Mark your calendar and be sure to join us at our Parents' Association meetings. You are a member and we want to hear your voice.

Schedule for remaining General PA meetings:

Tuesday 4/22 @ 6pm (in person at LaG)

Wednesday 5/28 @ 6:30pm (on Zoom)

Monday 6/16 @ 6:30pm (on Zoom)

Jane Berk, Senior Parent

Jake Daehler, Senior Parent

Erica Schohn, Senior Parent

Cathleen McLaughlin, Sophomore Parent

academicforum@laguardiahspa.org

Now that SENIORS are finding college acceptances, the academic forum will present a Q&A via ZOOM for both students and parents on what they wish they had known before applying to college. This will take place after the spring break and will be open to all grades. 

AP FINALS TEST PREP DISCOUNT!

The Academic Forum has arranged to offer LaGuardia students 15% off any COMPASS AP group course review and 25% off Compass AP practice tests (including their Spring checkpoint) using the code ACADEMICFORUM. The usual price is $395 per course. The best way to track how you are truly doing in an AP class is to take an AP practice exam! Strong results on AP tests result in greater acceptance rates to college and often eliminate the need to take certain course requirements at certain colleges. Classes start in early April and the  tests are given in May.  Please refer to HERE for further information or reach out to Torsten Sannar torsten@compassprep.com for assistance.  

SAT/ACT TEST PREP DISCOUNT!

If you need further support after your receive your SAT scores, review the SNN post from 3/2 for details on summer discounted test prep courses through Academic Approach. UWorld.com offers great self-directed test prep courses as does Kahn Academy and Princeton Review workbooks.

COLLEGE NOW

Program details for summer courses were outlined in the 3/9 post of SNN. College Now enables students to enhance their transcripts when applying to colleges that want to see rigor in a student’s academic endeavors. modernstates.org also offers self-directed courses taught by top level college professors in a wide variety of topics.

Feel free to reach out to the Academic Forum for further assistance at academicforum@laguardiahspa.org

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. 

Click HERE to read the latest Counseling Support Team newsletter. 

Important reminders and updates on Senior To Do's and activities. Please note that Senior trip information will be shared as well once finalized.

Senior Dues
- Cap & Gown $49.50

- Graduation Dues/ Yearbook $212

Deadline: May 1, 2025

Make payment online HERE.

Cash/Money Order Payments Accepted: April 28 - 30, Room 261

Financial Assistance Request: Email Dr. Stricklin, mstricklin@schools.nyc.gov by May 1, 2025.

Need a Payment Schedule?: Speak with Dr. Stricklin, Room 261

*Please note, there is a place on the form where you can donate a little extra to help out students with financial challenges. Any amount is appreciated.

Prom

June 18, 2025

City Winery - Pier 57

7pm-11pm

• Prom Payments will be accepted in April.
• Payments will be online with a credit card.
• Estimated cost is $225 per person.
• Seniors are allowed to bring one guest. The guest will have to pay the prom fee as well.

**The PA will not be providing financial assistance. Please contact Ms. Roach or Dr. Stricklin for possible school assistance.

Senior Trip

The senior trip is still in the planning stages, but here is what we know so far:

Location: Six Flags

Date: Tentatively the first week in June. Date has to be approved by the administration.

Cost: The PA is trying to subsidize the trip with money raised by senior class parents. We are trying to keep the cost to $50-$60 per student but this is not confirmed yet. This would include the cost of the amusement park ticket, bus, food & drink. 

Confirmation and more details about this trip probably will not happen until April. 

Other Senior Activities

The SGO (Student Government) is trying to plan some smaller senior activities too, but nothing has been finalized yet. If your student has a suggestion, please have them reach out to SGO leadership. 

Teacher Thank Yous!

Please have your student take some time to write a nice Thank you note to teachers who wrote them college recommendation letters or helped them prepare for auditions. These teachers were not paid to do this, but did it because they believe in your student. It would mean a lot! 

SUDDENLY SDFs

Little Shop of Horrors opens this week and volunteers are needed! Merch, concessions and hall monitor slots are still available so sign up before Audrey II gets hungry again HERE.

ROLE CALL

The '25-'26 POTS Board needs you! Take part in helping our studio thrive by running for one of our open positions. Please don't hesitate to email us at tech@laguardiahspa.org with any questions. Role descriptions HERE.

