Notes from the Principal

February 20, 2012 Issue No. 6

Dates to remember:

―12 Angry Men‖ - Feb. 29,

2012

Mock exams—Feb. 26—

Mar. 8, 2012

Teachers PD Day—Mar. 4-

5, 2012

Emirates Literature Festi-

val—Mar. 6-10, 2012

World Education Games—

Mar. 6-8, 2012

Visiting authors—Mar. 8,

2012

ISAC JV Basketball—Mar. 7

-10, 2012

PSSS tests—Mar. 11,

2012

Gr. 12 Cap & Gown pho-

tos—Mar. 13, 2012

Gr. 12 IB Music Evening

Performance—Mar. 14,

2012

UAS Mural unveiling

event—Mar. 15, 2012

Inside this issue:

Notes from Principal 1

Counseling 4

IB 5

Student Council 5

Library News 6

Booster Club 8

CAS 10

Theatre Arts 10

Athletics 11

It is unfortunate that International Day has had to be postponed due to poor weather but we hope to have

many photos for you in our next edition. The PTO, teachers, parents and students have worked very hard to

organize a great day for the UAS community. The day will be rescheduled soon. I look forward to seeing you

there.

It is less than a week before the senior students begin their mock exams. All the teachers, including Dr.

Brandt, Mr. Terry and I wish all of them the best. I am confident that each and every student has been dili-

gent in their preparation and will be confident walking into each exam. The Creative Arts seniors have been

very busy preparing their IB musical recitals and theatre productions. Congratulations on the splendid per-

formances so far.

The grade 7-10 students sat for their ACER tests and results are expected in a few months. I would like to

thank Mr Kuestermann for planning and organizing the test sessions along with the counseling team who

also contributed to the smooth running of the tests.

There have been many sporting events these last few weeks and our students have had many successes. A

full outline of the ECC tournaments is available in the article by Mr. Michalik our Athletics Director. Congratu-

lations to all of the teams.

The annual Aquathon was held this week. Thank you to the teachers who planned the event, Ms. Smith, Ms.

Briske and Ms. Isse and also to all the students and teachers who participated to raise much needed funds

for our sponsored overseas schools and orphanages. We also had a very successful track and field day with

high participation and team spirit. I have included a small selection of photos from both events for you.

Shehadeh, Nadine

Sleem, Adham

Bayyari, Laith

Rose, Ethan

Bae, Jeonghun (Phil)

Shinwari, Zarlasht

Wagdi, Farida

Abou El Ghar, Cherifa

El Sawy, Seif

de Hoog Bouthoorn, Jasmijn

Ashour, Taima

Ebrahim Pour, Alaleh

Jung, MinSoo

Pronk, Adriaan

Zaidi, Syed Sajid

Al-Tamimi, Dania

Albalooshi, Saeed

Ali, Sahela

Grade 8

Principal Award:

Surma, Jan Piotr (Janek)

Lee, Ga Young

Zafar, Imaad

Abdulaziz, Eric

Aleali, Alia

Al Braik, Waleed

Alkhaja, Aadel

Anoohi, Asma

Naser, Rama

Albanna, Nasser

Dimoulas, Stephany

Ali, Shahd

Grade 7

Principal Award:

Dandache, Hoda (Aya)

Marion, Jade

Alhariri, Rama

Hanna, Elianna

Khayat, Ahmad

Taha, Hana

Ahuja, Vaibhav

Numani, Asfia

High Honors:

Ferraz, Isabelly

Haj-Diab, Larah

Bodo, Bianka

Campodonico, Sabrina

Shaheen, Mohammed

Miyazaki, Sana

Noorabadi, Barbod

Wardah, Zeid

Bhatti, Lyba

El Marj, Nathalie

Pourghorban, Ali

Zafar, Adeel

Abdallah, Mouna

Fakhruddin, Alefiya

Alawadi, Safeeya

Lee, Yoonjae (Christina)

