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

"Into the woods, but not forgetting why I’m on the journey.”

~Stephen Sondheim

We’re thrilled for this year’s All School Musical production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods with two talented casts directed by Broadway director (Job) and LaGuardia alumnus, Michael Herwitz, class of 2014.

The ASM committee is so grateful for all the support from families, friends and businesses in donations, forwarding our emails, and talking to your friends about ads and matching funds. Please click HERE to donate. All donors and sponsors are listed in the Playbill, hard copy and digital. 

Tickets are on sale now for Into the Woods (and for other great LaGuardia concerts). They do sell out as we get closer to performance so don't wait too long. 

Be on the look out for raffle prizes in the coming weeks. 

Please contact musical@laguardiahspa.org with any questions. 

Your ASM Committee

Thursday, November 7th, 6:30pm 

Join Zoom meeting HERE.

Meeting ID: 817 8280 2103

Passcode: 249702

Dear LaGuardia Community:

Thank you for your continued support in our fundraising campaign. Presently, we have raised $105,000. Please keep the donations coming. We are asking families to give what they are comfortable donating. 100% participation is very important and all donations are greatly appreciated. Donors that give $2,000 or more will receive an exclusive 40th anniversary LaGuardia tote bag. 

Some areas that your donations fund are:

 - Academic supplies and equipment

- Studio performances 

- Industry consultants for studio classes

- Per session costs for teachers who work after school

- Club advisors 

- Athletics

- Graduation

- Food for student volunteers at school events

- Production costs for our three fundraisers - Rising Stars, Gala, and All School Musical 

- Teacher appreciation week 

- and much more… 

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 three 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

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.

The following position on the PA Executive board has come open: 

Academic Forum Officer

Volunteer Position Description:

The Academic Forum Officers will represent the academic interests of all parents and students and support the school's academic faculty.

a)The Academic Forum Officers will convene regular meetings of the Academic Forum

to plan and provide informational sessions open to all PA members regarding academic matters of interest and post-secondary placement. 

b) The Academic Forum Officers will meet with counterparts among La Guardia High School faculty, administrators, and with others involved in academic matters. 

c) The Academic Forum Officers will keep the EB informed of their work at the monthly meetings and will issue reports and recommendations as appropriate, to the Executive Board, to the general membership and to the LaGuardia faculty and administration. 

We will take nominations from the floor at the December PA zoom meeting. If you have any questions, please email president@laguardiahspa.org. 

Jane Berk, Senior Parent
Jake Daehler, Senior Parent
Erica Schohn, Senior Parent

academicforum@laguardiahspa.org

REMINDER! Academic Approach is offering SAT PREP at a discounted rate of $450 for 12 sessions plus 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. Classes start at 9:30 am or 12:30 pm. 

As an alternative, Academic Approach is offering another SAT Prep Class that meets virtually on Sundays from 2-4pm if this is a more convenient time slot. Click HERE for further information.

THIS CLASS NEEDS A MINIMUM OF 18 STUDENTS TO TAKE PLACE! 

DEADLINE to sign up is 11/8/24.Please register ASAP to ensure an adequate number of registrants.

The Academic Forum~ Jane Berk, Erica Schohn, and Jake Daehler 

academicforum@laguardiahspa.org

Thank you for helping to fully fund Mr. Gibson, and Dr. Campbell's projects! 

Ms. Kingham is raising funds to get a current events magazine which covers topics from politics to science and everything in between. The articles help support vocabulary building as well as content knowledge needed for the history Regents exams.

Mr. Gibson is raising funds to get plyometric boxes to support students' workout goals. Plyometric boxes are used for jump training, speed drills, and explosive power development, all of which are key to improving athletic performance.

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. 

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

Thank you to the senior parents who helped chaperone the senior class picture at Lincoln Center.

