Thursday, September 19^th, 7:30pm

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Passcode: 169000

Congratulations to the new parent members of the Parent Association Executive Board and School Leadership Team.

Assistant Recording Secretary – Shelia Boland

Audit Officer - Cedric Fan

Vice President of Communications - Jessica Randall

Vice President of Hospitality & Engagement - Jarranda Whitfield Appan

Vice President of Fundraising - Abhilasha Mahan

Freshman Class Representative - Aleyiah Skelton

School Leadership Team (SLT) - Nathifa Lewis and Jared VanAlstyne

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. 

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

Please join us for our first POTS (Parents/Guardians of Technical Theatre Students) meeting of the year and meet Eli, our AP of Career and Technical Education. You'll learn a lot from what the expectations are for the students to the production schedule. Get your questions answered! 

Save the date and join us!

What: In-person general meeting

When: Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 6PM

6PM - Parent Meet & Greet

6:30PM - Presentation from AP of Music, Ben Schott

followed by Vocal and Instrumental SGO Reps

Where: LaGuardia Library - 6th Floor

We look forward to meeting you!

 "I love acting. It is so much more real than life:"
- Oscar Wilde

The Drama Studio is pleased to announce the PODS (Parents of Drama Students) Board for 2024-2025!
Co-representatives: Mindy Greenberg & Traci Graper
Recording Secretary - Belinda DiGiambattista
Treasurers - Ayana Green & Johnny Malheiro
Secretary of Merchandise - L. Scott
Secretary of Communication - Mike Rovner
Freshman Class Drama Rep - Matthew Mills and Melissa DiMemmo
Sophomore Class Drama Rep - Michelle Sadowsky
Junior Class Drama Rep - Princess Bey, Adina Sales and Robyne Walker Murphy
Senior Class Drama Rep - Andre Daquigan

Volunteers Wanted!
How can we raise these kids if nobody raises a hand? Fortunately, we have a community of doers! But we can always use more. Please reach out to drama@laguardiahapa.org to let us know if you have any special skills you'd like to bring to the PODS table. Or if you'd just like to be alerted when help is needed. Either way, we could use you!

All the world's a stage, but money makes it go 'round.
The Spring Drama Festival Drama Student Workshops, Panels, Master Classes, Senior Headshots, Consultants, Music Directors, Special Guests and Faculty Support don't pay for themselves. That's what parents are for! Has anything really changed since we were kids? Please dig deep and give to the PODS fund at https://bit.ly/4gn3dFl

We are very excited to see all of you this Tuesday, 9/17, from 5:30-6:30pm for our annual Dance Studio’s Meet the Teachers evening! This event will take place in the Concert Hall at LaG, and is a “can’t miss” opportunity to hear from the amazing artists and teachers who will be working with your students this year. 

In addition, if you have not yet done so already, please consider joining our school-wide parent dance whatsapp chat here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FTvTvMl6vsOIKiVleZniDF 

Finally, the Dance Department has created a Supply List for all grades -- please consider donating if you are able. You can bring any supplies to the dance meeting on Tuesday if that works for you!

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. 

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

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