Honors:

Chu Zhen Xuen , Kymberley Joan

Lee, Sang Soo

High Honors:

Abdulaziz, Savannah

Kim, Su-Jung

Kim, Geo

Van Zyl, Alexander

Khatib, Sami

Joarder, Fahad Abrar

Hanna, Christina

Nuaman, Omar

El Sharawy, Sondos

Hameer, Jinaan

Lawrence, David

Welsh, Andrew

Hazim, Ramzi

Dahi, Ayla

Gramstad, Simone

Honors:

Ahmed, Syed Mohammed

Mohammadi, Matin

Anwar, Muhammad

Elassi, Karim

Huang, Jiacheng

Kamal, Syed Faisal

Mahir, Tajwar

Nimer, Ahmad

Uy, Adrian Kristofer

Arjomand, Abdulla

Choi, Yunjin

Hassen. Omar

Govers, Sanne

Apostolopoulos, Stefanos

Koh, Ha Young (Erica)

Wasiq, Malik Mustafa

Our congratulations to the following students for making it to the Honor Roll this quarter:

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Hamoudah, Youssef

Moaswes, Hiba

Hussein Dit Safadi, Taha

Kuchno, Carter

Moawad, Mohammad

Van Schalkwyk, Ruan

Al Dawood, Dalal

Bechaalani, Jad

Ghattas, Mathew

Grade 9

Principal Award:

Seifelnasr Elsayed Abdelaal, Nour

Alkhaja, Janan

Lootah, Sara

Fattouh, Rawan

Rose, Nolan

Mortensen, Nicolai

El Sawy, Malak

Osman Hussain, Jude

Wehbe, Karim

High Honors:

Abdulhussain, Ahmed

Elnadi, Salma

Algergawi, Amal

Shankar, Sneha

El Baba, Hadi

El Hajj, Tamara

Faran, Misha

Khayat, Allaa

de Hoog Bouthoorn, Femke

Abdalla, Mohammad

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Grade 9

High Honors:

Abdalla, Mohammad

Hachem, Kareem

Farran, Nadia

Joudeh, Sara

Koinuma, Rei

Yoo, Jungwoong

Ahn, Joon Hyun

Honors:

Bin Haider, Abdulla

Dahhan, Layan

Ibrahim, Lina

Khawar, Usman

Martins, Pedro

Qanni, Yousef

Hamza Abd El Motaleb, Karim

Babu, Shirleyn

Rahme, Maurice

Khales Alnasseri, Fahad

Saleh, Amero

Yu, Jaesang

Amanuel, Christy

Kazi, Nafi Ahmed

Koch, Niklas

Sampedro, Marco

Al Mansoori, Mahra

Alawadi, Abdallah

Aldewaik, Khalid

Bae, Junhyung (Steven)

Gorski Grau, Karla

Jauhari, Husein

Amkieh, Layan

Beam, Grant

Shaka, Saed

Grade 10

Principal Award:

Sarkawi, Gina

Albanna, Yasmine

Alkishtaini, Aseel

Kim, Eun Jeong

High Honors:

Abd El-Shafi Abd El Razek , Nouran

Al Mansoori, Marwan

Apostolopoulou, Dafni

Farazinia, Fatemeh

Khayat, Jamal

Ismail, Karim

Anoohi, Amal

Lawrence, Bethany Joy

Abdalla, Mohannad

El Naggar, Nariman

Muwahed, Joan

Khan, Nabaa

Otaki, Christopher

Honors:

El Assi, Nabil

Kurji, Sahir

Shaikhly, Ihsan

Sharif, Samar

Singh, Sahej

Bou Saab, Samer

Sahni, Saibani

Tuazon, Shinih Hannah

Khadem Khorasani, Ghazaleh

El Sadek, Aya

Ghammachi, Maysa

Bostani, Alexandra

Boston, Kirsten

Alrais, Ali

Jamalian, Seyedeh Delaram

Bakir, Karim

Greuel, Joseph

Chawhan, Salaar

El Garawany, Malek

Soliman, Tamer

Grade 11

Principal Award:

Sisak, Katherine

Yu, Jihyun

Alsuwaidi, Ahmed

Khatib, Yara

Abdel Rahman, Ashraf

Hanna, Dima

Ahmed, Nida

High Honors:

Dorri, Maral

Alhariri, Sara

Abdallah, Nadhem

De Wijs, Calvin Jay

Glaser, Jennifer

Park, Jisu

Welsh, Patrick

Baramki, Gabriel (Gabe)

Pronk, Valentijn

Hwang, Yunji

Zituni, Danya

Honors:

Al-Shama, Hassan

El Shaarawy, Hussein

Bexfield, Moira

Wardah, Moh‘d

Aspe Velasco, Paulina

Younes, Selim

Naser, Faheem

Chahrour, Carla

Nasiri, Amin

Diaz, Carlos

Trujillo, Marina

Rezaei, Sajjad

Barrigh Vargas, Leonel

Reissig, Jillian

Warrayat, Jinan

Koinuma, Yu

Lacroix, Clara

Lauer, Isaac

Ryder, Fleur

Tannous, Marie Lynn

Van Zyl, Melissa

Younes, Selim

Abd El Aziz Abbas, Aliaa

Trujillo, Marina

Fakih, Zeinab

Rappe, Julien

Rezaei, Sajjad

Abedrabo, Zeinah

Azara, Michael

Barros Pineiro, Pedro

Salim, Issa

Grade 12

Principal Award:

Eltanbouli, Leena

Sen, Smita

Evans, Arianna

Sehat Niaki, Paniz

High Honors:

Salama, Ahmed

Dahhan, Mohamad

Kafity, Anthony

Khalifa, Rana

Younes, Nora

Massoud, Yasmin

Farsakh, Mohammed

Rechenhofer, Jennifer

Hachem, Zahraa

Alabed, Asma

Boutemine, Sawsan

Glaser, Kyle

Honors:

Shaikhly, Omar

Koch, Sophia

Sawaf, Sammy

Abdel-Jaber, Ahmad

Brown, Alyssa

Alshiha, Mansoor

Jaafar, Hassan

Kamal, Sana

Moawad, Ahmed

Iqbal, Yaseen

Scott, Teri

Al-Attiyat, Badr

Broekhoff, Bart

Eid, Tracy

Khalil, Trandel

Nached, Ali

El-Cheikh-Hassan, Iman

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Issue No. 6

Counseling/College Advising

1) UNIVERSITY PLANNING AND PREPARATION PORTAL:

This portal is now fully loaded with information related to university

and college research and application information. There are folders

specific for the USA, Canada, Australia, Britain and for universities

in the UAE, for UAS students in grade 10/11 and for UAS seniors.

There is also information that can be easily downloaded or viewed

about standardized tests such as SAT, ACT, TOEFL and IELTS. UAS

students and parents are encouraged to do their research when it

comes to selecting a university to apply to and to be aware of appli-

cation requirements and deadlines. It is never too early to start

doing your university research!

2) 2012 SUMMER PROGRAM GUIDE:

The 2012 Summer Program Guide PDF will be available on the UAS

website and on the University Preparation and Planning portal next

week. The purpose of this guide is to inform UAS parents and high

school students of the wide range of summer opportunities availa-

ble worldwide to enhance students‘ learning in the classroom, expe-

riential education trips (similar to those offered during the school

year at UAS with World Challenge), language immersion programs

and academic bridge programs that are aimed for IB students.

