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Director’s Message 1
AIS MUN 2009:Agreat Success 1
MS Celebration of Achieve-
ment 2
News from IB at AISE 3
HS Counseling 3
Elementary School Chess
Club with Mrs. Burton 3
AIS Men’s Softball team in
2009 playoffs 3
Close Up Trip 4
Environmental Science Trip 4
Scores and more: Interschool
athletics 4
AIS carnival 5
Middle School Student Coun-
cil 5
Inside this issue:
DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
AIS-E NEWS
April 2009 Volume 2, Issue 5
Dear Parents, Students and Friends of AISE,
New Middle School Principal Named
Michelle Kleiss has been awarded the Director Position at another ESOL school, AIS in Cyprus .
After a thorough search, her replacement is Mr. Pat Hould, an experienced middle school principal
from Montana, USA.
Mr. Hould has excelled in each role he has taken on in his 20 years as an administrator. His most
recent position was as a Principal Advisor to two UAE public schools under the UAE Ministry of
Education Principal Advisor Program. He brings passion for middle school students and a leader-
ship style with high academic expectations for staff and students.
Parent Permission in the Website Photographs
We are launching our new interactive website in May and I encourage you to view this effort at
www.aisegypt.com effective May 15th. This renewed website is designed for better communica-
tion with parents, students, and teachers. It will become a key two-way information source for all
of us.
Newsletters will be downloadable and calendars will be always a “click of your mouse” away.
School news will be available and sport/activity/club information at your finger tips. Next year we
will be facilitating individual teacher’s pages where homework, grades and class data will be
posted and accessible privately to parents.
Photos are being used on the website of our students. No names or contact information accompany
the photos. These photos were selected to show the quality of students we have at AIS. We are
proud of the positive photos selected but want to respect family privacy concerning the photos of
your child. If you have any objections to your child’s photo being on the website, please contact me
immediately by May 7 at 26188465 or by email at [email protected]
Craig Paul, Phd
AISE Director
AISMUN 2009 : A great Success
From the 2nd to the 6th of April, AIS hosted its 19th annual Model United Nations conference,
AISMUN. Held at the InterContinental in City Stars, the conference welcomed over 400 stu-
dents and directors from many different countries. The first day was devoted to a range of field
trips, such as a Desert Safari, the Pyramids, Khan El Khalili, Fagnoon, and Media Production
City. The second day was spent on the AIS campus, where students had the opportunity to lobby
and merge resolutions, which were debated for the next two days in the conference facilities at
the InterContinental. Fruitful debate, new friendships, and occasional laughs (out of order!)
made the experience one which overwhelmingly met with positive responses from both students
and directors. Tearful Closing Ceremony concluded the meaningful experience. Thanks to the
tireless efforts of the student organizers, the Secretariat and Admin Staff as well as the dedica-
tion and support of AIS faculty and staff, the conference was a great success and many schools
are already looking forward to coming again next year! Congratulations to lead teachers Ryan
Welborn, Nora ElMarzouky and Jacob Rieken.