Sara Aros

Patty Carey-Perazzo

Patricia Chesky

Recy Dunn

Elaine Finkletaub

Eva Gold Bovi

Crystal Goss

JJ Grossman

Megan Helvie

Carol Hinds

Kathleen Jayes

Mark Lynch 

Gema Nieto-Forteza

Naoko Komori

Victoria Rodriguez

Amanda Sadlier

Hetal Shah

David Strausman

Nadia Surapanpong

Veronika Surla

Josephine Ubilla

Angela Watford

Tauheedah Yasin

The next POTS Meeting is on Tuesday, November 12th @ 6:30pm.

Eli, our AP of Career and Technical Education will give an overview of the All School Musical work schedule now and through the show and give an update on Smart Pass.

Join Zoom Meeting HERE.

Happy November!

Here's What's Coming Up

**Reminder**

Tonight at 11:59 pm is the deadline to submit virtual auditions for the Music Studio Showcase to be held on December 3 at the Triad Theater.

Sign up and submit HERE!

Questions? Please contact Jennifer Richey at jenniferorichey.lag@gmail.com.

Music Studio General Meeting

When: Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 7:00 pm

Topic: Summer Camps/Programs - hear from program representatives and current Lag students who will share their experiences.

Where: Zoom

Meeting ID: 848 3452 4850
Passcode: 995034

Fall Jazz Concert - Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Orchestra

When: Friday, November 15, 2024, 6PM

Where: Little Flower Theatre

Purchase tickets HERE.

Happy Sunday from the Drama Studio!

NEXT PODS MEETING

Don’t be Clueless – come to the PODS meeting and know what’s going on with your favorite studio! Next PODS meeting is Monday, November 4th @ 7:30 pm. Join Zoom Meeting HERE.

Come out to meet and mingle with your fellow PODS! Tuesday, 11/12, from 6-8pm. 356 W44th St. Light bites served over a cash bar. Hope to see you there!

Guest Artist Series Donation Drive - Nov 1-15

Help bring back the Guest Artist Series! The much-loved Guest Artist Series brings professional teachers from the field and exposes all dance majors, grades 9-12, to a variety of dance forms. However, due to budget constraints, the Guest Artist Series is currently on hold and will likely be eliminated for the school year without your help. 

We heard from parents - you and your students don't want this to happen! Therefore, 100% of donations to the Dance PA between Nov 1 and Nov 15 will go directly to bringing back guest artists. A donation of $250 covers one guest artist for one grade. If we raise $10,000 between Nov 1 and Nov 15, we can restore the program in full.

Click HERE to see the amazing artists brought in for the 2023-24 Guest Artist Series. We don't want our students to miss out on similar opportunities this year so donate now!

STUDENT CURATED ART SHOW

Deadline Extended- November 4 

There were issues with the google form, so it has been shut down. Please just drop a photo of your artwork in the folder linked below. Be sure to label your photo file as follows “Last Name, First Name, Double Period Art Teacher name”. They have extended the deadline for in-person artwork drop off to November 4.

Please be sure to bring your Art Show ready artwork to your double period Art Teacher by November 4. For Student Curated Art Show submission information, click HERE.

HELP US SELL ART STUDIO MERCH AT THE STUDENT CURATED ART SHOW

We will be sending out a Signup Genius soon. Please consider volunteering and helping us sell the Art Studio Merchandise. It is a great way to support the PA, to meet fellow art studio parents and to see the art of our talented artists. Please be on the lookout for the SignUp Genius. Will post it in the app also.

ALUMNI & FRIENDS HOLIDAY CARD OPPORTUNITY

Deadline - November 4

Great Opportunity to Earn Community Service Hours and Share Your Art!

Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia invites our talented artists to create Holiday Card designs that will be used to thank our donors who support all LaGuardia students and arts programs through their financial contributions. Designs can be created in any media and style, saved as an image or pdf and uploaded below. You may submit as many designs as you want. 

For Holiday Card Design Submissions, click HERE.

NEXT ART STUDIO PA MEETING - NOVEMBER 12^TH

Mark Your Calendars. More information about the meeting to follow.

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. 

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 found HERE. 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

Raja Khuri and Maissa Lihedheb, NYU film grad students are casting for three 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 11/1/24

Yellow Sheet 10/25/24

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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