Weekly Bulletin – December 5, 2025

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

• Bell Schedule
• Friends of Ingraham Website
• Ingraham Athletics Booster Club (IABC)Website
• Ingraham Performing Arts Boosters (IPAB) Website
• Know your rights with ICE. Find information about how to stay safe
• Conozca sus derechos con ICE: Encuentre información sobre cómo mantenerse seguro

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

Tutoring Update

There is no tutoring on Thursday, December 11th and Thursday, December 18th

Pre-Planned Absence Forms

If your student will be missing two or more days of school, please remember to submit a Pre-Planned Absence Form. Common examples of pre-planned absences include family vacations, surgery or medical procedures, family events, and non-district athletic competitions. Providing the form in advance helps students and teachers plan for missed instruction and assignments.

Forms are available in the Attendance Office or online on the Ingraham Attendance page:
https://ingrahamhs.seattleschools.org/resources/attendance/#4cd5c4393c24

Completed forms must be turned in at least three school days before the first day of the planned absence. Thank you for helping us support strong, consistent attendance!

Hey Ram Fans: Can we get to 100%?

We are at the end of the Friends of Ingraham’s official once-a-year Annual Appeal and sadly, we did not reach our goal of $75,000. This means some programs we hoped to fund are at risk in real time. These events, activities, and supplies are not covered by the district and Ingraham’s next FOI grant cycle for teachers and staff (when they request items they need) happens at the beginning of 2026. 

Never fear, if you missed our calls to action or the deadline slipped your mind, you can still contribute. Your donations go toward things like science materials, supplies for the nurse’s office, calculators, camera equipment, field trips, snacks for the counseling office, support for our amazing Bright Futures program, teacher and staff appreciation events, and so much more.

So, channel that Giving Tuesday energy from earlier this week, click here, and show your support for your student(s) and our incredible school! https://givebutter.com/saiIZ3

Ingraham Winter Benefit Concert

Join us on Friday, December 12th at 7 p.m. in the Ingraham Auditorium.  

There will be performances by all the band, orchestra, and choir groups.  

Tickets are available with this link Benefit Concert Tickets on SchoolPay, or can be bought at the door.

$15 for adults and $5 for Ingraham students.

Pizza and Bahn Mi will be available for purchase.  Bake sale items will be available by donation. 

Please consider volunteering time or baked goods to make this event a success.

Hygiene Product Drive

Ingraham’s HOSA club is hosting a hygiene drive for Aurora Commons. Please help support our neighbors! Please donate items like pads, tampons, shampoo, and soap. Donation boxes are located in the counseling office, Dr. G’s room, and outside the Activity Center.

Ingraham Open House

Thursday, January 8^th, 2026, at 7pm.

This event is for prospective students and parents/guardians. Help us spread the word! It will start in the auditorium and then there will be an opportunity to meet teachers and learn about curriculum and other opportunities at Ingraham HS. Tours will be provided of the building as well.

Yearbooks

Hi Rams! The yearbook is again on sale from now until Dec 26^th. The price is $65 with a nameplate and $60 without a nameplate. Order HERE

Senior parents and guardians: If you are interested in purchasing a senior ad in the yearbook, please use the following link: Senior Ad

If you have any questions, please email Christine Steelsmith clsteelsmith@seattleschools.org

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

TIME: 3:30 – 5:00pm

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: https://forms.office.com/g/JsgAYKCmhG

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

• Click on Naviance 
• Click on Colleges, then college visits 
• Click on 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

Please note there is no tutoring on December 11th.

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 /See attached map.

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). 

Bright Futures needs YOUR support to help our Food Insecure Families

Did you know that approximately 25% of the Bright Futures annual budget goes directly towards food support for our housing and food insecure families?  Over 200 students rely on the weekend food backpacks that we distribute every Friday during the school year. But over winter break, when many of us are enjoying holiday meals, so many of our students are without their regular food source.  Last year we provided 134 Ingraham families with much needed grocery gift cards to help them secure food during this time away from school. We are 100% supported by donations from our community, and we are so grateful to you for helping us provide these gift cards. Given the recent government disruptions and demands placed on our local food banks, we anticipate the need for our families to be even greater this year.  Let’s all do what we can to support each other, RAMily! Every little bit counts. Please DONATE HERE to our annual campaign, where every dollar goes directly to our Ingraham students who need it most. Thank you for your continued support! If you’d like to learn more about the Bright Futures program and about how you can get involved, please reach out at foibrightfutures@gmail.com.

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 communication preferences at this link: https://go.schoolmessenger.com/
• Ingraham Website

Activities and Other News:

Athletics

Cornhole Tournament Tonight! Dec. 5 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. – Ingraham Lower Gym

Stop by the lower gym and join the cornhole tournament sponsored by Wrestling. Tickets are $20 and available at the door. No need to register in advance, just show up ready to play. Funds raised support the wrestling team and will go toward tournament fees, wrestling equipment, and travel expenses.

IABC – Next Meeting Jan. 13 @ 6:30

The next Ingraham Athletics Booster Club (IABC) meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 13 @ 6:30 p.m. Join us to learn more and get involved in supporting sports at Ingraham.

Seeking Sports Team Liaisons

Do you like to be “in the know” about your student’s team? Join IABC as a liaison to help communicate, fundraise and generally support your coach and the players. Teams seeking a liaison are:

• Lacrosse Girls
• GX Ultimate
• Softball Fast Pitch
• Track & Field

To learn more, visit the Liaisons page.

ATHLETICS @ INGRAHAM

Looking for info. about what’s happening with Ingraham? Check out the IABC Website, Facebook or Instagram

Web:  https://ingrahamathletics.org/

FB: IngrahamRamsFans

IG: ingyathletics