On Thursday, September 12th @ 6:30 PM there will be an expedited election meeting via Zoom to fill the following Parent Association Executive Board/Student Leadership Team positions: 

Assistant Recording Secretary

Audit Officer

VP of Communications

VP of Engagement & Hospitality

VP of Fundraising 

Freshmen Class Representative

Student Leadership Team (SLT) - Freshmen Parent Representative

Student Leadership Team (SLT) - General Representative (can be freshmen, sophomore or junior parent/guardian)

For volunteer position descriptions click HERE. All current parents/guardians are welcome and encouraged to run for Parent Association and Student Leadership Team positions. All nominations will be accepted the evening of the meeting. Candidates can nominate themselves or have someone else nominate them. Candidates will have one minute to introduce themselves and explain why they are interested in the position. If you would like to run for a position but can’t make the meeting or want more information about a position, please reach out to president@laguardiahspa.org. 

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 827 0496 2197
Passcode: 538344

This is a pilot program initiated by the LaGuardia Parents Association and the Community Engagement Office of LaGuardia High School. The purpose of this initiative is to help 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. This will enable you to reach out to other families to see if your students want to travel together. All years (freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors) are welcome to join. We are really excited about this pilot program and look forward to it growing every year. 

Be a part of the 30+ year LaGuardia tradition! Rising Stars is a variety show combining acts created by the students from all majors and designed by students in the tech department. Many acts are showcasing talents that are not featured in their given majors but are all at levels that rival Broadway. Auditions will take place late October. Encourage your kids to start forming their acts now. Group acts are encouraged but solo acts can audition too. Please join us for our informational session where you can learn more about the event and ask questions. The session will be recorded.

Sunday, September 15th @ 7pm

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 836 6289 9147
Passcode: 483987

Thursday, September 19^th, 6:30pm, Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 837 0776 2294
Passcode: 169000

In order to find a monthly meeting day/time that is convenient to the most people, please take a few minutes to complete the survey. The information will be used to schedule General PA meetings for the school year starting in October. Please complete the form by 5pm on September 10th.

 https://forms.gle/kcXkxcuiKy1Gr4hn9

The Parents Association really hit the ground running with 3 back to events which would not have been successful without our AMAZING parent volunteers. Thank you so much for your valuable time! 

New Family Orientation
Mirna Arsady Hoffman, Sophie Barrett Kahn, Jane Berk, Jake Daehler, Diana Didia, Vanessa Enriquez, Jeanne Gilliland, Russell Granet, Erin Gustafson, Ellen Halpern, Mark Heron, Sarah Ireland, Elizabeth Kringdon Rueda, Carmen Lamar, Kristin Leigh, Barbette Leonard, Mark Lynch, Abilasha Mahan, Daya Martin, Katie Miller, Joslin Paradise, Deanna Raso, Staci Risman, Victoria Rodriguez, Maiko Sato, Cynthia Solis Yi, L Scott, Riva Tait, Valisa Tate, Beatriz Trujillo, Olivia Trujillo, Kathy Uggen-Merget, Isabel Vaz Pires, Cindy Wolf, Tauheedah Yasin, Amy Zakarin

Faculty-Staff Welcome Breakfast
Laetitia Ducroux, Berly Isaak, Isabel Vaz Pires

Welcome Back Students Event
Alina Calovic, Jake Daehler, Shira Eisenberg, Vanessa Enriquez, John Inwood, Sherry Maher, Nadia Noppamas Inwood, Antonella Ortiz, Fernanda Rossi, Hannah Safakamal, Linda Saffire, Rebecca Sherman, Martha Teagle, Josephine Ubilla, Isabel Vaz Pires

To receive emails from the LaGuardia Parents Association, please go to https://www.laguardiahspa.org/login-form?r=%2F 

1. Click “Create account” on the right hand side of the page
2. Complete the form and click “verify email.” You will be sent an email where you will need to click the link in the email message to verify your registration and complete the process.
3. If you would like to subscribe to specific calendars (e.g., studios, school performances and art shows, athletics, etc.), go to the top right hand corner of the home page after you log in. Click on your name.
4. This will take you to an edit profile page. Click the “subscriptions” button found to the right, middle of the page.
5. Scroll down to “LaGuardia High School Parents Association Inc. Calendars” and click the subscribe button for each calendar of interest.

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

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

academicforum@laguardiahspa.org

WELCOME FRESHMAN FAMILIES and hello to the entire LaGuardia community from the ACADEMIC FORUM!

