AZZAD Financial Essay Contest
June 4, 2010

Universal School students participated this year in an AZZAD Financial Essay Contest. Our students presented many essays about Islamic Investment in America, and the following were the top winners of this competition: Lena Sarhan won first place, Adham Sahloul won second place, and Dania Atallah won third place.

Congratulations to all participants and winners.

2010 Arabic Spelling Bee !
April 8, 2010

One corner stone in the Arabic program was established in the 1999-2000 school year and that was the Arabic Spelling Bee. The Arabic Spelling Bee started by the effort of our teachers who initiated the Spelling Bee competition by creating a list of words suitable for each level and developed the criteria for judging and scoring. The elementary division has more levels to complete in, opening the door for more students to participate. The first, second and third grades have their list of words, while the fourth and fifth grades share one list. The words in elementary division came from their respective books. The Junior and High School words came from the Holy Quran. Alhamdulillah, we had a successful competition this year! 54 students in JH/HS division and 31 students in the elementary division entered the final round.

The following are the winners of this year's competition:

Next year, the Arabic department will evaluate the past competitions and change the lists to challenge and sharpen the skills of our students. The Arabic Department is always working for the best interest of the students. May Allah (SWT) guide us always to the right path.

High Honor Roll Breakfast
April 7, 2010

This year, the Universal School Student Council created a new way to recognize our students for their academic accomplishments through out the school year. Today, the "High Honor Roll Breakfast" took place in the North Cafeteria, where the students who had received a 3.75 or higher GPA in their first semester, received the "Principal's High Honor Roll" button and had a wonderful breakfast with the School's Principal.

Mrs. Abdallah, the School's Principal, was pleased with today's event and believe that students who work that hard, needs to be recognized to motivate them and encorage them to continue. Mrs. Abdallah believes that the High Honor Roll Breakfast should continue as part of Universal School's Annual Tradition.

Congratulations to all the students who received such a memorable recognition!

D.A.R.E. Program Graduation
April 6, 2010

Did you know that the 6th graders graduated on Wednesday, April 6 th , 2010?! Even though the year is not over, our 6th grade class from Universal School were part of the D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony held in the cafeteria. It celebrated the end of a 10 week session in which Officer Wojciak, from the Bridgeview Police Department, came to speak to the students about important issues. These issues included law enforcement, alcohol abuse, substance/drug abuse, domestic violence, and the dangers of smoking and tobacco. Officer Wojciak designed lessons that included group discussions and interactive activities in which students learned how negative behaviors and habits can affect their mind and body. We hope that students NEVER forget the lessons that they learned during D.A.R.E. Congratulations 6th grade!

Girls Senior Trip to Egypt
April 2 , 2010

This year, six senior girls, three chaperones, Dr. and Mrs. Amine, Chairman of the Board, traveled to Egypt from March 19th to the 29th. They visited Cairo, Alexandria, Memphis, Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Aswan. On this trip, the students had the opportunity to learn much about Egyptian's pharaonic and Islamic History thanks to higly qualified tour guides provided in each city. Among the sites visited, the group went to Ibn Tulun Masjid, Hussein Masjid, Sultan Hassan Masjig in Cairo. They also went to Sala Al-Din Citadel and Mohamed Ali's mosque known as the Alabaster mosque. the group alsop visited the pyramids at Giza, the Karnak and Luxor temples, the Aswan Dam, a carpet school, and a traditional alabaster factory.

We would like to thank the chaperones Ms. Benameur, Mrs. Saleh, and Mrs. Ata for supervising the students duirng this trip. It was a satisfied and enriched experiencce for our senior girls this year.

Middle School Lexicon Challenge Competition
March 31 , 2010

On March 30th the Middle School Lexicon Challenge took place at Universal School. Students from 6th through 8th grade downloaded a list of a little over 200 words and studied each word's synonym and antonym. For the initial round, about 150 middle school students take a multiple choice test of 15 words. Then after scoring them, 10-13 qualifying students move on to the final round. During the final round, words are randomly chosen using the Lexicon Challenge software program. Students are tested orally for each word's synonym and antonym.

