Carmen Lamar Gonzalez (Senior Tech)
Jen Hill (Freshman Tech)
Taji Martin (Senior Vocals)
Stacey McArdle (Freshman Drama)
Rebecca Sherman (Freshman Tech, Senior Instrumental)
musical@laguardiahspa.org

Someone is on your side. No one is alone. ~Stephen Sondheim

The deadline to advertise in the All School Musical’s program of Into the Woods is fast approaching: October 31st. To ensure the quality of productions remains high we need donations and sponsors. There are a variety of sizes and prices to make sure we give well-deserved shoutouts to our actors, singers, artists, musicians, dancers, tech students, production team and faculty in this wonderful Sondheim musical. 

This is the 140th anniversary of Playbill, so let’s give our students a playbill to remember! Please click HERE for prices and a link to upload any artwork or text. 

If you know anyone, either individual or business, who would like to advertise in our program, please have them contact  musical@laguardiahspa.org. The musical is seen by current families, alumni, industry professionals, fans and friends of LaGuardia - a wide variety of potential customers. 

We also need donations in any amount to support the students in every way: costumes, set design, props, lunches & dinners, sound equipment and so much more. Please click HERE to donate. Every donor and sponsor will be listed in the program.

Thank you! 

Dear LaGuardia Community:

Thank you for your continued support in our fundraising campaign. Presently, we have raised $67,000. Please keep the donations coming. We are asking families that can to donate $2,000 to the General PA to have the flexibility to fund academics, studios and after school activities where needed. We would love 100% participation with whatever amount you are comfortable with. All donations are truly appreciated. Donors that give $2,000 or more will receive an exclusive 40th anniversary LaGuardia tote bag. Thank you to those helping us to find additional corporate funding and matching gifts. 

In addition, school leadership, PA officers and student leaders have several meetings scheduled with elected officials over the next 3 weeks to discuss:

- the school’s debt repayment to the DOE

- the Fair Funding formula that currently doesn’t provide our school with the appropriate amount of arts funding  

- funds needed for this current school year

If you have any questions, please reach out to president@laguardiahspa.org

Credit Card -click HERE

Zelle - laghspa@laguardiahspa.org (Please write in the note section who the donation is from and your child’s name)

Mail - Make checks payable to “LaGuardia High School Parents Association.” Mail to LaGuardia High School Parents Association, Attn: Treasurer, 100 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023

Matching Gift Program - Many companies offer a matching gift program. Contact your human resources department for more information.

LaGuardia Open House Volunteer Sign Up

JOIN ZOOM MEETING HERE 

For any questions, please email auction.gala@laguardiahspa.org. 

Jane Berk, Senior Parent
Jake Daehler, Senior Parent
Limor Nesher, Junior Parent
Erica Schohn, Senior Parent

academicforum@laguardiahspa.org

Thanks to all who attended the Academic Forum  meeting on Wed., 10/16. We will address questions you had in the chat,  but didn’t get to respond to during the session, directly via the AF email. Pls contact us at academicforum@laguardiahspa.org. 

As discussed, Academic Approach is offering SAT PREP at a discounted rate- $450 for 12 sessions and two practice tests, from

11/10/24- 3/2/25.  The SAT is 3/2/25.  ACT TEST PREP is also being offered during a similar time period.  The DEADLINE  for signing up is 11/3/24. Click HERE for further information. 

Thank you,
Jane Berk, Limor Neshor, Erica Schohn, and Jake Daehler.

Thank you for helping to fully fund Mr. Lotherstein, Ms. McGoey, Ms. Slotnik, and Mr. Abikzer's projects! 

Mr. Gibson is raising funds to get fitness equipment like kettle bells and weights for students to reach their fitness goals. 

Ms. McGoey is raising funds for a 2-day psychology literacy masterclass with world-renowned artist Victor Stabin. 

Click HERE to see all the projects that need your support! 

Post Secondary Counselor, Suzette Persaud
spersaud@schools.nyc.gov

Contact Ms. Persaud with college application questions. All college representative visits are listed in Maia Learning under Events. 

College Rep Visitis 10/22

Oberlin College/Conservatory of Music, Rutgers University, Concordia University

College Rep Visits 10/24

Wesleyan University, Syracuse University, Washington University, Woodbury University, Richmond American University, Pomona College, Rhode Island School of Design, Skidmore College, Dean College, Oberlin College

CUNY's free application weeks for New York City Public School Students are October 21st through November 15th. Get more information HERE. 

