Affording College 101

Date: Monday, February 12th & Monday, February 26th

Time: 6 p.m. EST

FAFSA

Date: Monday, March 11th & Monday, March 25th

Time: 6 p.m. EST

Next Steps Post-FAFSA

Date: Monday, April 8th

Time: 6 p.m. EST

Scholarships

Date: Monday, May 6th

Time: 6 p.m. EST

If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Shelliann Roach at SRoach2@schools.nyc.gov.

Students will receive an email with instructions for how to create their Jupiter grades account this Monday, February 12. Once the administration is sure that all students have access, they will create accounts for parents using the email that is on file with NYCSA. Please remember that not all teachers will be using Jupiter. How teachers record grades and keep families aware of their child’s progress is their choice. Please be patient as the school staff rolls out this new grade management tool.

Thank you for fully funding Ms. Johnson's most recent project request for copies of Counting Descent to add to the contemporary poetry collection for the English curriculum, and Ms. Lin's most recent project request for a new iPad to help students have more of an interactive and visual learning experience in ICT geometry classes.

Let's continue to show our support!

Mr. Domench is requesting materials to help students make trichromatic stencil portraits and landscape paintings.

Mr. Bar-Lev is requesting a new MacBook Pro to give students the opportunity to make high quality films.

Please visit our DonorsChoose page and share the links with your networks, family and friends. Anyone can donate, and all donations are tax deductible. Your generosity and support is greatly appreciated. 

Please email Erica Blum at eblum2@schools.nyc.gov for more information about college rep visits. College visits are over for the winter. We will resume in the spring. 

SUNY ARTS INFO SESSION FOR JUNIORS
SUNY will host an information session at the SUNY Welcome Center in Manhattan on February 14th @ 5:30 p.m. for students wishing to pursue visual, creative or performing arts. Explore the differences between the BA, BS, BFA, Must/BM, AAS and AS degrees, as well as audition and portfolio guidelines, and get an overview of arts-related careers. Students can register HERE.

JUNIORS: SAMPLE COLLEGE SEARCH TEMPLATE 
Students will be creating their own list of schools and should continue to research; this modified template from the College Essay Guy is a useful organizational tool. The template is also linked for students in the College folder in the Classwork section of the 11th Grade Post-Secondary Google Classroom. There are resources listed in the top left corner of the document.

Please go to file>make a copy>rename so the students can make  changes and fill in their own information.

SPECIAL ACADEMIC FORUM MEETING FOR JUNIOR PARENTS

WHAT: Beginning the College Application Process
WHEN: 2/15/24 @ 7 p.m.
WHERE: Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 818 1107 4934
Passcode: 821173

In the next few weeks, junior students will be granted access to MAIA Learning and guided on how to begin the college application process. College meetings and programming conferences will also be announced shortly. To help guide families through this undertaking, we have asked a group of senior parents to meet with us to address things they wish they'd known about applying to college at the onset of the process. They will also answer questions. It promises to be very insightful. 

Next Art PA Meeting
Monday, Feb 12th
7:00 p.m. on Zoom

Volunteers Needed
School Spirit Day
Feb 15, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
SIGN UP HERE

The Dance PA is hosting a virtual meeting focused on summer dance intensives. Mr. Sincaori and some senior students will speak about the LaGuardia summer intensives as well as other experiences. 

WHEN: Tomorrow night, Monday 2/12 @ 6 p.m.
WHERE: Join Zoom Meeting

Also, here is a link to the Dance Studio's Summer Intensives Database.

Please join us tomorrow night, February 12th, at 7:30 p.m., via Zoom for our General Meeting.
Meeting ID: 882 2072 4413
Passcode: 785547

We will be joined by AP of Music, Ben Schott, who will provide information on electives.

If you have specific questions you would like to be addressed, please send them to music@laguardiahspa.org. 

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

The LaG school spirit sale is happening this Thursday, 2/15. We need POTS parents to help sell Tech merch. Link to volunteer sign up HERE. 

