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July 2008

Middle SchoolGirls

BasketballTeam

2006-2007

MEMBERS

Lena Tlieb (coach)Arej HamdanShetha HamoudJulia SalahAmani ElmosaMariam AhmadLena AbulailaShahira HalimDuaa MohamedDana JabriKhawaila FalanehAseal Tineh

Serene AbuzirDina Elmosa

Universal Schoolteam competes withother Islamic Schoolin the Chicagolandarea. Our MiddleSchool GirlsBasketball team wonthe 1st place in thisyear’s championship.

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Universal School“Where Islam and Education Come Together”

7350 W. 93rd StreetBridgeview, IL 60455

Phone (708) 599-4100 . Fax (708) 599-1588www.universalschool.org

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June 2008

Quran Club2006-2007

MEMBERS

Amin ElsaeedAbdullah AtekOsama ZayyadShaaf MahmoodAdham KarimMuhammed AbdullaMohammed ElsheikhMukarram AmineAli AldabeAmeen AmraOmar AliFaris BaloutaJamal SahloulOmar Ahmed OsmanAdham SahloulTaha SiddiquiSaed Abdeljawad

Establish since 2003,The members of theQuran Club assistand organize theAnnual QuranCompetition. Mr. Azhari is theadvisor of the QuranClub.

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8th GradeGraduation 11-1 pm12th GradeGraduation 4-6 pm

Semester Reviewsfor 9th-11th grade

Independent Study Dayfor 9th-11th studentsTeacher In-ServiceEnd of 4th Quarter

SAT I & SAT IISubject Exams

1st-7th gradeField Day

Elementary/MS AwardsCeremonyLast Day & Report Card Pick Upfor 1st-7th Dismiss at 12:00 pm

ACT Exam

HS Report CardsPick Up

Teacher In-Service

Semester Exams for 9th-11th grade

Office Summer Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.


May 2008

Dawa Club2006-2007

MEMBERS

Sana SaidQurat-Al-Ain GhaniNoor Al-AwadNour JabriNoor KhudeiraRula MartiniAmnah MuradGulrana SyedDuhah HamayelAfra Siddiqui

Dawa Club wasestablished in 2004.It is a mentoring pro-gram through charac-ter education. The Dawaa Club isused as leadershiptraining of our youth. Dr. Fadhli is the advi-sor of the Dawa Club.

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AP Calculus ExamMorning SessionPk-7th gradeTeachers meeting3:45-5:00 pm

AP English LiteratureExam Morning Session8th-12th gradeTeachers meeting3:45-5:00 pm

AP US History ExamMorning SessionACT Reg. Deadline

AP Biology ExamMorning SessionAP Physics ExamAfternoon Session

AP EnvironmentalScience ExamMorning SessionProgress ReportsDue

AP English LanguageExam Morning Session

Reg. Deadline forSAT I & SAT II subjectTests in June

Progress ReportsSent Home

New teachersmeeting 3:45-5 pm

8th & 12th gradersLast Day of School &Award Ceremony .Seniors Picnic sponsorby Juniors

Fun Fair12-5 pm

Memorial DayNO SCHOOL

Graduation Dinner Pre K/Kg Last DayField Day forPre-K & Kg

Kg Graduation5:00 pm8 & 12 Grade ReportCard Pick Up

8th & 12th Grade Final Exams


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Science FairClub

2006-2007MEMBERS

Nimah AhmedRunna OthmanSalma SalahTasmiha KhanKhadijah KhudeiraNoor AtaMrs. Hamadeh (advisor)Osama ZayyadAdham KarimAbdullah AtekNuha MulkGulrana SyedQurat-Al-Ain GhaniNour JabriNoor Al-AwadAmr KawjiMohammad Elsheikh.

Science Fair Club has beingestablished since 1996. Thisyear we had a total of 35Universal School studentswho participated on March10th, 2007 in the RegionalScience Fair at the Museumof Science and Industry inDowntown Chicago. 30 ofour students received 1stPlace Gold Awards and 5received 2nd Place SilverAwards. Universal Schoolwas honored by receiving the"1st Place" recognitionamong the 50 or moreschools from theChicagoland area that partic-ipated. Mrs. Hamadeh is theadvisor of this club.

