2016 National Champions
ART
2D Art
First: Nael Ahmed (Cardozo High School, New York)
Second: Husam Din (Crescent School, New York)
Third: Sarah Elbasheer (American Youth Academy, Orlando)
Fourth: Taahir Ally (Madinatul Uloom Academy, Toronto)
3D ART
First: Ali Almousawi (Bolingbrook High School, Chicago)
Second: Tamanna Yeasmin (The Bronx High School of Science, New York)
Third: Tahmiid Hossain (Eleanor Roosevelt High School, DC)
Fourth: Afnan Atif (North Farmington High School, Detroit)
PHOTOGRAPHY
First: Talha Syed (Academy of Florida Universal School, Orlando)
Second: Shahriar Islam (Brooklyn Technical High School, New York)
Third: Nada Hashim (Toronto Muslim Homeschoolers, Toronto)
Fourth: Duaa Yahya (The Woodlands Secondary School, Toronto)
FASHION DESIGN
First: Jawairia Mohammed (Madinatul Uloom Academy, Toronto)
Second: Sakinah Wakil (Springbrook High School, DC)
Third: Zahra Aligabi (Prince George's All-Stars, DC)
Fourth: Isra Jilani (The Bronx High School of Science, New York)
GRAPHIC DESIGN
First: Sabrina Chua (South Forsyth High School, Atlanta)
Second: Talha Khan (Academy of Florida Universal School, Orlando)
Third: Arifeen Saeed (Austin Peace Academy, Houston)
Fourth: Saadia Islam (Stuyvesant High School, New York)
KNOWLEDGE AND QURAN
TEST ONE
First: Nazeeha Jafri (John Fraiser Secondary School, Toronto)
Second: Wayez Chowdhury (Stuyvesant High School, New York)
Third: Ibraheem Khan (Northside College Prep, Chicago)
Fourth: Zahra Aligabi (Prince George's All-Stars, DC)
TEST TWO
First: Sana Mesiya (Mercy School, Houston)
Second: Ali Hussaini (Glenbard East High School, Chicago)
Third: Shahriar Islam (Brooklyn Technical High School, New York)
Fourth: Naseem Miah (Stuyvesant High School, New York)
TEST THREE
First: Duaa Yahya (The Woodlands Secondary School, Toronto)
Second: Jawairia Mohammed (Madinatul Uloom Academy, Toronto)
Third: Umaimah Nawaz (Ward Melville High School, New York)
Fourth: Zubair Malik (Western Tech High School, DC)
TEST FOUR
First: Bilan Mohamed (Deering High School, Boston)
Second: Alishah Khan (Brookline High School, Boston)
Third: Reeman Alnajar (Academy of Florida Universal School, Orlando)
Fourth: Rana-Azhan Khurshid Ahmad (Rochester Adams High School, Detroit)
BOYS QURAN MEMORIZATION LEVEL 1
First: Hasan Hollyer (Toronto Muslim Homeschoolers, Toronto)
Second: Ahmed Baig (Rick Hansen Secondary School, Toronto)
Third: Wasifuddin Syed (Clear Brook High School, Houston)
Fourth: Hasan Khiar (Fountain Valley High School, Irvine)
GIRLS QURAN MEMORIZATION LEVEL 1
First: Nadia Nasim (Iman Academy Southeast, Houston)
Second: Rudaina Gaddour (John Fraiser Secondary School, Toronto)
Third: Anaum Bhatti (Upper Merion Area High School, Philadelphia)
Fourth: Faisa Abdirahman (South Portland High School, Boston)
BOYS QURAN MEMORIZATION LEVEL 2
First: Musab Iqbal (Foundation High School, Toronto)
Second: Zayd Latheef (Z Cubed Homeschooled, Houston)
Third: Mo'men Bany-Mohammed (Fountain Valley High School, Irvine)
Fourth: Saad Abdullah (Madinatul Uloom Academy, Toronto)
GIRLS QURAN MEMORIZATION LEVEL 2
First: Sumeya Aliyu (Austin Peace Academy, Houston)
Second: Hannan Algitami (Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute, Toronto)
Third: Layal Barakat (American Youth Academy, Orlando)
Fourth: Aiman Faheem (The Woodlands Secondary School, Toronto)
