ICS PTSA NEWSLETTER

January 14, 2024

See the ICS Calendar for more upcoming event dates.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

FROM PTSA

Student Survey: Art Day

The Art Day Student Survey link is available and was emailed to students on Thursday. Please help your students make their selections by completing the form using their FULL School Registered Name (not a nickname or abbreviation). You can access the form here. The deadline is January 15. 

Additional Volunteer Opportunities: Art Day

We have 2 new opportunities for parents to volunteer for Art Day:

Luncheon Volunteers: PTSA provides lunch for all volunteers and staff. Earn 3 hours of volunteer time by preparing Brown Bag lunches from the list of recipes provided on the Luncheon Sign Up.

Assembly, Parking & Floater Volunteers: Additional volunteer slots have been added to support parking, set-up and take-down of the all school assembly, and provide extra hands to support classes as needed. Sign-up here.

FBLA Judges Needed

ICS Future Business Leaders of America [FBLA] is looking for volunteers to judge our regional competition. The competition is at North Creek High School on Saturday, February 3. Judges are needed for two sessions - 7:30 AM to noon and 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. No experience is necessary to judge, but you will be asked to select some areas where you feel more comfortable. These events are not possible without the generous donation of your time. You can volunteer by submitting this form.

FROM ASB

Yearbook & Senior Ads

If you have not already ordered your yearbook, purchases can be made through the Office or via the LWSD Online Payments Portal!

For parents of seniors: Senior Ads are due February 2! 

Free Drop-In Tutoring

NHS is offering free drop-in tutoring to ALL students for Finals Week! Students can get help with chapter and textbook reviews, essay editing and presentation prep! 

When: Mondays during lunch & Thursdays after school

Where: ICS Library

CLUBS & EXTRACURRICULARS

ICS Ski Bus Waitlist

ICS Ski Bus may have single seats available for those who are interested to join for unsupervised free skiing/riding at Alpental on the days of the trips. Open to ICS Students, siblings and friends. Cost: $60 per person per bus ride. If interested, and more information, please fill out the waitlist form, or contact Boris Baryshnikov.

Reflections 2023-24 Council Winners

We are excited to share that there are 5 winning entries from ICS at the LWSD Council level of the competition. These 5 students will be moving to the State level of the Competition. Congratulations!!

Happy New Year from the ICS Library!

We are diving into designing and printing models in the library using the ICS MakerBot! With the help of ICS parent Ilya Berezhnyuk, who repaired the 3D printer for us, students are now able to try out this new addition to our makerspace. Students use the 3D Builder program already installed on their computers to create printable models. Some ICS students already have experience with 3D design and 3D printers, so it’s been fun to let them teach their peers and me.

Thanks again to Mr. Berezhnyuk and to all the families who have supported our library this year! Thank you also for raising amazing readers - it is a privilege to be their librarian!

Amber Peterson

ampeterson@lwsd.org

Instagram: Mrs.Peterson_Librarian or Twitter @Mrs.PetersonLib

FAFSA NIGHT FOR 12TH GRADE FAMILIES

ICS is hosting a FAFSA Night for 12th grade students and parents on Thursday, January 18, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM in the Lyceum. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. This is an opportunity to get an overview of what the FAFSA is, how to get started and receive support while you complete the application. This event will be lead by the ICS Counseling team. Please contact Rebecca Zavala for questions.

January - Chinese American/Americans of Chinese Descent History Month

January 2024 marks the first ever Chinese American/Americans of Chinese Descent History Month in Washington State. Signed by Governor Jay Inslee in May 2023, the bill is the first of its kind in the country to honor Chinese Americans. According to Senate Bill 5000, the new law states that "January of each year will be designated as a time for people of this state to commemorate the contributions of Chinese Americans and Americans of Chinese descent to the history and heritage of Washington state." Public schools are also encouraged to "designate time in January for appropriate activities in commemoration of the lives, history, achievements, and contributions of Chinese Americans and Americans of Chinese descent." Washington will be the only state with a month-long recognition of its Chinese community and its contribution to the development of Washington’s rich heritage.

For more details, please refer to: WA State's Chinese American/Americans of Chinese Descent History Month

Celebrate World Religion Day

World Religion Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in January every year, and is a reminder of the need for harmony and understanding between religions and faith systems. On this day, communities of different faiths have the opportunity to get together and listen to each other, as well as celebrate the differences and commonalities that the delicate intermingling of culture and religion brings. There are approximately 4,200 religions around the world. While many people live their lives without religion, faith in a higher being or power works for the majority of people. Whatever the reasons, we are all for the idea of people being unified despite differences, and celebrating them.