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  Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts is located near the Juilliard School in the Lincoln Center district of Manhattan, on Amsterdam Avenue between 65th Street and 64th Street.
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts was established in 1984.
The school, adjacent to New York's Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, was built in order to bring together two "sister" arts high schools of the day, the High School of Music and Art (started by Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia in 1936) and the High School for Performing Arts (popularly referred to as "P.A.").
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 Fiorello H. LaGuardia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (born Fiorello Enrico LaGuardia December 11, 1882–September 20, 1947) was the Republican Mayor of New York from 1934 to 1945.
LaGuardia was born in The Bronx to an Italian lapsed-Catholic father and a Hungarian mother of Jewish origin from Trieste, and he was raised an Episcopalian.
LaGuardia was elected mayor of New York City on an anti-corruption "fusion" ticket during the Great Depression, which united him in an uneasy alliance with New York's Jewish population and liberal bluebloods (Wasps).
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 Fiorello H. LaGuardia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (December 11, 1882 - September 20, 1947) was the Mayor of New York from 1934 to 1945.
LaGuardia was elected mayor of New York City on an anti-corruption "fusion" ticket during the Great Depression.
LaGuardia is famous for, among other things, reading the comics on the radio during a newspaper strike, and pushing to have a commercial airport (Floyd Bennett Field, and later LaGuardia Airport) within city limits.
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 Fiorello Henry LaGuardia - former mayor of New York City
Fiorello LaGuardia was the mayor of New York from 1934 to 1945.
Fiorello returned to the U.S. to continue his education at New York University, and during this time he worked as a translator at Ellis Island from 1907 to 1910.
LaGuardia was elected mayor of New York City on an anti-corruption "fusion" ticket during the Great Depression, which united him in an uneasy alliance with New York's liberal bluebloods.
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 Basic Information - Your options for high schools
Arts focus high schools select students on the basis of demonstrated skill in fine arts, dance, drama or musical performance.
Charter schools are public schools that operate independently of the local districts under a "charter" from the state Board of Regents, the State University (SUNY) or the Chancellor.
The Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts in Manhattan requires an audition (in dance, voice, instrumental music, drama, technical theater or a portfolio in studio art) in November and December.
www.insideschools.org /st/ST_programs2.php   (916 words)

  
 H.S. 485 Fiorello H. LaGuardia HS of Music & Art and Performing Arts
LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts is a highly selective, widely acclaimed school that trains students for the country's best art schools and music conservatories, as well as for conventional academic colleges and universities.
LaGuardia is on the list of 209 schools that the chancellor exempted from the citywide uniform curriculum.
The school is particularly known for its racial and ethnic diversity.
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 Freddie Prinze
Freddie was educated first in a private Lutheran school (a religious compromise by his parents, though his mother took him to Mass on Sundays).
Then, without telling his parents, he auditioned for and was accepted to Fiorello LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts, where among other subjects he was introduced to drama and continued to study ballet.
He had just signed a large deal to perform in Las Vegas and his TV show was still garnering good ratings.
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 math lessons - Fiorello H. LaGuardia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
LaGuardia was born in The Bronx and grew up in New York City and was educated at the New York University.
Fiorello returned to the U.S. to continue his education, and during this time he worked as a translator at Ellis Island (1907–1910).
LaGuardia is famous for, among other things, reading the comics on the radio during a newspaper strike, and pushing to have a commercial airport (Floyd Bennett Field, and now LaGuardia Airport) within city limits.
www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Fiorello_LaGuardia   (311 words)

  
 Napa Valley Register Online | Arts And EntertainmentFeatures
Set at New York's High School for the Performing Arts on 46th Street in Manhattan, "Fame" follows members of the class of 1984 from entrance auditions to graduation, and through friendships and romances, disappointments and successes, and the hard work that fills their daily lives.
In 1948, the School of Performing Arts was created to provide training in performance skills to students who wished to prepare for professional careers in dance, music or drama.
LaGuardia Arts was the first school in the nation to provide a free, publicly funded program for students with exceptional talents in the arts.
www.napavalleyregister.com /articles/2006/04/26/features/arts_and_entertainment/iq_3399016.txt   (363 words)

