TEENS FOR JEANS

Assalamu 'alaikum~

THINK OF THE HOMELESS YOUTH, YOU GUYS.
BRING YOUR (unwanted) JEANS TOMORROW~~ LAST DAAAAYYY~

please. ((:

The post below this one holds most of the information, but I'd still like to remind everyone that there are PRIZES and you will also be helping the COMMUNITY~ School goals and all, you know?

I've been told that even if the jeans are ripped, bring 'em in 'cause Aeropostale (the store the jeans will be dropped off at) will fix them. It'd be great if you took care of the tear yourself though.

Also! They don't neccessarily have to be teen jeans.

Anyways~

Here are 5 Facts about Homeless Youth from the website:
1. The National Coalition for the Homeless defines homeless youth as individuals under the age of eighteen who lack parental, foster, or institutional care.
2. 1 out of every 3 homeless people are under the age of 18.
3. 1.6 to 1.7 million people under 18 will experience homelessness each year.
4. The majority of homeless and runaway youth are between the ages of 15 and 17, however three out of 100 runaways are under the age of 10, and 11 out of 100 are between the ages of 11 and 13.
5. Approximately half of all runaways were physically abused before fleeing home.

More statistics and information on:

http://www.dosomething.org/teensforjeans/home

"Teens For Jeans" Drive

AA to students of ISI.

As you all know, we made an announcement during assembly talking about a jean drive. Well, this jean drive is called "Teens For Jeans". It is organized by Aeropostale and they want us to donate jeans that you don't wear or fit you anymore so that they could give it to the homeless youth. Even if you have torn jeans, donate it because when we give it to the shelter for the homeless, they will fix it. (But we would really appreaciate it if you knit it at home.) Please participate in this event. Ask your parents, your aunts and uncles and ask them if they have any jeans they don't need.
It's a competition and the winners and their awards will be listed below:
> 1st Place: Pizza Party
> 2nd Place: Donut Party
> 3rd Place: Popcorn Party

Al-Hedayah is also participating in this event, but is not qualified in the competition.
Please take this event seriously to show that we are contributing citizens and community builders! :]

-- Nawal Rahman, Student Council Treasurer

YEARBOOK STAFF~!

Assalamualaikum Everyone,

The student council is thinking of making yearbooks this year so we need a yearbook staff. We need to recruit students, out of STUCO, to come and be a part of the yearbook staff. I, Sehar along with Sarah F., will be in charge of the staff but we need more students to come and help, so if you guys are interested please contact the student council. More details about this will arrive soon, Insha'allah. So COME JOIN NOW!

Jazakallah Khair :)

[02.02-06.09] ISI Reminders

Assalamu Alaikum, everyone. This is Nawal, your Treasurer, speaking. (I'm sorry I still don't have an icon yet ;[) Here are the ISI reminders for this week [02.02-06.09].

ISI Annual Science Fair: The science projects will be displayed in front of judges on:
- Wednesday, February 25: Group 1 (1st grade to 3rd grade) at 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
- Thursday, February 26: Group 2 (4th grade to 6th grade) at 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
- Monday, February 9: Group 3 (7th grade to 12th grade) at 9:30 am to 1:30 pm

ISI Book Fair: Come to the ISI Scholastic Book Fair next week and spend your money on books, kits, and much more. The hours are from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, on the week of Monday, February 9th through Friday, February 13th. All the profits wil go to support the ISI Library.

ISI Annual Fundraising Dinner: ISI will be hosting an annual fundraising dinner on Saturday, February 28th, 2009, Insha Allah. Please encourage your friends and community members to attend the event.

ISI-PTO/ICI Food Drive: Masha Allah, the total number of food items collected was 1,198. It was given to the Irving Cares Food Pantry which serves those in need in Irving. On behalf of ISI-PTO, we would like to say Jazakum Allahu Khairan for your help towards this cause. May Allah reward all of you. :]

Archery Club: Classes for afterschool Archery Club began on Monday, February 2nd. Please pay, if you are registered, by Friday, February 9th, 2009.

I will be managing this blog, so there will be many more posts coming! :))

CANS CANS CANS CANS

Remember this?
"ISI-PTO/ICI Food Drive: Please bring non-perishable or canned food items to your classroom at ISI. The collected food will be given to the Irving Cares Food Pantry which serves those in need in Irving. Our goal is to reach 100 items for every class. The prize for the class that brings the most food items are:
> 1st Place: Pizza Party
> 2nd Place: Goodie Bags
> 3rd Place: Popcorn Party
But remember, it's not for the sake of winning, it's for helping those who need the food and reaching the goal to become contributing citizens!"

Well, the deadline is tomorrow, so please bring all the cans/food you have to give to the people who need it~! Every class should hopefully at least get around 50 cans? B-BUT THE GOAL IS 100 EACH, so don't stop there!

...
Even if it's tomato sauce.

YOU CAN DO IT GUYS!

Inclement Weather

Asalamualaikum, I am Fahmaan Khan one of the Social Coordinators of ISI Student Council. I just wanted point out that make sure to check if the school will be delayed or cancelled. Make sure to tell your parents to check their e-mails, and check out the school website for recent news and announcements.

Here is the site of ISI.
http://school.irvingmasjid.org/

[1.19-23.09] ISI Reminders

Assalamu Alaikum!
This is Nawal, your student council Treasurer. (I'm sorry I don't have an icon yet, but I'll get to it...eventually.)
Great blog, eh? Well, i'm just going to start of with the ISI reminders from last week.

ISI Anuual Science Fair - The ISI annual Science Fair will be held at school from 8 am to 1 pm on the following dates:
> Saturday, February 7th -- Group 3 (7th Grade to 12th Grade)
> Wednesday, February 11th -- Group 1 (1st Grade to 3rd Grade)
> Thursday, February 12th -- Group 2 (4th Grade to 6th Grade)

For your convenience, display boards of all colors will be sold at the school. :)
- White Board: $5.00
- Color Board: $6.00

ISI-PTO/ICI Food Drive: Please bring non-perishable or canned food items to your classroom at ISI. The collected food will be given to the Irving Cares Food Pantry which serves those in need in Irving. Our goal is to reach 100 items for every class. The prize for the class that brings the most food items are:
> 1st Place: Pizza Party
> 2nd Place: Goodie Bags
> 3rd Place: Popcorn Party
But remember, it's not for the sake of winning, it's for helping those who need the food and reaching the goal to become contributing citizens!

ISI Annual Fundraising Dinner: On Saturday, February 28th, 2009, ISI will be hosting their annual fundraising dinner. Please invite other friends and family members to attend this event.

PSIA Coaching: Those students who were selected to participate in PSIA (Private School Interscholastic Association) will be coaced every Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Time: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm (see PSIA coaching list)
Location: Cafeteria