| On February 5-8, 2026, LaGuardia High School Parents Association is excited to present Rising Stars: GET ON YOUR FEET - an amazing variety show with Broadway-worthy performances featuring our amazing students from ALL studios. Rising Stars, performed this year in the Little Flower Theater, is a major fundraiser for the LaGuardia Parents Association. Every penny raised from this event directly supports our students. Help Rising Stars Shine and Drop a Dime! All donations of any amount are welcome and gratefully appreciated.
Text to Give - Text LAGRS to 44321
Donate today! |
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| WSS Key Art designed by Karolina Dyachenko; Ms. Kim, Instructor. |
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Volunteer with the PA for West Side Story! Our show opens THIS week, and the excitement is real! We’d love your help as hall monitors, basket collectors, selling concessions or merchandise and being part of the behind-the-scenes energy.
Sign up to volunteer at one (or more!) of the performances and help bring the show to life. Thank you in advance for your support—it’s a wonderful way to get involved!
Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet HERE. |
It's Raffle Time! Don’t miss your chance to support our All School Musical AND win Broadway tickets, a resort vacation and more!!!! |
| Raffle #2 Dinner & A Show Enjoy 2 tickets to MJ the Musical & a $200 restaurant gift card. (Details: MJ Tickets: gets to send in two dates between Jan 6 - Feb. 12 on a Tuesday- Thursday for two guests. Excludes holidays)
Drawing a winner on Monday, December 1. 1 entry for $25 5 entries for $100 ENTER HERE TO WIN. |
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| Raffle #2.5 Florida Resort Vacation Enjoy a stay at the Westlake Vacation Villas Resort in Kissimmee, Florida! This trip is only for this year and only for the week between Christmas and New Years: 12/27/25 thru 1/3/26. The spacious villa has 6-10 sleeping spaces (king bed in master, two doubles in the other bedroom, two single beds in the loft and a queen sofa bed! Plus there's a fully equipped kitchen, dining area and washer/dryer and a patio. The resort has multiple pools, a water park and restaurants too. DATES ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE & AIRFARE IS NOT INCLUDED.
Drawing a winner on Monday, December 1. 1 entry for $50 ENTER HERE TO WIN.
AND NOW… Raffle #3 |
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| Raffle #3 Museum Of Broadway & $200 restaurant gift card! 2 tickets to the Museum of Broadway & a $200 gift card to the restaurant of your choice! (museum details: Monday-Friday only after 12 pm, visits must be booked at least 72 hrs. In advance.)
Drawing a winner on Friday, December 5. 1 entry for $25 5 entries for $100 ENTER HERE TO WIN. |
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ACT and SAT Prep Class Students can select either an ACT Class or an SAT Class. Class Time: 9:30-11:30am Practice Test Time: 10:00am - 1:30pm |
| SIGN UP NOW FOR SAT OR ACT PREP CLASSES! $389 per session DEADLINE: DECEMBER 7
The test-prep company Academic Approach will run a 10-week virtual SAT Test Prep Class AND a 12-week virtual ACT Test Prep Class this Winter for LaGuardia students on Sundays from 9:30-11:30am, from January 4 to March 15 (SAT) and January 4 to March 29 (ACT). The courses cost $389, which is a discounted price for LaGuardia students. Please check information on the course and register HERE. THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 7! A minimum of 15 students must register for a class to take place. If your child has a non-LaGuardia student friend who would like to enroll, let us know.
Students take a practice test before classes begin. A proctored test is scheduled for December 14 from 10:00am - 1:30pm, but students may take a self-proctored test any time up until January 1 on their own.
Some financial aid is available from the PA. If you need financial assistance for taking this course or have any other questions, please contact academicforum@laguardiahspa.org.
This class is designed for Juniors or for Sophomores, especially those currently enrolled in Algebra II, interested in prepping early.
Twenty plus hours of total instruction are customized to introduce reading annotation, math problem solving skills, and grammar skills. Students meet with an instructor for each class session, access digital course materials, and take two full-length practice tests. Recordings of each Zoom session and optional homework assignments are included. |
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Shelliann Roach
Assistant Principal, Counseling Support
sroach2@schools.nyc.gov Monday - Friday 8:15am - 4:15pm
Room 243
212-496-0700, ext. 2206
Click HERE to access LaG's Guidance Department page.