This year, we had four 6 th graders, four 7 th graders, and five 8 th graders compete in the final round! Congratulations to all the contestants!

Students studied their lists very well – in fact, in took much longer then we anticipated to get to our final three winners! We were so proud that all of them knew the words so well. Whereas the Spelling Bee focuses on the spelling of words, the Lexicon Challenge is unique in that students expand their vocabulary by learning the meaning of so many words. They can then use these words in their writing and even their oral language. As a result, their reading comprehension skills are strengthened. Even though the Lexicon Challenge is a once in a year event, its benefits last a lifetime…

The winners of this year's competition are:

1st Place: Myesha Tabriz
2nd Place: Ahsana Islam
3rd Place: Shereen Salama

Leadership Award Recognition to Mrs. Abdallah
March 16 , 2010

Mrs. Hanan Abdallah, Principal of Universal School was recognized on March 6th, 2010 by the Spirit Magazine during their annual luncheon for her achievements and the excellent example to other women.

Universal teachers and staff are so proud of having Mrs. Abdallah not only as a Principal but as friend and leader of our community.

Congratulations Mrs. Abdallah !

Regional Science Fair at the Science and Industry Museum
March 15 , 2010

Universal School students participated in the Illinois Junior Academy of Science Regional Science Fair on March 13, 2010 .  We had a group of over 70 students attending with their projects an we are glad to see that all our students earned Gold and Silver Awards after a long day of presenting their work to the judges.

We appreciate the hard work of the Science Department for their dedication to our students to make sure that their projects and topics are always at the Regional and State standards.

7th Annual Dawa Club Seminar!
March 12 , 2010

As every year, the Dawa Club prepared a half a day seminar to the 8th through 12th grade students and visitors from other Islamic Schools form the Chicagoland area. This year, the keynote speaker of the event was Jenan Hashim, a founding partner of Amal Law Group, the nation's first law firm founded by six Muslim women and practices criminal defense. This event also had speakers from the Dawa Club and entertainment presented by our senior boys class.

The school would like to thank Mr. Fadhli, Dawa Club advisor, and the members for such as educational event to our students and community in general.

Winners of the High School Lexicon Challenge Competition
March 10th, 2010

Universal School had the Annual High School Lexicon Challenge Competition on March 10th, 2010, where ten students from 9th through 12th grade participated. The winners of this year's High School Lexicon Challenge are:

First Place: Eman Sahloul - 12th Grade
Sencond Place: Duhah Hamayel - 12th Grade
Third Place: Adam Awwad - 12th Grade

Lets give them a round of applause for their hard work and great accomplishment.

National Honor Society Induction Ceremony
March 8 , 2010

On Friday, March 5th, 2010 a total of 38 students from 8th and 9th grade were recognized as new members of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS), and 62 students from 10th through 12 grade were recognized as members of the National Honor Society (NHS) this year. Students in the society are selected based on their Leadership, Scholarship, Character, and Service. They need to be active members of their communities, have a 3.50 or higher GPA (Grade Point Average), a minimum of 30 hours of community service, and exemplary behavior.

The school would like to thank the NHS faculty advisors, Mrs. Khater, Mr. Azhari, Mrs. Khudeira, Mrs. Syed, and Mr. Arafat for their work to make certain this event would be memorable one to our members. We would like to congratulate the NJHS and NHS members for been a role model to other students.

The Morris Brothers back at Universal!
March 3 , 2010

The Morris Brothers came back to Universal to deliver an educational message in a humorous way via music, skits, comedy, and audience participation. This assembly is designed to teach and reinforce the skills needed to maintain proper classroom behavior with respect, responsibility and the right to learn.