Volume 2, Issue 5 Page 2
Grade 6
High Honor Roll
Name of Student GPA
1-Tariq Dabash 4.00
2- Haidy Ramzy 4.00
3- Dana Dempsey 4.00
4- Salma Madi 4.00
5- Malak Sekaly 4.00
6- Tayam Amar 3.86
7- Rayan El-Sharkawi 3.86
8- Omar Youssef 3.79
9- Virginia Bassily 3.79
Honor Roll
1- Alan Deuvletian 3.71
2- Mohamed Kandil 3.71
3- Dalia Eldeeb 3.71
4- Farah Mostafa 3.50
5- Naomi Attia 3.43
6- Ahmed Wael Sabry 3.43
7- Aly Bahaa El Din 3.36
8- Omar El Gendy 3.36
9- Joseph Wheeler 3.29
10- Salma El Azhary 3.29
11- Sandra Ramzy 3.29
12- Karim Rady 3.21
Attendance Award:
1. Virginia Bassily
2. Rayan El-Sharkawi
3. Ahmed El Wassief
4. Haidy Ramzy
5. Joseph Wheeler
6. Omar Youssef
On A Roll
Omar Adel
Aly Baha El Din
Panther
Rayan El-Sharkawi
Naomi Attia
Grade 7
High Honor Roll
Name of Student GPA
1- Ali Abassi 4.00
2- Omar Allam 4.00
3- Yasmine El Deesouky 4.00
4- Nadine Rady 4.00
5- Hager Salama 3.93
6- Farahnaz Abdel Bary 3.86
7- Ahmed Zaki 3.86
8- Amr Mohy El Din 3.86
9- Mostafa Elbakly 3.71
10- Seif ElDin Amgad 3.64
Honor Roll
1- Gabriella Makarious 3.71
2- Marina Milad 3.57
3- Rana El Wassimy 3.57
4- Alaa Mostafa 3.50
5- Dyana Ramzy 3.50
6- Mariam Sharky 3.43
7- Adnan Nouh 3.43
8- Reenm El Haddad 3.43
9- Mirna El Banawy 3.43
10- Menna Ahmadein 3.36
11- Farah Salama 3.29
12- Abdel Aziz Konsowa 3.29
13- Nermine Gamil 3.29
14- Nour Shoukry 3.29
15- Motasem Abdel Fattah 3.29
Attendance Award:
1. Yasmine Al Maghraby
2. Omar Allam
3. Marawan Hamza
4. Hassan Shawki
5. Radwa Soliman
6. Rana Taha
7. Callum Watt
8. Mostafa Elbakly
On A Roll
Seif-eldin Kamel
Panther
Marina Milad
Amr Mohy El Din
Grade 8
High Honor Roll
Name of Student GPA
1- Ashraf Ramzy 4.00
2- Rinada Kanjo 4.00
3- Adam Ghobrial 4.00
4- Tamara Abdel Aziz 4.00
5-Krystina Brown 3.86
6- Kinzi Dempsey 3.86
7- Amina El Sadek 3.86
8- Nahed Salem 3.86
9- Abdullah Salem 3.71
10- Mona Sayer Dayer 3.71
Honor Roll
1- Nadine Ramadan 3.71
2- Lena El-Ghor 3.64
3- Ramy Hanna 3.64
4- Hadeel Dahalan 3.57
5- Mohamed Refat 3.57
6- Mariam Shash 3.57
7- Natally Ibrahim 3.50
8- Lydia Megalaa 3.50
9- Karim El Azhary 3.43
10- Mahytab Mostafa 3.43
11- Omar selim 3.43
12- Tarek Eissa 3.36
13- Abdallah Abou Selmi 3.36
14- Nawal Aboudawood 3.36
15- Engie Ezeldin 3.36
16- Mariam Sorour 3.36
17- Maged Alawa 3.29
18- Omar Attalah 3.29
19- Anne Marie Kirollos 3.21
Attendance Award:
1. Abdullah Abou Selmi
2. Omar Ahmed
3. Maged Alawa
4. Kareem Aly
5. Suyeon Oh
6. Ashraf Ramzy
7. Mohamed Refat
8. Nahed Salem
9. Ramy Hanna
On A Roll
Abdulrahman Al Sheikh
Nathan Sutarasuwan
MS CELEBRATION OF ACHIEVMENT
Panther
Seif Tawakol
Omar Ahmed
Page 3 AIS-E NEWS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHESS CLUB WITH MRS.
BURTON HS COUNSELING
Special advisory for Grade 12 Parents:
The last day of classes for IB seniors has already passed, and
the end of the year comes very quickly from here. IB Ex-
ams are from April 30 – May 22. Exams for American Di-
ploma Grade 12 students are from May 24 – 28. Then
Graduation Day on June 6. An exciting time, but it’s impor-
tant not to forget to make the necessary arrangements so
that students are able to enter universities in the fall.
