Alumni & Friends News


Carolyn (Bauling) Raphael – M&A ‘57
Carolyn’s latest poetry collection, Travelers on My Route, was published by Kelsay Books in 2023. It includes a poem about Renaissance Art (“The Day Verrocchio Put His Paintbrush Down”) and a poem about her efforts to learn Italian (“Verbs I Learned at the Opera”).

Purchase information about the book and several of her poems appear on my website: carolynraphaelpoetry.com.

Marlene (Marmer) Siff – M&A ‘53
Marlene’s work on paper, Negotiation, will be on view in a group exhibition, Every Picture Tells A Story, at Silvermine Galleries in New Caanan, CT through April 4th.

Additionally, her painting A Dozen Roses has been accepted into Passion, an online group show by the San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center. The show will run from February 1st to March 31st on www.sfvacc.org.

Billy Dee Williams – M&A ‘55
Released his memoir “What Have We Here?” on February 13th.

“A film legend recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades—a heralded actor who’s played the roles he wanted, from Brian’s Song to Lando in the Star Wars universe—unchecked by the racism and typecasting so rife in the mostly all-white industry in which he triumphed.

Billy Dee Williams was born in Harlem in 1937 and grew up in a household of love and sophistication. As a young boy, he made his stage debut working with Lotte Lenya in an Ira Gershwin/Kurt Weill production where Williams ended up feeding Lenya her lines. He studied painting, first at the High School of Music and Art, with fellow student Diahann Carroll, and then at the National Academy of Fine Art, before setting out to pursue acting with Herbert Berghoff, Stella Adler, and Sidney Poitier.

His first film role was in The Last Angry Man , the great Paul Muni’s final film. It was Muni who gave Billy the advice that sent him soaring as an actor, “You can play any character you want to play no matter who you are, no matter the way you look or the color of your skin.” And Williams writes, ‘I wanted to be anyone I wanted to be.’”


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Wednesday March 6th, 2024

We want to celebrate more alumni and the amazing work you've been doing!

Comment below any alumni who have been nominated throughout the 2024 awards season.

Ready, and go!
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We want to celebrate more alumni and the amazing work youve been doing! 

Comment below any alumni who have been nominated throughout the 2024 awards season. 

Ready, and go!

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Hoping our alum Ellen Mirojnick, M&A '67 graduate (Ellen Schneid, when we knew her!) wins the Oscar for her costumes in the film "Oppenheimer"... Rooting for her all the way!!!

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Would love a list of alum who have ever been nominated.

Jason Oldak nominated for an ASC award for Cinematography for his work on Lessons in Chemistry. 🙌🏼

Thursday February 29th, 2024

With February coming to an end, we wanted to give a shout-out to a few of the awesome things our Alumni have done this month!

- Photo #1 – Billy Dee Williams (M&A ’55) released his memoir “What Have We Here?” on February 13th

- Photo #2 – Lola Tung (LaG ’20) had her Broadway debut on February 9th as Eurydice in Hadestown

- Photo #3 – Marlene Siff (M&A ’53), starting February 28th, has her work on paper, "Negotiation", being shown in a group exhibition, “Every Picture Tells a Story” at Silvermine Galleries in New Canaan, CT

- Photo #4 – Adrian Wiltshire (LaG ’00) worked as an Associate Choreographer at this year’s Grammy awards

- Photo #5 – Carolyn Raphael (M&A ‘57) released her latest book of poetry “Travelers on My Route”
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With February coming to an end, we wanted to give a shout-out to a few of the awesome things our Alumni have done this month!

- Photo #1 – Billy Dee Williams (M&A ’55) released his memoir “What Have We Here?” on February 13th

- Photo #2 – Lola Tung (LaG ’20) had her Broadway debut on February 9th as Eurydice in Hadestown

- Photo #3 – Marlene Siff (M&A ’53), starting February 28th, has her work on paper, Negotiation, being shown in a group exhibition, “Every Picture Tells a Story” at Silvermine Galleries in New Canaan, CT

- Photo #4 – Adrian Wiltshire (LaG ’00) worked as an Associate Choreographer at this year’s Grammy awards

- Photo #5  – Carolyn Raphael (M&A ‘57) released her latest book of poetry “Travelers on My Route”

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Super great. Encore. Encore. Encore.

Wednesday February 14th, 2024

Save the date for our 2024 reunion! M&A, PA, and LaGuardia alumni for the graduation years ending in "4" and "9" and all classes from 1940-1963, join us at LaGuardia High School on Saturday, June 8, 2024!