DONATION HOMESTRETCH

We are approaching the end of the year but have not approached our donation goal yet. Please help us cross the finish line strong by adding on a donation during your ticket purchases by choosing "TECH STUDIO SUPPORTER" on the Support Live Performances page or text LAGTECH to 44321 or click HERE.

Thank you! 

MARCH MINUTES

Check out the minutes and recording of the March POTS meeting HERE.

THE SPRING DRAMA FESTIVAL HAS ARRIVED!

Come see the next Timothee, Ansel, Jennifer, Adrien, Sarah or Awkwafina (okay, doubt there’ll be another Awkwafina, but still…)! With shows over 4 performances each, that’s12 opportunities to see our Seniors in their final LaGuardia performances.

April 3-5 Little Shop of Horrors (opening night is this Thursday, 4/3 at 6:30pm)

May 1-3 Peter and the Starcatcher

May 29-31 The Seagull

Tickets for all shows HERE.

MERCH, CONCESSIONS, DRESSING ROOM SUPERVISION, OH MY!

Sign up to help make the Spring Drama Festival sing (okay, the kids will do most of the singing, but you get the point). Choose your role HERE!

LET’S GET BRAZEN WITH EACH OTHER

Or let’s go to Brazen. Literally.

It’s time for our Spring PODS Parents Meet-Up!

Wednesday, April 9, 6-8pm 

Brazen Tavern (but you knew that already)

356 W 44th Street

Hope to see you all there!

Dear Dance Families,

We had the opportunity to meet many of our incoming accepted Dance students for next year, and the future is bright! Thank you to the student and parent volunteers who helped us sell merchandise and answer questions!

Thank you also to the parents who volunteered to chaperone our students on their trip to Julliard for a performance on Friday!

Additionally, please join us for our next Dance LaG PA Meeting on April 8 at 6pm. Mr. Sinacori will be joining us as our special guest to answer questions about all things dance programming and curriculum at LaG.

Join Zoom Meeting HERE.

Meeting ID: 881 9032 1001

Passcode: 863044

Lastly, another request that you please consider participating in our fundraising campaign to support our 2025 Graduation Dance Concert. If you are interested in sponsoring a piece at the platinum, gold, or silver levels please reach out to us at dance@laguardiahspa.org. First come first served! You can read more HERE. 

Donations to the general Dance PA are also most welcome and necessary! We need your support to ensure we hit our fundraising targets and can continue to enrich the experiences of all of our LaG dance students. Thank you in advance! You can donate HERE.

Warmly,

Joslin and Katie

Find Library News HERE.

Library Resources (How to library) HERE.

Thank you all for supporting our teachers who give our kids the most amazing educational experience.

Mr. Abikzer is raising funds to replace broken photography equipment for students to document and photograph important events throughout the school year. Our yearbook class keeps growing and we have seven cameras to share between 34 students. Just $350 to go!

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

The Broadway Education Alliance is excited to partner with New York City Center to present the 2025 Roger Rees Awards Scenic and Costume Designer Showcase, an opportunity to highlight talented students with 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.

Winners will receive:
• $200 Honorarium
• One-on-one Mentor Session and/or Portfolio Review with Purchase College
• Display of designs and recognition during the Roger Rees Awards Showcase

ELIGIBILITY
Students in Grades 9-12 currently attending high schools in the Greater New York City area.

Read more details HERE and HERE.

Andrew French Photography is offering a Spring session of his (Extra)Ordinary Teen Photography Camp for three Saturday Sessions on April 26, May 3 and 10. LaGuardia students receive a 10% discount using code SPRING25 when registering. Sign up HERE.  

If you are a parent/guardian of a student with an IEP or 504 at LaGuardia, please join our WhatsApp chat group HERE. 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. 

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

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

When: Friday, April 4, between 9:00am and 10:30am

Topic: LAG's Social Studies protocol for teaching during this culturally challenging time

Presenter: AP Mannino

Please let Jerrianna know, no later than Thursday, April 3rd by 12 noon, if you plan to attend.

If coming to campus is not possible, please reach out to Jerrianna with any questions or concerns.

Yellow Sheet 3/28/25

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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