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<strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
CALENDAR of<br />
EVENTS<br />
AUGUST <strong>2009</strong><br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
Look inside...<br />
Rajab 1430<br />
Board Members <strong>2009</strong> Pg. 1<br />
Students of the Month Pg. 2<br />
Spelling Bees………… Pg. 3<br />
Things to Do…………… Pg. 3<br />
SENIORS, CLASS OF <strong>2009</strong><br />
......................... PG.4<br />
Special Awards<br />
K5, 5 th & 8 th grades Pg. 5<br />
Honor Rolls…………… Pg. 6<br />
Students of the Year……Pg. 7<br />
FIELD DAY…………… Pg. 8<br />
news<br />
18 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL<br />
Tuesday – Friday Half-Days<br />
24 Begin Ramadan Schedule<br />
9:30 – 3:30<br />
5 <strong>AYA</strong> Iftar at Masjid<br />
7 No School – Labor Day<br />
16 – 22 Ramadan – Eid Break<br />
30 Staff Day<br />
<br />
Ramadan Schedule begins<br />
Monday, August 24 th !<br />
9:30 am – 3:30 pm<br />
<br />
Life & Times<br />
Dear Parents, Staff, Students & Community-Members:<br />
Assalamu alaikum<br />
of <strong>AYA</strong><br />
5905 E. 130 th Ave., Tampa, Florida 33617<br />
www.ayatampa.com (813) 987-9282<br />
We are half-way through the summer, and I hope everyone is enjoying the break!<br />
We have been hard at work interviewing teachers, setting schedules, choosing<br />
textbooks and meeting new families who will be registering their students at <strong>AYA</strong>.<br />
We welcome all of them and hope that they will enjoy being at <strong>AYA</strong> and benefit<br />
from all <strong>AYA</strong> has to offer.<br />
We would also like to welcome the following new members of <strong>AYA</strong>’s winning<br />
administrative team:<br />
Sr. Hayat Ileiwat – Director of Elementary<br />
Sr. Maha Yousef – Director of Early Childhood<br />
Imam Raed Alrousan - Our Newly-Elected Board Member<br />
A full listing of teachers – new and returning – will be posted on the web-site<br />
soon, insha’Allah: www.ayatampa.com<br />
Subhan’Allah, we will be in school less than five (5) days before the start of<br />
Ramadan, and we are already busy planning our Ramadan activities. May it be a<br />
month full of blessings for us all. Insha’Allah, each of us will grow spiritually<br />
during Ramadan and increase our worship, our good deeds and our sadaqaat.<br />
Please feel free to contact me at any time with suggestions and/or questions:<br />
msaleh@ayatampa.com. We look forward to seeing everyone soon!<br />
Wa jazakumullahu khairan,<br />
Sr. Magda Elkadi Saleh<br />
Principal<br />
<strong>AYA</strong> Board <strong>2009</strong>-2010<br />
Br. Nabil Rifaie<br />
Br. Baker Awshah<br />
Br. Ayman Barakat<br />
Sr. Lena Hijaz<br />
Br. Bassem Sarsour<br />
Br. Ahmad Yousef<br />
Br. Sherif Shehata<br />
Imam Raed Alrousan<br />
Sr. Maysoon Saad<br />
Tuition Payments<br />
&<br />
Donations<br />
can now be made<br />
using<br />
PayPal on <strong>AYA</strong>’s<br />
Web-Site:<br />
www.ayatampa.com
Students of the Month<br />
April May<br />
K4A<br />
Shahd Alqutub<br />
Oswa Alqutub<br />
K4B<br />
Farah Ghanem<br />
Ahmed Hijaz<br />
K5A<br />
Nadene Hassan<br />
Dana Barakat<br />
K5B<br />
Adam Mansour<br />
Abdallah Daoud<br />
1 st Grade A<br />
Salam Twam<br />
Omar Omer<br />
1 st Grade B<br />
Aliya Hack<br />
Saleh Alhammad<br />
2 nd Grade<br />
Ahmed Nofal<br />
Nadene Hijaz<br />
3 rd Grade A<br />
Suhaib Ajjaj<br />
Hussein Harake<br />
3 rd Grade B<br />
Sumayyah Benkhaled<br />
Yasmeeen Qandil<br />
4 th Grade<br />
Rami Mari<br />
Tamara Irshaid<br />
5 th Grade<br />
Sewar Quneibi<br />
Odah Saad<br />
Mariam Mekouar<br />
American Youth Academy<br />
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K4A<br />
Shada Shalabi<br />
Selma Oumabrek<br />
K4B<br />
Amnah taha<br />
Suhaib fariz<br />
K5A<br />
Laith Hamil<br />
Abdullah omer<br />
K5B<br />
Saji rum<br />
Bilal gomaa<br />
1 st Grade A<br />
Khalil khawaja<br />
Dina irshaid<br />
1 st Grade B<br />
Rita benkirane<br />
Tha’er hijaz<br />
2 nd Grade<br />
Layal barakat<br />
Leya rum<br />
3 rd Grade A<br />
Amin nasr<br />
Luna shalabi<br />
3 rd Grade B<br />
Amjad saad<br />
Bissan Mustafa<br />
4 th Grade<br />
Amer fariz<br />
Halima hammad<br />
5 th Grade<br />
Zakariyyah soraithia<br />
Lana sarsour<br />
Sarah gomaa<br />
Takbeer to all of these students<br />
and to all of the students that<br />
have received the honor of<br />
Student of the Month or Quarter<br />
throughout the year!
