Ingraham High School: Home of the Rams

The Ingraham Rams

"Since the Fall of 1959, North Seattle’s Ingraham High School has helped develop
the knowledge, skills and attitudes of tens of thousands of Seattle-area youth.
We take great pride in our history and alumni, as well as our safe and positive
school climate. Come see why Ingraham is becomingSeattle’s new School of Choice." http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/ingraham/

My favorite part about Ingraham's web-site was the Daily Bulletin! Lists of clubs and activities, ways to get involved, and up-coming events, along with the daily lunch menu and a quote from Mother Teresa, characterized the Ram's news . . . all infused with school pride. It made me excited to get involved and be a part of the student's lives and community.

I also found the pictures on the Homepage very appealing; cheer squad photos, funny friends, and class-room snapshots gave any viewer a bit of insight into the lives of Ingraham students. It's very clearly a highly multi-cultural school, and I again got the idea that the Rams really took pride in their school and their community.

I really appreciated also that the school had a lot of information on PTSA, which is the Parent Teacher Student Association. Clearly, the institution really values holistic education and desires to build a learning community not only between teacher and student, but also between parent and teacher, and parent and student. I definitely agree with and support this model of education.

Although the web-site was well organized and had a lot of information on sports, events, academics, and student life, the school's demographics were not listed on the web-site at all (or at least not easy to find). I felt that adding those would be helpful, not only for teachers but even more for parents who are looking into schools and interested in the educational health of the institution they choose for their own children.

All in all, I felt that the web-site provided a lot of seeker-friendly information, and a welcoming atmosphere for parents and students to become involved in the education that Ingraham high-school offers. I look forward to hopefully building relationships with both teachers and students in the Rams' community!