ICS PTSA NEWSLETTER

May 29, 2022

See the ICS Calendar for more upcoming event dates.

FROM THE PTSA

Congratulations !! 2022 winners of the "ICS PTSA Scholarships"

• Anna Nguyen
• Hailey North 
• Noa Avitan
• Jasmine Heri
• Ben Yu 
• Sharon Oh 
• Julie Lee

New Board Member Election Results

PTSA Awards

Outstanding Educator - For outstanding support of ICS students through education, encouragement, and guidance​

Lis Christensen, High School Counselor​

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Golden Acorn – For outstanding service and dedication to students at ICS​

Mike O'Donnell, ICS Assistant Principal​

Mireille Baumoel, DEI Chair, past PTSA President​

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Phoenix – For an exceptional job on a task or committee at ICS​

Eva Bertalan, Art Day Co-Chair ​

Reanna Ricks, Volunteer Coordinator and Grad Class Treasurer​

Gwen Stidham-North, Parking Chair

Honorable Mentions – we have so many amazing, dedicated volunteers at ICS... THANK YOU!​

Class Liaison Leaders​

Staff Appreciation Committee​

SAT Prep Angela Michael​

Site Tracy Botsford​

REPEATED ARTICLES

News from the ICS Library

Happy Spring from the ICS Library! Read below for some library news!

We received a $250 Kirkland Youth Council Mini-Grant for books in our “Be You” section. Responding to student requests, we will be adding books about managing stress and anxiety, driver’s education, disaster preparedness, cooking and more.

Did you know we have a small maker space in the library! This spring students have been using our typewriter to create some fun haikus! Past activities have included building a marble maze, creating weight-bearing bridges and coloring artwork created by ICS staff member Zac Aquino. We are also almost finished with our 16th puzzle for the school year.

LWSD Middle School Librarians just released the list of books for the 2022-23 Battle of the Books challenge. I am SO excited about this year’s list. We will have multiple copies of the books available in the fall. The list of 12 BOB books is posted on the ICS library website (link below) if you want a preview.

Last thing: if your high school student is looking for volunteer hours, there is an opportunity to read books AND get community service hours as a student book reviewer from KCLS! The link to apply goes live May 16 and slots will fill up fast. Here's the link to the volunteer page but note that the student reviewer application link won't be on the page until the 16th.

Thanks for supporting the library! I’ll have summer reading ideas and information about the Phoenix Summer Reading challenge posted on the Library Website soon.

Amber Peterson 📚

ICS Teacher-Librarian

Twitter: @MrsPetersonLib

Instagram: Mrs.Peterson_Librarian

ICS Library Website

College Financial Planning – Save Thousands on the Cost of College

Thanks to Peg Keough for educating us about College Financial Aid.

Here are the Post Webinar materials:

1.  Presentation Slide

2.  Discount Code to use College Aid Pro’s Software and/or consultation: ICS15

3.   Link to their cost calculation software

4.   Link to a recording of the Webinar