Know someone who can serve as our auctioneer for the event? Please email auction.gala@laguardiahspa.org with the information or any questions. 

And reach out to your network, and ask them to sponsor the benefit and/or donate to the auction!

• Go HERE to donate an item
• Go HERE to submit for sponsorship

Karen Gillen
Nathifa Lewis
Kathy Pence
Jonathan Wynne

academicforum@laguardiahspa.org

The Parent Association Academic Forum web page could use a glow-up! Throughout the year, we’ve gathered a lot of great content, and we’d love help redesigning the site so it’s easier to navigate and better organized for families looking for resources. If you’re a PA member—or a student with web design, UX, or content organization skills—and would enjoy helping give the site a refresh, we’d be thrilled to have your help. Student volunteers can count this as community service (and it’s a nice real-world project to show off). If you’re interested in helping make the site a little smarter, cleaner, and easier to use, please email academicforum@laguardiahspa.org. 

As we look ahead to next year, we welcome PA members who may be interested in getting involved with the Academic Forum. If you’re curious about what we do, thinking about participating in the future, or simply have questions before elections, please feel free to reach out. We’re always happy to talk with parents who are interested in supporting academic programming and sharing ideas for this community's benefit.

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.

TECH EXECUTIVE BOARD UPDATES

March 4 POTS Meeting Video and Notes can be found HERE.

Note: All minutes for the entire 2025-2026 school year will be included in this Google Doc. To view minutes from a specific meeting, please refer to the document tabs on the left.

OPERETTA MERCH SALES SIGN UP

Consider signing up to volunteer to sell Tech Merch. There will be a Tech Exec Board Member for each shift so it will be super easy for any first timers. Sign up HERE.

WORK CALL SNACKS

We need snack donations for the kids working on Operetta and the SDFs. Work calls are every day and we have a lot of hungry kids to feed. See amazon wish list HERE to make a quick donation or reach out directly if you want to arrange fresh fruit or other type of food delivery. 

IMPORTANT DATES

Monday, March 9

Conference Day Schedule - late start 9:35am

Wednesday, March 11

Course Request Form for 2026-2027 - closes at 4:00pm

Thursday, March 12

Staff Sends PT Conference Registration Emails to Families

OPERETTA - THIS WEEK!

Tickets are available now for the Operetta, the 1931 Gershwin classic Of Thee I Sing. There will be four performances in total, with the Muffins Cast performing Thursday, March 12 @ 6:30pm and Saturday, March 14 @ 6:30pm, and the Justice Cast taking the stage Friday, March 13 @ 6:30pm and Saturday, March 14 @ 1:30pm. Get your tickets HERE. 

The Music Studio PA needs parent volunteers to help set up and sell merchandise and refreshments at all four shows and to collect donations after. If you’re available for all or part of any of these shows, this is a great opportunity to get involved and meet your fellow involved parents. Sign up HERE.

SPRING MUSIC STUDIO SHOWCASE - Auditions Open

The Music Studio PA’s Spring Music Showcase will take place on Sunday, April 26 @ 5:00pm at Hill Country BBQ Market. Music Studio students who wish to perform can sign up and submit their auditions HERE. Auditions must be received by Tuesday, March 31 @ 11:59pm. Do you need an accompanist? Do you want to be an accompanist or co-emcee? Let us know by signing up. 

All genres will be considered. Maximum piece length is 5 minutes. Auditions may be up to 2 minutes in length. Contact Jennifer Richey at jenniferorichey.lag@gmail.com and Pilar Cortizo at pilar.lagpa@gmail.com if you have any questions. Please Note: This is a public event hosted by the Music Studio Parents Association, not LaGuardia High School.

IF YOU’RE IN TOWN MARCH 26-28, SEE URINETOWN! OR VOLUNTEER!

Our first Spring Drama Festival show is almost here. Urinetown hits the stage March 26–28, and we can’t wait to see our seniors (and the entire company behind them) do their thing.

Tickets are on sale now right HERE!

Look out for a volunteer sign-up this week for merch, concessions, and hall monitors too. If you’ve ever wanted to wear a lanyard and feel important, this is your moment. Minus the lanyard. We don’t really do those.

