The recording for the Informational session on September 17th did not record. Our apologies! Click HERE for minutes of the meeting. If you have questions, please reach out to Rebecca and Tracy at risingstars@laguardiahspa.org. 

Please find the proposed September 19^th General Parent Association meeting minutes HERE. These minutes need to be approved by the October 15^th meeting.

2024-2025 Parent Association Executive Board Roster

Tracy Ballas

Patricia Dinely Chesky

Ifat Golan

Nathifa Lewis

Katie Miller

Jared VanAlstyne 

Next SLT meeting is scheduled for October 22nd, 4:30pm, LaGuardia 2nd FL Principal’s conference room. Parents are welcome to attend as observers.

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

Contact Ms. Persaud with questions about any of the information below. 

College Visits for 9/24/24 and 9/26/24:

Tuesday 9/24/2024:

University                                     Time

Duke University                                  10:25 AM - 11:05 AM

The New School                                  10:25 AM - 11:05 AM

Hamilton College                                 11:10 AM - 11:50 AM

School of the Art Institute of Chicago          11:55 AM - 12:35 PM

Bates College                                    11:55 AM - 12:35 PM

Concordia University                                12:40 PM - 1:20 PM

Thursday 9/26/2024:

University                                                  Time

Temple University                                             12:40 PM - 1:20 PM

Wellesley College                                              12:40 PM - 1:20 PM

SUNY Free Application Period begins 10/21/2024 to 11/3/2024
 https://www.suny.edu/attend/apply-to-suny/

We are excited to share the CUNY Apply for Free Campaign dates for the Fall 2025 Semester. This campaign offers a valuable opportunity for students to apply to CUNY without the $65 Freshman Application Fee.
 Please note the following important dates:

• For : The application fee will be waived if the application is submitted between October 21^st-November 15^th 
• It is crucial for seniors to submit an application during this window, as fee waivers will be very limited for applications submitted before the beginning of the free application period and after November 15th.

The Big Apple College Fair offers attendees the opportunity to speak with over 200 college admissions representatives from not only New York State, but from as far away as California, Canada, and England to name a few.  This opportunity is free to attendees. Big Apple College Fair

Common App launches 2024–2025 direct admissions program with 117 colleges and universities, By Common App, September 05, 2024
Today, Common App launched its direct admissions program for the 2024–2025 application season with 117 member colleges and universities. Beginning this month, first-generation and low and middle-income students who are college-interested will receive proactive admissions offers. New to the direct admissions program this year is the ability for students to regularly see, learn, and act on their offers directly in the application. Common App Direct Admissions also includes outreach and resources to counselors and families with students receiving direct admissions offers. "As we continue to work toward our moonshot goal of increasing the number of low- and middle-income students applying to postsecondary opportunities, it’s imperative that we find ways to change the narrative about college from one of scarcity to one of opportunity,” said Jenny Rickard, President & CEO of Common App. “With today's launch of our 2024–2025 Common App Direct Admissions program, even more students will know they are worthy and welcome on a college campus.”

Common App has piloted a direct admissions program since 2021, extending admission offers to students who created a Common App account and provided enough academic information– but had not yet completed all–of their open applications. The organization launched its full-scale program last year, offering over 400,000 first-generation and low-income students direct admissions from 71 colleges and universities. Results showed that 3 out of 4 students who added a school to their college list upon receiving a direct admission offer applied to that school.Common App’s direct admissions program is one of the many ways the organization is expanding the students it serves through its Next Chapter, with a moonshot goal to close its equity gap for low- and middle-income students accessing postsecondary opportunities by 2030.  The participating Direct Admissions members come from 35 states.

