If you want to be a part of a great team and make a difference for our school, think about running for a position on the Parents Association Executive Board. Elections are Wednesday, May 15th, 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. To learn more about PA Executive Board positions CLICK HERE.

The Drama seniors in collaboration with the Tech Studio are creating two spectacular productions. Come show your support and experience their truly exceptional work! 

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

These Shining Lives:
A play by Melanie Marnich
Directed by Rachel Evans, May 7-10 at 7 p.m.

Romeo and Juliet by Willliam Shakespeare
Directed by Jonathan Davidson, May 21-24 at 7 p.m.

Help us raise funds for the SDFS with a very special playbill booster! Congratulate your favorite Drama or Tech student, thank a special teacher, advertise a business!

The digital playbill will be seen by approximately 5000 people and we would love to showcase your amazing student or business.

The deadline for sponsorships is April 19th! 

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS: 

Marquee Sponsor $2500+: Full page booster ad 

Spotlight Sponsor $1000: 1/2 page booster ad 

Encore Sponsor $500: 1/4 page booster ad

Standing OvationSponsor $250: 1/8 page booster ad

BravoSponsor $100: Name acknowledged in playbill

Patron$50: Name acknowledged in playbill

Contributor $25: Name acknowledged in playbill

You can make your donation HERE and send us your ad to upload at drama@laguardiahspa.org.

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards recognize originality, skill and the emergence of a personal voice or vision in creative teens across the country. Entries are selected for awards without knowledge of the student’s gender, age, ethnicity, or hometown by some of the foremost leaders in the visual and literary arts. Notable past winners include Amanda Gorman, Andy Warhol, Stephen King, Richard Avedon, Zac Posen, and Kay Walkingstick. 

The 2024 New York City Regional Awards received over 13,000 submissions from more than 3,500 teens from all 5 boroughs. LaGuardia's talented students cleaned up with 267 art awards and 25 writing awards.

75 Gold Key Winners
92 Silver Key Winners
125 Honorable Mentions

Gold Key winners will have their work exhibited at the High Line Nine Gallery in June. Gold Key winners are considered for national level recognition including Gold Medal, Sliver Medal and scholarship awards. 

Good evening, LaGuardia students and parents!

In the past week, our Girls Varsity Softball team showed off their teamwork with some impressive plays. 

Looking ahead, our Girls Varsity Fencing team is getting ready for an exciting match at Bronx Academy Letters @ Paul Robeson Complex on April 15th. Another opportunity, on the same day, awaits our Softball Girls Varsity, as they prepare to compete at Brigadier General Charles Young Playground. 

On April 17th, our Fencing Girls Varsity team will return to their LaGuardia home turf, ready to demonstrate their skills and teamwork. As these events approach, the anticipation grows, and we're eager to see our athletes shine.

Get ready for another week filled with thrilling sports events! We wish the best of luck to all our students, athletes, and parents as we come together to support our talented athletes!

Attention families of LaGuardia athletes. The date for this year’s athletics banquet is Thursday, May 23rd at 4:30 p.m. Deadline to RSVP is Monday, May 13th. Please click HERE to complete the Google RSVP form.

Thank you for fully funding Coach Greene and Coach Alfonso's most recent project request for volleyball training equipment for the Lions Varsity Volleyball teams!

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to support teachers' projects, ensuring that teachers and students have the tools and experiences they need for a great education. The LaGuardia community has done a great job of helping to fund teachers' projects.

Let's keep the momentum going!

• Let's help Mrs. McGoey receive an iPad, tissues and paper for student hygiene and projects.
• Let's help Mr. Mesiouris in receiving supplies for the Drafting Unit and the Dice Unit for an applied science course: The Science of Board Game Design. (Donations currently being matched.)

Please visit our DonorsChoose page and share the links with your networks, family and friends. Anyone can donate, and all donations are tax deductible. Your generosity and support is greatly appreciated. 

Jane Berk
Jeanette Cochrane
Tai Hernandez McShane
Limor Nesher

academicforum@laguardiahspa.org

As requested, for those of you who missed the March 11th webinar with Compass Education on preparing for the SAT (and ACT), click HERE for the recording.
Passcode: CS5nv+51

The Academic Forum Team

Please email Erica Blum at eblum2@schools.nyc.gov for more information about college rep visits. College visits are over for the winter. We will resume in the spring. 

SENIORS: Excelsior Scholarship 

The Excelsior Scholarship, in combination with other student financial aid programs, allows students to attend a SUNY or CUNY college tuition-free. The program covers tuition for eligible SUNY and CUNY students. 

Please read more about eligibility guidelines and information at the website below. If you would like to receive Excelsior Scholarship application updates for the 2024-25 academic year, including notification of when future applications are available, opt-in for texting by providing your mobile phone number or submit your email address to be notified by email.

This application is not open yet, but click HERE to sign up to be notified when the applications are open.

SAVE THE DATE! The Class of 2024 Prom will be held on June 18th at the Ascent Lounge from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. All seniors are invited and may bring one guest. 

In case you missed it, here's a recent article from the Gothamist about a free prom wear giveaway in Brooklyn with a link to additional upcoming prom wear giveaways in and around NYC...

In Brooklyn, A Place Where the Prom Dresses Are Free

Find out more about the behind the scenes of making POTS magic happen and  find out about next year’s POTS board positions and other ways to supprot POTS!

