| Rebecca Sherman | Co-President | | Jared VanAlstyne | Co-President | | Lilian Chow | Co-Treasurer | | Julia Motina | Co-Treasurer | | Rose Javier | Co-Assistant Treasurer | | Ofelia Salgado | Co-Assistant Treasurer | | Michael Goldsman | Audit Officer | | Gabrielle Smith | Recording Secretary | | Tabatha Foster | Assistant Recording Secretary | | Vilda Vera Mayuga | Co-1st VP - Communications | | Karine Grillo | Co-1st VP - Communications | | Amelia Rivera-Burnett | 2nd VP - Engagement & Hospitality | | OPEN | 3rd VP - Fundraising | | Tami Stronach | 4th VP - Special Education | | Linda Saffire | Co-5th VP - Productions | | Lorena Matus | Co-5th VP - Productions | | Julie Carey | Academic Forum | | Lynn Hahn | Academic Forum | | OPEN | Academic Forum |
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| | ELECTION IN SEPTEMBER | Academic Forum - Freshman | | Cynthia Solis-Yi | Senior Class Co-Rep | | Abhilasha Mahan | Senior Class Co-Rep | | Rasheedah Brown-Harris | Junior Class Co-Rep | | Nathifa Lewis | Junior Class Co-Rep | | Christy Burks | Sophomore Class Rep | | ELECTION IN SEPTEMBER | Freshman Class Rep | | Kathleen Jayes | Art Studio Rep | | Yvette Frith-Raymond | Art Studio Rep | | Sandra Lau-Mui | Dance Studio Rep | | Michael Graf | Dance Studio Rep | | ELECTION ON 5/18 | Drama Studio Rep | | ELECTION ON 5/18 | Drama Studio Rep | | Pilar Cortizo | Music Studio Rep (vocal) | | Alex Rodriguez | Music Studio Rep (vocal) | | Jennifer Dumlao | Music Studio Rep (instrumental) | | Marlene Smoot | Music Studio Rep (instrumental) | | Melissa Adelman | Tech Studio Rep | | Shira Eisenberg | Tech Studio Rep |
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Seven weeks to go! Our paddle raise to support LaGuardia's clubs is ongoing until June 30. Remember that we need to raise $80,000 (we're STILL only at 12% of the way!) to cover the costs of advisors for the clubs along with some additional funding.
Make your contribution HERE! |
Early Dismissal Procedure Reminder: For last-minute or emergency requests, a parent/guardian must come to the school in person to sign the student out.
Scheduled Medical Appointments We encourage families to schedule appointments outside of school hours whenever possible. When an early dismissal is unavoidable: - Notification: Please email the Attendance Office by 8:00am on the day of the appointment.
- Emergency Pickup: For last-minute or emergency requests, a parent/guardian must come to the school in person to sign the student out.
Illness During the School Day If a student feels unwell during class, they must obtain a pass from their teacher and report directly to the Medical Office (Room 247). - Assessment: The school nurse will evaluate the student to determine if they should return to class or be dismissed.
- Release: If dismissal is necessary, the nurse will contact the parent/guardian to arrange for a safe exit (parent pickup, independent release, or EMS if required).
Important Policy Clarification The Medical Office is dedicated to providing clinical care and expertise for students in need of health services. To maintain the integrity of our attendance records and ensure medical staff can focus on urgent needs, the Medical Office should not be used as a bypass for standard early dismissal procedures. We are currently reviewing these workflows between the Attendance and Medical Offices to improve the experience for our families. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our students safe and our records accurate. |
Congratulations to all the students who completed or are nearing completion of their AP exams!
Looking ahead to June, please find HERE the June regents schedule. |
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. |
SENIOR TRIP
Seats are still available!
Class of 2026 Senior Trip to Six Flags Great Adventure! Date: Friday, June 19
Departure: 9:00am from LaGuardia High School
Return: Approximately 10:00pm
Transportation: Chartered Coach Bus
Student Cost: $60 - The trip package includes park admission, round-trip transportation, one meal, one snack, and one drink.
- A completed parent consent form is required for participation, and students must follow the school’s discipline code.
Permission Slip HERE.
Purchase Tickets HERE. We look forward to celebrating our seniors with a fun and memorable day!
