New Date for June Meeting Please mark your calendars. Our last PA meeting of the year, and at which we will approve next year's budget, will now take place on June 16 at 6:00pm. |
Just one more month to go. Will you please share with friends and family and neighbors? We are looking to support our students' clubs for next year. That means raising $80,000, and we've only raised just under $13,000. Please help us reach this goal so next year's clubs can operate without issue.
Make your contribution HERE! |
The Academic Forum would like to thank the entire LaG community for your engagement and partnership this year. Our efforts included launching the AF Instagram profile, committing to consistent SNN communications, securing discounted SAT/ACT prep, crowdsourcing tutoring resources on our new AF webpage, working to strengthen LaG’s academic webpages and finally formalizing the National Honor Society. We were honored to help strengthen the academic experience for all students and look forward to working with the incoming Academic Forum members - Julie Carey and Lynn Hahn.
Join us one final time this year for Tips from Seniors and Their Parents on June 15 at 7:00pm via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting HERE. Meeting ID: 882 5881 1798 Passcode: 812094
SAT PREP COURSE WITH BRIEF ACT OVERVIEW Give your student a head start on college admissions testing this summer! The Academic Forum is partnering once more with Academic Approach to offer a 10-week SAT Prep Course, beginning with a full-length diagnostic practice test on June 27 and continuing with classes throughout July and August (see calendar for full schedule).
The course focuses on the Digital SAT, including Reading & Writing and Math strategies, while also providing a brief overview of the ACT and key differences between the two exams. Since most colleges accept either test equally, understanding both can help students determine which exam best fits their strengths. Key Dates * Registration Deadline: June 21 * Diagnostic Practice Test: June 27 * Classes: July 6 – August 29 * Additional Practice Test: August 1 Register today HERE.
Interested but unavailable this summer? When the current summer course reaches full enrollment, the Academic Forum and Academic Approach will explore offering a separate late-summer/fall weekend SAT Prep program with ACT overview sessions for additional students preparing for PSAT, SAT, and ACT exams. |
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. |
Congrats to all the Tech (+ Drama) students on a wildly successful SDF3, Macbeth! And huge thanks to our parent volunteers: Kathy Uggen-Merget, Kiriko Shirobayashi, Lauren Palmer, Gregory Palmer, Marianna Schaffer, Shelly Xiong, Sasha Domnitz, and Shira Eisenberg. Also, a shout-out to the Tech students who helped with the Senior Graduation Dance Concert – it was magical!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 🎉 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. PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to organize and execute – please reach out to Shira and Melissa at tech@laguardiahspa.org or via WhatsApp.
🍿 THE “MOST DELICIOUS POPCORN YOU HAVE EVER HAD” SALE IS HERE 🍿 Buy your Double Good Popcorn now through June 5 at 6:00pm…. When we say this is the MOST DELICIOUS popcorn you have ever had, we are not exaggerating. This isn’t just a scheme to sell you more popcorn, from first hand experience I have dreamed of this popcorn since our last sale. I even contacted the company to see how to purchase it between fundraisers…. Whether you like sweet or savory, I promise promise promise you will not be disappointed. And pro tip – you should double your order or you will legit regret it. (Oh, and forgot to mention 50% of ALL popcorn funds goes directly to our tech studio!! It is a win - win - win!) PURCHASE THE POPCORN OF YOUR DREAMS HERE. |
Please join the Music Studio this coming Friday & Saturday, June 5 & 6, at 6:30pm for the Spring Semi-Annual Concert. Senior Chorus and Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing for the last time, meaning it's the final chance to hear many of our talented senior musicians on stage together! The orchestra and chorus will each perform separately before joining on stage to perform Brahms's A German Requiem. Grab your tickets HERE.
While you're shopping, you can also pick up your tickets for the last Music concert of the school year, the Spring Band Concert taking place on Friday, June 12 @ 6:00pm with our three curricular bands, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Symphony. See you at the shows! |
CURTAINS! ANOTHER SDF TAKES A FINAL BOW Bravo to the cast and crew of Macbeth! You took the Scottish play, the cursed one, the one nobody's supposed to say the name of, and you made it sing – without actually singing of course. And to every senior who crossed the Little Flower stage this year: you screwed your courage to the sticking place. Job well done doesn't cover it, but we're a newsletter, not a sonnet, so it'll have to do.
And to the volunteers: you know who you are, because you're the ones who were there. We say it every time because it's true every time: we cannot do this without you. We literally cannot. We've checked. Nothing happens.
