MIST New York

There’s no doubt that competitions are the key part of MIST, but one of the highlights in recent years has also been the Talent Show! It’s a competition-free zone that is purely for your entertainment, put on by MIST organizers and competitors alike! Sign-ups for the Talent Show are now open, so start planning and send in your form! The show will be separated by gender, and everyone is welcome to participate. The deadline for signing up is 11:59pm on Tuesday, April 3–just 3 weeks away!

The sign up form is available under the 2012 Tournament Details menu, on the Talent Show page. We hope to be hearing from lots of you as participants and look forward to a fantastic show!

So, Spirit Week just ended! We hope that if you participated, you found it beneficial.

Now all that’s left is the Promotional Video! We’re asking you and your team to make a 1-2 min video of what you guys did for Spirit Week. What if you guys didn’t record yourselves during the week? That’s fine, show us what you guys got for… your spirit as best as you can!

The deadline for the Promotional Video is March 9th, 11:59pm. Please read the rules and submission details below:

Rules

• No profanity, vulgar, or insults directed to anyone or any group (which includes other teams).
• No instrumental music (the duff or a one-sided drum is an exception).
• No profanity, vulgar, or insults to any individual or group.
• Sisters should not sing, cheer, or dance.
• Keep proper gender relations.
• Has to be 1-2 min. (no more) long.

Dropbox Submission

1. Create a Dropbox account. (It’s fast, easy, and FREE!) If you already have one, that’s great!
2. Then upload your video onto your account and share it with msifaat099@gmail.com (there are a couple ways to do this). One way is:
   1. After logging in to your account on the Dropbox website, click on the tab that says “Sharing”.
   2. Click on “Share a Folder”.
   3. Click on “I’d like to share an existing folder” and click on “Next”.
   4. Select the folder with your video in it (make sure you have nothing else in that folder!) and click “Next”.
   5. Type in “msifaat099@gmail.com” where it says “Invite collaborators to this folder”.
   6. Make sure your school’s name is in the message area.
   7. Click “Share Folder” and that’s it!

We can’t wait to see what you guys come up with!

We are a little over a month away from the 2012 MIST NY tournament! The organizers are working really hard to ensure an amazing experience for you and your team. Now because we want you and your team to be HYPED, we have something for you guys to do in the upcoming school week:

MIST SPIRIT WEEK!

• Where?
  At your own school!
• What to do?
  Be spirited! Do something that promotes MIST and shows your team spirit.
  Have your team registrar, leader or a volunteer write a recap post (3 sentences minimum) on the MIST NY Facebook Fan-page.
  Create a 1-2min promotional video that showcases all that you and your teams did for Spirit Week.
• When?
  February 27th-March 2nd (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) is Spirit Week; March 9th is the deadline for the Promotional Video submission.

What are the rules?

1. Host a different team activity for each day that falls under the following categories (Note: you do not have to do all three. You can repeat a category as long as the activity itself is different):

• Community service for your school (e.g. help clean the hallways, wipe classroom’s black/white board, etc).
• MIST preparations (e.g. working on competitions, helping with registration, etc).
• Team activities (e.g. chill days, Halaqah sessions, etc).

2. Write a recap post–by the team registrar, leader, or a volunteer–on the Facebook fan-page (http://www.facebook.com/MISTNY). The post can be casual, but must abide by the following:

• No profanity, vulgar, or insults directed to anyone or any group (which includes other teams).
• No internet/text lingo or slang (s0 plZ tri N0t 2 spk tlk lyk dis).
• At least 3 sentences (not an essay!)

3. Create a Promotional Video of your team’s Spirit Week and submit it by March 9th, the week after Spirit Week. This video is to show what you and your team did for Spirit Week, so don’t forget your video camera/recorder/camcorder/etc. at your events! The submission will be done through Dropbox (further details will be given as March 9th approaches). The video should be 1-2 minutes long, and must abide by the following:

• No profanity, vulgar, or insults directed to anyone or any group (which includes other teams).
• No instrumental music (the duff or a one-sided drum is an exception).
• no profanity, vulgar, or insults to any individual or group.
• Sisters cannot sing, cheer, or dance.
• Maintain appropriate gender relations.
• Has to be 1-2 minutes (no more) long.

*All videos that abide by the rules will be posted on the Facebook fan-page after the deadline.

Please keep in mind that this does not count for points, competitions, etc. We want competitors to not just compete in the tournament, but to also make the best out of their time in their team and their MIST experience. Whether your team is registered or has yet to register, we highly welcome you to participate in Spirit Week!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Muhtasham Sifaat, Marketing Chair, at msifaat099 [at] gmail.com.

Once again, this is going to be an amazing year and an unforgettable tournament in the spring, God willing. May God grant us success in our works, bless us with a spectacular tournament, and have mercy upon us. Ameen.