SUNY'S  Free App Weeks are October 21st through November 3rd. 

Save money by applying to up to five SUNY schools with no application fee. Get more details HERE. 

Good Day Senior Families!

It's that time of the year where the senior class, takes their group photo at Lincoln Center. We need 25 Senior Parent Volunteers for 10/29/2024. 

Chaperones will help organize groups of students at the school, and then walk them across the street to Lincoln Center Fountain.

Time: 8:15am-10:30am. 

Click HERE to sign up to chaperone! 

Thank you so much in advance for volunteering. 

THANK YOU to all who participated in our annual COSTUME SALE!!! 

Especially: Yumei Yang, Veronika Surla, Kathryn Uggen-Merget, Pamela Dower, Anjali Augustine, Lara Voss, Sasha Domnitz, Sarah Srygley, Rebecca Sherman, Katie Musselwhite-Goldsmith, Marcia Castillo, Erin Banks, Rina Cohen Schwarz, Miha Mahr

We raised over $800 for the studio!

Save the Date for TECH OPEN STUDIO

See the students working on Friday, 10/25 & Saturday, 10/26.

Sign Up Here

If your student has signed up to see HARRY POTTER and the Cursed Child on 10/22 payment of $10 per ticket can be made HERE

PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO THE TECH STUDIO. Click HERE to donate. 

This year the whole school is particularly in need of MONETARY FUNDING.

Work calls for the musical are in full swing and we can always use SNACKS! Please click here to send snacks to the studio:  

Check out the newest designs in TECH MERCH! 

Click the image below for Bonfire and have items shipped directly to you.

Dear Music Studio Families, 

There has been a date change for the Winter Band Concert. The concert is now on January 30th instead of January 31st as marked on the performance calendar.

Please save the date and mark your calendars accordingly.

Short news this week.

1. Next PODS meeting is Monday, November 4th @ 7:30  pm. 

Join Zoom Meeting HERE

2. Newsletter coming this week with more news!

Thank you to the many families who attended our first Dance PA meeting of the year. Stay tuned for information about new initiatives and fundraising drives!

If you would like to join the Dance PA whatsapp group - and we hope you do! - please email dance@laguardiahspa.org with your name, child’s name and grade, and cell phone number and we will add you. 

Check out our latest newsletter! Click HERE!

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.

For questions, please contact Michele Brandt, Parent Association VP for Special Education, specialeducation@laguardiahspa.org. 

A pilot program initiated by the LaGuardia Parents Association and the Community Engagement Office of LaGuardia High School to connect families who want to make independent travel plans with each other to and from school. If you are interested, please click this link to complete the form https://forms.gle/h4VbyCV5D95HZ9Za8. You will be contacted by Jerrianna Phenix (jphenix2@schools.nyc.gov) our Community Engagement Manager/Parent Coordinator, who will provide you with information of other participating families that live in your borough.

If you need a comprehensive list of who to contact at the school for various questions, click HERE. 

Parent Association Instagram: Laguardia_pa
Parent Association Facebook: LaG Families and Friends

Sophiyaa Naya, NYU film grad student is casting for "Pretend", a short film about a child's struggle to create the perfect final image of his mother in order to let her go. 

Chintu, South Asian boy, under 14 years old

Shooting dates: Saturday, October 26th and Sunday October 27th

Location: Queens

Compensation: Meals/Copy/Credit

Please email Nayar.sophiyaa@gmail.com if you are interested. 

Raja Khuri and Maissa Lihedheb, NYU film grad students are casting for  3 roles in the short film "Centripetate": In the back seat of their mom’s car, three siblings invent a game out of boredom. After their play gets out of hand and their mom gets into an accident, the siblings are left alone, wondering whether they caused it.

Aida, 13 year old Arab-American
Munir, 10 year old Arab-American
Yara, 7 year old Arab-American

Shooting dates between 12/5 and 12/10. 

Send headshots, resume and availability for callbacks to ml8154@nyu.edu. 

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

Coffee and Donuts is a monthly event designed for parents and administrators to come together, collaborate, and work together as a team.  Community concerns are aired and addressed in a professional warm environment. 

Yellow Sheet 10/18/24

Bell Schedule

School Year 2024-25 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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