Students from kindergarten to 7th grade were reminded throght comedy and laughter many rules and guidelines important for their daily life, such as keeping their hands, feet and object to themself , the use of good manners, raising a "patient" hand in class when asking the teacher for permission, using self-control & turning in class work and homework in on time, staying on task & following directions the first time asked, reporting vs. tattling, 2 people can't talk at a time in class, the use of good listening skills, walking in a quiet line down the hallways, and most importantly respect to themselves and others.

Students enjoyed the show and the faculty was glad to bring this program to the school again to our students.

Universal School Annual Quran Competition !
March 1 , 2010

The Final Round of the Annual Quran Competiton took place on Thursday, February 25th for 1st through 7th grade, and on Friday, February 26th for 8th through 12th grade. We are proud of all our participants in this competition for their dedication and outstanding results. The following are the winners in each category:

Elementary

1st Grade "Surat An-Naziaat " First Place -Saja Abuammer Second Place – Omar Gad Third Place – Ezldean Shalabi	4th Grade "Surat Qaf " First Place -Sumayya Salah Second Place – Rama Alzein Third Place – Mohammad Toumah
2nd Grade "Surat Al-Qiyamah" First Place – Eman Khudeira Second Place - Sara Sadok Third Place – Abdul-Muhsen Alkodmany	5th Grade "Surat Al-Tour" First Place -Abdulrahman Ahmad Second Place – Ziyad Elabady Third Place – Salma Khatab
3rd Grade "Surat Al-Qalam" First Place -Tariq Nasir Second Place – Jannah Gad Third Place – Nour Alkodmany

Middle School

Girls	Boys
6th Grade "Surat Luqman " First Place -Reema Martini Second Place – Danya Alzein Third Place – Aya Ali & Sara Salama	6th Grade "Surat Luqman " First Place -Mahmoud Yousef Second Place – Mallek Nahhas Third Place – Ibrahim Salah
7th Grade "Surat Al-Waqiaah" First Place -Nora Ibrahim Second Place – Eslam Aburezeq Third Place – Sara Alattar	7th Grade "Surat Al-Waqiaah" First Place -Mohayad Alzein Second Place – Mahmoud Radwan Third Place – Jamal Azhari
8th Grade "Surat Yassin " First Place -Reem Khudeira Second Place – Meysha Tabreez Third Place – Abrar Najjar	8th Grade "Surat Yassin " First Place -Mohamed Mohamed Second Place – Abdel-Rahman Roussi Third Place – Ali Zegar

High School

Girls	Boys
9th Grade "Surat Al-Fath" First Place -Sameha Martini Second Place – Khawla Roussi Third Place – Aya Chehade	9th Grade "Surat Al-Fath" First Place -Mohammad Ahmad Second Place – Usama Ibrahim Third Place – Mohammad Hamad
10th Grade "Surat Al-Mominoun" First Place -Ronya Kawji Second Place – Duaa Mohamed Third Place – Sajida Rahman	10th Grade "Surat Al-Mominoun" First Place -Hadee Krad Second Place – Haris Arshad Third Place –Mohammad Hassan
11th Grade "Surat Taha " First Place -Iman Kort Second Place – Shereen Abdeljaber
12th Grade Level I "Surat Al-Naml " First Place -Noor Khudeira Second Place – Aala Mohamed & Duhah Hamayel Level II "Surat Ibrahim " First Place -Sarah Murad Second Place – Sara Musleh Third Place – Amane Salem

Congratulations and may Allah (SWT) reward them and their families.

Quran Competition - First Round Winners
February 23, 2010

We had about 100 students participating in the first round of the Quran Competition from 1st to 7th grade. After two days of recitation, the following are the winners per class:

These students wil be participating in the Quran Competition final round. The Final Round will be taking place on Thursday, February 25th for 1st through 7th grade, and on Friday, February 26th for 8th through 12th grade. We would like to congratulate all the participants, and best wishes in the final round.

