2003
MIST 2003 Ends With The Virginia Girls Youth Group As Champions!
The Islamic Center of Virginia Girls Youth Group MIST Team:
Anita Dean, Samah Qutubuddin,Sana Anwar, Zain Taib, Zaynah Qutubuddin, Soraya Salaam,
Yasmine Salaam, Mariam Durrani, Omniah Sofrata, Swalha Balala
Mashallah! Mashallah! Mashallah! On April 26th, 2003, MIST had its first Annual DC Muslim Inter Scholastic Tournament. Mashallah, we had 71 participants from 11 different schools and teams. Competitors, volunteers, and judges all had a great time. We got a lot of great and positive feedback about MIST and will inshallah host MIST 2004 next year!
Top 3 Champions
Alhamdulilah we gave out some GREAT prizes to the top 11 winner as well as Monetary scholarships to the top 3 winners. The awards and winners were:
- First Place: Fasiha Khan of Magruder High School with a score of 191 points.
Fasiha won $300 dollars in cash PLUS Guidance Financial Group gave her a $225 dollar gift certificate to Staples and a $75 dollar gift certificate to Borders.
- Second Place: Bilqis Amatus-Salaam of the Islamic Society of Baltimore with a score of 162 points.
Bilquis won $200 dollars in cash PLUS Guidance Financial Group gave her a $150 dollar gift certificate to Staples and a $50 dollar gift certificate to Borders.
- Third Place: Sarah Khasawinah of JEB Stuart High School with a score of 153.5 points.
Sarah won $100 dollars in cash PLUS Guidance Financial Group gave her a $75 dollar gift certificate to Staples and a $25 dollar gift certificate to Borders.
Top 10 Scores
In addition to the Top 3 Champions, the next 7 highest scoring competitors won free software donated to DC MIST by ISL Software, the developers of the ALIM and Arabic Playhouse. The next 7 highest scoring competitors are:
| Student Name | School Name | Overall Score | Recieved |
| Asma Rababe | Robert Lee High School | 146 Points | A Free copy of the ALIM worth $100.00 |
| Sarah Khan | Islamic Society of Baltimore | 122 Points | A Free copy of the ALIM worth $100.00 |
| Hanein Edrees | JEB Stuart High School | 120 Points | A Free copy of the ALIM worth $100.00 |
| Sherene Heshmat | Magruder High School | 99.5 Points | A Free copy of Arabic Playhouse |
| Jesmin Saikh | Magruder High School | 97 Points | A Free copy of Arabic Playhouse |
| Mariam Durrani | Islamic Center of Virginia Girls Youth Group | 94 Points | A Free copy of Arabic Playhouse |
| Mohammad Abutaleb | Montgomery Blair High School | 90 Points | A Free copy of the ALIM worth $100.00 |
Event Winners
| Event name | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | |
| Test Event | Sarah Khan | Hanein Edrees | Amir Ali Sherkat | |
| Islamic Scholastic Bowl | Islamic Center of Virginia Girls Youth Group | Magruder High School | Robert Lee High School | |
| 2D Art | Hera Hashmi | Bilqis Amatus-Salaam | Sona Shafi | |
| 3D Art | Madiha Patel | Samar Khan | Saman Khan | |
| Poetry | Mariam Durrani | Fasiha Khan | Samah Qutubuddin | |
| Photography | Nasreen Mustafa | Whitney Ferrill | Sara Faiq | |
| Scrapbook | Sherene Heshmat | Saba Ghorab | No third place | |
| Prepared Essay | Zaynah Qutubuddin | Namika Zaman | Bilqis Amatus-Salaam | |
| Quranic Recitation | Hanein Edrees | Tauhid Jones | Asma Rababe | |
| Research Project Presentation | Mohammad Abutaleb | Sarah Khan | No third Place | |
| Extemporaneous Speaking | Lani Frerichs | Salmah Rizvi | Jesmin Saikh | |
| Community Service | Wilde Lake High School | JEB Stuart High School | No Third Place Winner | |
| Best Banner | Wilde Lake High School | |||
| Best Skit | Magruder High School | |||
| Most Spirited Team | Islamic Community Virginia Girls | |||
| Most Islamic Pride | Magruder High School | |||
| Most Active Participant | Sarah Khasawinah, JEB Stuart High School | |||
