Plainfield North High School Presenter: Mariam Sayeedi Registration Coordinator

1. Plainfield North High School Presenter: Mariam Sayeedi Registration Coordinator

2. What is MIST? Muslim InterScholastic Tournament MIST is a FUN, educational, interactiveprogram, consisting of competitions and workshops for high school students. GOAL: gain a deeper understanding of Islam and life through self-reflection and creativity. After competing in regionals, winners continue on to MIST nationalS !

3. MIST Across North America 2008- Toronto (UT] ◙ ◙2005 Boston (Harvard) 2010- Philadelphia ◙ 2006- New York (Rochester) 2008- Michigan (OU) ◙ ◙ ◙ 2003- DC (UM-College Park) 2011 ◙ 2009-2010- California (UC-Irvine) ◙ 2004- Atlanta (Emory) ◙ 2002- Houston (UH) MIST Chicago has only existed for 2 years and is already the second biggest region!

4. Who Participates in MIST? MIST is for high school students who want to use creativity, competition, and collaboration to explore the infinite oceans and seas of Islam. MIST is for high school students who: • Want their talents to shine. • Desire to promote peace and understanding through artful expression. • Are tired of cliques amongst the Muslims in their high school, community, and the city of Chicago at large. • Wish to engage with other high school students across the Chicagoland area in meaningful discussions, combine resources in order to suggest solutions, and wish to unite all to work towards common goals. • Spark their competitive edge to compete at the regional as well as national level at MIST. • Want ALLthe students in their school to experience a common MUSLIM identity while being given the opportunity to express it uniquely…and MORE!

5. 2011: 15 schools and 220+ students

6. 2012: 30 schools and 550+ students!

7. What does MIST consist of? • Competitions- more than 40 to choose from! • Workshops- interactive, geared towards equipping you with contemporary knowledge, skills, & ideas to address issues you face—from a personal to a community level. • Ice Breakers- activities to ease you into your groups for the weekend, allowing you to drop any barriers and engage with your peers with an open mind. • Team Spirit- school chants, “spirit wear”, banners illustrating your school pride. • Awards Ceremony- monetary awards, trophies, and ribbons to celebrate your hard work. • 2012 first prize was an Umrah trip. Second was an iPad! Money, classes, trophies, and medals are included. Put it on your college application!

8. The Rise of a Better Self THEME:The Patience of Champions THEME. It’s what makes MIST unique. Each year, MIST comes up with an annual theme which focuses the material of all competitions and the topics of all workshops on one specific and relevant concept or idea. No matter the language, patience has always been about hope and discipline, about a willingness to endure the sacrifice now, knowing that better days will come with principled perseverance. Patience is about the rise of a better self. Perhaps you’re inspired, or perhaps you’re still wondering how any of these examples are relevant to you as a high school student in North America. Think of the challenges you face on a day-to-day basis, and consider how you’re dealing with them. Think of the goals you want to achieve, and consider how you’re pursuing them. What kind of change do you want in your personal life? What kind of sacrifices are you ready to make? What do you think makes life worth the struggle? How can you make today better than yesterday? Are you ready to choose the path of patience? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soDZzTkuf6E

9. When & Where is MIST? MARCH 22-24, 2013 @ TBA Sports will be the following weekend! Hotel: MIST will arrange hotel accommodations; COACHES decide whether this option is available to you.

10. What are the Competitions? • 6 Categories of Competitions • Allowed 1 competition per category • Only 2 students from each school in each competition • I.e. Debate allows only 2 • Web Design, MIST Bowl and Groups Category allow more than one person

12. Knowledge Tests • Love books or want to learn more? Choose one of 4 books and test yourself at MIST! 1. “Amusing Ourselves to Death” by Neil Postman2. “From Slave Ship to Harvard: Yarrow Mamout and the History of an African American Family” by James H. Johnston3. “The Quest for Meaning: Developing A Philosophy of Pluralism” by Tariq Ramadan4. “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow Students Participating In the Islamic Knowledge Category

13. Quran Competitions • Tafseer Tests • Quran Recitation (3 Levels) NEW! [Replaces Tajweed and Memorization] • Level 1:  For beginners.  2nd half of Juz ‘amma  (Surah Tariq to SurahNas)  with English.   4 per gender • *Anyone with 2 juz/parah or more memorized cannot compete.  Judges will ask at MIST this question so do not lie/cheat with Qur'an • ***MIST really wants to encourage more people to compete in this!  • Level 2:  Choose from ONE of the four selections: • Surahs 67-114, Surahs 12, 20, 21, 36, 55, 67, Surahs 18, 28, 31, 42, 49-53, Surah 3 • Level 3:  1/4 of Qur'an.   -4 per gender.    May even allow for more than this. • Levels 4 and 5 TBD

14. Express Your Ideas And Faith 6 Competitions

15. 2D Art • Theme: Passion of the Proactive

16. 3D Art

17. Fashion Design

18. Photography

19. Graphic Design/ Digital Arts

20. Speak. Write. Inspire. 7 Competitions

21. SPEAK • Draw random topic • Prepare for 30 minutes • Speak for 6-7 minutes! • Write amazing speech • Memorize it word for word before MIST • Deliver it at MIST!

22. WRITE • Extemporary Essay • Randomly chosen topic • 60 minutes to write a masterpiece • Prepared Essay • Pick any topic you are passionate about w/ family theme • Write before MIST • Short Story • Write a short fictional story related to Family theme that will make us want to read again and again!

