and team up with other LaG families who share your interests in our school. Go to our Volunteer Interests, Skills and Resources form here.

Annual Appeal - Your generosity helps LAGHSPA minimize the impact of long-standing NYC DOE budget gaps in our children’s education. LaG teachers and administrators work diligently to make the most of their budget, and the LaG PA provides necessary additional resources. To give online today click here.

Donor's Choose - Fund classroom projects and needs as requested by our teachers.  View our teacher's projects here. 

Specific Initiatives -  Funding for one-time initiatives or grade specific requests such as Graduation. 

Many of the special supplies and materials teachers need to carry out their planned curriculum cannot be purchased through the DOE system and are cost prohibitive to both students and teachers. Our support is crucial to help fund these projects!

Let's keep the momentum going by helping to fund the following teacher's projects:

Ms. Riley needs enamel paint and wood panels, which will enable students to create paintings in a new style.

Mr. Abikzer needs cameras so the students can successfully complete the yearbook and continue covering events as they occur at school.

Ms. Klein needs banker boxes to move old files to a new place, so the file cabinets can be removed to make more space for the students and give them a safe, comfortable learning environment.

Ms. Laricchia needs a new reliable laptop to deliver fun, engaging lessons everyday for students studying world languages.

Mx. Shea needs woodworking tools and supplies to give her students the opportunity to learn and develop woodworking skills with a focus on lathe projects. (Be an early supporter!)

Please visit our DonorsChoose page and share with your family and friends.  Anyone can contribute and all donations are tax deductible.

Your contributions and/or sharing of these links is greatly appreciated!

To submit opportunities or help compile this list weekly, please email us at snn@laguardiahspa.org.

For questions about, and/or to submit content for consideration in SNN, please email: snn@laguardiahspa.org.

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