Sunday Night News — Issue #26 March 20, 2022 |
Gen PA Mtg Recordings Thank you to all who were able to join us at our General PA meeting on March 1st. And very special thanks to our guest speakers—student leaders from the LaG(YN) (Elizabeth Pozniakova), Room to Read (Sierra Plotkin), Saving Mothers (Natalie Bassini) and Women Empowerment (Muna Mir) Clubs—along with their supportive faculty advisers Ms. Augoustopoulos, Ms. Falcove and Ms. Kirou.
Please note that the students' presentations weren't recorded, in compliance with DOE regulations, so the meeting has been divided into two separate links. Click to access Part 1 (passcode: qXd#02@F) and Part 2 (passcode: qXd#02@F).
We look forward to seeing you at our next General PA meeting on April 5th at 7 pm via Zoom. Stay tuned for more details!
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Multilingual Learners DOE supports and resources are here.
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Financial Aid Workshop THIS Wednesday, 3/23, 9 am REGISTER HERE
Brought to you by the Division of Multilingual Learners (DML) and will be facilitated by DML/CUNY Immigrant Community Ambassadors – a group of immigrant DOE alumni enrolled in CUNY colleges who are committed to prioritizing postsecondary planning and access for immigrant communities. Students attending this workshop will understand the diverse sources of financial aid such as free money, borrowed money, and earned money. Students will also learn how to access financial aid resources that are most accessible to immigrant and undocumented students. This workshop is available to students in grades 10 -12 and will be held in both English & Mandarin.
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Mental Health Forum “How to Talk to Your Teens About the War in Ukraine”
featuring our parent social worker volunteers Jennifer Abcug and Sherry Stuart
THIS Thursday, 3/24, 7:45 pm - 8:45 pm
Please join us on Zoom here.
Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions at this meeting.
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School Survey Ends 3/25 Every year, the DOE asks all families, teachers, and staff in grades 3-K through 12, and students in grades 6-12, to take the School Survey.
Access code: lowercase "f" followed by student's OSIS #
Note: Families can now log in to their NYCSA account to complete the NYC School Survey without an access code. Families with more than one child attending your school should complete one survey for each child in their household.
The information collected by the survey is designed to support a dialogue among all members of school communities about how to make school a better place to learn. Parents/Guardians have received login directions from our Parent Coordinator, Ms. Price. Students will complete the survey in Social Studies classes on Monday, March 14. On the same day, Faculty/Staff will complete the survey during Professional Learning.
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Spanish-Speaking Families LaGuardia HS Asociación de Padres de Familia
Tiene el gusto de invitar a todas las Familias hispanoparlantes a tomar un café virtual el próximo 26 de Marzo a las 10:00am. En este café virtual tendremos la oportunidad de conocer otras familias hispanas y compartir nuestras experiencias en la escuela. También, buscamos que este sea un punto de encuentro regular -el último sábado de cada mes - y esperamos que contribuya a la creación de nuevas amistades! ¡Les esperamos con los brazos abiertos! Para mayor información - comunicate con Yvonne Cortés @ laguardiahspa@gmail.com
Haz clic aquí para ingresar a la reunión. |
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Gala/Auction Needs You! SEEKING VOLUNTEERS
for the Gala and Auction Committees, including folks with graphic design and event planning skills. If you can help organize, plan, design, solicit items and/or support this event in any other way, please reach out to to Co-VPs AnneMarie Nasello and Kanokwan Sire: lagauction2022@gmail.com
THANK YOU!!
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Seeking 1920s-1980s clothing donations and backstage volunteers for upcoming event! Any size, any gender. Students should bring items to club advisor, Dr. Jordan, or club president, Douyana Bloomfield.
Follow LaGuardia's Black Student Union on Instagram @lagbsu for more details. |
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NYS Dream Act Workshop Thursday, 3/31 at 10 am REGISTER HERE
Brought to you by the Division of Multilingual Learners (DML) and will be facilitated by DML/CUNY Immigrant Community Ambassadors – a group of immigrant DOE alumni enrolled in CUNY colleges who are committed to prioritizing postsecondary planning and access for immigrant communities. Students will learn about the NYS Dream Act eligibility requirements, which allows students, regardless of immigration status, to access New York state grants and scholarships to fund higher education. Students will also learn the NYS Dream Act eligibility requirements and gain strategies and resources to highlight this financial aid source for students. This workshop is available to students in grades 10-12 and will be held in both English & Spanish.