  
 SHFW | Scripps Howard Foundation Wire |   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
She attended elementary school at P.S. 30 where her entire first grade class received a full college scholarship as a result of a partnership between Merrill Lynch and the National Urban League.
Upon graduation from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts, where she studied voice, she appeared on the CBS Early Show, and in the Daily News, and USA Today, where she discussed the program and its benefits.
At school, Starrene works with the campus radio station, WHOV FM, as an on air DJ, and is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
www.shfwire.com /halloffame.phtml?id=80&action=view_single   (251 words)

  
 Arts and Cultural Education Online Services Guide
These opportunities in the performing and visual arts, as well as the environmental and historical settings that are represented, all contribute to a deeper and more challenging education for our students.
Arts and culture are not just for the privileged few, but are here for all 1.1 million students.
The Arts and Cultural Education Services Guide was prepared by the Board of Education, Harold O. Levy, Chancellor; with the cooperation of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Schuyler G. Chapin, Commissioner; and the Alliance for the Arts, Randall Bourscheidt, President, and Anne Coates, Vice President.
www.allianceforarts.org /2000acesg/introduction.html   (986 words)

  
 webitsmart.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Fiorello LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts, NYC
At her last school she burned down the gymnasium: naturally no-one believed her story that it was full of vampires, and she was expelled.
She arrives in Sunnydale unaware that the town's school sits above a porthole of psychic energy, a gateway to another dimension, populated by demons - the Hellmouth.
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 Amplified Online - Heavy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nicky, of Trinidadian Jamaican heritage, demonstrated from an early age that she was destined to be a performer.
At twelve, Nicky auditioned and was accepted into the vocal department at the prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts - - widely known as the school upon which the hit TV show FAME was based.
The New School also was a treasure trove of developing talent and alongside other neophyte musical visionaries such as Bilal and John Popper (of Blues Traveler) they cut their teeth working with some of the masters of jazz, including Buster Williams, Reggie Workman, Chico Hamilton and many others.
www.amplified-online.co.uk /artists_detail.php?artistno=210   (548 words)

  
 Welcome to The Classix Site
After performing on cruise ships and many clubs for years, Joe currently is based in the NYC area and now he is the happiest dog.
He has a BA in music education and was certified to teach junior high school band, but he ended up working in the music publishing biz, where he is currently the Director of Rights Clearance and Composer Liaison with C. Peters Corporation.
Lisa Apatini is a native new Yorker and a recent graduate of the acclaimed Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Performing Arts - a star pupil in theatre, music and drama.
www.alphadogband.com /bios.html   (1335 words)

  
 Current Dancers
Bland continues to pursue the live performance arts where the sacred remains mysterious and the process of discovery is ongoing.
Griff Braun was born in Dallas and received his dance training at the Arts Magnet High School, the Dallas Ballet Academy and the American Dance Festival.
She then went on to study at the Juilliard School, under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy, and recently graduated with a BFA in dance.
www.lubovitch.org /Company/Dancers_2004/dancers_2004.html   (2028 words)

  
 LaGuardia High School Students to Participate in 'Dialogue on the American Jury'
Participating in the discussion will be 25 social studies students from LaGuardia, who will join in the discussion to express their views on the American legal system and jury service, especially timely against the backdrop of several high profile trials currently in the news.
Drasco is calling on all section members to hold dialogues in schools in their communities as part of a section public service initiative.
As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law in a democratic society.
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 ClassicTVHits.com - Review: Fame, Season 1
The Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts of New York City served as the inspiration of an extremely successful 1980 feature film that presented fictional accounts of the students who attended the facility.
Young people enrolled in the school with the desire to develop their skills as actors, dancers, singers, musicians and any other manner of performing arts.
The stories of the exuberance of youth and the joy that derives from their passion for performing is timeless.
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 Jazz Spotlight : Carlos Henriquez   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
As one of the award winners, he performed with the Grammy Band at the Grammy Award Ceremony and with other recipients at the JVC Jazz Festival at Carnegie Hall.
Henriquez quickly became interested in playing the bass at the age of 13 while performing in his junior high school band.
A graduate of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts where he was a member of the Jazz Orchestra and several jazz combos, he enrolled in the Jazz Program this fall.
www.newschool.edu /mannesmusings/henriquez.html   (246 words)