BOYS QURAN MEMORIZATION LEVEL 3
First: Mohammad Saad (Crescent School, New York)
Second: Husien Khiar (Fountain Valley High School, Irvine)
Third: Riyyan Izzathullah (Rochester Adams High School, Detroit)
Fourth: Efaz Chowdhury (Stuyvesant High School, New York)
BOYS QURAN MEMORIZATION LEVEL 4
First: Humza Ali (Stephen Lewis Secondary School, Toronto)
Second: Adnan Zaber (Eleanor Roosevelt High School, DC)
Third: Shahjada Islam (Stuyvesant High School, New York)
Fourth: Fawaz Qazi (Houston Quran Academy, Houston)
GIRLS QURAN MEMORIZATION LEVEL 4
First: Zena Omer (American Youth Academy, Orlando)
Second: Aishah Darboe (Pleasant View School, Nashville)
Third: Farha Ahmed (Institute of Knowledge, Irvine)
Fourth: Aisha Hashmani (John Fraiser Secondary School, Toronto)
WRITING AND ORATORY
PREPARED ESSAY
First: Shahjada Islam (Stuyvesant High School, New York)
Second: Nada Elessawy (Austin Peace Academy, Houston)
Third: Shanza Shahid (Madinatul Uloom Academy, Toronto)
Fourth: Ateeb Jamal (Township High School, New Brunswick)
EXTEMPORANEOUS ESSAY
First: Ali Hussaini (Glenbard East High School, Chicago)
Second: Teimur Siddiqui (Stephen Lewis Secondary School, Toronto)
Third: Maryum Elnasseh (Deep Run High School, Richmond)
Fourth: Fareah Fysudeen (North Farmington High School, Detroit)
ORIGINAL ORATORY
First: Shireen Ahmed (Madinatul Uloom Academy, Toronto)
Second: Isha Azeem (Madinatul Uloom Academy, Toronto)
Third: Muhammed Ahmed (Eleanor Roosevelt High School, DC)
Fourth: Mohamed Gehan (Fountain Valley High School, Irvine)
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
First: Mahmood Haddara (Hamilton High School, Toronto)
Second: Habeeb Salau (Parkland High School, Philadelphia)
Third: Haleemah Na'Allah (Dunlap High School, Chicago)
Fourth: Junaid Malik (Western Tech High School, DC)
SHORT FICTIONAL STORY
First: SarahRuth DeFilippo (Harris High School, New York)
Second: Nasreen Rahman (Riverdale Collegiate Institute, Toronto)
Third: Marwah Sadat (Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute, Toronto)
Fourth: Aamna Qureshi (Mount Sinai High School, New York)
POETRY LITERATURE
First: Jaweria Syed (Clear Lake High School, Houston)
Second: Monica Volodarsky (Central High School, Philadelphia)
Third: Noor Younis (Klein Oak High School, Houston)
Fourth: Ifrah Hassan (Deering High School, Boston)
POETRY SPOKEN WORD
First: Miranda Twiss (Washtenaw International High School, Detroit)
Second: Kareem Olatinwo (Middlefield Collegiate Institute, Toronto)
Third: Shanzay Bhinder (Turner Fenton Secondary School, Toronto)
Fourth: Dania Ibrahim (Johns Creek High School, Atlanta)
BRACKETS
MATH OLYMPICS
First: Islam Elsaid (Stuyvesant High School, New York)
Second: Aqib Sadique (Harris High School, New York)
Third: Ibraheem Khan (Northside College Prep, Chicago)
Fourth: Hadi Joud (Academy of Florida Universal School, Orlando)
MIST BOWL
First: Crescent School and Mount Sinai High School (New York)
Second: Stephen Lewis Secondary School (Toronto)
Third: Dunlap High School and Glenbard East High School (Chicago)
Fourth: Erindale Secondary School (Toronto)
DEBATE
First: W.T. Woodson High School (DC)
Second: John Fraiser Secondary School (Toronto)
Third: Central High School (Chicago)
Fourth: Hamilton High School (Toronto)
BOYS IMPROV
First: Brooklyn Technical High School (New York)