When: Monday, April 15, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Click HERE to join Zoom. Meeting ID: 5077868251

Volunteers are needed for the next School Spirit Sale, Wednesday, April 17th. Click HERE to sign up. Remind your kids to stop by the Tech booth from 2:45-4:45 p.m. Apple Pay & Credit Cards accepted.

Music Studio meeting tomorrow! Join us on Monday, April 15th at 8 p.m. via ZOOM for our next Music Studio Meeting: Components of Executive Functioning in How to Help Our Kids Navigate School and the World. We will be joined by a special guest, Jane Emmer. You can find her bio in our Music Monday Newsletter.
Meeting ID: 834 5175 6792
Passcode: 356751

Musicales this week! Join us and support the students for two great concerts this week!
Musicale #1: Tuesday, April 16th, 6 p.m.
Musicale#2: Thursday, April 18th, 6 p.m. 

Click here for tickets

Online merchandise orders All online orders can be picked up on Tuesday, April 16th and April 18th during the Musicale performances, at our merchandise table. Going forward, all online orders will only be available for pick-up at our merchandise tables during performances.

Help the LaGuardia High School Jazz Orchestra go to Copenhagen! The Jazz Orchestra has been invited to Copenhagen to spend their spring break week collaborating with Sankt Anna Gymnasium, the top upper secondary school of music in Denmark. 

Please support these amazing students by donating to help defray the costs that will be incurred by families and make it possible for every member of the orchestra to attend.

Next PODS meeting:

When: Tuesday, April 16th at 7:00 p.m. 

Where: Zoom

Why: Spring Drama Festival details with our guest AP Schreiner 

Click HERE to register. 

Calling all Drama Families! 

We need your volunteer support!

Donate to the SDF and visit the Drama Studio website for ways to get involved. 

Please consider sponsoring a dance for the senior concert. The deadline to participate is May 3rd. A lot of different levels are available and you can combine with other families. Help us to support our seniors while helping us to reach our fundraising goal!

CLICK HERE TO SPONSOR A DANCE FOR THE SENIOR CONCERT! 

Additionally, dance merchandise will be on sale at the spirit sale this Weds., 4/17/24 from 2:45-4:45 p.m. Come check out our new styles while giving back to our community.  

If you are a parent/guardian of a student with an IEP or 504 at LaGuardia, please join our WhatsApp chat group. The purpose is to support each other regarding questions/concerns related to our student's IEP or 504 at LaGuardia.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/EmBGFw7VnNZJ98GJZIaQFS**

It is recommended to take the time to regularly review and bookmark the LaGuardia Special Education section of the website HERE. There is updated and pertinent information there from the Special Education Department. 

For general Special Education questions, please carefully review the NYC DOE regulations for Special Education services for 504s and IEPs:

NYC DOE IEP Information
NYC DOE 504 Information

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Instagram: laguardia.arts 

The PA is also on Instagram at laguardia_pa. 

SOUND THINKING NYC is offering a FREE 4-week summer intensive for NYC public school students interested in exploring how to turn their passion for music into a possible career. July 8 - August 2. Free lunch and weekly Metrocards provided. Deadline to submit applications: May 6, 2024. 

Summer ideas shared by LaG parents and students**

UC Berkeley Environmental Design, Architecture and Urban Planning Program

SheNYCArts

GrowNYC paid internship 

National High School Institute at Northwestern Stage Management/Design

Queens Public Library Volunteer

Impact Pool

NYU ARISE Program for Engineering and Science

FIT Pre-College

CIEE France, Language Program

AIP Science Programs

West Coast Connections Student Travel

NYC Summer Youth Employment Program

UCLA Costume Design Program

Florence University of the Arts

Travel for Teens

(EXTRA)ORDINARY TEEN PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS A summer 2024 program that guides teen photographers to build a personal photographic portfolio of images, learn new technical lighting and photography techniques, develop visual literacy and critical thinking, and engage in community building exercises and public speaking skills. Discount code for LaGuardia students is PHOTOOP10. Sign up HERE. 

Ocean Awareness Contest invites students to share your personal climate story through art, writing, performance, film, or multimedia. Creatively express your personal experiences, insights, or perceptions about our changing climate reality. Apply by 6/10/24.

Believe and Inspire After School Programs offer interactive virtual after-school programs that aim to empower underserved youth to become successful leaders. Participants learn practical life skills to help accomplish their life goals. Ongoing. 

NYC Youth Leadership Councils are a network of youth focused on policy, practice, and advocacy to make real change happen in their school, neighborhood, or community. Students join peers and adult allies to act on issues that matter the most to you. YLCs are in all five boroughs and need students to make NYC a better place.

2025 WhatsApp Chat**

2026 WhatsApp Chat**

2027 WhatsApp Chat**

Alex Falk is LaGuardia's Substance Abuse Prevention & Intervention Specialist: AFalk@schools.nyc.gov

The NYC DOE Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention Specialists (SAPIS) program provides a range of prevention and intervention services in grades K-12. The goals of the program are to:

• Reduce the prevalence of substance abuse among youth
• Delay the initiation of substance abuse behavior among youth
• Decrease the negative health, social, and educational consequences associated with substance abuse
• Prevent the escalation of substance abuse behaviors to levels requiring treatment

Yellow Sheet

2023-2024 Bell Schedule

LaG Faculty & Staff Directory

School Year 2023-24 Calendar

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DOE Student Accounts: access all student learning platforms

Parent University

Multilingual Learners

Office of Language Access

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**DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in listed WhatsApp chats and Facebook groups are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Parents Association or school administrators. 

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