Auction Items:

We are in desperate need of auction items. Our online auction will take place May 3rd - May 17th. Please reach out to friends, family, local neighborhood businesses, and/or any connections you have to help us procure items for the auction. You can print out a copy of the donation form HERE or click HERE to use the online form to make a donation. Deadline to donate auction items is Friday, April 26th. Questions? Email: auction.gala@laguardiahspa.org. 

Benefit: 

The benefit is taking place on Thursday, May 16^th. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 5^th. Tickets are $125/per person. There will be a 4-day early bird special ($100/per person) April 5^th – April 8^th. A link to purchase tickets will be emailed soon. Join us for an evening of food, fun and raising money for our students.  

Thank you to all of the wonderful parents who volunteered and welcomed prospective families during Admitted Students Day. We are excited about our incoming Class of 2028!

Cynthia Arboleda,, Sara Aros, Tracy Ballas, Thomas Begley, Sara Brunetti, Rina Cohen, Jackie Cope, Yvonne Cortes, Jeanette Cochrane, Jake Daehler, Patricia Denili Chesky, Pamela Dower, Vanessa Enriquez, Kathy Gonzalez, Carola Grundmann, Noa Hazen, Sonia Houston, Sarah Ireland, Katherine Ku, Carmen Lamar, Barbette Leonard, Abhilasha Mahan, Lindsay Manley, Katie Miller, Kathryn Mora, Alison Nagel, Nawal Nawras, Limor Nesher, Joslin Paradise, Rebecca Rand, Erica Reeves, Victoria Rodriguez, Fernanda Rossi, Tanya Ryan, Michele Sachar, Kristin Schaumleffel Erica Schohn, Elle Scott, Rebecca Sherman, Cynthia Solis Yi, Marcee Smith, Emily Steed, Sherry Stuart-Berman, Veronika Surla, Kathy Uggen-Merket, Isabel Vaz Pires, Je Wee, Jennifer Wenk, Cindy Wolf, Tauheedah Yasin, Lu Zhao

If you have any questions about the sessions listed, please email Ms. Roach at SRoach2@schools.nyc.gov.

Thanks to your generosity, the following projects were funded last week!

• Mr. Carbone is receiving a suspended concert bass drum to add to the percussion curriculum
• Mr. Hackett is receiving badminton and fitnessgram equipment
• Mr. Abikzer is receiving camera equipment to help students create the yearbook

Let's keep the momentum going!

There are currently 4 teacher's projects that need our support. Mr. Mesiouris has two new projects and all donations to both projects are currently being matched! 

Please visit our Donors Choose page to see all 4 project requests, 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. 

Jane Berk
Jeanette Cochrane
Tai Hernandez McShane
Limor Nesher

academicforum@laguardiahspa.org

The Academic Forum will be setting up a zoom meeting in the next few weeks for students interested in participating in summer College Now programs. Stay tuned for further information!  

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. 

• Check Google Classrooms and emails daily. Maintain good habits.

• Start exploring MaiaLearning. 

• Research careers/colleges (Big Future and college websites). Sample template: Please go to file>make a copy>rename so you can make any changes and fill in your own information and add columns that work for you.

• Create a tentative balanced college list.

• Learn about financial aid terms and information (explore websites, attend live HESC, review HESC library, sign up for uAspire webinars).

• Demonstrated interest is important.

• Attend college fairs and information sessions.

• Create a professional sounding email address to collect information. Reach out to colleges! Sign up for emails/newsletters!

• Research potential essay topics.

• Continue to do well in classes and participate in extracurricular activities.

• Plan ahead. Stay organized.

• Practice SAT or ACT and decide which one to take, if any. Explore Fair Test for test optional information. 

• Fill out NYCDOE Family Income Inquiry Form (aka lunch form).

• Continue to enter college decisions/outcomes in Maia.

• Indicate in Maia if you applied to colleges with test scores.

• Compare offers and financial aid packages.

