AHSS held the awards ceremony for the first annual Ms. Sue Memorial Writing Competition on Tuesday Nov. 12
More than 200 students competed in the First Annual Ms. Sue Dahdah Memorial Writing Competition in October between the Arabic and English Writing sections. The winners were announced on Tuesday, November 12 in a ceremony at Abdul Hamid Sharaf School.
AHSS appreciates the efforts of the staff and students who helped make the competition a success. AHSS Arabic teachers Ms. Omaya Al Husamiya, Ms. Mayssa Hijazeen, Ms. Lara Hammad, Ms. Hend Alhilo, Ms. Dua’a Al Jabary and Ms. Ala’a Al Ghoul prepared the students for the Arabic Writing Competition and judged the entries. AHSS English Teachers Ms. Loma Al Khatib, Ms. Batool Aburub, Ms. Amy Reid, Ms. Meryem Abiss, Ms. Julia Dahdah, Mr. Refad Khalayleh, and Mr. Jeff Dahdah prepared the students for the English Writing Competition and judged the entries. Ms. Alia Aqrabawi, Mr. Mohammad AL Zudy, Mr. Husam Ghaith, Ms. Agia Dahdah, Ms. Nada Abdelnour, and Mr. Sufian Odeh were instrumental in the planning of the competition and the awards ceremony as well as the recognition of the students.
Here is a message from Ustaz Tarek, school director, about the competition.
We recently held a Writing Contest for students in grades 4-12. I was proud of our staff who planned and helped with the whole process. I was also proud to see so many students participate. Their participation was an indication of how confident many of our students feel with their language skills.
I’d like to encourage parents to read stories with their young children (ages one year to eight years old especially). Story books help foster a love for knowledge and a love of reading. Students need to enjoy books from an early age and should not associate books with “rote learning” or the “memorization of facts”. To be a good public speaker or a good writer, one must have skill with words, and words come from lots of reading, analyzing, and understanding. Parents can play a huge role in fostering a love for reading. Your role is crucial.
Note: The Writing Contest was held to honor the memory of Sue Dahdah, school co-founder and director. An educational video about AHSS and Miss Sue (RIP) was published in July
2022. This is a link to that video:
English Writing Winners
Winners for grades 4-6
First Place: Adam Al-Alami, 4B
Second Place: Sasha Abu Yasin, 5A
Third Place: Randa Bustani, 5A
Winners for grades 7-9
First Place: Leen Al-Obaidi, 8B
Second Place Adam Ahmed, 8B
Third Place: Anisu Shukayr, 9A
Winners for grades 10-12
First Place: Danielle Dasouki, 12B
Second Place: Tia Petro, 10B
Third Place: Joud Maiteh, 10B
Winners per grade
4th Grade: Adam Al-Alami
5th Grade: Sasha Abu Yasin
6th Grade: Mohammad Nawaeiseh
7th Grade: Marwan Al-Osta
8th Grade: Leen Al-Obaidi
9th Grade:Anisu Shukayr
10th Grade: Tia Petro
11th Grade: Farah Abu Qaoud
12th Grade: Danielle Dasouki
Honorable Mention per grade
4th Grade: Hagop Farajian
5th Grade: Leyan Al-Osta
6th Grade: Jenine Daqaq
7th Grade: Adam Daboor
8th Grade: Deniz Sleem
9th Grade: Noora Ghannam
10th Grade: Celina Al-Thaher
11th Grade: Abdel Rahman Qaddoura
12th Grade: Salma El-Amayreh
Arabic Writing Winners
Winners for grades 4-6
First Place: Abdallah AlSabbagh, 6B
Second Place: Layan Ismail, 6B
Third Place: Zeina AlQammaz, 6B
Winners for grades 7-9
First place: Adam Ahmed, 8B
Second Place: Ameer Othman, 8B
Third Place: Rama Hussein, 8B
Winners for grades 10-12
First Place: Maryam Kabatilo, 12B
Second Place: Ayham Nasser, 11C
Second Place: Sultan AbuKhader, 10A
Third Place: Yamam Hamid, 11B
Winners per grade
5th Grade: Yazan ElMughrabi
6th Grade: Layan AlKhatib
7th Grade: Reema AlFarraieh
8th Grade: Alia Al Heyasat
9th Grade: Farah ElBadawi
10th Grade: Adam Papistas
11th Grade: Farah Abu Qaoud
12th Grade: Zaid Jaradat
