Welcome to the Ramily!
Friends of Ingraham is firmly committed to working with all members of our community to create a safe, welcoming and inclusive learning space for EVERY student at Ingraham High School.
THE DISTRICT IS MANDATING 2 LUNCHES!!
Ingraham reaps many benefits from having one lunch. Clubs, extra help, test retakes and friendship opportunities are just a few. Even after the latest district update, much is still unclear. The district seems to be forcing all schools to move to two lunches so that no one has these opportunities.
Ingraham does not have safety issues at lunch and two lunches would make supervision more difficult. Schools need two lunches if more than 300 students pick up lunch from the cafeteria daily. Ingraham sells under 200/day. This district mandate was first framed around equity, but that is no longer discussed.
It seems this decision was made without any school or community input. Every decision should be student-centered. The district messaging does not give us nearly enough details to believe this is a student-centered decision. We deserve better.
Please continue to direct your questions and feedback to the school board directors and the superintendent. Parent voices are uniquely powerful.
Nicolette
FOI President
FOI President Message
Welcome to the 2025/26 School Year and thank you for visiting the FOI Website!
The Friends of Ingraham (FOI) is our community organization that supports students, staff, families and community. Everyone is included! There are no dues, just plan to participate.
Read our newsletter to stay informed about opportunities
Join us at events and activities to have fun and build community
Volunteer at events and in the building because help is needed
Attend a meeting or more to learn about Ingraham and FOI
Donate to Bright Future, IABC, IPAB &/or FOI to support students
... stay tuned for ways to participate in this amazing community
GET INVOLVED AT INGRAHAM
It takes all of us working together to make the Ramily! With a school as large as Ingraham, there is always a lot going on and a variety of ways to be involved. Here are a few! Watch our newsletter and social media as more are added!
FOI General Meeting
Please join us this coming Thursday, September 18th for the first FOI General Meeting. We will meet from 7-8:30 pm in the school library. We are excited to hear from new principal, Zack Elvig, Counselor Mr. Malaki and Nurse Julie to learn more about their roles with students at Ingraham. We will ask Zack to talk briefly about the lunch decision, realizing he can help with the implementation of 2 lunches, but not the decision itself. We hope to see you there!
Staff Appreciation
Let’s show the Ingraham staff some love!
September demands a lot from school staff. Let’s join together as a community to appreciate their hard work and connections with kids!
Learn more and sign up to bring snacks or drinks on Thursday, September 25th:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DADAB2FA2F94-58491876-snacks
Thank you to Cloud City Coffee for coffee donations! FOI brought the staff coffee and doughnuts while they were preparing for the school year.
And a big thank you to teachers, staff and admin!!! You make Ingraham a wonderful place to learn.
Bright Futures
Bright Futures works to create opportunities and reduce barriers for Ingraham High School students who are experiencing poverty or housing insecurity. Our goal is to help all students equitably access their education and inclusively participate in the Ingraham community.
Details about Bright Futures, events and donation opportunities at www.friendsofingraham.org/brightfutures
Want to support Bright Futures? Donate here.
Senior Events
Senior events is a long tradition at Ingraham High School. We want to help our graduates celebrate with meaningful, safe and fun celebrations of their hard work.
WEBPAGE: Details on all senior event fundraising and SPREE tickets at www.friendsofingraham.org/senior-events Check it out Senior Parents!
INFORMATION SESSION: Wednesday, October 8th. This is a NEW DATE.
Join us in the library on October 8th at 7pm to learn all about what to expect for your students' Senior Year! We will walk through the timeline of the year and give you all the details from pictures and gowns to graduation and other exciting events. It will also be a great time to find out about all the ways to get involved and help ensure our Seniors have an amazing last year and send off from Ingraham High School. This meeting is hosted by Ingraham parents/guardians.
Families of students with a 504plan or IEP’s
We encourage you to join the support group for parents with a 504 &/or IEP. This group plans to meet monthly and welcomes anyone to attend.
Join the mailing list for the group and stay up to date on meeting announcements and resource sharing.
Join the FOI Board for 2025/2026
Would you be willing to learn from experienced, talented current board members?
Take an established program and keep it running?
Bring your voice and your talents to improve on things we are already doing?
Friends of Ingraham is currently thriving and ready to hand off to the next generation. We need to do this as soon as possible to give everyone ample time to learn the steps involved before the graduating parents move on. Detailed descriptions are available at our website at www.friendsofingraham.org/boardpositions.
We know some of these positions seem like a big ask. Current President Nicolette Jensen would love to talk about any of the positions and how to make it work for you. No high pressure tactics! Our goal is to launch the next board into a successful new year.
E-mail us at friendsofingrahamhs@gmail.com.
The following positions are the most critical needs:
Volunteer Coordinator
Class of 2029 Representative: Freshman
Class of 2026 Representative: Seniors (we have amazing parents already running senior events, but we could use someone as a liaison between them and FOI)
Being a Class Representative is a fun way to participate in your child’s school experience because you get to help plan the fun stuff! In this role, connect families to build community. This can be with messages, meetings or social gatherings. Encourage families to contribute to class funds so all students, regardless of finances, can participate in activities. This role is especially meaningful and exciting when it's Senior Year!
Detailed job descriptions available at www.friendsofingraham.org/boardpositions
This year almost all of the FOI Board Members are new since so many graduated with their children last year. We are working hard to take up the reigns, but we would love participation from more, diverse people to help us reach more community members, and in turn support staff and students even better.
Thank you to everyone who participated in Build A Burger!
The event was a success even through the smoke, raising important funds for the Ingraham Athletics Booster Club (IABC).
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Keeping Families Informed, Connected, & Engaged
Friends of Ingraham (FOI) is the parent-teacher organization that supports Ingraham High School’s wonderful students and staff.
We coordinate with Ingraham administrators, teachers, counselors, and other parent groups to keep families informed, connected, and engaged.
Friends of Ingraham operates as an independent nonprofit charitable organization. ALL Ingraham families are valuable members of Friends of Ingraham. No dues, we simply ask that you contribute to the community in way that works best for you: financial donations, volunteering, joining a committee, attending an FOI meeting or any of our events throughout the year.
Land Acknowledgment
We respectfully acknowledge that we are in the homelands of the Coast Salish people, who have been here since time immemorial and still live here today. We pay respect to the first peoples who gathered here, to elders past and present, and to all indigenous people. We thank the Coast Salish peoples, for their generations of stewardship over our natural resources.