First Place Middle School Girls Volleyball Team
February 21, 2010

On Saturday, February 20th, the Middle School Islamic Volleyball League play off took place at Universal School. The four Islamic Schools that participated in this event where IFS, AQSA, MCC, and Universal School. After a long day of bumps, sets, and spikes AQSA took the fourth place, IFS took the third place, MCC took the sencond place, and our very own Universal took home the first place. The MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award was also given out that day and #13 Sarah Hassan, 7th grade, took home the MVP Award of the night scoring 21 points. The team and their coach, Sarah Sharara, were proud of their results in the League, but the season is not over for our Middle School Team. Universal School is also part of the St Miguel League, and will continue to prepare to meet other schools from the Chicago land area.

Congratulations to the Universal School Middle School Girls Volleyball Team, and we wish them the best for the rest of the season.

2010 AAAEA Eassay/Poster Contest
February 21, 2010

As every year, the Arab American Association of Engineers and Architects (AAAEA) had their annual Essay/Poster Contest on February 2010, and three of our students participated and won on the contest with their essays on "The Engineer I Admire".

Mohammad Asfour, 3rd grade, won 3rd place in the 3rd/4th grade group
Julia Asfour, 5th grade, won 3rd place in the 5th/6th grade group
Edris Asfour, 7th grade, won 2nd place in the 7th/8th grade group

They were recognized on Ferbuary 20th during the The Chicagoland Washigton Awards Banquet ceremony. Congratulations to the winners and their parents for their exellent work.

Students Facing the Challenge
February 17, 2010

And for this let (all) those strive who want to strive (i.e. hasten earnestly to the obedience of Allah).

WYSE, (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering) is a competition that tests the knowledge of students in several subject areas, such as Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, English Biology, Computer Fundamentals and Engineering Graphics. There are three stages of the competition, the regional, the sectional, and the state level. If a team, which must include fourteen participants, finishes first or second out of all competing teams at their designated testing site, they move on to the next level.

On February 10, 2010 team of 17 students including: Nabiya Arshad, Ahmad Atallah, Dania Atallah, Adam Awwad, Khawaila Falaneh, Duhah Hamayel, Ajmad Karim, Noor Khudeira, Yarah Kudaimi, Aala Mohamed, Duaa Mohamed, Sarah Murad, Talat Suleiman, Zaid Zayyad, Shetha Hamoud, Amar Krad, and Adham Sahloul went to Fenwick High school to participate in the regional WYSE of 2010. Alhamdulillah, our team ranked first place in division 300 with exceptional scores. The following students ranked in their respective subjects.

Nabiya Arshad: 1st place Biology
Duhah Hamayel: 2nd place Math, 3 rd place Physics
Yarah Kudaimi: 3rd place English, 2nd place biology
Aala Mohamed: 2nd place chemistry, 2nd place physics
Zaid Zayyad: 1st place chemistry, 1st place Physics
Adam Awwad: 2nd place English, 1st place Math
Ahmad Atallah: 3rd place Math, 3rd place Physics
Dania Atallah: 1st place Computer science
Khawaila Falaneh: 1st place Math, 3rd place Chemistry
Amjad Karim: 3rd place Math
Noor Khudeira: 1st place Biology
Sarah Murad: 3rd place Biology
Talat Suleiman: 2nd place Biology
Shetha Hamoud: 2nd place Math.

Sectional competition will take place on March 18.

Inter-Islamic Science Bowl Competition
February 12, 2010

Universal School participated in the Inter-Islamic Science Bowl 2010 Competition at CPSA on February 11th with other 11 schools from the Chicagoland area. We had a group of 14 students from 2nd through 8th grade representing our school, who participated as a team and as individals. We would like to congratulate Ibrahim Salah from 6th grade for winning the 2nd place as an individual, and Reem Khudeira from 8th grade for winning the 2nd place as an individual and 2nd place as a team.

Lets congratulate all the participants for their great work.