Note that there are two upcoming parent info sessions hosted by our school's guidance department. - December 3 - 10th Grade Parents: Building Your Brand
- December 10 - 11th Grade Parents: Preparing for the Kickoff
Both sessions will be from 7:00 - 8:00pm on Zoom. Join HERE. Meeting ID: 933 5023 5998 Passcode: 521621 |
| PUT A PATCH ON IT! Just in time for musical merch sales, we now have Tech patches! Great for personalizing your shirts, hats or bags, we will be able to apply the patches to those items thanks to Shira Eisenberg's generous loan of a portable heat press. Patches will be $5 each, heat press service $5 per patch. |
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POTS NOV MTG MINS Thank you to everyone who attended last week's monthly POTS meeting with extra special thanks to Abigail Epprecht, Scott Stokke, and Justin Mackey for taking time out of their very busy schedules to be there! Meeting minutes and recording of the 11/24 meeting available HERE. We'd also like to thank Melissa Adelman for doing a pre-holiday distilled water run! The Costume Shop's thirsty steamer has been working overtime keeping West Side Story costumes fresh and will continue to operate smoothly thanks to you Melissa!
VOLUNTEERS? YES PLEASE! Experience the excitement of West Side Story, meet new friends, and support the studio by volunteering to help sell Tech merch or do basket collection during the run by signing up HERE. Currently the greatest needs are on Friday, December 12 and Sunday, December 14. Many thanks to those who have already signed up, we love our volunteers!
GIVING TUESDAY Help us help our students keep running the show by donating to Tech this Giving Tuesday on December 2. It's easy with the Annual Studio Appeal PayPal link HERE or text LAGTECH to 44321. Please check with your employer or human resources department about matching donations. A monthly donation schedule is also available. Most of all, please feel free to share these donation links with anyone and everyone at your holiday gatherings! Thank you! |
TUESDAY MUSIC PA GENERAL MEETING CANCELLED December is a month of fun, family, friends, and the All School Musical. In lieu of Tuesday's meeting, we suggest everyone come together on Wednesday for parent karaoke/drinks night! We will have our next Music PA meeting as scheduled on January 5 @ 8:00pm. |
INTRODUCING THE MUSIC STUDIO PA INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT If you're on Instagram, you can follow the LaG Music Studio PA Instagram account for posts, reels, and stories about important dates and events, meeting and email reminders, and show content. Think of it as another way to receive shorthand info from LaG Music Studio PA - in addition to the already existing SNN, Music Monday, PA website and WhatsApp chats.
Scan the QR code below or click the link above to follow the LaG Music Studio PA Instagram account. |
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| Mindy Greenberg
Jamie Ganey drama@laguardiahspa.org
“Do whatever it takes to tell a story, to make a change, to get people to wake up.” – Jharrel Jerome |
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TWO WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DRAMA STUDIO IN ONE DAY Mark your calendars for a festive double feature of talent on December 21. Fa La La LaGuardia Holiday Cabaret – 1:00pm Chelsea Table + Stage Tickets are now live HERE! In-person and livestream options available.
Senior Drama Showcase Class of 2026 – 7:00pm The Players Theatre, Greenwich Village A night to celebrate our seniors in the spotlight. Ticket info coming soon. |
Dear Dance families,
So much to be grateful for!
We are grateful for our wonderful teachers, administrators and musicians who ensure that our dancers continue to learn in a joyful and enriching space.
We are grateful for our parent and guardian community who support our dancers in so many ways. We see you, and we thank you!
We are grateful for our amazing students who work so hard, and with so much passion and determination, every day!
Please join us in the many opportunities to celebrate and express our gratitude available this month!
If you have not yet had a chance to donate, please consider doing so before year end. The dance department is already hard at work planning for spring events and performances and a strong donation base allows them to plan more effectively. Every dollar counts! Please donate HERE now!
West Side Story opens this week! Come watch the magic, and buy some dance gear while you are there!