Attending a summer program at a university or college is a great

way for students to get a taste of what college life is like and this

can enhance a student‘s college application. Many North American

institutions offer summer academic and sports programs. If your

son or daughter is interested in a particular university or college,

that school may offer some sort of summer experience program

that is not yet listed in this guide. You may also consider investigat-

ing social media websites such as Facebook and Youtube to find

out more information about a particular program as many service

providers use these sites for promotional purposes.

Please note that UAS does not specifically endorse or recommend

any of the programs listed in the guide. We provide these as a refer-

ral service only and are not responsible for validating the quality or

standard of the programmes offered. We would, however, be appre-

ciative of any feedback you could provide us with should you elect

to enrol your child in one of these options. This guide is a work in

progress: if you know of other programs, please contact the UAS

high school counseling office and we will add to this book for future

editions. Please check out the 2012 Summer Program Guide for

High School Students on the UAS website and the University Prepa-

ration and Planning Portal by February 28.

3) THE ―BUSINESS‖ OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT:

the hospitality industry ―business‖ has fared well in the recent glob-

al economic circumstances. Students and parents should consider

pursuing a bachelor or undergraduate degree in this quickly grow-

ing field as it is a huge global business, requiring business acumen,

multilingual skills and managerial training which can lead to excel-

lent, well-paying careers. There are many schools that offer fantas-

tic programs in this industry. The US Bureau of labor statistics

website:

―With the hospitality industry's growth rate increasing, the im-

portance of finding good employees, especially youth workers, is a

high priority. Historically, the hospitality industry has drawn heavily

from the youth labor pool to meet their workforce needs, but in

recent years the industry has been left with an insufficient pipeline

of new workers to satisfy demand. Faced with a shrinking pipe-

line of workers, the hospitality industry is increasing its recruit-

ment efforts towards youth and developing targeted strategies

for previously untapped labor pools.‖ Source: http://

www.doleta.gov/brg/indprof/hospitality_profile.cfm

Other resources on how to find a hospitality program: http://

ehotelier.com/directory/?education-training

Are you interested in learning more about the hospitality industry

right here in Dubai?

There are 2 upcoming events here in DUBAI on March 10 and

March 16!

1)The Emirates Academy (owned by Jumeirah Group) is holding

an open house on Saturday, March 10. 30 minute Presentations

and 30 minute tours of the academy‘s excellent facilities will

occur throughout the day from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Emirates

academy is located in Um Suqeim, opposite Burj Al Arab. There

are UAS alumni who are current students at this school. For

more information if you want to find out about their program:

www.emiratesacademy.edu or call them: +971 4 315 5138

email: info@emiratesacademy.edu

2) Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (Switzerland)

As the first hospitality management college in the world, founded

in 1893, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), offers high-level

university studies to talented and ambitious students who are

aiming for top careers in the hospitality industry.

EHL‘s programmes (http://www.ehl.edu/eng/Study-at-EHL) lead

selected students to a wide range of management careers in the

hospitality, leisure and tourism industry as well as in related

fields that utilize hospitality expertise, such as banking, auditing,

real estate, asset and financial management, consulting, market-

ing, luxury products management, etc.

EHL will hold an information session in Dubai. This information

session will take place at the Burj al Arab on 16 March 2012

from 9 am until 1 pm. Interested high school students are invit-

ed to this event. To participate, kindly register in advance on.

Please note: advance registration is required prior to this event in

order to allow access into the Burj Al Arab hotel:

http://www.ehl.edu/eng/Study-at-EHL/Meet-us/Off-campus/

Meet-us-in-your-region/Middle-East-and-Africa/Information-

session-in-Dubai.

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The International Baccalaureate at UAS

Grade 12 Mock and IB Exams are right around

the corner. Here are some study suggestions

given by former graduates:

I am a student eager to do well on exams. What can I do?

Do not put off studying for your last examinations until the last

week. Touch base with those subjects for shorter amounts of

time between other subjects in the first week(s).

Build your break times into your plan. You will need a few after-

noons/evening/mornings off during the weeks to refresh. This

includes time for sleeping, exercising and relaxing.

