Sunday Night News — Issue #17 January 9, 2022 |
All-School Musical! Please support our show: Ads and shout-outs for cast/crew here. Donations here.
THANK YOU!
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Freshman Families Freshman Representative Jake Daehler will be hosting a Meet & Greet on Thursday, January 20th at 6:30 pm.
Register here.
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Junior & Senior Dance Ensembles Click the image for more info and tickets! |
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Events Survey & Volunteers Calling all parents and guardians! Please share your thoughts about future community-building gatherings (one per borough).
Kindly complete this survey.
To help organize a parent get-together, please email lagvolunteer@gmail.com.
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Debate Team Wins! Congratulations to the following students, who contributed to LaG's strong performance at the NYC Urban Debate League Tournament on 1/8.
Novice Division 6th Place Team: Roberto Garcia Gross & Lucy Humble 12th Place Team: Vitoria Lunardi Di Castro & Connie Lin 2nd Place Speaker: Roberto Garcia Gross
Junior Varsity Division 1st Place Team: Rohan Menon & Mariam Mtchedlishvili 3rd Place Team: Mohana Buckley & Abby Uysal 4th Place Team: Chiara Giardina & Mateo Gregorio 2nd Place Speaker: Rohan Menon 3rd Place Speaker: Mariam Mtchedlishvili 5th Place Speaker: Mohana Buckley
Varsity Division 1st Place Team: Jaelyn Kombiyil & Victor Schacher 1st Place Speaker: Jaelyn Kombiyil 4th Place Speaker: Victor Schacher
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COVID-19 Protocol Read the latest guidance about how to report your student's Covid-19 status, Covid-19 absences and making up homework here.
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Recording of Gen PA Mtg Thank you to all who joined our General PA meeting on Tuesday, January 4th. And a special thank-you to Principal Vansconcelos for sharing updates on school policies and addressing questions submitted in advance.
Please note: The first 10 to 15 minutes of the meeting weren't recorded. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Watch here. Passcode: %N0sXbL9
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NEXT SLT Meeting Tuesday, 1/18/22 @ 6 pm
NEXT Studio Meetings See Studio updates below. |
| NEXT General PA Meeting WEDNESDAY, 2/2/22 @ 7 pm
All are virtual, unless noted.
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Auditions/Opportunities The LaGuardia High School PA and its Executive Board members are not affiliated with, nor in any way endorse, any program listed below.
Interlochen Arts Camp Virtual Open House Monday, 1/10, 8-9 pm Registration required.
2022 Summer Arts Institute FREE programs Concert Band, Dance, Film, Orchestral Strings, Theater, Visual Arts and Vocal Music application due 2/6/22 |
DonorsChoose Let’s help get these projects funded!
Ms. Sefaj would like an iPad and a MacBook Pro to help her students better understand 2nd level Calculus. Ms. Bechard would like Chromebooks as backup technology to support students in Bioethics. Ms. Johnson would like physical copies of Counting Descent so her students can annotate and make it their own. Ms. Barile would like an iPad tablet and accessories for interactive lessons and enhanced student engagement in her Biology and Advanced Environmental Science classes.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Please share our Donors Choose page. |
DANCE
SENIOR COOKIES & TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCH Both were big hits before the holiday break!
MASTER CLASS: LaG ALUM GREG LAU A highlight for juniors & seniors this week!
JUNIOR / SENIOR DANCE ENSEMBLES Performing next weekend at MMAC. More info and tickets here. Seniors: 1/14 @ 8 pm Juniors: 1/16 @ 4:30 pm
REMOTE OBSERVATION WEEK January 18-21, 2022 Please check class schedules and Zoom links sent via email on 1/7. Don't miss this opportunity to see what your dancers have been doing in class over this past semester!
WINTER DANCE SHOWCASE Friday, 1/21 at 4:30 & 7:00 pm Saturday, 1/22 at 2:00 & 7:00 pm Senior parents will be organizing a senior lunch between the Saturday shows. Please reach out if you’d like to help!
NEW WEBSITE Check out our newly revamped LaGuardia Dance Website. You can find Dance Department updates, info and links to past Dance Concerts that will inspire you!!
LaG HS PA Dance Studio Webpage |
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MUSIC
PA MUSIC STUDIO MEETING Our next meeting will be on January 19th at 7 pm. It will feature a panel of LaG Music Studio alumni who will be talking about their college experiences.
NEW MUSIC CONCERT Stay tuned for more details about this event scheduled for January 28th.
ONLINE MERCH STORE Shop here. All orders can be picked up on Friday afternoons. If you have questions or comments, or have an issue with your order, please email lagmusicstore@gmail.com.
Music Monday 1.3.22 LaG HS PA Music Studio Webpage |
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TECH PA TECH STUDIO MEETINGS For minutes from our Tuesday, January 4th Tech meeting, please see "General Tech Meeting Minutes" on our webpage, or click here.
Our fifth meeting will be held Wednesday, February 2nd at 6:00 p.m. Zoom link.
CONTACT INFO Should you have questions or comments, please email techreps@laguardiahspa.org.
LaG HS PA Tech Studio Webpage
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Calendar | Monday, January 10 | | Tuesday, January 11 | | Wednesday, January 12 | | Friday, January 14 | | | | | | Monday, January 17 | | |
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Scholarships for Summer Arts Programs Each year, Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia distributes over $50,000 in scholarships to Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen with financial need who wish to pursue arts programs and private lessons during the summer. All details are here.
Application Deadline: February 11, 2022
(Please note that Seniors do not qualify, as they will have already graduated by summer 2022.)
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Join our Team! To help with any of these initiatives, please email: lagvolunteer@gmail.com
All-School Musical Hospitality/Meals Fundraising Volunteer Shifts Coordinator
Gala/Auction Committee
Movie Night Committee
Parents Night Out Committee
Sunday Night News (training available)
Website & IT (training available)
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, and more!
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LaG Virtual Study Pods LaGuardia’s National Honor Society is running free, virtual peer study pods, with flexible scheduling outside of school hours. All are welcome to join!
Contact lagpodstutoring@gmail.com with questions, or sign up here.
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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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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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Working Papers Once both your Application for Employment and Health Examination Form have been completed, please log in to your LaGuardia Gmail account, 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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Student Government If your student isn't already following the Student Government Organization (SGO), point them toward @SGOLAG (on Instagram) for all things LaG!
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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: laghspacomms@laguardiahspa.org |
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. |
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