ICS PTSA NEWSLETTER

January 21, 2025

See the ICS Calendar for more upcoming event dates.

OUR FIRST FOCUS WEEK REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEERS IS URGENT!

The Senior 🫂Farewell 🫂 Expedition needs you!

WHY: If we do not secure sufficient volunteers by January 31, the trip will need to change from parent driven to bus service, which will significantly increase the cost for our senior families. 😭😭😭

Senior families are encouraged 💯 to join their students on this last high school 👣 adventure 👣together.

WHO:  Any volunteer who is approved or able to get approval who is older than 25 years of age with auto liability insurance. This opportunity is open to ALL volunteers, including any grade level parent, legal guardian, sibling, aunt, uncle, grandparent, or community member with a meaningful connection to an ICS family.

WHAT: You would be volunteering as a parent driver/chaperone for the one of these shifts:

     Full Shift: May 19 to May 22

     First Half Shift: May 19 to May 20

     Second Half Shift: May 21 to May 22

Half shift switchovers will be coordinated for evening of the 20^th/morning of the 21^st as appropriate.

WHERE: 🥾 Hiking 🥾 in the Olympic National Park (including Hurricane Ridge, Hoh Rain Forest, and Sol Duc Hot Springs) and on the Olympic Peninsula, including La Push. Lodging is in the Camp David Junior lodge on 🚣🏽 Lake Crescent

HOW:

1. Print a copy of the Authorization for Use of Private Auto and return it to nasullivan@lwsd.org AND
2. Complete the Senior Farewell Expedition volunteer form

WHEN: Nancy Sullivan, the Senior Expedition lead, needs to hear from you by JANUARY 31. If you have further questions, please contact Nancy Sullivan (nasullivan@lwsd.org) and/or mary@oemig.com (Focus Week PTSA Chair).

PHOENIX/ART DAY NEEDS JUST A FEW MORE VOLUNTEERS!

Phoenix Day, (aka Art Day), will be here Monday, January 27, and there are just a few volunteer spots left to fill. This is a super fun way to support your students! A few classes need parent assistants to help parent leads - no special skills are required. The signup is open here - please check and see how you can contribute.

All parent volunteers will be provided a sack lunch, and we need help offering that support. Volunteers commit to making 10 sandwiches, packing them in labeled lunch bags, and bringing them to the school lounge between 10 AM and 10:30 AM on Monday, January 27. Sandwich recipes and more details are available on the signup here. This is a simple but essential task - please help if you can! For any questions, email mwidjaja@gmail.com.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FEBRUARY 21 FOR FBLA WINTER BALL

The annual FBLA High School Winter Ball is in need of at least 5 parents to volunteer on February 21 from 7:15 to 9:45 PM at ICS. Please sign up HERE if you can help!

PHOENIX DAY ASSEMBLY

This Phoenix Day (formally Art Day), students have an exciting opportunity to karaoke on stage in a group. A survey has been sent to your student’s email. Please remind your student to complete the survey by Wednesday, January 22, if they are interested in performing on stage. Students are also welcome to sing along from their seats if they prefer to stay off the stage. Contact ali@icsptsa.org with any questions.

JOIN OUR NEXT WEED AND MULCH EVENT ON MARCH 22!

Want to earn 2 volunteer hours, work up a sweat, and do great things for the ICS school grounds? Join our next Outdoor Weed & Mulch Event on Saturday March 22 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM!

ICS middle and high school students who participate can also accrue volunteer hours for your family! Sign-up here. This notice and the signup genius link can also be found on the “Volunteering at ICS” WhatsApp group.

See you on March 22!

HELP MAKE ICS SPARKLE! JOIN THE SPRING CLEANING EVENT!

Our next Indoor Cleaning Event will be held at ICS on Wednesday April 2, from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM. Earn 2.5 hours per family member who participates AND bring a smile to our teachers faces when they walk in the next day!

The more participants we have, the quicker it will go! It truly makes a big difference! Cleaning supplies and food/drinks are provided. Please signup here. Thank you!

ONE MORE CHANCE TO ORDER LOGOWEAR

Some kids were disappointed when they found out that their parents didn't order ICS gear for them. In response to this, the ICS Spiritwear store is open again for a short period of time, from January 13-31. Get your gear before it's too late! Click on this link to preview and order.

ART DAY IS NOW PHOENIX DAY!

You voted and we heard! To better encompass the variety of cultural, culinary, musical, and yes, artistic, offerings of our parent-lead day of fun and learning, Art Day will now be known as PHOENIX DAY! Thanks to everyone who voted, and everyone - please take read on to see how you can help our first Phoenix Day be a success. Forever we rise!

REFLECTIONS OPEN HOUSE: JANUARY 24

LWPTSA Council invites Reflections students, families, chairs, judges, and all community members to join us on Friday, January 24, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM, at the LWSD Resource Center! At our Reflections Open House, we showcase the incredible and inspirational original artwork by our local PTAs' finalists who have advanced to the council-level competition, and we feature the winners who are advancing on to the WSPTA-level round.

REFLECTIONS 2024-25 LWSD WINNERS

We are delighted to announce that there are 7 students from ICS who have won awards in the LWSD Council level of the competition! Congratulations to all the winners and good luck to all for the State level of the competition! Winners are listed below.