Don‘t only study one subject per day. Put some variety in your

plan. Perhaps alternate those you enjoy more with others that

are tougher.

Study for your next exam in the last study session before that

exam.

Email teachers or set an appointment to clarify concepts with

which you struggle.

Set study sessions with other students. Be sure that these do

not devolve into social gatherings. If they are not productive,

excuse yourself to study alone.

Take a break from all technology. There is little need to search

information on the web at this point. Temporarily (or forever!)

disable facebook/twitter/bbm services, etc. These are thieves

of time and procrastination devices.

I am a parent eager to help my child do

well on the exams. What can I do?

Please help your child stay healthy

throughout the exams. They need to

eat sensibly (especially the morning of

an examination), get fresh air and exer-

cise and sleep regularly (approximately

8 hours/night or more).

Other suggestions . . .

Minimize distractions (noise, disruptions) during home study

Quiz him/her or ask him/her to explain something to you. This

helps reinforce understanding.

Set aside a study area that can be fixed for the 2 weeks of

Mocks and month of IB exams

Help him/her organize his/her resources for studying

Student Council

Help him/her outline a study plan

Transport him/her to study sessions

Invite other students over for a group review session

Any questions: Please contact Carinn Mariani, IB Coordinator,

cmariani@uasdubai.ae

This has been a busy month for Student Council with their very

own silhouette on the mural (Just Be!), blue and stylish. It has

been a pleasure working with the amazing ladies of the Fine

Arts Booster Club. On top of that we have been really excited

about the coming International day and have worked really hard

(along with a lot of different clubs) to make sure people visiting

us will have a lot of fun (It is even rumored that a magic show

will take place but…you will have to come and see us to know

more).

We also have a lot of projects coming up soon such as a talent

show, a joint dance with DIS and more. We will keep you updat-

ed on those.

Finally, we would like to congratulate Smita Sen and her team

of writers for an amazing job on the school newspaper, great

articles and a very professional looking design.

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Secondary Library

Kindly see me Ms. Vicky Murray in the Secondary Library for entry forms.

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Chetan Bhagat - is the author of five

novels – Five Point Someone (2004),

One Night @ the Call Center (2005),

The 3 Mistakes of Life (2008), 2

States (2009) and Revolution 2020

(2011). He will give a presentation at

10:25 am. Parents are welcome to

attend this event.

His books have bestsellers since

their release and have been adapted

into Bollywood films. The New York

Times called him the ‗the biggest selling English language novelist in

India‘s history.‘ Time magazine included him in their selection of the

hundred most influential people in the world and Fast Company, USA

listed him as one of the world‘s hundred most creative people in

business.

Having worked in international investment banking, Chetan left in

2009 to concentrate on his writing and to work for change in the

country. He writes columns for leading English and Hindi newspa-

pers, focusing on youth and national development issues, and is also

a motivational speaker. He lives in Mumbai with his wife and twin

sons.

Tim Bowler will give a presentation to

students at 1:20pm. He is one of the

UK‘s most compelling and original writ-

ers for teenagers. He was born in Leigh

-on-Sea in the UK and after studying

Swedish at University, worked in forest-

ry, the timber trade, teaching and

translating before becoming a full-time

writer. He lives with his wife in a small

village in Devon and his workroom is

an old stone outhouse known to

friends as ‗Tim‘s Bolthole‘.

Tim has written 20 books for teenagers and won 15 awards,

including the prestigious Carnegie Medal for River Boy. He has

been described by the Sunday Telegraph as ‗the master of the

psychological thriller‘ and by the Independent as ‗one of the

truly individual voices in British teenage fiction‘. His most recent

works include Starseeker, Frozen Fire, Bloodchild and the eight-

book Blade series. His latest novel Buried Thunder was pub-

lished in February 2011.