For those of you who are not familiar with us, the Academic Forum is a group of four parents who provide another layer of support to both
students, parents, faculty, and administration to make sure that the academic opportunities at LaGuardia are meeting the needs of all of our students 
with optimum standards. This encompasses many things, but rather than go into all the details here, we will formally introduce ourselves at our first PA meeting later this month, further explain our role, and address any questions you might have. In the meantime we can be reached at: academicforum@laguardiahspa.org.

Wishing everyone the best  of everything for the 2024-25 school year!

Welcome to all the new Sophomore parents! And welcome back to all the returning Sophomore Parents!!  I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and am sure that our kids will have another phenomenal year! 

Click HERE to access the Who to Contact link on the LaGuardia website. 

There is a 2027 parent whatsapp group (not a PA led group) if you would like to join please email me and I will get you the whatsapp address.

If you have any questions or concerns that I can help with please feel free to email me at sophomorerep@laguardiahspa.org

Looking forward to another great year together! - Shira Eisenberg (Sophomore Rep) 

Shira Eisenberg
2024-2025 Sophomore Rep
LaGuardia HS Parents Association
SophomoreRep@laguardiahspa.org
917-559-3076

Welcome Back!

The Music Studio warmly welcomes all new and returning families. We enjoyed meeting some of you during orientation, and look forward to meeting many more of you throughout the year, at meetings, concerts and other events.

Please make sure you sign up for MTK and subscribe to Music Studio communications in order to receive our weekly newsletter: Music Monday, and other communications.

Join our LaG Music Studio Whatsapp chat - open to all grades in the Music Studio (chat is for parent/guardians only)

We look forward to a spectacular year!

Volunteers Needed for 9th & 11th Grade Class Reps, Treasurer & Recording Secretary 

1st PODS meeting 

When: Monday 09/10 @7pm

Where: Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84963259048?pwd=aJiAyLhKADca0zHmF8iiKCZCNs9xkt.1

Meeting ID: 849 6325 9048

Passcode: 969435  

Why: Meet our new Drama Chairperson/ Coordinator, Gaspare Capobianco-DiBlasi and elections for open positions. 

Thank you! 
Mindy Greenberg

Welcome to another amazing dance year at LaGuardia. And an extra big welcome to our new dance students and families. Please email us at dance@laguardiahspa.org with any questions or just to say hello!

Please join our school-wide parent dance whatsapp chat here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FTvTvMl6vsOIKiVleZniDF

Also, please look out for an email with information about our upcoming LaG teacher meet and greet. This will take place at LaGuardia in the early evening and is a wonderful way to meet the wonderful folks who will be teaching our children.

Finally, if you are interested in volunteering to help the dance department please email us directly. The more the merrier!  

We are looking forward to a great year.

Dance Co-Reps,

Katie Miller and Joslin Paradise

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**

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

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

NYU Grad Film student, Nadia Bedj, is casting for for the following roles:

• KATE (15-17): Rebellious, from Brooklyn's Brighton Beach area, of diverse background—her mother immigrated from the Soviet Union, and her father is African-American.
• JEFF (18-19):  Jeff is a classic bad boy. While he is undeniably charming, there is an underlying sense of mistrust about him.

"Homesick Sick Of Home"  After fleeing an oppressive regime in her home country, Jenya, a young journalist, seeks refuge in her aunt's apartment in Brighton Beach, New York. As she anxiously tries to contact her mother overseas, she forms a strong bond with her initially distant American cousin, Kate.

Shooting dates: November 2024 (2-3 days)

Contact nb1366@nyu.edu for more information. 

Join Her Story Mentorship this September for a special event with Misty Copeland. Teen tickets are FREE and limited. All teens must attend with a guardian. Her Story is setting aside an additional block of seats for LaG students and guardians at the discounted rate of $95 / parent ticket. First come first served! Discount rate will expire on September 15.  Register and learn more here:  #ForMe Girls in Motion - AN EVENT CENTERED ON TEENS IN THE ARTS, BODY IMAGE AND SOCIAL MEDIA (givebutter.com)

Her Story Mentorship is a mental health initiative with a mission to protect and strengthen the mental wellness of adolescents who identify as girls, non-binary or gender expansive. 

Parents, advocates and educators will join us as we learn from experts across the adolescent mental health, body image and social media spaces.  

Teens and adults will gather together to learn from Misty and hear her inspiring story of resilience and her pursuit of purpose. 

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, 9/6/24

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

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

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