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P/TConference10am-6 pmNO SCHOOL

ACT Exam

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3rd-7th gradeTeachers meeting3:45-5:00 pm

8th-12th gradeTeachers meeting3:45-5:00 pmWYSE State Finals

Arabic Spelling Bee

BOOK FAIR

IOWA TESTS

Appointment for Parent/Teacher Conference


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Boys StudentCouncil Club

2006-2007

MEMBERS

Yousef HassanMohammed ElsheikhAmin ElsaeedAmean AmraOsama ZayyadAhmad AhmadAbdullah AtekAli AldabeZaid ZayyadBilal GhaniAdham Sahloul

The Boys StudentCouncil was estab-lished in 1990. The members of theBoys Student Councilorganize activities forthe student bodythroughout the schoolyear to keep theschool spirit betweenthe students. Mr.Oubaid is the advisorof this club.

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HS LexiconChallenge

Progress ReportsSent HomeNHS InductionCeremonyACT Reg. Deadline

Regional ScienceFair

Pk-7th gradeTeachers meeting3:45-5:00 pmMS Lexicon Challenge

8th-12th gradeTeachers meeting3:45-5:00 pm

WYSE SectionalCompetition

Experience It!Open House forNew Parents9-2 pm


SPRING BREAK


February 2008

Middle SchoolGirls

VolleyballTeam

2006-2007

MEMBERS

Lena Tlieb (coach)Shahira HalimShetha HamoudLeena AbulailaAmani ElmosaMinar ShehadahSalam ZaidanMariam AhmadDana JabriKhawaila FalanehMariem AbukhaledIman KortAseal Tineh

The 2006-2007 Inter-Islamic Girls VolleyballTournament tookplace on December16th, 2006 at thePalos HeightsRecreational Center.Universal SchoolJunior Varsity Teamwon 1st place.

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Report CardsSent HomeCareer Day(NHS Sponsored)

Math CountsCompetition

Pk-7th gradeTeachers meeting3:45-5:00 pm


Elementary ScienceFair

ACT Exam

WYSE RegionalCompetition

NHS & JNHSApplication PacketsDue by 4:00 pm


Teacher In-ServiceNO SCHOOL

Progress ReportsDue


Elementary RegionalScience Fair


January 2008

High SchoolGirls

VolleyballTeam

2006-2007

MEMBERS

Lena Tlieb (coach)Noor SafadiSarah ShararaAdlah ZegarDuaa HamoudHeba MatariRunna OthmanNisreen AbdelnabiEman SahloulNadia SalemAmani KhaterReham BishawiMariam Abdel-RazikAmane Salem.

The 2006-2007 Inter-Islamic Girls VolleyballTournament tookplace on December16th, 2006 at thePalos HeightsRecreational Center.Universal SchoolJunior Varsity Teamwon 2nd place.

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NHS CommunityService Hours DueDateACT Reg. Deadline



8th-12th ScienceFair

New teachersmeeting 3:45-5 pmIndependentStudy Days

End of 2nd Quarter SAT Exam

Grades Due All School SpellingBee

WINTER BREAK

SEMESTER EXAMS REVIEWS

SEMESTER EXAMS


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Middle andHigh SchoolWrestling

Team2006-2007

MEMBERS

Husni RahmanRacan KhattabOsama ZayyadMohammad YassinMusa ZahdanMuhammed AbdullaBesher JabriRaed OweisiMohammad Arshad.

The wrestling clubwas established in2005 by a JordanianNational ChampionWrestler, currentlyUniversal Schoolcoach and P.E.department chair, Mr. Ali Abuhlaleh.

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Progress ReportsDue

8th-12th Science FairProgress Reports SentHome


EID AL-ADHA BREAK

EID AL-ADHA BREAK WINTER BREAK


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WYSECompetition

Club2006-2007

MEMBERS

Nur MalasAmnah MuradNimah AhmedGulrana SyedMrs. Sahloul (advisor)Mrs. Hamayel (advisor)Ali AldabeShaaf MahmoodOsama ZayyadAbdelnasser RashidAdham KarimKhalid Matariyeh

The WYSE RegionalCompetition took placeat Fenwick High Schoolin Oak Park, onFebruary 21st, 2007.Universal School won1st place and advancedto Sectionals, whichwas held on March16th, 2007 at the NorthCentral College inIllinois. UniversalSchool received 1stplace recognition. Mrs.Hamayel and Mrs.Sahloul, are the advi-sors of this club.

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Early ApplicationDeadlines for Colleges

ACT Reg. deadlineTeacher In-serviceNO SCHOOLEnd of First Quarter

SAT Exam

9/10 Boys Students/Admin meeting 4 pm

9/10 Girls Students/Admin meeting 4 pm



P/T Conference10am-6pmNO SCHOOL

Annual Dinner6 p.m.