The schedule of events and more information will follow at a later date.
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Save the date for our 2024 reunion! M&A, PA, and LaGuardia alumni for the graduation years ending in 4 and 9 and all classes from 1940-1963, join us at LaGuardia High School on Saturday, June 8, 2024!

The schedule of events and more information will follow at a later date.

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Quite frankly I don't understand the cherry picked dates. You wanna create ill will. Congrats.

so what happened to the class of '76?

Thank you for this information Elinora! Now it’s in ink and we know the address so we faraway graduates can get a hotel room. Yay!!!

Why only until 1963?

Eli Mallon Are you being facetious?

I moved to Tennessee over a year ago. Kept hoping there would have been a reunion while I was still on Long Island. I doubt I’ll attend now, unless a list of my class members attending becomes available. 1962.

Why just those years?

So the class of 1964 is not included?

Where is it?

Was there one last year for class of 2013 that I missed? We’ve been connecting on our own, but it would be nice to have an official reunion at the school 🙁

if it ends in 1963 does that mean there is no reunuion for 1974? Gee i am confused...

I am a ‘62 graduate. Waited through the Covid freeze on our reunion while living on LI and would happily attended up through 2022. But in 2023, I moved here ( E Tennessee) and don’t think I’d make the trip alone ( I’ve been a Widower since 2008. Wouldn’t mind hearing from fellow alums here, however. Maybe some of us will be able to chat!

Moved to E Tennessee from NY in December of ‘22 . I would have gladly joined the few members of my class of ‘62 had I not. But, I don’t think I’ll travel ( I’m a Widower since 2008). But, I’d like to chat with any of my classmates who’d be willing to update our lives,

I waited patiently for another ‘62 reunion. But, in December of 2022, I moved to Tennessee from NY. Now I’d be happy to see comments from former classmates that might start chats. For those of them who did not know, Steve Carver, a Hollywood, Producer/Director/ Photographer friend , and baseball teammate, passed away during the COVID worst days. We were FB friends too.

Thx!

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Monday January 29th, 2024

Congratulations to everyone involved in putting together this year’s Rising Stars show, it was fantastic!

Thank you to everyone who came out to support! We were lucky to have over 60 alumni join us to watch Sunday’s performance!
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Congratulations to everyone involved in putting together this year’s Rising Stars show, it was fantastic! 

Thank you to everyone who came out to support! We were lucky to have over 60 alumni join us to watch Sunday’s performance!

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I was one of the 60! 😄

The kids did an amazing job - totally student produced!

👍😃

Tuesday January 23rd, 2024

Get your tickets today for the fantastic 2024 Rising Stars show!! Don’t miss out on these incredible performances.

Alumni & Friends will be at the 2pm show on Sunday, January 28th and are calling all alumni to come join us!

Purchase your tickets here - www.tix.com/ticket-sales/tix/4588
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Get your tickets today for the fantastic 2024 Rising Stars show!! Don’t miss out on these incredible performances.

Alumni & Friends will be at the 2pm show on Sunday, January 28th and are calling all alumni to come join us!

Purchase your tickets here - https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/tix/4588

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Such a great show !

Thursday January 18th, 2024

Time is running out! Apply now for Summer Study Scholarships! Applications are due Monday, January 22nd! Don’t miss out! ... See MoreSee Less

Time is running out! Apply now for Summer Study Scholarships! Applications are due Monday, January 22nd! Don’t miss out!

Tuesday January 16th, 2024

Calling all alumni! Don’t miss this opportunity to see the 2024 Rising Stars show! Alumni are always welcome! Buy your tickets for the Sunday, January 28th at 2 pm show! You’ll see your friends, and the show! Link in bio or at www.tix.com/ticket-sales/tix/4588/event/1367234! ... See MoreSee Less

Calling all alumni! Don’t miss this opportunity to see the 2024 Rising Stars show! Alumni are always welcome! Buy your tickets for the Sunday, January 28th at 2 pm show! You’ll see your friends, and the show! Link in bio or at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/tix/4588/event/1367234!

Wednesday January 3rd, 2024

Apply to the Northwestern Cherubs Scholarship! Open to current LaGuardia Sophomores and Juniors. Application link in bio.

Visit nhsi.northwestern.edu for more information.
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Apply to the Northwestern Cherubs Scholarship! Open to current LaGuardia Sophomores and Juniors. Application link in bio. 

Visit nhsi.northwestern.edu for more information.

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Wow! This is awesome!

Tuesday January 2nd, 2024

Happy New Year from Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia! #fameschool #laguardiahighschool #nyc #laguardia ... See MoreSee Less

Happy New Year from Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia! #fameschool #laguardiahighschool #nyc #laguardia

Thursday December 21st, 2023

Current students! Scholarships are open! Take some time over the break to apply! Deadline is January 22.2024. ... See MoreSee Less

Current students! Scholarships are open! Take some time over the break to apply! Deadline is January 22.2024.

