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Ingraham Weekly Bulletin

Summary : The weekly bulletin is distributed by email on Friday afternoons, and posted on the Ingraham website.

Weekly Bulletin – January 23, 2026

Attendance Office:  Please email ingrahamhs.attendance@seattleschools.org

Parents/Guardians:  If your student is withdrawing from Ingraham this school year, it is important to let us know!  Please email our Registrar, Toni Morgan at tmmorgan@seattleschools.org

If you have moved, it is important to let us, and the district know by completing a Change of Address form

Seniors/Families – 2026 Yard Signs are Here!

FOI has provided yard and window signs for graduating seniors (one per family). You can pick up your sign from Mr. Malaki in the Counseling Office.

Pack the Stands

Wednesday, January 28th at 3:00 pm – Main gym at Ingraham

Come and cheer on the Ingraham Unified Special Olympics Basketball team play against Roosevelt High School at our Pack the Stands event. The Unified team consists of athletes with disabilities and partners without disabilities.

Virtual IB Meeting for 8th-10th Grade Families

January 28, 2026, 7:00 pm – find the link to join here: IB MEETING LINK

Summary: Q&A for families who want to know more about the IB program.

The IB Coordinators are holding this virtual information session on TEAMS for 8-10th grade families who are interested in learning more about Ingraham’s IB Programs – both the long-running Diploma Program and the IB Career-Related Program. Both programs are for students in the last two years of high-school and offer different ways to be an IB Student at Ingraham. Link to Ingraham IB webpage: IB INFO HERE

Winter Ball

The Winter formal will be on Saturday, January 31st, 8pm-11pm at the National Nordic Museum. The theme is Northern Lights. Tickets go on sale on Monday, January 19th and can be purchased on SchoolPay or during lunch at the Activity Center.

Ticket prices:

January 19-23: $30

January 26-30: $35

Guest tickets: $35

Multicultural Assembly

Students! If you are interested in performing / participating in the Multicultural Assembly on April 3rd, please sign up at the following link.

All cultural clubs are encouraged to sign up for the planning committee to make this event a success! You do not need to be part of a cultural club to participate.​ See Mr. Zeichner in Room 131 if you have any questions.

Multicultural Assembly Sign Up (2026) – Fill out form

Food Drive

Next week, from January 26 to January 30, ASB and UNICEF Club will be hosting a food drive. Students and staff are encouraged to bring non-perishable food donations and place them in donation bins outside the AC to win points for their class during spirit week. ​

SUGGESTIONS:

Pasta and rice​

Canned meat​

Peanut butter and jelly​

Canned vegetables, fruit,​

and beans​

Side dishes (mac & cheese,​

ramen, Rice-A-Roni)​

Soup​

Cereal and oats​

Diapers and toilet paper​

Ingraham Graduation Ceremony – Save the Date!

Prior to Winter Break, the district announced graduation dates for SPS high schools. Ingraham’s graduation ceremony will be on June 10 at 4:30 p.m., at the Ingraham Stadium (also known as the Northwest Athletic Complex).

Due to stadium capacity, each senior will receive four tickets for family/friends to attend graduation inside the stadium. Tickets will be distributed at Senior Checkout on June 8. There are no additional tickets available, and the school is not able to manage unused tickets after they are dispersed.

Please do not call the school to request more tickets. There is an overflow area just outside the fence on the north end of the field, where non-ticketed guests can view the ceremony, which usually runs about sixty minutes. The ceremony will be live streamed on YouTube for those who are unable to attend. That link will be provided on the Ingraham website a day or two before the ceremony. More information to come later this Spring, so stay tuned!

Bright Futures Student Support Program

Save the Date! Thursday, March 19th we will host our Bright Futures Fundraising Party at the Lake City Eagles Club!  But you do not have to wait until then to support this amazing Ingraham student support program. There are so many ways to help TODAY:

  • Purchase an item from one of our clothing and toiletry drives and have the items delivered directly to the school: Warm Winter Clothing Drive, Basic Clothing Drive, Toiletries Drive.
  • Sign up for a food bank delivery shift on a Thursday afternoon to support our Weekend Food Backpack program.
  • DONATE to our annual fund so we can continue to directly help our food and housing insecure students access not only food and clothing, but other school experiences, like prom and graduation, that no student should miss because of financial hardship. 

It takes a village—Let’s go RAMily!   

Michele Fowler, Bright Futures Chair (foibrightfutures@gmail.com)

Library News

To see what has been going on the library, check out our latest newsletter! https://app.smore.com/n/8ub19

Girls Who Code is now accepting applications for our free, virtual 2026 Pathways summer program!

For high school girls and non-binary students, including rising 9th graders, graduating seniors, and returning participants. Students will explore technology, build purpose-driven tech-for-good projects, and connect with a supportive global community—no coding experience required. Girls Who Code Free Virtual 2026 Pathways Sumer Program Flyers

Dates: June 29 to August 14

Register to join the Pathways live webinar on February 4th, 2026, to learn more and ask questions about the program.

Apply for Virtual Pathways Summer Program by February 25 for priority consideration! Don’t wait to apply: we’ll be selecting 50 students who submit a Pathways Application by January 18th, 2026 to receive a $10 Starbucks gift card! See official rules.*

High School Seniors – Engineering Mentor Night January 29 at Seattle Central College

The Puget Sound Engineering Council (PSEC) together with the Math, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program at Seattle Central College (SCC) will be hosting Engineering Mentor Night on Thursday, January 29th, 2026, from 6-8 p.m.

Engineering Mentor Night gives students an opportunity to meet representatives from a wide spectrum of practices in the engineering profession. Learn about career pathways in engineering, day-to-day work, internships, graduate education, professional advancement, and more! No ongoing mentoring is expected of those attending this event. 