Arabic<br />
Spelling Bee<br />
Winners<br />
1 st Grade<br />
1 st Place: Danya Awshah, Abeer Hassan,<br />
Salam Twam & Abdul-Hakim Zekri<br />
2 nd Place: Hassan Benbourenane &<br />
Dina Irshaid<br />
3 rd Place: Aya Chouaibi<br />
2 nd and 3 rd Grades<br />
1 st Place: Zena Omer<br />
2 nd Place: Ahmad Nofal<br />
3 rd Place: Layal Barakat<br />
4 th and 5 th Grades<br />
1 st Place: Sarah Gomaa & Yasmeen Hassan<br />
2 nd Place: Yasmine Sekkat<br />
3 rd Place: Dina Awshah & Lara Mattar<br />
English Spelling Bee<br />
Winners<br />
1 st and 2 nd Grade<br />
Competition<br />
American Youth Academy<br />
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EnSo, glish you don’t Spelling know what to Be do e<br />
with your Summer?<br />
Winners<br />
Read, read, read & read some more!<br />
Visit your public library<br />
Participate in Sports<br />
Visit the Masjid on a regular basis<br />
Begin preparing for the Ramadan<br />
Qur’an Competition<br />
(Flyer will be sent home with details!)<br />
Re-connect with family & friends<br />
Visit someone in need or in the<br />
hospital<br />
Visit different web-sites for fun &<br />
educational activities in Tampa:<br />
• www.mosi.org<br />
• www.lowryparkzoo.com<br />
• www.flaquarium.org<br />
• www.ictampa.org<br />
• www.mastampa.org<br />
•<br />
www.istaba.org
Congratulations<br />
Seniors!<br />
<strong>AYA</strong> Class<br />
of <strong>2009</strong><br />
Valedictorian<br />
Saja Rum<br />
Salutatorian<br />
Nour Harake<br />
Mohammad Alashker<br />
Duaa Ali<br />
Hashim Armashi<br />
Sarah Ashour<br />
Khadija Bouarfa<br />
Mona A. Chehab<br />
Mona S. Chehab<br />
Maryam Hamad<br />
Kevin Hamil<br />
Rami Herbawi<br />
Safa Ibrahim<br />
Danyah Shair<br />
Hanan Shihada<br />
Zaki Tirhi<br />
Hakeem Yousef<br />
Mohammad Yousef<br />
Not Pictured:<br />
Kevin Hamil, Safa Ibrahim, Maryam Hamad<br />
American Youth Academy<br />
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Seniors’ Special<br />
Awards<br />
Valedictorian<br />
Saja Rum<br />
Salutatorian<br />
Nour Harake<br />
Perfect Unweighted GPA<br />
Khadija Bouarfa<br />
Student of the Year<br />
Safa Ibrahim<br />
Highest SAT Score<br />
H hi A hi
Special Awards for <strong>AYA</strong> Graduates<br />
Kindergarten:<br />
Amina Ahmed has wonderful manners and is considerate of others.<br />
Qahtan Ahmed loves to sing and is kind to everyone.<br />
Dana Barakat loves to sing and is kind to everyone<br />
Muhammad Falah is helpful to others, carefully does his work, and has a wonderful sense of humor.<br />
Asadullah Fayiz creates awesome block structures and is loved by all<br />
Laith Hamil speaks with great expression and has a wonderful sense of humor.<br />
Acim Hammad tries hard with academics and is respected by all.<br />
Hasan Harake is full of surprises and is honest in all situations.<br />
Nadeen Hassan is kind to others and is always ready to help out.<br />