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"The Godfather" 50th Anniversary Click here to read an interview with Al Pacino—who attended LaG predecessor, High School of Performing Arts, during the late 1950s—about how his life changed after playing the role of Michael in "The Godfather," which premiered in NYC on March 14, 1972.
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Comms Volunteers The Communications/Website Committee is seeking additional volunteers with data / document / content / website management skills (spreadsheets, DMS, graphics, CMS, etc). We look forward to hearing from you if you can help with a current project and/or if you'd like to learn how you can help to support the Comms/Web Team next year: lagvolunteers@gmail.com.
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Recent School Notices See select ongoing school notices under the Useful Info header in the Frequently Asked section below. Check your inbox, the Mail menu option in PupilPath, and the Announcements header on laguardiahs.org for additional school notices. Military Pathways 3/18 Slides and recording from Post-Secondary Specialist Allison Kleiman
Dialogue with College Board from Principal Vasconcelos 3/11 here
Information about the SAT School Day Exam on March 23, 2002 from Ms. Seid 3/10 here
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DonorsChoose Thank you for fully funding Ms. Barile’s recent project for new technology to support the delivery of high quality interactive lessons!
Please help fulfill Ms. Pan's request for a new computer to help facilitate the creation of high quality math lessons and videos for students.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!
Please share our DonorsChoose page.
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NEXT SLT MEETING TUESDAY, 4/26/22 @ 4:15 PM
NEXT STUDIO MEETINGS See Studio updates below.
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| NEXT GENERAL PA MEETING TUESDAY, 4/5/22 @ 7 PM
All are virtual, unless noted.
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LaG PA needs YOU! If you're interested in joining the June election committee, or running for a position on next year's Parents Association Executive Board, please email laguardiahspa@gmail.com.
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DRAMA 3/20 & 3/23 AUDITIONS: INTO THE WOODS AT CITY CENTER Now auditioning students for chorus parts in this blockbuster, star-studded production! Click here for more info.
NEXT PODS MEETING WEDNESDAY, 4/6, 7 PM Come hear about end-of-the year plans in the Drama Studio. Register here.
MARCH NEWSLETTER COMING SOON! Check your inbox in the coming days for our March newsletter with more exciting info and opportunities.
LaG HS PA Drama Studio Webpage
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MUSIC PIRATES OF PENZANCE 4/1-4/3 The 2022 Opera Workshop production is only 12 days away! Info about tickets to come very soon. A reminder that tickets will be free and all seats in the Concert Hall can be filled. Two performances will also be livestreamed. Additional information, including safety protocols, to follow.
PA-SPONSORED SHOWCASE AUDITIONS DEADLINE: 4/5 This public event will be a celebration of jazz! Hill Country has lifted their mask and vaccination mandate, so all music students are eligible to audition. NOTE: This is NOT a school event. Details and the submission form are here.
NEXT PA MUSIC STUDIO MEETING TUESDAY, 4/12 The time and Zoom link will follow.
MASTER CLASSES The Music Studio is organizing a number of master classes both during the school day and after school this Spring. Please remind your student to keep an eye on their email for information about these classes.
Music Monday 3.7.22
LaG HS PA Music Studio Webpage
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TECH NEXT PA TECH STUDIO MEETING TUESDAY, 4/5, 6 PM Our April meeting will focus on applying to college, and will take place immediately before the General PA meeting at 7 pm.
TECH MERCH LaG Swag for Tech is live! Options online, and pickup at school.
CONTACT INFO Should you have questions or comments, please email techreps@laguardiahspa.org.
LaG HS PA Tech Studio Webpage
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Calendar | Wednesday, March 23 | | | | | Thursday, March 24 | | Friday, March 25 | | | | | Monday, March 28 | |
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Student Government Students can connect with the LaG Student Government Organization (SGO) by following @SGOLAG on Instagram.