Spelling Bee Week at Universal
February 2, 2010

Universal School 's Annual Spelling Bee week took place from January 26th-29th . Each classroom held their own Spelling Bee so that the winner and runner up could compete with students' from other classes in the All School Spelling Bee. Below you can find a list of each class winner and runner up. These students were then taken out of their classes to compete in divisions.

The Classroom Speppling Bee Winners for the 2009-2010 School Year:
1st Grade:
Aisha Mujahid and Marwah Nasir
Omar Gad and Anwar Ibrahim
2nd Grade:
Mariya Mujahid and Mohammad Khatib
Rayan Mohammad and Sarah Sodok
3rd grade:
Hayat Zarzour and Marwah Sahloul
Tariq Nasir and Noor Zegar
4th Grade:
Yasmeen Abuhayyeh and Nour Jaghama
Salma Demir and Rama Alzein
5th Grade:
Sajeedah Shabaneh and Zubia Merchant
Rowanne Murrar and Farris Gholeh
6th Grade:
Marwa Roussi and Samiha Ahmed
Ibrahim Salah and Mahmoud Yousef
7th Grade:
Haleema Demir and Mallak Ahmad
Adam Aldabe and Husain Mahmoud
8th Grade:
Yusrra Amer and Ahsana Islam
Abdurrahman Roussi and Hussain Mahmooud

The Division Spelling Bee Winners 2009-2010 are:

1st - 2nd Grade Division: Mariya Mujahid and Aisha Mujahid
3rd - 5th Grade Division: Rowanne Murrar and Salma Demir
6th - 8th Grade Division: Ahsana Islam and Ibrahim Salah

All 6 of these students then competed against one another in our All School Spelling Bee. After several rounds, the All School Spelling Bee Winners 2009-2010 are:

Building Winner: Ahsana Ibrahim- 8th Grade
Building Runner-up: Ibrahim Salah- 6th Grade

Congratulations to all of our winners!

Model United Nations - MUNUC
February 8, 2010

This year, Universal School sent a total of 27 students from 9th to 12th grade to downtown Chicago to be part of the M.U.N.U.C Conference organized by the University of Chicago from February 4th to the 6th. Universal School students worked with students from public and private schools from all over the United States. Students delegated on national issues of different countries and receive an honorable mention for their participation this year.

Career Day Sponsored by the NHS
February 1, 2010

Per School's tradition, the NHS Career Day event took place on Friday, January 29th from 9:00 until 12:00 for our 8th through 10th grade students, while the juniors visited Benedictine University and the seniors shadowed professionals in different fields in our area. We had about thirty-five speakers in the fields of Science, Engineering, and Social Work, who introduced our students to different future careers.

We would like to thank our speakers of this event, who made it a sucess and opened new ideas to our students and showed them new careers for them to seek in the future.

The Science Fair Results are Finally Out!
January 6, 2010

We would like to congratulate all 1st through 9th grade students for their work and excellent Science fair presentations. The Science Fair took place from December 21th to the 24th. Students presented their posters, research papers, and explained their work to the judges of this event. We would like to thank a group of former Universal School students, who offered their time and experience to review, judge, and choose the winners from each class.
The following are the winners from 7th to 9th grade students:

7th Grade Boys :
1st Place: Islam Mohamed
2nd Place: Ali Mahmoud
3rd Place: Okba Hammadi/Adam Aldabe

7th Grade Girls :
1st Place: Aminah Zegar/Noor Krad
2nd Place: Dina Hammad/Jena Abdulla
3rd Place: Nour Asfour
Honorable Mention: Rana Awwad

8th Grade Boys :
1st Place: Abdelrahman Sharara/Mohamad Destani & Waseem Khalaf/Ali Zegar
3rd Place: Mohamed Mohamed/Mahdi Sahloul

8th Grade Girls :
1st Place: Lena Sarhan
2nd Place: Merna Osman
3rd Place: Abrar Al-Najjar/Reem Khudeira