  
 Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (New York, NY)
This is a facility where the most gifted and talented public school students of New York City could pursue their talents in art or music, while also completing a full academic program of instruction.
This was the first school of its kind and has served as a model for other schools in other major cities.
Actually the movie Fame was based on the School of the Performing Arts which was one of the schools that Laguardia was created from.
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 Sheppard Music School - Faculty & Instruments Offered   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
When he’s not busy teaching the violin and administrating at the Sheppard Music School, he performs with chamber ensembles and as a strolling violinist.
In addition to his extraordinary talent on the saxophone, Christian performs on the flute, clarinet and trap drums at an advanced level.
His formal musical education began at the renown Booker T. Washington High School for the Arts where he studied guitar and music theory.
www.sheppardmusiccenter.com /faculty.html   (854 words)

  
 Rhode Island State Council on the Arts:  
Pawtucket: The Friends of Excellence in Arts Education is sponsoring its first fundraising and silent auction event on Monday, April 10 from 6:30-8:30 to benefit the Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing & Visual Arts located in the Pawtucket Armory, 172 Exchange Street, Pawtucket.
This school, modeled after the “famed” Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City, is the first and only “by audition” public arts high school in the State of Rhode Island.
Our vision is to fully challenge and nurture high school students with exceptional talent in the arts who wish to pursue careers in the visual and performing arts.
www.arts.ri.gov /blogs/index.php/?p=783   (499 words)

  
 The Company
In high school she began teaching step and dance to inner city youth.
She began dancing in high school with the Dazzling Emeralds on the Green Machine Marching Band.
Her deep passion for dance is a result of several prophecies she received that confirmed her as a true dancer, choreographer, and performer.
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 Lisa Apatini
Born in New York City, Lisa Apatini was a graduate of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in 2004.
She had performed at Gracie Mansion for Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Governor George Pataki in 1996.
One of her most significant performances was in (Budapest) which was televised by TV satellite in Europe.
www.20thcenturiesbest.com /lisa.html   (166 words)

  
 Robin Becker Dance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
She was a principal dancer with the Eleo Pomare Dance Company from 1973 to 1983 and performed with the Martha Graham Ensemble, the Pearl Lang Dance Company, Ballet Etc., Los Angeles Dance Theatre.
She performed as a guest artist with the Denishawn Repertory Dancers at the Biennale Festival in Lyons, France.
In 1998, she was commissioned to create a new work that was performed with Roberta Flack in a New York concert to benefit breast cancer research and awareness.
www.aharipress.com /robinbeckerb.html   (482 words)

  
 Kalman Magyar - Musician Bios
Born in New York City of Hungarian heritage, Lisa Apatini graduated from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in 2004.
She maintains a rigorous performance schedule and is among the many graduates of her High School who have become successful performers.
She performed at Gracie Mansion for Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Governor George Pataki in 1996, and has appeared many times for WB11 and Radio Disney at New York's Second and Third Avenue benefit festivals.
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 AVx Medical: Devices for Patient Safety & Comfort   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In recent years her organizational skills have extended to founding and managing national non-profits, spearheading local and national public relations campaigns, teaching web development, Russian and Arabic to gifted schoolchildren, and serving 4 years as Cubmaster of a local scout pack.
Most recently (7/05) she has completed a Continuing Medical Education (CME) online E-learning module which is being offered for free and for CME credit through UCSF School of Medicine (see betablockerprotocol.com).
After graduate school she worked for 8 years in translation and analysis for the federal government.
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 The Concert Hall at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts at Lincoln Center - show ...
In 1936 New York City Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia founded The High School of Music and Art in order to provide a facility where the most gifted and talented public school students of New York City could pursue their talents in art or music while also completing a comprehensive academic program of instruction.
In 1948, The School of Performing Arts opened its doors on 46th St., in the heart of the theater district.
The school is located on the corner of Amsterdam avenue and W 65th St.
www.theatermania.com /content/theater.cfm?int_show_id=8197   (363 words)

  
 Hofstra University - HCLAS - Drama & Dance - Faculty
She is the recipient of many choreography grants and fellowships, including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, Meet the Composer, and Creative Artist Project Choreographer's Grant.
She received her Ph.D. in performance studies from New York University, her M.A. from NYU’s Gallatin Division in literature in performance, and her B.A. in English and drama, magna cum laude, from Tufts University.
He has taught acting, theatrical movement and stage combat at Boston University's School of Theatre Arts and Opera Institute, the North Carolina School of the Arts, National Theatre Conservatory, the University of Alabama, Temple University and numerous workshops and intensives nationally and internationally.
www.hofstra.edu /Academics/HCLAS/DD/DD_facul.cfm   (3787 words)

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