11/12 Boys Students/Admin meeting4 pm

11/12 Girls Students/Admin meeting4 pm

Thanksgiving BreakNO SCHOOL

Thanksgiving BreakNO SCHOOL



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Junior BoysBasketball

Team2006-2007

MEMBERS

Amjad KarimYousef AbusharifHusam Sadek

Talat SuleimanAhmad AhmadHatem AbusharifMr. Rashad (coach)Mohammad AbdallahMohamad YassinAhmed Y. MuslehSohib BoundaouiAhmad HasanSaphe FalanehMuhamed DestaniMohammad HamadJamal SahloulKhader ZahdanOmar FalanehMuhammad ZorobBaha Ausharara

Our Junior BasketballClub has been estab-lished since 1999. Ourteam is part of theMetro Prep Conference,where they have theopportunity to play withteams from private andpublic schools in theChicagoland Area.

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Science Fair Topic& Background Due8th-12th grade

SAT Exam

Eid Al-Fihtr(tentative)

School Resumes Pk-7th gradeTeachers meeting3:45-5:00 pm

College Fair forJunior at East AuroraHS. 8th-12th gradeTeachers meeting3:45-5:00 pm

Board/ParentMeeting 6 p.m.8th-12th ScienceFair Data Due

PSAT Exam

ACT Exam


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EID AL-FIHTR BREAK


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Soccer Team2006-2007

MEMBERS

Mr. Abuhlaleh (coach)Adel SarmitiAmmar NouriYousef HassanKhalil HassanBesher JabriMahmoud YassinTaha SiddiquiOmar TawilQasam SalehFaris BaloutaLouay SalehMukarram AmineAhmed AhmadMohammad ElsheikhAdham Karim,….,Khalid MataryehAmeen AmraAbdelkarim Abuzir

This team was estab-lished in 2005 by ourPhysical EducationDepartment to providea healthy and dynam-ic after school pro-gram to our students.

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8th-12th GradeTeacher Meeting3:45-5:00 pm

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Fall Class PictureClassroom VisitsTo New Teachers

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ACT Reg. Deadline

BOOK FAIR

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All Islamic SchoolIn-Service Day

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Inner-CityMuslim Action

Network(IMAN) Club2006-2007

MEMBERS

Abdullah AtekOsama ZayyadMs. Haque (advisor)Asma HammadiHanin AhmadTasmiha KhanSarah Martini

The Iman Club wasestablished in 1999with the intention ofparticipate and createprojects to serve thecommunity in general.

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FROM CRAYONS TO COLLEGE: Universal School provides classes from preschoolthrough 12th grade. During the last school year, there were over 363 students in the pre-school and elementary level and 276 in the middle and high school, totaling 639 students.The spacious 70,000 square foot modern facility allows a maximum of 700 students. Atthe current rate of growth, we anticipate reaching this number in a few short years. Ourgraduates have been accepted into Harvard University, Cornell University, University ofChicago, Northwestern University, DePaul University, Loyola University Honors Program,University 0f Illinois at Chicago Honors Program, University of Illinois at Urbana and othersmaller undergraduate schools. Last year’s graduates received a total of over 2 million inacademic scholarships.THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:Universal School is governed by a well-diversified,group of Muslim professionals who are not only active in the school, but in the communi-ty at large. There are nine members, eight men and one woman. These individuals whovolunteer their time oversee the basic functions of the school.ACCREDITATION: Since 1992, Universal has been recognized by the State of IllinoisBoard of Education and in 2004, Universal School also received accreditation from thevery prestigious North Central Association for Accreditation. Universal School is also rec-ognized nationally as a leading Islamic school by the Islamic Society of North America,Islamic Circle of North America, American Muslim Council, Dar-ul-Islam Inc., and Councilon American Islamic relations, among others.BUDGET: The annual budget of Universal sums over 3,300,000.00. Seventy-five percentof this amount is collected through tuition, the remainder is provided through grants andfund raising efforts.ENROLLMENT:Universal’s 639 students and their parents are from various cultural andeconomic backgrounds. Over 63% of parents of students come from twenty different Arabcountries, 15% represent the Indian subcontinent, 12% are African Americans and 10%from other nationalities.CURRICULUM AND ACHIEVEMENT: The elementary level adheres to an acceleratedacademic program that leads the students in the high school level to our college prepara-tory program offering Advanced Placement and Honors classes. Our elementary schoolstudents, on average, performed better than 75% of all the students nationally, when com-pared to students in other private and parochial schools in grades 2ndthrough 8th, on theIowa Test of Basic Skills.Our high school students’ scores averaged from 23.0 to 24.1% for the last four years onnationally conducted achievement tests such as the SAT and ACT, with the score of 32out of 36 as the highest score obtained this past year by a Universal Student. This is wellabove the national average of 21.1 and State average of 20.5.THE FACILITY:The spacious 70,000 square foot modern facility includes thirty-six class-rooms; a state of the art, fully equipped science lab; two computer labs; one journalismlab; library-media center; a cafeteria with a full service kitchen; an inside regulation sizebasketball court; playing field; and a playground.THE FACULTY/STAFF: The school is home to sixty dedicated faculty and staff members.The Principal and Assistant Principal both hold a Master’s Degrees in Education andAdministration. All teachers of core subjects are certified in their respective fields wherecertification is offered except for a few who are currently pursuing a certification program.Over forty percent have earned at least one Master’s Degree in education-related fields,the remaining have Bachelor’s Degrees. One high school teacher has a Ph.D. in curricu-lar development. Several elementary and high school teachers have been chosen annu-ally, as Who’s Who among U.S. teachers. Over 50% of the elementary faculty graduatedwith honors from their respective alma mater. The elementary and high school teachers