Universities require a final transcript before allowing a stu-
dent to begin classes. It is very important to arrange for this
before the end of June; transcripts are not available during
July. Please note:
Final transcripts will be delivered directly to AUC for
all students who have provided their AUC ID number to
the High School Counseling Office;
Special 3 year transcripts are required for all other
Egyptian universities, and will be available to be picked
up in the Business Office on August 15;
Transcripts going overseas need to be sent by individual
courier at a cost of 150 LE to Europeor the UK and 165
LE to US/Canada. Payment is made to the Business
Office and then the receipt is brought to the Counseling
Office to prepare and send the transcript.
Please note that it is generally necessary to send only one
final transcript to the institution that the student has cho-
sen to attend. Occasionally 2 are required if a student
wants to hold a place at one university while waiting to hear
from another.
Feel free to contact Betsey Remage-Healey in the High
School Counseling Office if you have any questions
about this. I look forward to seeing you at Gradua-
tion!
Betsey Remage-Healey
Director of Counseling
NEWS FROM IB AT AISE
Crunch-time has arrived for our IB diploma and certificate seniors and our anticipated juniors. IB exams begin on Thurs-
day, 30 April and continue through 22 May. All of the Extended Essays, World Lit papers, written tasks and IA’s have been
mailed to their designated examiners. All that remains are the exams. This is the culmination of two years of “blood, sweat
and tears” and an amazing amount of work by both the IB students and their teachers. Wish us productive studying and,
yes, good luck!
“IB Progress and Feedback” reports will be distributed to our grade 11 diploma students next week. The feedback included
on the reports includes comments by each IB teacher, a prediction on the IB scale (1 – 7) for each subject, a total of the pre-
dictions and a CAS update. Information is also included about the extended essay and attendance.
There are several opportunities in Summer School for IB students. Rising grade 12 diploma students are encouraged to
take advantage of the extended essay course offered from June 21 until July7. Having the extended essay finished is in-
credibly emancipating and a huge relief of stress for the diploma student. There is an IB writing course for rising grade 11
diploma and certificate students from 28 June until 2 July. There is a pre-calculus course from 21 June until 23 July for
those rising grade 11 IB students who wish to take IBH Math but do not have the pre-calculus prerequisite. Finally, there
is French IV offered for those rising grade 11 students who wish to take IBS French B.
Sue Eby-IB Coordinator
Chess was invented in Northern India
some time before 600 AD. It is one of
the most universal games played
throughout the world. For the last
three weeks, twelve young AIS stu-
dents (grades 3,4,5) met every Tuesday
with Mrs. Burton to play chess. Chess
pieces, rules of the game, and basic
strategies were introduced to the in-
quiring minds. Skill, concentration,
and patience were demonstrated by our
new players.
AIS MEN’S SOFTBALL TEAM IN 2009 PLAYOFFS
A little exercise and camaraderie led to a great season for
the AIS Men’s Softball Team. The team is a member of
Cairo American Softball League (CACL). The teachers prac-
ticed and played twice a week, every week for both the Fall
and Spring Seasons. This photo is from Playoff Game 1.
Panther
Seif Tawakol
Omar Ahmed
CLOSE UP TRIP
Volume 2, Issue 5 Page 4
Eight 11th graders recently came back from a ten day trip to the US, in which they were
able to visit American universities as well as participate in the Close-up Academy. The
Close-up Academy, although geared towards American citizens, was a chance for our
students to interact more with other American students of the same age from all over
the US, including Alaska, Montana, Puerto Rico, as well as other states. They had a
chance to learn more about US history through the magnificent monuments that are
erected in DC, as well as through museums and visits to Capitol Hill and the White
House. During Close-up students were able to hear debates between rigid conserva-
tives and liberals, and adding to their understanding of what the terms really mean,
visited the Russian and Saudi embassies, met and listened to Ralph Nader speak, and
attended many interactive workshops. Very little sleep was had, as they were awake
by 8am and the day did not end until 11pm.
Outside of the Close-up program, students visited the New School in NYC; American
University, George Washington University, and Georgetown University in DC; and
Boston University, Northeastern University, and Tufts University in Boston. Some of
these universities scheduled special visits for us, as international students, with stu-
dents from the Middle East and/or the international admissions office. We partici-
pated in information sessions and/or campus tours. These visits gave students a
deeper understanding of the admissions process into American universities, as well
as student life.
