Our first PTA meet and greet will be
Thursday, Sept. 21 at 6:30 pm
in the PPAS Courtyard
Come and meet other parents, your PTA executive board, our arts partners, and many of our faculty and staff!
Light refreshments will be provided
A big welcome to the new and returning members to the PPAS PTA!
Shawn Dell, President
Debbie Greenwald, Treasurer
Neal Sofge, Recording Secretary
Marisa Osorio & Fernanda Santos,
Co-VP Communications
Mildred Alcaide & Kristin Palmieri,
Dance Delegates
Jamie Campagnola & Leslie Hendricks,
Drama Delegates
Ann Marie Pascarella & Jennifer Whipple,
Musical Theater Delegates
Yanet Cruz & Helen Stewart, Vocal Delegates
Erin Balsamo & Helen Stewart, SLT Members
Valerie Tanis, 11th Grade Delegate
Lisa Hamilton, 12th Grade Delegate
Elections will be held in the fall for the following positions:
VP of Fundraising
VP of Membership
Cultural Delegate
9th Grade Delegate
10th Grade Delegate
Middle School Delegate
This week is Regents week for high school students.
Tuesday, June 20, is seniors’ awards night. The event will take place at 6 p.m. in the PPAS auditorium.
Wednesday, June 21, is the Stepping Up ceremony for 8th graders. Students and families should get to school at 11 a.m. Congratulations, Class of 2027!
Thursday, June 22, is graduation day for seniors. Students must get to school at noon. Congratulations, Class of 2023!
The last day of school is June 27.
And a Child Shall Lead
This is the heroic and true story of children coming of age in Terezin, the “Jewish city” established by the Nazis near Prague as a way station before the death camps. In the face of unspeakable horror, these children use their determination and creativity to build lives filled with hope and beauty — playing, studying, making art, and writing an underground newspaper — all at the peril of being executed. Their actual poems and stories are woven into a fast-paced drama, evoking the universality of children caught in the insanity of war.
Directed by Nico Torrez
Stage Managed by Kaelin Fuld
Featuring the WW Theater Arts Classes of ’23 & ’24, with Guest performances by the WDP Class of ’26
June 16th @7pm,
June 17th @3pm & @7pm
PPAS Auditorium
A Light in the Dark
An evening of original short plays written by the Waterwell Theater Arts students
Directed by KiDané Kelati
Stage Managed by Lyss Wortman
Featuring the Theater Arts Class of ’25
June 13th and 14th @7pm in the PPAS Black Box
The Middle School Spring Concert
June 6 at 7 pm in the PPAS Auditorium
Featuring the TA6, TA7, and TA8 classes, a performance of selections from their voice and dance classes this year.
End-of-Year Performances for PPAS Manhattan Youth Ballet Students
will be held at 248 W. 60th St
on June 1 & 2 at 7 pm
June 3 at 12 pm and 5 pm
and a special gala fundraiser
on June 4 at 5 pm
This year’s production will include
Excerpt from Who Cares? by Balanchine
Paquita, new ballet and contemporary choreography
The 2023 Ailey Spring Concert featuring dancers from Ailey/PPAS
will be held:
Friday, June 2 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, June 3 at 3 pm and 7:30 pm
Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W. 55th Street
Will Call/Box Office opens one hour prior to each performance on PE Level.
The Spring Formal is this Friday, May 26, from 6pm -8:30pm for grades 9-12 in the PPAS cafeteria.
The Events Club needs help decorating at 4:30 pm, food sales during the dance, and clean up.
If you are available, please sign up here.
Interested in running for an
Executive PTA board or SLT position
for the 2023-24 school year?
Use this link to self-nominate!
Open positions include:
Co-Presidents • Treasurer • Recording Secretary
VP of Fundraising • VP of Communication
VP of Membership • 2-3 SLT Members
Cultural Delegate
9th Grade Delegate
(at September Board meeting)
10th Grade Delegate • 11th Grade Delegate
12th Grade Delegate
Dance Delegate • Drama Delegate
Middle School Delegate • MT Delegate • Vocal Delegate