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LaGuardia Accolades

Miranda Scott Johnson, senior, Drama, entered her original song "Butterflies" in a national contest put on by makers of the upcoming movie, "Undiscovered Gyrl." They were looking for original music by young women under 21 years old. Miranda's song is one of the winners, and will be in the movie, which stars Martin Sheen, Christian Slater and Justin Long. On February 20, 2013, Channel 11 WPIX Morning Show did a feature story on Miranda Scott and her music.
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La! Represented in SAG Award Nominations
LaGuardia Arts was well represented in the nominations for the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards for outstanding performances, which were announced December 12, 2012, in Los Angeles. Of all of the industry awards shows, only the SAG Awards are selected solely by actors’ peers in SAG-AFTRA. The awards show is scheduled for January 27, 2013.

Congratulations to Timothée Chalamet, Nominee -- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Homeland (Showtime), and to Ruby Jerins, Nominee --Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for Nurse Jackie (Showtime)

Finn Walden Is a Song-and-Dance Man
Timothée Chalamet (of both Homeland and performing arts school LaGuardia High) showed off his music man skills on a local channel in New York.

LaGuardia Arts Named One of America's Best High Schools by U.S. News & World Report, Gold Medal Distinction 2012

Two La! Students named Presidential Scholars in the Arts 2012
Nadia Cook Loshilov (Theater) and Amanda Krische (Dance) were two of only twenty students chosen nationwide.

LaGuardia Arts is Named One of New York City's 2012 Best High Schools by New York Post, Ranked #9

2010 Blackboard Awards Designates LaGuardia Arts as Outstanding High School
The Blackboard Awards, presented by Manhattan Media, recognize excellence in education and selected LaGuardia Arts for our outstanding work with NYC students.

DOE Progress Report Awards La! an "A" each year since Program Inception in 2006. School Quality Review (SQR) Rating is Outstanding. CLICK HERE for most recent SQR.

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The US News and World Report Awards LaGuardia Gold Medal in Annual Ranking
The US News and World Report just recently awarded LaGuardia Arts a Gold Medal in their ranking of Best High Schools. Out of the 21,000 high schools evaluated, the Top 500 schools received Gold Medals. In their previous high school rankings published in 2012, LaGuardia Arts also received a Gold Medal. U.S. News fifth edition of the Best High Schools rankings is available exclusively online.

A three-step process determined the Best High Schools. The first two steps ensured that the schools serve all of their students well, using performance on state proficiency tests as the benchmarks. For those schools that made it past the first two steps, a third step assessed the degree to which schools prepare students for college-level work.

The Gold Medal recognizes our work with all different populations within the school, including economically disadvantaged and minority students, and our efforts in preparing them for college.

News from the LaGuardia PA

Our next Parents Association Meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. The Studio meetings will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by the General meeting at 7:00 p.m.

At this meeting the PA elections for next year's officers will take place. The Studio officers will be elected in the Studio meetings at 6 pm. The Executive Board and School Leadership Team will be elected at the General Meeting at 7 pm. Information about the LaGuardia PA can by obtained by clicking HERE. The EB/SLT positions are listed HERE. All positions are a term of one year and every position is elected annually — the only requirement is that you be a parent/guardian of a current LaGuardia student. If you would like to run for a position, have questions, or would just like more information, please contact us at: laguardiahspa@gmail.com.

Parents, if you haven't made your Annual Appeal or your studio donation yet (any amount is appreciated -- participation is key), just CLICK HERE to contribute online. It's NEVER too late!! Thanks!

School Calendar

May
TH	23	Math & Science Fair
		OP: Course Requests Distribution (NEW)
		PA EB Meeting; 6:30PM
M	27	Memorial Day - School Closed
TH	30	Athletics Awards; 4:00 PM; 7th Floor Cafeteria
F	31	Graduation Dance Concert; 7:30PM
F	31	Semi-Annual Art Exhibit thru 6.10
June
SA	1	Graduation Dance Concert; 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
M	3	Final Exams; Periods 4, 5, 6, & 7
T	4	Final Exams; Periods 2, 8, & 9
T	4	PA Meeting: General 6:00 PM / Studio 7:00 PM
W	5	Final Exams; Periods 1, 3, & 10
		Academic Awards Ceremony; 2:00 PM; Little Flower Theater
		Spring Musicale #3; 6:00 PM
TH	6	Professional Development Day — No Students
F	7	MP3 Ends
		Studio Awards: Drama, 1:00 PM; Dance 2:00 PM
		A & F Reunion - May 8
		LaGuardia Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Concert; 7:30 PM
SA	8	LaGuardia Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Concert; 7:30 PM
SA	8	A&F Reunion
SU	9	A&F Reunion
M	10	Department Conferences
		Last Day of Classes
		Studio Awards: Art, 2:45 PM, Concert Hall & Music, 2:45 PM, Little Theater
T	11	Regents Exams
T	11	NYC Exam in Art, Dance, Drama, and Music
W	12	Regents Exams
TH	13	Regents Exams
TH	13	Graduation Rehearsal #1
F	14	Regents Exams
SA	15	Senior Prom; 8:00 PM - Midnight
M	17	Regents Exams
T	18	Regents Exams

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