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.