Updates: Basketball, Competitions, and RULES!

[MIST Texas]

Asalamualaykum wa Rahmatullah,

First off, I wanted to thank all schools for their amazing cooperation with our Registration coordinator to get MIST Registration completed on time. Alhumdulillah this year we are expecting over 30 teams, and we are extremely excited!

Below are VERY important updates and reminders, PLEASE read all the way through!
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BASKETBALL

Brother's Basketball will be a 2-DAY EVENT on February 27th & 28th at 9AM at the
University of Houston - Campus Recreation and Wellness Center (Rec Center)
<<CLICK HERE for map and directions>>

Sister's Basketball will be a 1-DAY EVENT on February 28th at 8AM at the
University of Houston - Melcher Gymnasium (near Garrison, same place as last year)
<<CLICK HERE for map and directions>>

Please read Basketball rules online HERE.
All players will need matching, numbered jerseys. Sisters' Bball will be in an enclosed gym, however cameras may need to be referred to for security purposes if any violations occur. Sisters' shorts must be no shorter than the knees.

NO STUDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLAY WITHOUT A SCHOOL ID. If you are from an Islamic school without school issued IDs, you MUST have your coach present to verify that you are from the school, or you will not be able to play.

BROTHERS WILL NOT PLAY WITHOUT A PARENT-SIGNED WAIVER. The waiver is attached to this email. The Rec Center requires all players and parents to sign this waiver, so all brothers bball teams must bring them in on Saturday, no exceptions. Sisters will sign a waiver on-site, no parent signature necessary.

NOTE: Food will not be provided, but players will be given a lunch break to purchase food from either on or off campus vendors.

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COMPETITIONS

All MIST Bowl packets are up. Debate topics will be up within the next few days, inshaAllah.

Make sure to keep up with the Early Deadlines:

Early Submission date is March 1, 2010 for
Prepared Essay, Short Fiction, Children’s Book, Short Film

Early Topic Submission date is February 21, 2010 for
Science Fair, Community Service

For those students who have not yet chosen a Community Service topic, here is an opportunity you may look into - CLICK HERE
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RULES

Please read through the rules HERE and notify your teams. General, Dress Code, Behavior, and Awards Ceremony rules have been posted.

MIST wished to promote an Islamic environment for all attendees, please help us to reach this goal!

And remember the theme... Modesty ;)
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Check for updates on the website www.getmistified.com/houston

If you have any questions, contact mist....@gmail.com

JazakAllahukhair,
-Safiya Ravat
MIST Texas Director