Wednesday December 13th, 2023

Congratulations to our favorite movie for being named to the National Film Registry!! #FameSchool #laguardiahs ... See MoreSee Less

Congratulations to our favorite movie for being named to the National Film Registry!! #fameschool #laguardiahs

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Abigail Alperstein Ruttenberg

Well deserved 👏🏾👏🏾

We’re gonna live forever

Remember! Remember! Remember!

It’s gonna live forever!

I love this! For decades, all I had to say, was, I went to the “fame“ school, and everyone knew what school I meant! Now, in my time, the two schools were called “LaGuardia“ only on paper, till they finally were housed in one building. But it was still “LaGuardia“! 

❤️

Yes!

😊

Yay!!!!!

The original or remake?

I Sing The Body Electric 🎶

Super great.

Now we will live forever-and perhaps it will inspire new generation of youngsters to aim high. work hard and love every moment.

❤️

Yes!!!!

My Alma Mater

#PerformingArts #MusicAndArt

It’s gonna live forever!

As it should……. Much well deserved.

It was on last night on Turner Classics! Great to see it again.

Much Well Deserved. I was just watching it yesterday….

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Thursday December 7th, 2023

Congrats to the cast of The Addams Family! We are so proud of you! ... See MoreSee Less

Congrats to the cast of The Addams Family! We are so proud of you!

Monday December 4th, 2023

We can't wait for the Winter Semi Annual Art Show! Come see it for yourself! ... See MoreSee Less

We cant wait for the Winter Semi Annual Art Show! Come see it for yourself!

Monday November 20th, 2023

Get your tickets to see The Addams Family! ITT will be amazing! QR code or www.tix.com/ticket-sales/laguardiahs/699 ... See MoreSee Less

Get your tickets to see The Addams Family! ITT will be amazing! QR code or www.tix.com/ticket-sales/laguardiahs/699

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I could not find a lace to respond. Do you do Industry comps? I am an independent producer/ playwright for Emerging artists theater. I am always scouting new talent as I write for young people often. Are there discounts for Laguardia Alums? I was class of 1977 and my daughter was class of 2008.You can vet me at Bambieverson.com.

Is there a way to get these tickets without a service fee?

So excited! I did the song Pulled from this musical my Junior year in musical theater class ❤️😊

Friday November 10th, 2023

Looking for something to do next Friday? Come see LaGuardia’s Fall Jazz Concert on November 16th! Tickets on sale now! We can’t wait! ... See MoreSee Less

Looking for something to do next Friday? Come see LaGuardia’s Fall Jazz Concert on November 16th! Tickets on sale now! We can’t wait!

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This sounds great, but it is so disappointing that the years prior to being at the new space and name are not allowed to have their reunions at the castle… 1984

Can we purchase at the door too?

Before the concert, check out the Student Curated Art Show, which is amazing!

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Tuesday October 31st, 2023

Happy Halloween!! Nothing like LaGuardia on Halloween and reminding everyone that fame comes in all shapes and sizes! @tofu_themaltipoo ... See MoreSee Less

Happy Halloween!! Nothing like LaGuardia on Halloween and reminding everyone that fame comes in all shapes and sizes! @tofu_themaltipoo

Thursday October 19th, 2023

We can't wait to start streaming Bokeem Woodbine's (LaG '91) new movie tomorrow! Congrats! ... See MoreSee Less

We cant wait to start streaming Bokeem Woodbines (LaG 91) new movie tomorrow! Congrats!

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As a graphic artist since I graduated…. Why wouldn’t the names follow the lineup of actors?!

Nicole Mcmillan Bennett

I was today years old.

I had Mr Murphy’s math class with him. He used squeak in right at the late bell. Jim Murphy used to say his name for attendance roll… “ BOKEEEEM WOODBIIIHNE!” And he would respond “Bo!” With a raised fist ✊🏾! He had his hair in locs and wore a motorcycle jacket.

funny flick. kinda cool to see him in this role, quite different from the angry bad guy. I'm '88, so I don't recall him as a student.

So proud of my fellow alum of LaGuardia (Jose Miguel Fret - Class of '88)

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Friday October 13th, 2023

TIME CHANGE! Please note today’s art show will end at 5:45! We hope you can make it! ... See MoreSee Less

TIME CHANGE! Please note today’s art show will end at 5:45! We hope you can make it!

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Ugly poster. Gd help us artists who won't create ugliness Graduate Laguardia 1974 Pastel Award

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