Greetings from the Fine Arts Booster Club CULTURAL AWARENESS BOOK CLUB

Our Book discussion for this month

is Monday February 27th, 2012

7:00pm – 8:30 pm at the UAS Elementary Library

The Forty Rules of Love

by Elif Shafak

The book is available for sale in the Secondary

Library for 52 dirhams

Mark your calendar to attend the

Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature

March 6 – 10, 2012

Elementary Students will participate in the Opening Day Ceremo-

ny Choir

March 7th students will attend presentations with authors

Jacqueline Wilson, David Almond, and Darren Shan on field trips.

March 8th UAS will host two authors in the secondary library.

Saturday March 10th at the Intercontinental Hotel, secondary

music students will perform at the Fringe event from 12:30 pm –

1:00pm

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CULTURAL AWARENESS BOOK CLUB

Our discussion for the month of March is

Monday March 26th, 2012 7:00pm – 8:30 pm at the UAS Elementary Library

Day of Honey

by Annia Ciezadlo

This hard cover book is sold in the secondary library for 90 DHS

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UAS COMMUNITY MURAL UNVEILING EVENT MARCH 15th, 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Save the Date!

Some walls seclude

They keep us out

They hold others in

Some walls separate

They’re built around hate

Ideas that destroy

Some walls are inside us

They feed on loneliness

They accentuate difference

But…

Some walls speak

They tell stories of people

Who are willing to try

To find common ground

Where others would fail

They create hope from vision

They let us share a space

To say what’s inside

In a language of color

And Love

And Unity:

A community that speaks

With a common voice

That shouts out: “I Care!”

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Student of the Month:

Omar Al Mutawa

1. What CAS activities are you

currently participating in?

I'm organizing an upcom-

ing event (will be an-

nounced soon)

I'm going to be part of the

upcoming Slam Poetry

event

I'm a staff writer for the

school's new newspaper

I signed up for the Big

Brother Program (but I

haven't started it yet)

I go to the gym and with

the goal of burning a cer-

tain amount of calories in

a week, to ultimately enhance my endurance/physique on the

long run

I'm preparing for the Young Entrepreneur Competition (which I

participated in last

year)

Model United Nations (I'm part of the organizing committee for

the upcoming conference; I will be chairing there). I used meet

the team on a weekly basis but the juniors will be taking respon-

sibilities till MOCKs are over

I used to be in the Yearbook committee at the beginning of the

year, but now I all I do is submit the photos I have and design a

few pages of my choice due to pressure from school

2. What motivates you?

I'm passionate about what I do, and that's what "keeps me going". I

have a lot on my plate, so I can say that time management is the big-

gest obstacle. The mysterious event I'm organizing usually takes a

large team and duration of 1 year to organize; I'm doing that in a span

of 2 months and a half only. This is 'challenging' in a way, but things

are going good so far. My motivation for it is what drives me on to

persevere. MOCK exams are coming up and keeping up with all these

activities will be quite a milestone for me; it will prove that I have es-

tablished good time management skills (hopefully).

3. What have you gotten out of the CAS program?

What I want to achieve is successfully reach the personal goals I've

set. Overall, I want to be more involved in my community and I want to

pursue things that I‘m passionate about (outside class). If there is

one thing I'm glad the I.B. offers, it is the CAS program. I don't think I

would've been balanced in the three areas (Creativity, Action, Service)

without the program. The activities have helped me improve my skills.

For example, the YEC last year gave me a glimpse of the challenging

and competitive business world out there. It made me realize my

strengths and weaknesses in this field.

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Issue No. 6

Athletics

Cross Country: 2012

proved to be a successful

cross country season for

our runners at UAS. We

had a talented group of 14

runners who showed their

commitment to the team by

attending daily morning

and afternoon practices

throughout the season;

including speed training

sessions and distance runs. Our more experienced runners took on

leadership roles to motivate and encourage some of our newer run-

ners. Together, this tight-knit, young group of athletes, persevered to

meet the challenges of the cross country expectations.