Observation Week is one week away (see below for dates and times)! No need to sign up to attend but please do bring ID to gain entry to the building. We will be selling new merch that week but need your help! There are (too) many slots still open to help sell and set up. Please sign up HERE to help set up or sell.
GRADE | DATES | TIMES | 9 | Thursday, December 11 and/or Friday, December 12 | 9:00-10:20 and/or 10:25-11:44 | 10 | Tuesday, December 9 and/or Friday, December 12 | 9:00-10:20 and/or 10:25-11:44 | 11 | Thursday, December 11 and/or Friday, December 12 | 12:45-2:05 and/or 2:10-3:30 | 12 | Tuesday, December 9 and/or Thursday, December 11 | 12:45-2:05 and/or 2:10-3:30 |
Last but not least, bundle up and join us to toast our dancers and our wonderful community tomorrow, Monday, from 6:00-8:00pm at The Lodge @ Bryant Park Winter Wonderland. RSVP HERE. Hope to see you there!
Warmly, Katie and Barbette |
GIVING TUESDAY IS HERE! Please consider supporting the Art Studio this Giving Tuesday! The Art PA helps fund art supplies and materials needed for the school year, equipment for art classes, field trips, support for the Visiting Artists program, and more. Donations of any size are greatly appreciated. Please click HERE to donate. A big thank you to the families who have already contributed! We couldn’t do this without you!
ART EXHIBIT AT THE WEST SIDE STORY PERFORMANCES! Please arrive early to view the "Somewhere Between Us" Exhibit! It opens one hour prior to each WEST SIDE STORY performance. Guests are encouraged to be seated 10 minutes prior to curtain. |
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We have multiple volunteer opportunities ahead and would love for you to join us! All studios have been invited to sell merch at the upcoming WEST SIDE STORY shows, and we’d love to see if we can get enough volunteers to sell for multiple nights. We will need MANY more volunteers to pull this off! Please sign up HERE for various nights under the section for FINE ARTS MERCH. If you can’t stay for the whole sign-up window, but want to help, just email us at art@laguardiahspa.org and let us know.
SAVE THE DATE! December 8 - Art PA Monthly Meeting at 7:00pm. Hope to see you there! Zoom link HERE. Meeting ID: 869 6074 4818 Passcode: 252026
CONGRATULATIONS to all of the LaGuardia students who received national recognition in the 2026 YoungArts competition, including our incredible Fine Arts students! |
Please feel free to email us anytime at art@laguardiahspa.org. We'd love to hear from you! Have a great week ahead! Kristin Leigh & Cindy Wolf |
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From the Desk of our Parent Coordinator |
REMEMBER TO MAKE $$$ FOR LAG WHILE YOU SHOP! For every new user that installs Give Freely for the rest of the year, they'll match it with a $10 donation to LaG! Sign up HERE. |
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Get Some New LaG Swag! Visit our online shop for general LaGuardia merch. Make your purchases HERE. (You can also still purchase more items and Studio-specific swag in person at school events and shows!)
HELP LAG GET FUNDING FROM THE DOE by filling out this form HERE. Formerly known as the School Lunch Form, you may find that you are eligible for college application and exam fee waivers based on your income. Please note that you can always select not to provide your personal information and just sign the form. Signing the form will allow the DOE to calculate funding toward the school more accurately. Thank you! |
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| Casting opportunity Looking for a young male actor, playing the age of 17. The film will follow 10-year-old Maura in the wake of her mother's death, as she witnesses her mother's best friend, Elizabeth, develop an increasingly intimate relationship with her older brother, Will. Filming will take place in Charlotte, North Carolina from Dec 4-7 (rehearsals on Dec 3). All meals, transportation, and accommodation will be covered by production. Interested applicants can send their reels, resume and headshot to Ryan Benson at reb529@nyu.edu. |
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If you are a parent/guardian of a student with an IEP or 504 at LaGuardia, please join our WhatsApp chat group HERE. The purpose is to support each other regarding questions/concerns related to our student's IEP or 504 at LaGuardia. For questions, please contact Parent Association VP for Special Education, specialeducation@laguardiahspa.org. |
If you need a comprehensive list of who to contact at the school for various questions, click HERE. |
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION & INTERVENTION |
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
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