The shop celebration for parents is shifting to be open studio days at the end of February. Eli will send details to all Tech Studio parents and guardians. 

Save the date for our next POTS meeting: Wednesday 2/28. 

-Carmen, Rina, Cynthia, Rosalie & Annie

Mark your calendars for Monday, 2/26 @ 7 p.m. for "Bring Your Best: Executive Functioning Skills to Thrive as a Student Artist." LaGuardia parents/guardians from all studios are invited to attend. 

You must RSVP to receive Zoom login information. A recording and free study planning guide will be available after you register for the webinar. 

Looking beyond high school, we are excited to announce our partnership with the Manhattan Transition and College Access Center. This collaboration aims to provide transition services to our students with IEPs, ensuring a smooth and supported transition into post high school life. We encourage you to engage with your child in discussions about their future goals and aspirations, utilizing the resources and support available through our collaboration with the Manhattan Transition and College Access Center. Should you have any specific questions or require further information about these services, please don't hesitate to reach out to our Transition Team Leader Sophie Fain (Sfain@schools.nyc.gov).

WHEN: NEW DATE: Tuesday 3/5 @ 6 p.m.

WHERE: Join Zoom Meeting

If you are a parent/guardian of a student with an IEP or 504 at LaGuardia, please join our WhatsApp chat group. The purpose is to support each other regarding questions/concerns related to our student's IEP or 504 at LaGuardia.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/EmBGFw7VnNZJ98GJZIaQFS**

It is recommended to take the time to regularly review and bookmark the LaGuardia Special Education section of the website HERE. There is updated and pertinent information there from the Special Education Department. 

For general Special Education questions, please carefully review the NYC DOE regulations for Special Education services for 504s and IEPs:

NYC DOE IEP Information
NYC DOE 504 Information

Principal Marwah has created LaGuardia's official Facebook page and Instagram account. Friend and follow! 

Facebook: LaGuardia Arts

Instagram: laguardia.arts 

The PA is also on Instagram at laguardia_pa. 

NYU MFA student Kemi Layeni is looking for actresses for their musical dramedy short film, "Never Been Touched." 

YOUNG DAMILOLA: Female, Child, 8-14 years old, Black. Precocious and bright, full of light that has been unexpectedly dimmed. Terrified of adults, especially men, but finds comfort and home in musicals. Must have strong singing and dancing ability. Production range: 4/8-4/11. Unpaid (meals and transportation provided). Seeking union and non-union actors. 

Self-tape audition deadline: Friday 2/16. 
Please email submissions, pictures/resume/reels to neverbeentouchedcasting@gmail.com. 

New! Calling All Teens: Submit Your Story Today

Deadline: Sun, Mar 17

Get creative for the chance to win up to $250! The English writer Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein following a terrifying dream she had of a scientist creating a monster. To coincide with the special Fate of Frankenstein display in the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures, the Library invites you to write or illustrate a story based on your own dream or nightmare. For more info and to enter, visit https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/treasures/frankenstein/story-contest.

Ocean Awareness Contest invites students to share your personal climate story through art, writing, performance, film, or multimedia. Creatively express your personal experiences, insights, or perceptions about our changing climate reality. Apply by 6/10/24.

Believe and Inspire After School Programs offer interactive virtual after-school programs that aim to empower underserved youth to become successful leaders. Participants learn practical life skills to help accomplish their life goals. Ongoing. 

NYC Youth Leadership Councils are a network of youth focused on policy, practice, and advocacy to make real change happen in their school, neighborhood, or community. Students join peers and adult allies to act on issues that matter the most to you. YLCs are in all five boroughs and need students to make NYC a better place.

2025 WhatsApp Chat**

2026 WhatsApp Chat**

2027 WhatsApp Chat**

Yellow Sheet

2023-2024 Bell Schedule

LaG Faculty & Staff Directory

School Year 2023-24 Calendar

NYC Schools Account (NYCSA): track your child's progress

DOE Student Accounts: access all student learning platforms

Parent University

Multilingual Learners

Office of Language Access

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