On Feb 11th , 2012 UAS hosted ECC for 6 schools at Mushrif Park.

Our cross country team runners proved that ‗hard work does pay off‘ as

they took to the challenges of the race course to compete in the 3km

races (u14s) and the 5km races (JV and V). The day was a success

and many of our runners broke their records from previous years, while

others got to experience a competitive race atmosphere for their very

first time. A special recognition goes to Leonel Barrigh and Patrick

Welch who placed 3rd and 4th in the Varsity boys race and to Abdullah

Arjomand and Christina Hanna who placed 2nd and 3rd in the u14s fun

run. We are so very proud of these exceptional young athletes who

have not only proven that they are ‗made for running‘, but also have

shown their coaches what it means to be part of a ‗team‘. Congratula-

tions to the UAS Cross Country runners: Abdullah Arjomand, Christina

Hanna, Obaid Almulla, Jorge Barrigh, Faris Warrayat, Leonel Barrigh,

Patrick Welsh, Gabe Baramaki, Selim Younes, Carlos Diaz, Khatab Al

Abid, Zade Baramaki, Andrew Welch, and Clara La Croix.

- Coach Syma Merchant

Varsity Football Teams competed in Oman for the ISAC tournament

from Jan. 25-29, hosted by the American British Academy and both

teams return as ISAC Champions!

It was a very exciting weekend overall! The girls did really well - they

suffered a crushing defeat in the first match against ABA, but came

back strong on day two and ended up sweeping the tournament!! Their

first game against Riyadh went into penalty kicks, where Brianna

Taormina was a force to be reckoned with in net and little 12-year-old

Cherifa Abou ElGhar scored the winning goal! It was an intense game!

Jenny Glaser got a yellow card in one game because she played a little

rough and Shinih Tuazon proved to be completely unstoppable, even

with her injuries. The girls played well together with a strong defensive

line, intensity and determination, even battling through several injuries

as well as sun stroke throughout. The final match against ABA for the

championship was very well

played - the girls were un-

stoppable and shut out

ABA's girls 3-0. A big upset

for the host school, but a

very exciting win for UAS!

- Coach Christine Pereira

The boys' games

were very enjoya-

ble to watch as

well - they have

such stamina

and such charis-

ma as a team

that it made the

matches very

exciting! There

were a few high-

lights there -

Hassan Jaafar

was able to outrun everyone around him because of his in-

credible speed, Andrew Tadros seemed to be dancing around

players because of his fancy footwork and Khalifa Almarri

jumped up in the air at one point to get the ball, flipped his

body so it was parallel to the ground, and kicked the ball in

mid air!! It was incredible! The whole team played really well

and also faced ABA in the final match which went into penalty

kicks. You would have been so proud to see them at the end

of the game - such intensity as the fans lined the pitch on one

side and the UAS girls and coaches lined the pitch on the

other. When they won, both the girls and boys rushed the field

and piled on top of one another in excitement! It was a great

moment!

Varsity Boys Football Team win ECC Championships (Feb. 10,

2012 at ACS-Abu Dhabi)

We won it! Yes, we did. I am very proud of these boys as they

played 2 really good games. The first game we beat DAA, 3-

1. The finals were against ACS, and that was an excellent

game. It went to overtime, 0-0, and we won it in penalty

kicks. Karim Bakir was the hero of the tournament. He

stopped two shots allowing us to confidently make all of

ours. There were a lot of people watching, as some parents

came down for the games. And they all agree that we de-

serve to win this tournament because we played football the

way it is supposed to be played. Playing the ball, intelligently,

with lots of guts, even though half of the team was sick. They

still gave it their all. They never gave up.

- Coach Fidel Padilla

Football ECC Scores for February

Our Varsity Girls football team finished the ECC season in 3rd

place. After their first match against ASD, which went into

overtime both teams were still tied at 1-1, yet ASD managed

to pull off the win in penalty kicks. The girls beat AISA in the

consolation game to secure 3rd place.

