11/17/2025: Community Newsletter

Hi Ingraham Families,

This month, Friends of Ingraham is launching our annual fundraising appeal and we need your support. These funds directly bridge the gap between what the district provides and what our students and staff truly need to thrive. Ingraham is growing: enrollment is rising, classes are fuller, programs are strengthening, and our positive culture is spreading. Your contribution ensures students receive the high-quality experience they deserve. Donate to Friends of Ingraham

With district budget challenges continuing, family support is essential. Friends of Ingraham helps fund critical needs and expanded learning opportunities that simply wouldn’t exist without community generosity.

This year’s $75,000 goal will support:

• Community Grants – Funding classroom projects, academic programs, and schoolwide initiatives. Last year, FOI awarded over $49,000 across 55 requests.
• Bright Futures – Providing food, clothing, toiletries, school supplies, and access to events for students experiencing housing or food insecurity.
• Staff & Teacher Appreciation – Monthly efforts to recognize and support the educators who make Ingraham exceptional.

Thank you for supporting Ingraham students, staff, and our school community.

Donate to Friends of Ingraham

What’s a career in the sports industry like, and how do I prepare to get into one? Those questions were posed by students in the WISHING Mentorship Program at Ingraham High School. WISHING stands for Women in Sports Helping Inspire the Next Generation. This year, the Seattle Kraken hockey team came forward to mentor students and provide answers to those questions and more. On November 12, the group got to tour the Kraken Community Iceplex near Northgate. They were able to see the new women’s hockey team, The Seattle Torrent, as they practiced on one of three ice rinks in the complex. They also caught a glimpse of the men’s Kraken hockey team practicing on another! Students toured various offices and got a close look at the Zamboni, which cleans the ice rinks. The WISHING Mentorship group meets once each month with the Kraken employees, exploring various types of jobs in the sports industry through group discussions and videos, job shadowing and more field trips. If interested in learning more or to apply, see Dr. G in room 107.

Thank you to everyone who helped make our Veterans Day assembly a success. Our keynote speakers, Mr. Rogers and Mr. Scilletta, delivered powerful and inspiring messages, and our students gave an excellent presentation on what Veterans Day is and what it means to our country. Your work made the event truly meaningful for our community.

This week’s PRIDE Award goes to Ms. J, whose leadership, dedication, and unwavering commitment to equity continue to make our Ingraham community better. Ms. J plays a large role in leading professional development at the school. Her work ensures that our instructional practices grow stronger, more inclusive, and more aligned with what our students need to reach their full potential.

In addition to her leadership during the school day, Ms. J is the leading the charge for our second annual Resource Night on Tuesday, November 18th. Organized through Ingraham’s Racial Equity Team, this event is designed to support families who are new to Ingraham, new to Seattle Public Schools, or even new to the country. Thanks to Ms. J’s vision and coordination, the evening will include a community dinner and multiple info sessions that help families access essential information, build connections, and feel welcomed into our school.

Thank you Ms. J for all you do for Ingraham!

Attendance Goal: 90% attendance.

Current attendance rate: 86.1:(

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:

81.3% of students passing all current courses and earning no more than one D.

70.4% 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.

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 – Free Senior Portrait