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Student Working Papers Once both the Application for Employment and Health Examination Form have been completed, please log in to your LaGuardia Gmail account (only students can access the documents), and fill out the Google Form, where you will be asked to upload these documents along with your birth certificate and student ID card/passport.
Application for Employment
Health Examination Form
Working Papers Google Form
Notes: Your doctor must use the health form above, and it must be filled out in its entirety in order to be considered valid. You must be logged in to your LaGuardia Gmail account in order to access the Google Form.
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Ongoing School Notices Click here to see announcements that have been posted on the school website.
College Process Timeline 3/4 Notes and Zoom link from Post-Secondary Specialist Allison Kleiman
Absence Form (no subject) 2/8/22 Only students can access this here. |
Who to Contact at School This link will guide you to the appropriate school employee for specific questions.
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Membership Toolkit MTK is an all-in-one software solution for the PA's many initiatives, including our custom website, communications, donations, family directory, volunteer signups, online sales & fundraising, private bulletin boards and more.
To receive PA & Studio communications, and to gain access to restricted content on our website, please follow these steps:
1) Create a login.
2) Complete family info required fields. 3) Select your consent preferences.
Note: If you don't see two green circles with check marks on this page, be sure you've completed all steps above.
TIPS: You must click "NEXT STEP" (bottom right corner of the "Your Contact Information" page), and then you must click "SAVE" (bottom right corner of the "Student Information" page).
For assistance, please reach out to laghspacomms@laguardiahspa.org. |
LaG Virtual Study Groups LaGuardia’s National Honor Society runs LagPods, which offers free, virtual, collaborative peer study groups for all grades/levels in math, science, social studies, English, world languages, academic Studio classes, and SAT & ACT test prep. All are welcome to join!
Each LagPod decides as a group when to meet (outside of school hours). Leadership opportunities are available.
Sign up here for academic subjects.
Sign up here for SAT and/or ACT prep.
Please contact lagpodstutoring@gmail.com with questions.
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Dial-A-Teacher This is a free service provided by the United Federation of Teachers. Licensed educators advise Grades K-12 students and/or their parents in all subjects, Monday through Thursday from 4 pm to 7 pm (when school is in session). Assistance is available in these languages: Armenian, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, Haitian-Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Tagalog.
Call 212-777-3380.
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NYPL Brainfuse HelpNow This is a free eLearning service for all provided by the New York Public Library. Live tutors are available online every day between 2 pm and 11 pm EST for these subjects: math, science, reading/writing, social studies, PSAT/SAT, ACT, AP and state standardized tests. Additional offerings include a 24-hour Writing Lab and Foreign Language Lab / Spanish-Speaking Support.
You must have a library card to begin.
Click here for more info.
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Join our Team! To help with any of these initiatives, please email: lagvolunteer@gmail.com.
Athletics Committee
Communications / Website Committee
Election Committee
Fundraising Committee
Movie Night Committee
Parents Night Out Committee
THANK YOU to all who have opted to offer Your Volunteer Interests, Skills and Resources. This has helped us to identify volunteers for Orientation, First Day of School, Elections, Pickup/Drop-off of purchased and donated items, Photography, Music Stand Assembly, Program Design, Gala/Auction, Chaperoning, and more!
THANK YOU to all who have opted to share your Professional Industry while filling out Your Contact Information. This has helped us to identify volunteers for mental health Q&As, legal questions, tech questions, in-kind donations, event planning and more!
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Sign Up and Choose LaGuardia High School Parents Association Inc. |
For questions about, and/or to submit content for consideration in SNN, please email: laghspacomms@laguardiahspa.org.
IMPORTANT: Photo submissions must include the full names of identifiable students, and parental consent must be provided for use in our PA communications.
To check your media consent preferences on our website, click My Account, then My Forms/Paperwork, then Directory & Publish Preferences. Or, log in to MTK, then click here.
The LaGuardia High School PA and its Executive Board members are not affiliated with, nor in any way endorse, non-LaGuardia HS entities / offers / programs / services / events featured in our communications. |
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