Please Note: This is a public event hosted by the Parents Association, not LaGuardia High School. |
- Junior College Meetings and Academic Advisement Sessions are ongoing. Students are encouraged to email their guidance counselor to set up an appointment (if they have not done so yet). Meetings will be ongoing through the end of the school year. We encourage patience.
- MaiaLearning tutorial sessions continue by appointment with Ms. Persaud, our post-secondary counselor. Students are free to stop by on their lunch period. This started on March 9, 2026.
- Open Postsecondary Counseling Hours:
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday periods 4 thru 7 in room 323D
- To reserve a specific time/date, students may email Ms. Persaud their preference to schedule a session.
College Essay Guy workshops will begin on April 21, 2026 from 6:30pm-8:00pm. There will be a total of six sessions to be held on 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, and 5/26. Please make time to participate in these extremely helpful information sessions on how to write a strong personal statement and supplemental essays.
Junior Parents, please continue working through your access and navigation to MAIA.
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TECH PARENT ASSOCIATION ELECTIONS FOR 2026-2027 HUGE THANKS to everyone volunteering to be on the Tech Parents Association: Shelly Xiong, Marcia Castillo and Marianna Schaffer are continuing on with us along with Sandra Abeles, Murray Abeles, Tina Vega, Mary DiGangi, and Micah Schaffer who are coming aboard!! Looking forward to a great year ahead! Deep gratitude and parting thanks to our graduating senior parent Recording Secretary Amy Weisenbach - (and her family) for all the time and dedication to our Tech studio and community!
REMINDER MACBETH VOLUNTEER SIGN UP SHEET SDF 3 is coming May 29 - 31 and we could use your help selling concessions and merch. There will be executive board members present for every shift to teach you the easy process if you are a first timer. Come join us for some fun and supporting the kids! Sign up HERE.
SAVE THE DATE SENIOR CELEBRATION June 15 1:30-3:30pm Senior Celebration awards ceremony, lunch and portfolio share at Little Flower Theater for senior students and parents. More details to come.
POPCORN SALE COMING SOON! From May 29 to June 5 we’ll be selling delicious popcorn to raise funds for the Tech Studio.
MAY 15 POTS MEETING We had an amazing POTS meeting last week featuring Senior Tech students and parents talking about their senior year journeys. Video and Notes HERE. Note: All minutes for the entire 2025-2026 school year are included in that Google Doc. To view minutes from a specific meeting, please refer to the document tabs on the left. |
| Just two days until the biggest vocal event of the year! Tickets are now available for the Spring Choral Concert taking place on Tuesday, May 19 @ 7:00pm at Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive. Get your tickets HERE to hear a magnificent vocal concert including Elementary Chorus, Treble Chorus, Cambiata, Cantare, and Senior Chorus. |
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| To celebrate the event, the Music Studio PA Merch Team has created a one-of-a-kind t-shirt featuring the names of the participants. Get yours at the show! |
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Our teachers still need a few more parents to chaperone students on the trips between LaGuardia and Riverside Church during the school day. Please sign up to chaperone HERE.
OTHER PERFORMANCES Tickets are available now for all remaining Music Studio performances. |
| Mindy Greenberg
Jamie Ganey drama@laguardiahspa.org
“No one can train you to be famous. How do you deal with the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy? You have to be disciplined.” - Wesley Snipes |
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CALL TO ORDER, MONDAY NIGHT, 7:30 SHARP Our next PODS meeting tomorrow, May 18 at 7:30 pm, and it's a good one! A few of our seniors will pull back the curtain on the college process - the auditions, the agony, the acceptances - followed by a Q&A where you can ask them anything (within reason… they've been through enough). Then the real drama begins – PODS BOARD ELECTIONS. This is the part where democracy meets community theater, and it is gloriously low-stakes and high-reward. If you're eyeing an open position, or you'd like to be nominated for a specific one - you still have time to email drama@laguardiahspa.org and then actually show up to the meeting. Nominations love an audience. The link to the meeting is HERE. THE SCOTTISH PLAY NEEDS YOU (LAST CALL OF THE YEAR) SDF #3: Macbeth (we can say it here, you just can’t say it in the theater), May 29–31. The final Spring Drama Festival show of the year, which means it's the last time we get to do this together until the fall (some of us never again), so let's send it off properly. We need volunteers the way Macbeth needed a better life coach. Badly. Sign up HERE. And then buy tickets HERE.