9th Grade Boys :
1st Place: Usama Ibrahim
2nd Place: Rami Khattab/Omar Moukkadem
3rd Place: Muafiq Omari/Omar Aldabe
Honorable Mention (Score above 90%): Adel Abuzir, Waleed Sadek/Mohamed Hamed, Mohamed Zorob/Youswf Dahleh

9th Grade Girls :
1st Place: Taaha Rahman
2nd Place: Sophie Halim/Shurooq Ahmed & Sabreen Amro/Dania Elkhadra
3rd Place: Dania Azhari/Zena Saad & Sara Mohammed
Honorable Mention: Rana Awwad

Congratulations to all for their great performance!

H1N1 Flue Vaccine at Universal !
January 6, 2010

Today, January 6th, a group from the Cook County Department of Public Health came to Universal School and vaccinated more than 100 students against the H1N1 flu virus. The CCDPH is being working closely with School Districts to offer at no cost the H1N1 flu vaccine to children in the suburban Cook County Schools.Due to the severity of this flu, the Center of Disease control and Prevention has recommended that children and young people 6 months through 24 years of age to be the first to get vaccinated against the H1Ni flu virus.

Parents are greatful that this service was brought to our school, and we are glad we were able to help in the prevention process against this virus.

Inter-Islamic History Bowl Competition
December 17, 2009

On December 16th, Universal and AQSA School hosted the Inter-Islamic History Competition. We had a total of 96 students from CPSA, MCC, Islamic Foundation, AQSA, IQRA, and Universal in groups, comprised of a representative from each Islamic School. It was a three parts competition: Historical Reenactment based on a famous speech, a Poem/Song contest where students were asked to answer a legal/constitutional question through a poem or a song which they performed, and a quiz bowl of three rounds with questions on U.S. History, World History, Geography, Islamic History, and current events. The Universal School's winners of the competition were:

1st Place: Nisreen Alharsha (10th grade), Talat Suleiman (11th grade)
2nd Place: Ayah Chehade (9th grade), Omar Mujahid (9th grade)

An Award Ceremony was held after a nice luncheon. Congratulations !

Elementary Students Working Hard on Their Science Fair
December 16, 2009

Students from 1st to 9th grade are preparing for their Science Fair, which will be taking place from Monday, December 21st to the 24th. We have students working "24/7" testing on students, teachers, and staff, to complete their data. Students are guided by classroom teachers and our Science Department who help them to achieve a great learning experince through completing their experiments.

We wish our students the best on their projects' presentations!

2009 Islamic Knowledge Bowl Competition
December 11, 2009

On Thursday, December 10th, took place the High School Islamic Knowledge Bowl Competition. We had six teams from the high school boys and six teams from the high school girls. The Girls' competition took placed in the Cafeteria, while the boys were in the gymansium. The competition was very intense but fun and the following are the first place winners:

Team "B" Boys: Deya Abdeljaber, Hassan Abusuwwa, Mohamed Abdallah, Mohsin Samra, and Mahmoud Yassin.

Team "A" Girls: Sara Abdelhadi, Taha Rahman, Haneen Balouta, Donna Hakky, and Sarah Murad.

We want to congratulate all the participants and the winners of the competition, may Allah (SWT) reward them for their knowledge and examplary mentoring to other students.

Basketball Season over for the J.H. Girls
December 6, 2009

Saturday, December 5th, Universal School Junior High Girls Basketball team participated in the Westside Catholic League championship play off at San Miguel Middle School in Chicago. Universal School competed with ten other schools in the Chicagoland area throughout the season, and won 4th place in the League.

Feryal Abusalim, the Capitan of the team, was also recognized by the League with a trophy for scoring the most points, totaling 252 throughout the season.

The team recognized that the hard work during practices and dedication paid off after all.

Congratulations to Sarah Sharara, the coach, for a great job and the team for their great performance!