Issam Hatel is always ready with a smile and is a great helper.<br />
Lina Ibrahim is an avid reader and is loved by all.<br />
Daniel Khosrowabadi speaks with great expression and is kind to others.<br />
Hedaia Mohammad speaks with great expression and has leadership potential.<br />
Haneen Mustafa has wonderful manners and is always ready with a smile.<br />
Sanna Nassar is respected by all and is always ready to help out.<br />
Abdullah Omer is full of energy and is always anxious to know more.<br />
Nader Sarsour speaks with great expression and is kind to others.<br />
Nehal Ali is always ready with a smile.<br />
Sarah Beabid is helpful to others.<br />
Sham Daadoul always has a sparkle in her eyes.<br />
Abdallah Daoud is most improved.<br />
Bilal Gomaa is full of energy<br />
Khader Herbawi is always ready to help out.<br />
Mohammed Hijaz is loved by all.<br />
Hager Kamel is very generous.<br />
Adam Mansour is most likely to succeed.<br />
Saji Rum is always anxious to know more.<br />
Noah Shehata has great artistic potential.<br />
5th Grade: Dina Awshah is the most likely to succeed, Zainah Benkhaled has a great sense of humor,<br />
Salma Chahbandar speaks with great expression, Lyla Chaudhry is best in math, Sarah Gomaa has the<br />
potential in becoming a leader, Mysa Khaled is the most improved, Ranya Khalil is hard working, Lara<br />
Matter is full of energy and has wonderful manners, Mariam Mekouar is very patient, Sewar Quneibi<br />
has wonderful manners, Outstanding Courage Lana Sarsour is honest and kind to everyone, Saffia<br />
Sekkat is the most artistic, Elyana Zayed is motivated, Gabriel Alzubaindi has a great sense of humor,<br />
Mutasem Herbawi has great athletic potential, Abdullah Nassar is the most energetic, Subhi Quneibi is<br />
the most observant, Mohammad Saad is the most athletic, Odah Saad does well in Arabic, Ahmed<br />
Said is courteous, Zakariyyah Sorathia is best in Islamic Adaab, and Mohammed Tamari is hard<br />
working.<br />
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th Grade: Mayar Bakhet is the most improved in Social Studies, A’la Faria is always ready to help<br />
out, Jasmin Gutierrez is the best writer, Maysa Hamad is the most kind-hearted, Rula Hijax is kind to<br />
everyone, Subrine Hijaz always has a sparkle in her eyes, Yasmine Hussien is the most kind-hearted,<br />
Mizba Khan is the best writer, Lama Matter has beautiful handwriting, Sarah Quneibi has wonderful<br />
manners, Zainab Wathern is always ready with a kind word, Noaman Ali is most likely to succeed,<br />
Yezan Ali is most improved, Amjad Alshalabi is considerate of others, Mohammad Fahda is respected<br />
by all, Farid Jawad is honest in all situations, Karam Khalil is helpful to others, Hussien Qasem is kind<br />
hearted and respectful, Ahmad Rifaie has great leadership potential, Kamal Taha is always anxious to<br />
know more, and Abdullah Tamarin is the most kind hearted.