23. INSPIRE

24. 4 Competitions

25. MIST Bowl: Islamic Scholastic Bowl The Islamic Scholastic Bowl consists of one team from each school

26. Debate, Math Olympics, Improv • Debate • Affirmative v. Negative • 10 topics to prepare from • Improv • This competition is a fun way to display your creativity under spontaneous and timed circumstances. Each team must impress the judges in various hypothetical scenarios while under pressure to think on their feet and make the audience laugh! • Math Olympics • A battle of numbers based on Algebra and Geometry

27. 11 Competitions Each competition is done as a group representing your school

28. Brothers or Sisters Nasheed

29. Science Fair

32. MIST Basketball To participate in the basketball tournament, students must be in at least one competition, and attend all the MIST workshops & activities.

33. NEW COMPETITIONS FOR 2013! • Research in Action (replaces Research Methods and Community Service) • Social Media (replaces Web Design and Newsletter) • Baking Competition- Cupcakes (Judged on design and taste) • Table Tennis • Girls Volleyball • NEW: MIST Sports Weekend (Basketball, volleyball, & table tennis) will now take place the FOLLOWING weekend!

34. The Rulebook! • http://www.getmistified.com/competition_docs/MISTRulebook2013.pdf • On the getmistified.com website! • Learn every single rule and guideline about your competition here. If you have any questions, ask your ambassador or registration coordinator!

35. PNHS FTW! How? • GET EXCITED and have fun! • You are more talented than you think. • Encourage everyone in your MSA or other students to get involved- make your team as big as it can be • DON’T BE SCARED! • Bring back the Tigers bigger and better than ever!

36. Registration Process • Each team needs an ambassador to CREATE and manage your team. – Who’s willing to take on the task? • Everyone else: make an account or log on to your previous one at https://web.adderpit.com/MIST • Plainfield North’s School Code is “hitch grader” • All instructions will be on www.getmistified.com/chicago • After you make an account, log in and JOIN YOUR TEAM! • Join the team, register for your competitions, pay the fee, and register any guests before the deadline.

37. How much is Registration? Your ambassador has all the information to help you register. • Payment via Paypal on your adderpit.com/MIST account • $50 early registration by March 1st • $60 late registration by March 9th • Covers all meals, materials, venue, prizes, trophies, and workshops. Financial assistance is available to those who need it. Email us at chicago@getmistifed.com to find out if you are eligible.

38. So what if… • …I can’t afford it? – email chicago@getmistified.com and we’ll send you a form to fill out. Payment plans are available, money should never EVER stop anyone from competing. • …I’m not good at any of those competitions?- it doesn’t matter! Hundreds of high schoolers participate, 5 from each competition actually place. The rest just do it for fun or to try it out. So don’t be intimidated! Some sisters do Nasheed and have never sang outside of the shower. Soccer players play basketball. Quiet kids give speeches. Competitions like MIST bowl and knowledge tests give you ALL the information and preparation materials beforehand. It’s all about the experience and showing off what you can do 

39. So what If… • …it’s not my crowd? You have the opportunity to meet over 300 other high school students from Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. You’ll meet people you’d never have the chance to meet. Get your friends to do it with you. Just don’t miss out. • …I’m not involved in MSA? Doesn’t matter! Some high schools don’t even have MSAs! Even non-Muslims can do MIST. • …there’s only 2 Muslims/I’m the only Muslim at my school? Doesn’t matter! Most competitions are individual anyway  • Bottom line, don’t miss out. MIST is becoming huge insha’Allah. It’s nothing like anything you’ve done or experienced before, and YOU have the opportunity to see what it’s all about. Take advantage of that opportunity!

40. Ask a competitor! • “It [MIST] challenged me to embrace my religion in a way I had never done before. With an Islamic perspective, we could compete in everything from 2D Art, to improv acts, to debate. All of a sudden, Islam wasn’t just something on the side anymore. It was at the center of everything we did. It really surprised me how versatile Islam was and how you could apply it to everything.” -Shaza Loutfi, Naperville Central High School

41. Need more Info? • Website: www.getmistified.com/chicago • Email: chicago@getmistified.com • www.Facebook.com/MIST.Chicago • Twitter: @MISTChicago • View the pictures! http://www.facebook.com/MIST.Chicago/photos_albums

42. FAQ: Coach Requirements • Must be a teacher, administrator, parent, sibling, or mentor older than 21. • Responsible for all of his/her students throughout the entire tournament. • All concerns a student has at MIST regarding fairness of rules, etc. must be addressed to the coach, who will then address those concerns to the designated Coaches’ Manager. • The coach will be the contact in case of an emergency, or if the student needs to be reached by his/her parent or guardian. • The coach must keep track of each student he/she is supervising and make sure they follow the MIST Rules and Regulations. He/she is responsible for setting meeting points and making sure the students are in their respective competitions or workshops on time. • Students will not be able to check-in at MIST unless their coach is present. • The coach must sign the student’s signature form BEFORE the student’s parent. He/she can only be a student’s coach if the parent has approved of him/her with their signature. • A team must have at least 1 male and 1 female coach. Coaches register for free. Registration must be completed for each coach.

43. FAQ: Intermixing Policy • PPL: Purposeful, Public, Limited.   • The interaction between genders should be made only when there's a sincere purpose; it should be limited to that purpose, (interaction should stop once the purpose has been met and not transgress any rules of shariah against touching, etc.), and it should be public, meaning there should be others around who would enjoin the good and forbid the evil if you fell astray.   

44. FAQ: Dress Code • All participants must wear Business Professional or “Islamic” Clothing • Suits, Dress pants/long skirts, Thobes/Jilbabs, etc • Clothing should not have any offensive logos, texts or materials • All clothing must be loose for sisters AND brothers. Abide by the Shari’ah

45. Questions? Mariam’s Contact Info Email: mariamsayeedi@gmail.com Zain’s Contact Info Email: silverflares@gmail.com