Varsity Girls Football Varsity Boys Football

UAS 1 – ACS 2

UAS 4 – DIA 1

UAS 1- ACS 1

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JV Boys ECC Champions:

Our JV Boys Football team

coached by Mr. Kuester-

mann and Mr. Al Ha-

wamdh finished 1st place

in the ECC this year. They were ranked 4th going into the tournament, and

managed to upset 1st ranked DAA in the opening match 1-0 and GWA in the

final 1- 0. Although our girl‘s team did not qualify for the tournament, they

played an incredible season under the leadership of Ms. Molly Jane Layton.

Our U14 Girls team un-

der the leadership of Ms.

Hughes and Ms. Marsh

led the girls to a 4th

place finish in ECC. The

girls played an amazing tournament, even scoring 4 goals on the 1st ranked

ACS. We eventually lost to ACS 6-4, but in the 2nd game went into overtime

and penalty kicks, with DAA winning on the sixth penalty kick.

Our U14 Boys team led by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence finished the season as the

Division 2 ECC Champions! They beat top ranked ASD 4-1 and AISA 5-2 in

round robin play, while pulling off a remarkable win once again in the final

match versus ASD 2 – 0.

Basketball ECC Scores for February

Our Varsity Boys

led by Mr. Miller,

and Girls team led

by Mr. Smith and

Ms. Honigford

both qualified for

the ECC tournament on Feb. 10 at ACS-Abu Dhabi. Despite close matches

between teams like GWA, ACS and ASD our teams finished their season in

4th place. They will be competing in next month‘s ISAC tournament held at

BBS School in Kuwait from Mar. 14-17th.

Both the JV Boys

and Girls teams

finished their sea-

son with wins

against DIA. They

will also be competing next month at the ISAC tournament held in Amman,

Jordan from March. 7-11th.

Thank you Mr. Parina, Mr. Cour, Mr. Lauer and Mr. Trottier.

Both Our U14 Girls

and Boys team

finished a remarka-

ble season by plac-

ing 4th in the Divi-

sion 1 tournament.

The girls lost a close game to ASD by one foul shot and proceeded to finish

their final game of ―triple overtime‖ against DAA by two points. Good work

Mr. Hellman, Ms. Sundin, Ms. Anslow and Mr. El Hlak.

Varsity Girls Basketball Varsity Boys Basketball

UAS 18 – ASD 55

UAS 32 – DIA 19

UAS 39- ASD 43

UAS 44 – DIA 38

JV Girls Basketball JV Boys Basketball

UAS 11- ASD 28

UAS 25 – DIA 22

UAS 25 – ASD 51

UAS 34 – DIA 47

U14 Girls Basketball U14 Boys Basketball

UAS 35- ASD 29

UAS 28 – DIA 13

UAS 30 – DAA 23

UAS 16 – ASD 43

UAS 20 – DIA 36

UAS 31- DAA 38

JV Girls Football JV Boys Football

UAS 0 – ASD 7 UAS 0- ASD 2

U14 Girls Football U14 Boys Football

UAS 2 – ASD 2 UAS 4 – ASD 3

Season 3:

Track and Field Tryouts and practice begin this week. Be

sure to see Ms. Merchant (Field Events), Ms. Baranck

(Distance), Mr. Hegge (Throwing) or Ms. Layton (Sprints)

for more details.

Varsity Softball Tryouts (Thursday, Feb. 23rd and Sunday,

Feb. 26th at 3:30pm)

JV and Varsity Badminton Tryouts (Wednesday, Feb. 29th

and March 1st at 3:30pm)

Rugby: Be sure to come and watch our Varsity Rugby

team take on Repton here at UAS on Feb. 22nd at

4:30pm. The Junior Team will be playing at Repton that

day at 3:30pm.