PLAYBILL AD DEADLINE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE MORE FAMIILES – HINT, HINT, HINT

Good news for procrastinators (a proud theater tradition): Playbill ad sales are now extended through Tuesday, March 10. Buy a shout-out for your senior, promote your business, or thank a favorite teacher. Funds help support this year’s SDFs and next year’s too.

Here’s how it works:

1. Click HERE.
2. Fill out the Google Form.
3. Pay via PayPal.
4. Our SDF team will follow up for the details.

Support levels run from $25 to $2,500:

• Contributor — $25 | Name in playbill
• Patron — $50 | Name in playbill
• Bravo Sponsor — $100 | Name in playbill
• Standing Ovation — $250 | 1/8 page ad
• Encore — $500 | 1/4 page ad
• Spotlight — $1,000 | 1/2 page ad
• Marquee — $2,500+ | Full page ad

If your sponsorship includes an ad, we’re happy to design it for you.

Or you can whip one up on Canva. Your call.

Prefer to simply donate? You can do that too. We won’t judge.

Questions? Seek and you shall find by emailing: sdf@laguardiahspa.org

FIELD TRIP: DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Wednesday, March 11 — 7:00pm. Sophomores and juniors who are attending: please pick up your tickets in advance from Ms. Fries (G53) during periods 5, 6, 8, or 10 this week. You’ll need proof of your Drama Department donation if you’re reimbursing PODS. If you haven’t paid yet but can cover the ticket cost, please use this PayPal link and select Drama Studio with a note for Death of a Salesman tickets.

REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE ACCEPTED TO LAG? SHARE THE FEELS!

We’re looking for volunteers to help run the Drama merch table for Accepted Students Day.

Come help show future LaG families know what the Drama Studio is all about. Sign up HERE.

Dear Dance Families,

The rehearsals for the Graduation Dance Concert are in full swing and wow, this show is going to be amazing! The students and choreographers are hard at work creating something magical. Can you help? 

The Graduation Dance Concert is the culminating event for our seniors and they are so excited to perform for all of you at the end of May. Please consider sponsoring a dance! This is the dance department's most important fundraiser and many of the pieces are still missing sponsors - let's not let that happen! You can learn more about how to support HERE. Please participate if you are able, and share out this information with friends, families and businesses who might be interested in supporting our young artists and their choreographers.

Warmly,

Katie & Barbette

MEETING THIS WEEK!

Please join us on Monday, March 9 at 7:00pm for our Art PA Monthly Meeting. Zoom link HERE! 

Meeting ID: 895 2927 0467
Passcode: 432117

Mr. Stehle will join us to discuss choosing art classes for next year and to answer any questions. Also attending will be a LaG parent who is Director of Admissions at Parsons. She has offered to speak about their summer program. We’ll also hear updates about the Visiting Artist Program!

Hope to see you there!  

MARCH 24 – ART MERCH SALE AT ACCEPTED STUDENT OPEN HOUSE

LaGuardia’s Accepted Student Open House is scheduled for March 24, and the Art Studio needs volunteers to help with the Art merch sale at the event. This one is always a lot of fun! Please sign up HERE!

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING SENIOR ART SHOW #1!

Thank you to all of the families who came out to see the exhibit and support more than 40 of our talented senior students! Their work was truly incredible! And a special thank you to the amazing volunteers who helped sell merch at the event, including: Reina Nakagawa, Siofra Campbell, and Mirna Arysandy Hofman. We appreciate our volunteers so much, and are grateful their support helped us step away from the table so we could enjoy the work of our own senior students! Additional thanks to the amazingly helpful student volunteers who helped make Senior Art Show #1 a great success for the studio!

THINKING AHEAD

Your friendly Art Reps love this job, but it can’t stay ours forever! Time is flying, and we’re only a few months out from our students graduating from LaG(!). All that to say, if you’re thinking about running for Art Co-Rep next year, this is a GREAT time to let us know! We’ve created an interest form HERE, and look forward to answering any questions about the role.

THE ART STUDIO STILL NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT

Several of our art teachers are still in need of materials and supplies for their classes, so if you have not already contributed this school year, now is a perfect time! To contribute, donations of any size are greatly appreciated! Thank you for your support! We couldn't do this without you! Please click HERE to donate.  

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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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. 

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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

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