20th Annual Dinner.. A Night to Remember !
November 23, 2009

On Saturday, November 21st, 2009 Universal School families and friends got together to celebrate the school's 20th Anniversary. Thanks to the Mothers' Club, Fathers' Club, School Staff and volunteers, the night was a complete enjoyment and success.

Profesor Inamul Haq, a current professor of Elmhurst College, was the keynote speaker of the evening, and Mr. Safaa Zarzour, School's Atorney, the Master of Ceremonies. Familes enjoyed a delighful meal and took part of a life auction organized by the Mothers' Club. As every year, families with 10 and 15 years at Universal were recognized for their continuous support to the School, as well as teachers with 10 and 15 years of service at the school .

For the 20th Anniversary, Universal School gave a special recognition to Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Zegar, Dr. and Mrs. Amine, Mr. and Mrs. Hasan Othman, Dr. and Mrs. Kudaimi, and Mrs. Boundaoui for being with Universal School since the school's doors opened twenty years ago.

Universal School's 20th Annual Dinner was certainly a night to remember.

H.S. Girls Volleyball Season's Victory
November 9, 2009

Universal School Girls High School Volleyball team competed with other Islamic Schools in the area this season.The Tournament took place at Universal School on Saturday, November 7th, 2009.

Our Junior Varsity team earned first place and the Varsity team won 3rd place for the season.

We want to congratulate the team and their coach, Mrs. Lena Tlieb, for their hard work this year.

Congratulations to Feryal Abusalim !
October 16 , 2009

Universal School's Junior High Girls Basketball Team is part of the Westside Catholic League with other ten schools in the Chicagoland Area. Feryal Abusalim, an 8th grade student, was recognized as the " Player of the Week" for two out of three weeks of this year's season . She is also considered the "League's Best Low Post Scorer". We want to congratulate their coach Sarah Sharara, Feryal, and the rest of the team for their hard work, sportmanship, and commitment to the sport. Also we would like to thank parents and volunteers for their continous support to our team.

Keep up the good job!

Scholastic Book Fair.. A Success !
October 14 , 2009

We would like to thank Universal School Parents for making our Annual Scholastic Book Fair a success. We want to thank specially the Mothers' Club for volunteering their time in our school to help during this event.

Let's keep our children reading to succeed.!

Senior Boys Back from Umrah!!
September 1st, 2009

We would like to welcome our Senior Boys Class from their Umrah trip. They spent the first ten days of Ramadan in Mecca and Medinah enjoying the blessings of such a beautiful journey, 4 days in Turkey prior to Saudia.

We pray Allah (SWT) answer their prayers and accept their intentions.

Senior Boys going to Umrah!!
August 17th, 2009

Per School's stablished tradition, fifteen Senior boys will be traveling to Umrah from August 18th to September 1st, 2009 under the supervision of Dr. Amine, Chairman of the Board, and Mr. Sharara, a Universal staff member and a parent for the last 16 years.Thanks to the coordial invitation of ZAKAT Foundation, our students will stop in Istambul, Turkey for three days to learn more about our Islamic History, from where they will continue to Mecca and Medinah.

May Allah(SWT) accept their intentions and Duaas, and bless their families for their efforts in making this spiritual journey a reality for their sons.

First Day of School !
August 4th, 2009

Summer is almost over and we are getting ready to start an energetic new school year. The following are simple reminders for our families:

* First Day of school will be Friday, August 21st, 2009 for Pk-12th grade students. Dismisal time will be 12:00 noon. Students must be in complete uniform, and 8th-12th students with books!.

*Pk-7th Grade Open House will be on Friday, August 21st, 2009 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. Our teachers are excited to share with you the material your child will be learning this year!.

* RAMADAN SCHEDULE: Starting Monday, August,24th, 2009 students will be dismissed at 2:30 p.m. due to Ramadan. Please be prompt to pick up your child on time.

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