As ICE officers continue to surpass their jurisdiction and the current government continues to ignore and violate laws and court orders, the assurance of schools as a “safe haven” no longer feels like enough.

ICE is a federal law enforcement agency that is under the United States Department of Homeland Security. Although the idea of ICE can be innocent and not seem harmful, things have taken a turn under the authority of the current government.

“When are we ever actually going to use this?” It’s a refrain echoed in classrooms everywhere, used to question the value of calculus and Macbeth. But even as the nation turns towards career- and life-centric education (as evidenced by the sheer number of students choosing to major in computer science or business, focused on potential salaries), schools, including Ingraham, are still slow to re-adopt arguably the most life-skill centered class: home economics. 

“As you sit in fourth period, watching the freshman pour into the room, late from illegally going off campus to chick-fil-a, you check the time…” Or “Ingraham wants to stop congregating in the hall, yet they’ve allowed it to continue with the extra 5-minute break…” Or even, “Did you know that there is a new 5-minute break on Wednesdays, and that there isn’t one after fifth period…”

A critique of Seattle Public Schools' policy for Running Start students.

Has a webpage you needed for a class ever been blocked by SPS? We interviewed students and staff to report on the failings of the internet blocking filters in our school.

In a previous issue of The Cascade there was an article published detailing the negatives of the Seattle Public School’s transit systems. Since said article, there have been several new developments regarding Seattle Public School’s buses. In this article, an Ingraham student will share their experiences and opinions on these developments.