Honor Rolls Q4 <strong>2009</strong><br />
Principal’s Honor Roll – All A’s Masha’Allah!!!<br />
st<br />
1 Grade<br />
nd<br />
2 Grade<br />
th<br />
5 Grade<br />
th<br />
8 Grade<br />
Rama Abdulmajid Ahmad Abdulmajid Dina Awshah Sarah Quneibi<br />
Danya Awshah Layal Barakat Sarah Gomaa<br />
Hasan Benbourenane Jihad Gomaa 9 Grade<br />
Rita Benkirane Zena Omer 6 Grade Yasmine Khawaja<br />
Sanna Chahbandar Leya Rum Abraham Irshaid Atef Rum<br />
Aya Chouaibi Mostafa Zayed<br />
Abeer Hasan 10 th Grade<br />
rd th<br />
Khalil Khawaja 3 Grade 7<br />
st<br />
1 Grade<br />
th<br />
4 Grade<br />
th<br />
7 Grade 11<br />
American<br />
Youth Academy<br />
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th Grade<br />
Sofian Faria Rami Mari Faris Hawari Ramy Mitwalli<br />
Aliya Hack Haya Refaie Mohammad Jamal Noor Tamari<br />
Thaer Hijaz<br />
Dina Irshaid<br />
Amin Taha Nael Rifaie<br />
Sofia Mekouar<br />
th<br />
5 Grade<br />
th<br />
8 Grade<br />
Eman Mustafa Lyla Chaudhry A’la Faria<br />
Omar Refaie Maysa Khaled Rula Hijaz<br />
Rusha Rifaie Lara Mattar<br />
Abdullah Nassar<br />
th<br />
9 Grade<br />
nd<br />
2 Grade Subhi Quneibi Mohannad Al-Ashker<br />
Zainab Jamal Odah Saad Mahmoud Ali<br />
Raja Twam Zakariyyah Sorathia Kamal Jamal<br />
Haneen Saad<br />
rd<br />
3 Grade<br />
th<br />
6 Grade<br />
10 th<br />
Yasmeen Qandil Rola Ashour Grade<br />
Mohammad Rifaie Fatima Beydoun Suzan Ashour<br />
Luna Shalabi Razia Fayiz<br />
Raghad Soboh Sarah Rifaie<br />
Samer Sarsour<br />
th<br />
Grade Maryam Fahda<br />
Omar Omer Hebah Nassar Serene Mostafa<br />
Salam Twam Khaled Yousef 12 th Grade<br />
Danya Yousef Khadija Bouarfa<br />
Abdul Hakim Zekri Nour Harake<br />
Saja Rum<br />
High Honor Roll – All A’s& No More Than Two B’s Masha’Allah!!!<br />
st<br />
1 Grade<br />
rd<br />
3 Grade<br />
th<br />
5 Grade<br />
th<br />
7 Grade 10 th Grade<br />
Subreen Ajjaj Zaid Chefchaouni Sewar Quneibi Nadine Al-Ashker Ja’afar Harake<br />
Saleh Alhammad Osama Gurwala Lana Sarsour<br />
Mariam Elsayed Amin Nasr<br />
th<br />
8 Grade 11 th<br />
Grade<br />
Omar Obeid Esraa Nofal<br />
th<br />
6 Grade Noaman Ali Maram Yousef<br />
Arian Rafhat Sabrina Awshah Lama Mattar<br />
nd<br />
2 Grade Abdulrahman 12 th Grade<br />
Laith Hijaz<br />
th<br />
4 Grade Chahbandar<br />
th<br />
9 Grade Sarah Ashour<br />
Ahmed Nofal Reham Ali Adam Albadawi Mona A. Chehab<br />
Mona S. Chehab<br />
Safa Ibrahim<br />
Hakeem Yousef<br />
Honor Roll – All A’s& B’s Masha’Allah!!!<br />
th
Students of the Year<br />
1 st Grade A: Danya Awshah & Abdul-Hakim Zekri<br />
1 st Grade B: Rita Benkirane,& Abeer Hassan<br />
2 nd Grade: Leya Rum & Layal Barakat<br />
3 rd Grade A: Osama Gurwala & Khaled Yousef<br />
3 rd Grade B: Ahmad Ali & Esraa Nofal<br />
4 th Grade: Yasmeen Hassan & Yasmine Sekkat<br />
5 th Grade: Dina Awshah, Subhi Quneibi & Zakariyyah Sorathia,<br />
6 th Grade: Sabrina Awshah, Fatima Beydoun &<br />
Abdul Rahman Chahbandar<br />
7 th Grade: Serene Mostafa<br />
8 th Grade: Sarah Quneibi<br />
9 th Grade: Yasmin Khawaja<br />
10 th Grade: Maryam Fahda<br />
11 th Grade: Maram Yousef<br />
12 th Grade: Safa Ibrahim<br />
American Youth Academy<br />
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Field Day Fun<br />
Fun in the Sun!<br />
<strong>AYA</strong> is Fully Accredited<br />
Grades K3 – 12 th by<br />
Florida Council of Independent Schools<br />
We are looking forward to a great <strong>2009</strong>-2010 school year!<br />
American Youth Academy<br />
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