• Start making final campus visits.

• Reach out to colleges if you are still having trouble submitting your FAFSA.

• Pay attention to deposits deadlines.

• Continue to do well in your classes!

Check out this guide on How to Start Planning for College.

Save The Date

If you missed Shelli Ann Roach's College Application Prep for 11th grade families due to the Concerto Concert, you're in luck because it's happening again on Thursday, April 4th at 6:30 p.m. via  Zoom. 

Meeting ID: 933 5023 5998

Passcode: 521621

Help the LaGuardia High School Jazz Orchestra go to Copenhagen before it's too late!

The Jazz Orchestra has been invited to Copenhagen to spend their spring break week collaborating with Sankt Anna Gymnasium, the top upper secondary school of music in Denmark. 

Please support these amazing students by donating to help defray the costs that will be incurred by families and make it possible for every member of the orchestra to attend. 

Thank you to the parents who attended the Open Work Call and POTS meeting last Wednesday!

Hemsley Lighting Programs

The 19th annual lighting portfolio review April 5-7, 2024 in New York City is designed to give students a chance to meet first hand with professional designers so that they can improve their portfolios and get answers and advice from those already working in the industry. Click on the link above for more information. 

Roger Rees Awards Scenic and Costume Design Showcase is an opportunity to highlight talented students with an interest in designing for the stage. Up to five students will be selected as winners from each design category to showcase their unique scenic and costume designs inspired by the New York City Center's upcoming Encores! performance of Titanic. 

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

Friend and follow!

Facebook: LaGuardia Arts

Instagram: laguardia.arts 

The PA is also on Instagram at laguardia_pa. 

Summer ideas shared by LaG parents and students**

UC Berkeley Environmental Design, Architecture and Urban Planning Program

SheNYCArts

GrowNYC paid internship 

National High School Institute at Northwestern Stage Management/Design

Queens Public Library Volunteer

Impact Pool

NYU ARISE Program for Engineering and Science

FIT Pre-College

CIEE France, Language Program

AIP Science Programs

West Coast Connections Student Travel

NYC Summer Youth Employment Program

UCLA Costume Design Program

Florence University of the Arts

Travel for Teens

(EXTRA)ORDINARY TEEN PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS A summer 2024 program that guides teen photographers to build a personal photographic portfolio of images, learn new technical lighting and photography techniques, develop visual literacy and critical thinking, and engage in community building exercises and public speaking skills. Discount code for LaGuardia students is PHOTOOP10. Sign up HERE. 

SOUND THINKING NYC is offering a FREE 4-week summer intensive for NYC public school students interested in exploring how to turn their passion for music into a possible career. July 8 - August 2. Free lunch and weekly Metrocards provided. Deadline to submit applications: May 6, 2024. 

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.

Brooklyn Tech student Sebastian Rajguru is surveying parents of NYC specialized schools. He is conducting research for his AP Capstone Research class. He is investigating what obstacles specialized high school parents experience when trying to access medical care for their children and how this affects their overall satisfaction with the quality of care their children receive. 

All responses are anonymous and the survey was approved by the Brooklyn Tech Institutional Review Board. The survey should only take about 5-10 minutes. This is the link to the survey: https://forms.gle/5yJE7vC6GgH41bCv9. Email Sebastian srajguru8350@bths.edu with any questions or concerns. 

2025 WhatsApp Chat**

2026 WhatsApp Chat**

2027 WhatsApp Chat**

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. The goals of the program are to:

• Reduce the prevalence of substance abuse among youth
• Delay the initiation of substance abuse behavior among youth
• Decrease the negative health, social, and educational consequences associated with substance abuse
• Prevent the escalation of substance abuse behaviors to levels requiring treatment

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

For questions about, and/or to submit content for consideration in the Sunday Night News, please email: snn@laguardiahspa.org. 

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**DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in listed WhatsApp chats and Facebook groups are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Parents Association or school administrators. 

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