Artwork & Submission Requirements

Karen Gillen
Nathifa Lewis
Kathy Pence
Jonathan Wynne

academicforum@laguardiahspa.org

Please join the Academic Forum on Tuesday, January 13 at 7:30pm for a conversation with Florence Lehr, founder of ARTriculate, a college consulting service for creative students. Florence will discuss the role that academics play in the college application process for students interested in pursuing creative majors. Topics will include high school course selection (including a discussion of how many and which math courses are needed), the importance of standardized tests, and how these considerations differ if a student is primarily interested in applying to art schools/conservatories, art-related programs at larger universities, or an art major at smaller colleges.

Join Zoom meeting HERE.

If you're unable to join, the ARTriculate website contains a lot of great information HERE. More about Florence: she was recently an expert source for the US News and World Report discussion of The Differences Between BA and BFA Degrees HERE and in her interview with Tungsten Prep, a tutoring company who has worked with a number of creative students, she discusses Finding the College Path that Unlocks Your Creative Spirit HERE.

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.

WINTER MUSICALES 2026

The Music Studio would like to wish our entire LaGuardia community a happy and healthy New Year. We hope you are feeling rested and ready for an exciting winter concert season.

We are thrilled to kick off the new year with our Winter Musicales, featuring performances from our instrumental and vocal ensembles in LaGuardia Concert Hall.

Musicale I - Wednesday, January 7 @ 6:00pm

• Concert Band

• String Orchestra

• Cantare

• Symphony Orchestra

• Operetta Workshop

Musicale II - Friday, January 9 @ 6:00pm

• Percussion Ensemble

• Concert Orchestra

• Elementary Chorus

• Treble Chorus

• Cambiata

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. We hope to see families, friends, and community members come out to support our talented student musicians and celebrate the start of a new year of music-making together.

Dear Dance Families,

Welcome to 2026! 

January 2026 will be an exciting month as our seniors will be performing in their winter showcase on January 15 and 16. Tickets will go on sale on or around January 6 and this is a CAN'T MISS opportunity to watch our talented dancers do what they love! We will also be selling NEW (and reissued) gear. Come watch and shop and celebrate our seniors!

All donations made go to support the magic happening in the studios. Every dollar counts. Please donate HERE now!

Warmly,

Katie and Barbette

Happy New Year and welcome back, everyone! Are you ready to dive right into 2026 with the Art Studio? Let’s go!

THIS WEEK!

LaGuardia’s first art show of 2026 is here! It’s the Winter Semi-Annual Art Show on Friday, January 9, 2026 from 4:15 - 7:00pm, and Saturday, January 10, 2026 from 1:00 - 4:00pm.

Semi-Annuals are LaGuardia’s biggest art shows of the year! This is the first of two Semi-Annual Art Shows showcasing the incredible talents of Fine Art Studio Artists in grades 9-12. Artwork is displayed by course and can be found in the Entrance Lobby, the Lobby Atrium, Mezzanine, and 2nd-floor Art Gallery.

Opening Celebration:

Friday, January 9, 2026

4:15-7:00pm

The celebration kicks off with sketch artists, live music, and other various artistic activities that help celebrate our students' incredible work. 

The show is open to all community members on Saturday, January 10, from 1:00 - 4:00pm. This is a self-guided tour with a few faculty on-site to help you navigate the Lobby/Atrium, Mezzanine, and Gallery.   

We can’t wait to see you there!

UPCOMING MEETING! 

Please join us on January 12 at 7:00pm for our Art PA Monthly Meeting.

Zoom link HERE!

Meeting ID: 884 5688 2767

Passcode: 6Yunrp

Hope to see you there!

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

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. 

Parent Association Instagram: Laguardia_pa
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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 - December 19

Bell Schedule

School Year 2025-26 Calendar

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Parent University

Multilingual Learners

Office of Language Access

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