ICS PTSA NEWSLETTER

January 28, 2025

 

February 5

Board Meeting

Teams, 7:00 PM

February 13-17

No School - Mid-Winter Break


February 20

New ICS Family Info Night

ICS

February 26

Parent Meeting

Lyceum, 7:00 PM

See the ICS Calendar for more upcoming event dates.

PARENTS OF ALL GRADES: SENIORS NEED YOU!

PLEASE HELP MAKE THIS SPECIAL SENIOR EXPERIENCE HAPPEN!


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 20th/morning of the 21st 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).

FROM THE TESLA PTSA

ICS PARENTS ARE INVITED TO A FREE COLLEGE TALK TONIGHT!


TESLA STEM PTSA is back with an interesting talk, "Yes, No, Not Yet: Thinking about college and Beyond," by Dean of Instruction at LWTech, Sally Heilstedt. Fill out this form to join us for free tonight, Tuesday, January 28, from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM on Zoom.

FROM THE SKI BUS

THE ICS SKI BUS IS OPEN FOR SINGLE DAY RIDERS!


The ski bus now has space available for single day riders who are looking to enjoy unsupervised skiing or snowboarding on remaining Wednesdays of our program.


To sign up: fill out this form, confirm your spot with the organizers in the WhatsApp group, pay for the bus ($50 per ride, per person) and show up for loading on time (you provide your own gear + lift ticket or pass). You can register a sibling or a friend too.


To learn more and ask any questions, please join our WhatsApp group.


Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to hit the slopes for a day of fun and adventure! We look forward to seeing you on the bus.

REPEATED ARTICLES

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.

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!

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!

For more of everything ICS, click here to visit the PTSA website