Second: W.D. Mohammed High School and Muslim Youth of Atlanta Homeschool (Atlanta)
Third: Fountain Valley High School (Irvine)
Fourth: Deering High School (Boston)
GIRLS IMPROV
First: Muslim Youth of Atlanta Homeschool (Atlanta)
Second: Madinatul Uloom Academy (Toronto)
Third: Universal School (Chicago)
Fourth: Deering High School/Academy of Notre Dame High School/Wellesley High School/Boston Latin Academy (Boston)
GROUP PROJECTS
SHORT FILM
First: Brooklyn Technical High School (New York)
Second: Athens High School (Detroit)
Third: Academy of Florida Universal School (Orlando)
Fourth: Middlefield Collegiate Institute (Toronto)
BUSINESS VENTURE
First: Clear Brook High School (Houston)
Second: Francis Lewis High School (New York)
Third: Eleanor Roosevelt High School (DC)
Fourth: The Bronx High School of Science (New York)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
First: Brooklyn Technical High School (New York)
Second: Stuyvesant High School (New York)
Third: The Bronx High School of Science and Selden Ilm Seekers (New York)
Fourth: Deering High School (Boston)
SOCIAL MEDIA
First: Brooklyn Technical High School (New York)
Second: Harris High School (New York)
Third: Stuyvesant High School (New York)
Fourth: Montgomery Blair High School (DC)
SCIENCE FAIR
First: Queens High School for the Sciences at York College (New York)
Second: Austin Peace Academy (Houston)
Third: Stuyvesant High School and The Bronx High School of Science (New York)
Fourth: John Fraiser Secondary School (Toronto)
BOYS NASHEED/RAP
First: Brooklyn Technical High School (New York)*
Second: Muslim Youth of Atlanta Homeschool (Atlanta)
Third: Montgomery Blair High School (DC)*
Fourth: Fountain Valley High School (Irvine)
*The incorrect winner was announced at the Awards Ceremony. We sincerely apologize for the mistake – the rankings listed above are the correct rankings.
GIRLS NASHEED/RAP
First: Austin Peace Academy (Houston)
Second: Madinatul Uloom Academy (Toronto)
Third: Queens High School for the Sciences at York College (New York)
Fourth: Universal School (Chicago)
BASKETBALL
BOYS BASKETBALL
First: Carl Sandburg High School (Chicago)
Second: Academy of Florida Universal School (Orlando)
Third: Fountain Valley High School (Irvine)
Fourth: The Bronx High School of Science/Crescent School/Cardozo High School (New York)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
First: W.D. Mohammed High School (Atlanta)
Second: Austin Peace Academy/Kempner High School/Clear Lake High School/Clear Brook High School (Houston)
Third: Stuyvesant High School and Harris High School (New York)
Fourth: Brooklyn Technical High School (New York)
TOP OVERALL
OVERALL INDIVIDUALS
First: Sumeya Aliyu (Austin Peace Academy, Houston)*
Second: Jawairia Mohammed (Madinatul Uloom Academy, Toronto)
Third: SarahRuth DeFilippo (Harris High School, New York)
Fourth: Shahriar Islam (Brooklyn Technical High School, New York)
*The top placed individual will receive an umrah trip (expenses limited to $2500), donated by a generous anonymous donor!
OVERALL TEAMS
First: Stuyvesant High School (New York)
Second: Brooklyn Technical High School (New York)
Third: Madinatul Uloom Academy (Toronto)
Fourth: Austin Peace Academy (Houston)
OVERALL REGIONS
First: New York
Second: Toronto
Third: Houston
Fourth: Chicago