A few things before the lights come up again next year…
CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, COME ON (AND VOLUNTEER) The Drama Studio Senior Celebration Luncheon is June 15, 1:30 – 3:30pm. Come to help set up, cry a little, and then pretend you're not crying.
ONE LAST CURTAIN CALL Join us for The Final Bow: For the Drama Studio, where the LaGuardia HS Drama Class of 2026 takes the stage one final time at the iconic Players Theatre in Greenwich Village. Monday, June 8, at 7:00pm. Every dollar goes straight to the Drama Studio. No middleman, no overhead, no nonsense. Grab your tickets and come watch these kids do their thing one more time. Purchase tickets HERE.
JUNIOR FAMILIES, SLEEP NO MORE! Your turn is coming, so get the pen out. Senior headshots are on the calendar, and here's the good news: PODS covers it. That's right. Free. Mark these dates:
Picture Day: Saturday, October 3 Makeup Day: Monday, October 12
More details to come. For now, just save the dates and keep looking photogenic in the meantime.
WE NEED A HAND (OR TWO OR FOUR OR EIGHT) - Drama Class of 2027 Reps We're looking for 2–4 parent volunteers to help make next year a great one for our seniors. It's a real job and a deeply rewarding one, and we promise you'll be in good company. If that's you — and something tells us it might be — email drama@laguardiahspa.org. We'll take it from there. |
Dear Dance Families,
Wow! Just wow! The Graduation Dance Performances were absolutely outstanding... the sets, the costumes, the lighting, the choreography... And our dancers! It was so exciting to see their growth and maturity as artists. The stage shone with talent, and heart and artistry. And we all felt Maleek's absence, but also the indelible mark he left on this class and on LaGuardia.
There is not a THANK YOU big enough for the team of people who brought this masterpiece together. Our immense gratitude goes out to the teachers, administrators, choreographers, technical theater crew, student ushers, security and janitorial staff, and everyone else from LaGuardia who made this magic happen. A huge thank you also to the parent teams who supported our dancers -- keeping them nourished, helping with merch, and all the millions of other things parents and guardians did behind the scenes to get their dancers onto the stage.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now rest :)
And once we've all caught our breath, don't forget to come support our juniors on June 11 in the Little Flower Theater! Junior Dance Projects is an exciting glimpse into the choreographic skills of our dancers and is a can't miss!
With gratitude, Katie & Barbette |
THIS WEEK! June 5 and 6 – Semi-Annual Art Show – It’s the last art show of the year, and it’s one of the largest! Opening celebration Friday, June 5 from 4:15-7:00pm, and additional viewing hours on Saturday, June 6 from 11:00am - 2:00pm. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR SATURDAY! We can’t wait to see you there!
ANNUAL ART STUDIO PA LOGO DESIGN CONTEST – DEADLINE EXTENDED THROUGH JUNE 1 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!
LATER IN JUNE June 8 – Art Studio PA Monthly Meeting at 7:00pm – our last of the year! Zoom link HERE. Meeting ID: 827 7674 2308, Passcode: 334232 June 22 – Senior Art Studio Senior Celebration – 12:30pm – more details to follow!
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE ART STUDIO! A big thank you to everyone who has already donated to the Art Studio this year, and to those who have been rallying with end-of-school-year donations! It is appreciated so much! If you’d still like to contribute this year, there’s still time! Please click HERE to donate. On behalf of our school, our teachers, our students, and our community, we are grateful for your generosity!
As always, please 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. |
| Summer Mindfulness Teen Retreats Calling all teens who want to slow down, reset, and reconnect. We are hosting our annual Summer Mindfulness Teen Retreats this July for teens 15-19 years old.
Whether you’re a retreat alum or new to our community, you are welcome. Embrace this opportunity to make new friends, get out in nature, learn lifelong mindfulness skills, share your talents and quirks, and just be loved for who you are.
Register HERE now and experience a place where teens can be themselves, feel supported, and come home changed in the best way. |
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GuggenheimTeens NYC Teens can sign up for the Guggenheim’s FREE Teen Circle Membership. This initiative grants youth unlimited museum admission and other perks. When they become a member, students connect with the arts, meet other creative teens, and contribute to the vibrant cultural community at the Guggenheim! |
Whitney Museum On the second Sunday of every month, The Whitney museum (99 Gansevoort St.) offers free admission as well as art-making workshops, 15-minute tours and a story time presented by staff from the New York Public Library. (The Whitney is also free every Friday from 5–10 pm.) Advance reservations 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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