This is your opportunity to learn, ask questions, and grow your professional network! Pizza will be provided for those who RSVP.

Location:
Seattle Central College
Broadway Edison Building(BE) -Atrium First Floor
1701 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98122

RSVP Here:

Engineering Mentor Night @ Seattle Central College RSVP Sign up Form – Fill out form

Seattle Parks & Recreation Youth Employment/Service-Learning Program

Pre-Employment Training

  • Who: Students, ages 13-18 years old. Must be a Seattle resident or attending Seattle Public School
  • When: Every Wednesday, January 21 to March 11, 2026, 3:30-5 p.m.
  • Where: In Person at Bitter Lake Community Center

Gain skills with time management, resumé writing, fostering a growth mindset, and more!

$300 Stipend towards program expenses or 14 Service-Learning Hours

Applications Close January 12th, 2026

Register: Seattle Parks & Recreation Youth Employment/Service Learning Program

Contact: Amy Molieri 206-799-5417, Irma.molieri@Seattle.gov

Flu and COVID Vaccines Available

Flu season is here. Luckily, students can get flu and Covid shots in the Teen Health Center! Appointments are free of cost. Stop by the Teen Health Center next to the Counseling office to get signed up so you can stay well this winter. 

College Representative Visits

Students!  One of the more important opportunities available every fall are the College Admissions Rep visits to Ingraham High School. College Admissions Representatives from campuses across the state and country are scheduled to visit IHS and meet with interested students in grades 9-12 (students only). We already have several visitors on the schedule, and they are very excited to meet you. This is one of the few opportunities available to meet the person who may be reading your college application, ask questions about the campus, and gather helpful information to use during your college research and the admission/application process. These visits are especially helpful for seniors who are about to begin the college application process.

Students are required to sign-up to attend these sessions and do so via their Naviance/High School and Beyond Plan accounts.

To sign-up: Please log in to your Clever account

  • Select Naviance 
  • Select Colleges, then college visits 
  • Select View Details and register for the college you want to attend! 

Then write down the visit on your planner or personal calendar. On the date and time of the visit, come down to the library and meet the representative!  You are welcome to stay for a portion of the visit or the entire visit before heading back to class.

Please continue checking the visit section as new college visits are added.

Parents: Visit the Ingraham website under Resources for information College Visits

Ingraham Spirit Wear

If you want to get your spirit gear so that you can represent as a Ram Fan or if you just want to buy some Ingraham gear for your student, check out the website Then… Contact Heidi Oveson hloveson@seattleschools.org  with your order or any questions. Heidi and the students selling the gear will pull orders and send a link to SchoolPay for payment. Your items will be available for pickup in the main office.

After School Tutoring in the Library

Note: No tutoring on Jan 27th and 29th

Tutoring is in the Ingraham library on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45–4:45 p.m. and is open to all Ingraham students.

Student Drop-off and Parking on Campus

Parents: Please do not drop off your students on N. 135th St, as that is reserved for district transportation only.  Student drop-off is in the NE Visitor Parking lot.

Students: It is required that all students complete a vehicle registration form and obtain a free parking pass from the main office if they plan on parking on campus.  The process of obtaining a parking pass will be announced soon, so stay tuned.  A valid driver license must be shown when obtaining the parking pass. Student parking is in the lot off Meridian and the south section of the south parking lot next to the fields.  Staff/Visitor parking is next to the auditorium/upper gym entrance, as well as in the south parking lot near the tennis courts.  Do not park in the Helene Madison parking lot.  Cars may be ticketed and/or towed if you are illegally parked in a accessible parking spot (without the appropriate parking permit) or in a fire lane (yellow or red curbs). 

School Communication

Ingraham uses various methods to communicate information out to students and families:

  • Students, please start checking your SPS email inbox daily for information from school and read the Friday bulletins. 
  • Schoology pages
  • Talking Points: A text-based system that sends translated messages to your phone.
  • Principal Newsletter: A personal message from Principal Zack Elvig, sent on Mondays.
  • Friday Bulletins:  We email the school bulletin weekly via a system called School Messenger. It is always updated on the Ingraham website. Occasionally, we hear from parents/guardians who say they are not receiving the bulletin or have suddenly stopped receiving them.  It is usually an email filter issue, or you have inadvertently unsubscribed.  Please manage your SPS communication preferences

Activities and Other News:

Athletics

Spring Sports Registration Deadline

Spring Sports registration is due February 10th before mid-winter break. Physicals must be done to participate in tryouts and practices. See Ingraham Athletics Registration for physical forms and registration instructions.

Strength & Conditioning Space

On Monday, Ingraham parent and student volunteers set up the mats and equipment in the NEW Strength & Conditioning. This is an exciting addition available to all students and made possible by donations made at the Breakfast of Champions. Thanks to everyone who made it possible! 

Senior Nights!

Senior nights for winter are coming soon. Stop by and cheer on our rams and celebrate our seniors. 

  • Bowling – Wednesday, January 21 at West Seattle Bowl; match starts at 3:15 and with senior recognition after the match at around 6.
  • Gymnastics – Friday, January 23, 7 p.m. at Nathan Hale
  • Boys Swim – Friday, January 23, 4-6pm Helene Madison Pool
  • Wrestling – Tuesday, February 3 with senior recognition before the match

Winter Sports Ingy Awards – March 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ingraham Gym

Winter sports are in full swing. Mark your calendar for March 9 to help celebrate the athletes and season.

Save the Date: Saturday morning, June 6 | Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser 

Mark your calendar and plan to play in, or volunteer for, the annual Pickleball Fundraiser benefitting athletics at Ingraham! Details and sign-ups coming soon.