As previously mentioned, we had many cultural visits to different museums and
cultural events. We carried out a Spy Mission in the International Spy Museum,
visited the New England Aquarium, went to a Boston Red Sox baseball game, tried
different foods, climbed the Empire State building, visited Capitol Hill and the
White House, and Smithsonian Museum visits. Using public transportation in
these major cities, has encouraged students to seek more usage of public transpor-
tation and taught them how to get around from one point to another.
Although we met the misfortune of having quite a bit of rain in the
beginning of the trip, students managed to keep their heads lifted,
which rewarded us with beautiful weather towards the end of the
trip!
ENVIROMENTAL SCIENCE TRIP
Twelve students in Mr. Myron Smith's Environmental Science classes attended
an evening lecture at the Sawy Culturewheel in Zamalek. The tile was "Is Nile
Going Under Water?" It was given by the American Cambridge scholar Jerry
Leach, who is a former Director of International Economic Affairs at the White
House.
The Spring season has been very quiet so far with only a few Middle School exhibition volleyball games being played. The
girl's teams did very well and won all their exhibition games while the boy's team is struggling a little bit with a very young
team. Both teams will be going to The International School of Choueifat for the CISSA championships on May 15th and
16th. The track and field team also competed during this month at CAC's Screaming Eagles Meet. It is an international
event with over 20 schools coming from all over Africa, the Middle East and as far as Sumatra, Indonesia. The team com-
peted very hard and Yomna El Barhmtouchy took a silver medal for the middle school girl's discus.
Yours in Sport
Harpal Manhas
Athletic Director
SCORES AND MORE:INTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS
Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 5
AIS CARNIVAL
The Annual AIS Carnival was held on Friday,
April 24. In an effort to make this event an all-
school function, this year invitations were given
to Grade 4 and 5 students and their parents in
addition to the usual Grade 6 – 12 pupils.
Although the weather was not cooperative, stu-
dents, parents and teachers had a great time.
There was plenty of food and a variety of games
available to be enjoyed. People could eat any-
thing from burgers, hot dogs and French fries to
waffles, ice cream and home-baked goodies. Cof-
fee, lattés, soft drinks and water were also avail-
able. Games, such as bicycle races, tug of war and
crawling under the net, were set up by Minds, an
event-planning company that helped the Student
Government set up the Carnival. There was also
an Aerobie (a Frisbee-like game) throwing compe-
tition, sponsored by MindWinders. But the most
popular games by far were the simplest ones. The
little children enjoyed jumping around inside the
Moon Bounce, while the high school students en-
joyed taking turns trying to make their teachers
fall in the water of the Dunk Tank. A special
thank you has to go to Mr. Mike Snarr, Ms. Leah
Edens and Mr. Ryan Welborn for agreeing to participate in this event and risk
getting sick as they sat in cold water.
This kind of event takes a lot of time, effort and organization to put together. The
Student Government – Omar Yassin, Mariam Aziz, Heba Hosny and Yara El
Razaz – did a wonderful job in organizing and coordinating all the different as-
pects of the Carnival. They worked tirelessly since February by coordinating with
the Class Officers of each grade, Minds and the school’s Chief Engineer, Mohamed
Badawi. It also has to be said that an event like this cannot be successful without the efforts and enthusiasm of many
people. The Student Government would like to recognize and appreciate the time and effort
given by all student and teacher volunteers and the school workers. Without them, the
Carnival would not have been the success that it was.
Cairo Festival City
Adjacent to Mubarak Police Academy
Msaken Nasr City
Egypt 11371
Phone: +2 26188400
Fax: +2 26174002
E-mail: [email protected]
The American
International School in
Egypt EL ALAMEIN FIELDTRIP The World History II classes will be going on a field trip to El Alamein on the 14th of May.
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL
Middle School Student Council will be having a pounds war contest between the 6TH, 7TH, and 8TH
grades May 17-May 28th. The purpose of this contest is to raise money to donate to the orphanage. We
will be going on a field-trip on June 16th to the orphanage to deliver items and money collected through-
out the year. Thanks for everyone's support!
The winning grade will have the privilege of a free dress down day.
