Already have an MSA?
Talk to your MSA board about MIST and setup a meeting for all MSA members exclusively about MIST. Email us at detroit@getmistified.com with the subject line “District Director” so we can make sure a MIST organizer can come to your high school and help you convince others in your MSA to participate in MIST. If the MSA as a whole chooses not to participate in MIST, the few members who want to join the tournament can still represent your high school.
Don’t have an MSA?
Try to form one! Try your best to form an Islamic educational organization open to students/faculty of any religion, gender, or national origin in your high school, if you do not have one already, refer to How to Form an MSA. Having an organization or MSA will make it easier to keep registration organized. If you can’t form a MSA, try going to a cultural organization, or even your student government to sponsor MIST.
You may still compete if your high school does not have a school-recognized MSA or Muslim club. Just gather the students who are interested in MIST, encourage others to participate as well and if they meet the above qualifications you are ready to start registration! And remember that even if you’re not competing you can register as a guest! Registering as a guest allows full access to everything that competitors receive – the only difference is that guests cannot enter into any competitions.
Whether or not a high school currently has an MSA, the students must form/join the MIST team from their OWN high school. All students from a school must register together as one team.
Remember, MIST is open to people of all faiths and cultures to share in the spirit of Islamic brotherhood and sisterhood that makes the tournament amazing. Are you Muslim and have a bunch of friends who aren’t but would love to compete? Add them to your team! Not Muslim but interested in competing and learning more about Islam? Join your school’s team!