have an average of nine years teaching experience behind them.DISTINCT AWARDS:

2007:1st

place school recognition in the regional Science Fair. 1st place school Recognitionin the Regional and Sectional WYSE Competition. 7 AP Scholars and 2 National Merits.2006:Highest ACT scores of 32 out of 36; 11 AP Scholars; 6 Illinois State Scholars 2005:All American Boy Contest, 3rd place winner: Sponsored by U.S. Congressman Lipinski,2005:Midwest Muslimah Volleyball tournament Winners; 8 AP Scholars; 4 Illinois State

Scholars2004:Chicago Teen Poetry Winner2003:Highest SAT score of 14002003:Illinois State Scholar Award- Winners2003:AP Scholar Award - 2 Winners 2003:State Science Fair Received Top Award in the Physics Category, which is only

awarded to School per State2002:AP Scholar Award-Winner2002:World Wide Youth In Science and Engineering, (WYSE) Awarded 2nd place in

sectional and 1st place in regional.2001:AP Scholar Award-Winner2000:Metro Prep Conference Championship, won by varsity boys basketball team.2000:Student On-Line Award, (SOJA) Awarded grand prize in the national competition

sponsor by US News and World Report2000:State Science Fair, 100% of the participants received outstanding awards in

biochemistry and engineering2000: World Wide Youth In Science and Engineering, (WYSE) Awarded first place in section

al and second place in regional.1999:All American Girl Contest, winner: Sponsored by U.S. Congressman Lipinski 1999:National Merit Scholar: Awarded to 1 in 250,000 high school seniors1997 and 1998:Illinois State Scholar, awarded to 1% of Illinois H.S. seniors1997:Highest SAT score, 1570 out of 1600 1996:WGN Extra Effort Award, based on academic, leadership and service.

TAKING THE LEAD:Universal is known as the pioneer in taking bold steps toward establishingand refining North America’s Islamic school movement. Some of our unique endeavors include:establishing an Arabic as a second language curriculum including original textbooks and materials;creating and utilizing an Islamic Studies curriculum as well as textbooks for the elementary grades;participants of the Tarbiyah Project, a national Islamic character education program; 12-page, inde-pendent student newspaper, The Constellation; joining an official IHSA private high school basket-ball conference; initiating and hosting a volleyball tournament for girls involving other Muslimschools in the area, a wrestling program where students participated and won at the regional level,track and field team for boys and girls (Islamic dress code worn through special permission) hasparticipated in the State Sectional Meet for the past eight years, and several students competed o-n the state level.LOCATION: Nestled in the southwest suburbs of Chicago, Universal School draws students fromthe entire Chicago land area with a significant number living up to an hour’s drive away.IMPACT ON COMMUNITY: Since its inception, Universal School has played a dynamic and sig-nificant role in the community. Many school programs involve the students in community services,such as feeding the indigent, visiting nursing homes, participating in activities at homeless sheltersand sponsorship of orphaned children. Universal students publish their own 12-page student news-paper three times a year, and have an online newspaper as well. The first high school chapter ofIMAN (Inner-city Muslim Action Network) was established at Universal in which students activelywork in the community to help those in need.

SCHOOL PROFILE2007-2008

7350 W. 93rd Street . Bridgeview, IL 60455 . tel: (708) 599-4100 . fax (708) 599-1588 . www.universalschool.org

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