ONE LAST CURTAIN CALL Join us for "The Final Bow: For the Drama Studio," as the LaGuardia HS Drama Class of 2026 takes the stage one final time at Greenwich Village’s iconic Players Monday, June 8, 2026 at 7:00pm. Every dollar raised goes directly to the Drama Studio. All performance slots are filled (our seniors do not need to be asked twice), so the only thing left to do is grab your tickets and come watch them go out the way they came in - loudly, generously, and with excellent timing. Grab your tickets HERE. CASTING CALL: CLASS REPS FOR 2027 We need 2–4 parent volunteers to help make next year a triumph for our incoming seniors. The job is part cheerleader, part logistics, fully appreciated. Reply if you're in. Speaking of next year, SAVE THE DATE for our incoming senior headshots, an expense PODS happily covers, because a senior deserves to look like a star. More details to come, but current junior PODS, mark your calendars now: - Picture Day: Saturday, October 3
- Makeup Day: Monday, October 12
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Dear Dance Families,
Thank you to everyone who attended our Dance PA Meeting and elections! Congratulations to the new Dance Executive Board: Sandra Lau Mui & Michael Graf - co-dance chairs, Minori Suhara - Treasurer, and Marcia Etienne - Assistant Treasurer. We also continued to build the best merchandise team in the world! The future is bright!
We hope everyone enjoyed their time in the studios this week! Our dancers are working so hard, and it is always exciting to see their growth and maturity. Thank you to our teachers and admin for facilitating this week, and this growth! Hope you also managed to snag a merch item or two!
Finally, have you bought your tickets for the Graduation Dance Concert yet? What are you waiting for?! It is going to be amazing.
Tickets are available HERE. Buy one or 50, and spread the word! Let's fill that auditorium!
With gratitude, Katie & Barbette |
THIS WEEK! ART STUDIO PA MONTHLY MEETING – MAY 18 Please join us TOMORROW, Monday, May 18 at 7:00pm for our next Art PA meeting. Zoom link HERE. Meeting ID: 831 4988 4441, Passcode: 304142 OFFSITE SENIOR ART EXHIBITION – THE BOILER IN WILLIAMSBURG – MAY 18 Please join us for this exciting LaGuardia Art Studio offsite exhibit, “Between Bodies” at The Boiler, 191 N 14th Street, Brooklyn. Works on display through May 23. More details on the Elm Foundation’s Instagram HERE. ANNUAL ART STUDIO PA LOGO DESIGN CONTEST – ENTRIES DUE MAY 29 The LaGuardia HS Art Studio PA is currently seeking a logo design that will be used on select art studio merch for the 2026-2027 school year. Contest details were sent to the Fine Arts students, but as always, please feel free to email us at art@laguardiahspa.org with any questions! Good luck to those students participating! THERE’S NO BETTER TIME TO SUPPORT THE ART STUDIO THIS YEAR The LaGuardia Art Studio relies heavily on the support of our parents and guardians to help fund essential art supplies and materials for our students. If you have not already donated for the 2025-2026 school year, now is a perfect time! Donations of any size are greatly appreciated, and every contribution helps! 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 |
FROM TRACY'S DESK (PARENT COORDINATOR) |
Reach out to Tracy with any questions. She was a LAG parent herself and is eager to help you. Contact her via email at tballas@schools.nyc.gov or call 646-450-4513. |
DONORS CHOOSE: SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS |
Mr. Marquette is just $132 away from having this project fully funded. Please help us take it across the finish line! Donor’s Choose is doing a match right now so one’s dollar goes even further. The project looks to empower English Language Learners through technology. Contribute HERE. |
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!) |
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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 |
Worried About Your Kids Substance Use??? FREE Support Group Starts 4/14 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. Have you been worried about your child’s substance use? Unsure if your child’s substance use is an escalating problem? Concerned about sudden behavioral changes/issues? Or just frustrated by breakdowns in communication with the young person in your life??? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you are not alone.
Alex invites you to join the upcoming "Support for Families" Virtual Group hosted by Addiction specialists and Therapists from CMC:Center for motivation and change.
Registration Link HERE.
Participants will learn skills that strengthen communication, reduce conflict, and support their own well-being while connecting with their children.
No insurance or ID is required. |
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