Alabama
 Auburn University at Montgomery
Alaska
 University of Alaska Fairbanks
Arkansas
 Hendrix College
California
 Menlo College
 Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles
 Saint Mary's College of California
 University of the Pacific
 Whittier College
Colorado
 Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver)
 Naropa University
 Regis University
Florida
 Eckerd College
 Saint Leo University
 Stetson University
Georgia
 Brenau University
 Georgia State University
 Oglethorpe University
Illinois
 Columbia College Chicago
 Elmhurst University
 Illinois Institute of Technology
 Illinois Wesleyan University
 Millikin University
 Monmouth College (IL)
Indiana
 University of Evansville
 University of Saint Francis
 Wabash College
Iowa
 St. Ambrose University
Kansas
 Kansas State University
Kentucky
 Spalding University
 Thomas More University
 Transylvania University
 University of Kentucky
Maryland
 Coppin State University
 Towson University
 Washington College
 University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Massachusetts
 Fisher College
 Hampshire College
 Lasell University
 Merrimack College
 Regis College
 Salem State University
 University of Massachusetts Boston
 University of Massachusetts Lowell
 Western New England University
 Westfield State University
Michigan
 Central Michigan University
 Madonna University
Minnesota
 Augsburg University
 College of St. Benedict
 Concordia University, St. Paul
 Hamline University (MN)
 Saint John's University (MN)
 The College of St. Scholastica
Missouri
 Maryville University of St. Louis
 Truman State University
Nebraska
 Nebraska Wesleyan University
New Hampshire
 Keene State College
New Jersey
 Centenary University
 Felician University
 Kean University
 Rider University
 Saint Elizabeth University
 Stockton University
Nevada
 University of Nevada, Reno
New York
 Iona University
 Manhattan College
 Manhattanville University
 Mercy University
 Nazareth University
 New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
 Niagara University
 Paul Smith's College
 St. Thomas Aquinas College
 SUNY Buffalo State University
 The New School
 Wagner College
North Carolina
 Methodist University
 University of North Carolina Asheville
 Wingate University
Ohio
 College of Wooster
 Hiram College
 Wittenberg University
Oklahoma
 Oral Roberts University
Oregon
 Oregon Tech
 Portland State University
Pennsylvania
 Allegheny College
 Arcadia University
 Chatham Universit
 Immaculata University
 King's College
 Lincoln University (PA)
 Moravian University
 Neumann University
 Pennsylvania Western University
 Robert Morris University (PA)
 Rosemont College
 York College of Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
 Salve Regina University
South Carolina
 Spartanburg Methodist College
Tennessee
 The University of Memphis
Texas
 Austin College
 Houston Christian University
 McMurry University
 Southern Methodist University
 St. Edward's University
 University of Texas Arlington
Virginia
 Christopher Newport University
 Emory & Henry University
 George Mason University
 Marymount University
 Richard Bland College of William and Mary
 University of Lynchburg
 Virginia Commonwealth University
Vermont
 Vermont State University
 Washington
 Whitworth University
Wisconsin
 St. Norbert College
 

To learn more, visit commonapp.org and follow @CommonApp and #CommonApp on social media.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

Interested in spearheading a group of families to participate in this year’s walk-a-thon. Please reach out to Dean Shelliann Roach at SRoach2@schools.nyc.gov

It would be fantastic to see a large group of LaGuardia folks participating, please click HERE for more information. 

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

In brief, the Academic Forum, represents the academic interests of all parents and students and supports the school's academic faculty . The Academic Forum convenes regularly to plan and provide informational sessions open to all PA members regarding academic matters and post-secondary placement. We meet with school faculty, administrators, and with others involved in academic matters.  The Academic Forum‘s budget may be used to support the academic needs of the school and, in the past, the Academic Forum has used its funds to offer assistance to students in need for SAT test prep, calculators, and to teachers for classroom devices.

Information on upcoming meetings will be forthcoming~

In the meantime, Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns at:

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! 

Due to a scheduling conflict, the meeting has been moved.

Please note the new date.

Save the date!

What: In-person general meeting

When: Wednesday, October 8, 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

Thank you very much to the families that joined us live and over zoom for our Dance Studio Meet and Greet. And thank you especially to our APs, teachers and instrumentalists who stayed late after school to participate! We're so lucky!

Please mark your calendars for our first Dance PA Meeting of the year on October 7 at 7 PM over Zoom. The zoom link will be sent out closer to the date. We will be going over our budget in more detail, answering questions, and letting you know how you can help. Very much hope to see you there!

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" 

Your PA Dance Reps,

Joslin and Katie

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. 

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. 

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

(EXTRA)ORDINARY TEEN PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS Starts October 5th. 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. Fall session starts October 5th.  Discount code for LaGuardia students is FALL24. Sign up HERE. 

NYU Film student, Mike Bongiovi, is casting for his upcoming short. Filipino actors only. RIPE is about a Filipino-American family who stockpiles an assortment of extravagant red clothes to send back to home to their relatives in rural Phillipines. Casting for

Reyna (4-14) and Mary (15-35)

Please email headshot/resume/reel to bongiovi.nyucasting@gmail.com

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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