11/10/2025: Community Newsletter

Hi Ingraham Families,

The wins keep coming for Ingraham! Last week was packed — our cross-country athletes made it to state, our band concert filled the auditorium, and Ingraham Theatre opened Ride the Cyclone to a great crowd. If you missed the band concert, you can watch it below!

One of our ongoing goals at Ingraham is strengthening our sense of community and belonging. Our vision is to be the best school in the state at creating opportunities for students to connect. To support that, we’re working on adding more social entry points for students to engage with one another.

We’ve started by making lunch a more social experience. We have music in the cafeteria, table tennis, and card games going every day. Later this week, we’ll be adding board games for students to play. If you have any board games you’d like to donate, please send me an email — we’d love more options!

We believe that the more fun, positive social experiences we can offer, the more our students will feel connected and valued at school. If you have other ideas, I’d love to hear them.

Congratulations to Aavi, Brody, and Mason for making it to state in cross country. The three represented Ingraham and Seattle Schools masterfully. They showed that true Ingraham PRIDE.

This week the PRIDE Award goes to Ms. Heidi Oveson and the entire cast and crew of Ride the Cyclone. Ms. Oveson’s leadership, creativity, and mentorship brought the theatrical production to life. The cast’s did a fantastic job. Their hard work, time, and effort made for an incredible show.

Attendance Goal: 90% attendance.

Current attendance rate: 86.4- stayed the same!

Increasing the percentage of 9th grade students on track to graduate from 84% to 88%, with a particular focus on supporting students furthest from educational justice by raising their on-track rate from 67% to 72%.

Current data:

80% of students passing all current courses and earning no more than one D.

69% of students furthest from educational justice passing all current courses and earning no more than one D.

Improving student climate survey results around belonging and relationships from 88% to 92% overall, and from 85% to 92% for students of color.

Students take the student climate survey in October. Data should be available in early December.

Raising the percentage of students completing at least one advanced course and graduating on time from 85% to 95%.

Current data:

Data comes in at the semester.

Wednesday, Nov 12 – Choir & Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m.

Ingraham Auditorium (Free)

Baked-Good & Volunteer Sign-Up

Thursday, Nov 13 – Financial Aid & Scholarship Night, 6:30–8 p.m.

Ingraham Library

Learn about FAFSA/WASFA, scholarships, and Seattle Promise

Light food & interpreters provided

RSVP for Financial Aid & Schoarlship night • Flyer

Tuesday, Nov 18 – Ingraham Resource Night, 6:30–9 p.m.

Ingraham High School

Learn about graduation requirements, financial resources, extracurriculars, and more

Dinner, childcare, and translation provided

Contact J Tran jttran1@seattleschools.org

Tuesdays & Thursdays – After-School Tutoring, 3:45–4:45 p.m.

Ingraham Library

Open to all students

Free Senior Portraits

Photographer Miguel Conceicao is offering free senior portraits during the school day

Sign Up for Free Senior Portrait