The Yellow Sheet
Happy New Year, LaGuardia Family!
As we step into 2025, I want to extend my warmest wishes to each of you for a joyful and successful year ahead. January will be a short but action-packed month with so much to look forward to, including tonight’s Gospel Concert, next week’s Musicales, and later this month, the Semi-Annual Music Concert, Winter Dance Showcase, New Music Ensemble Showcase, and the Winter Band Concert.
As we approach the end of the semester, let’s all stay focused on finishing strong. I encourage every student to touch base with your teachers to ensure your schoolwork is complete and to explore opportunities to earn your best possible grades. We are also reviewing in-school and after-school tutoring programs to provide even more support for student success.
Thank you all for being a part of our vibrant and inspiring school community. Let’s make 2025 a year of growth, creativity, and excellence!
Warm regards,
Deepak Marwah
Principal
News and Updates
New Attendance Office Email -- Effective Now
The Attendance Office welcomes Mr. Santiago who is working with Drama, Fine Arts, and Tech Theater. (Ms. T. is now working in the Principal's Office.
To make things easier for families, the Attendance Office will use one email: Attendance Office (The linked may be easier as the actual email is lagattendance@nycdoe.onmicrosoft.com). Please save this to your contacts, or you can find the information on the Whom to Contact page on our website.
Families are asked to include their child's STUDIO and OSIS/9-DIGIT on all emails.
This Attendance Office email will allow us to help families more quickly, especially if one of the Attendance secretaries is not at their desk and the request is timely (such as early dismissal or work permits.)
Thank You, Ms. Bechard & Ms. Phenix
Friday's Coffee & Donuts with our Parent Coordinator, Jerrianna Phenix, was well received. The featured guest was Assistant Principal, Math & Science, Ms. Bechard. Thank you to both Ms. Phenix and Ms. Bechard for providing a forum to hear parent concerns, as well as allowing them to hear Ms. Bechard's thoughts and priorities.
Big Apple Nominations Open through January 21, 2025
The nomination process for the 2025 Big Apple Awards is now open through January 21.
The Big Apple Awards is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate excellent teachers who model equitable learning with high expectations, inspire students to be their best selves, affirm students' identities and unique gifts, and enrich their school communities through family empowerment and strong partnerships.
あけましておめでとうございます！A Happy New Year! from the Japanese Program!
Do you know what year 2025 is? Yes, it is the Year of the Snake!
In the last Yellow Sheet of 2024, we announced the winners of the 2025 LaGuardia Japanese New Year’s Cards Contest! Their cards have been sent to the AATJ National New Year’s Cards Contest! We wish them much success.
Artistic Category: Tifanni Lin and Adelina Mullen
Comical Categor: Filipp Molokov and Ashley Park
Encouragement Category: Arcady Ritter and Adele Stokke Digital Category: Kailyn Hyun and Adeline Zhao
Please stop by the display case on the 7th floor by staircase B to enjoy the winners’ and more of the beautiful New Year’s cards!
The Yellow Sheet is thrilled to, now, show the winning cards.
Order Your Cap and Gown Now!
Members of the Senior Class must order their Cap and Gown from our Vendor, SmoothUSA. The amount is $49.80, and can be paid by credit/debit card on the ordering website. For those would like to pay in cash, there will be two dates in January when cash or money order only will be accepted at school. The link to the Smooth USA LaGuardia Graduation Store will also be included on the school's website.
The graduation package consists of a cap, gown, tassel, and studio-specific stole. (Graduates sit by studio at the Graduation ceremony.) The items are shipped to the school at the end of the year and are distributed along with graduation tickets.
