Debakey Yearbook 2015-2016

Grade 9Why are you a successful student?I achieve what I want. I’m successful because I attend DeBakey!! Omar Salman Hamad AshkananiI am a successful student because I work hard. I don't consider myself successful as I still have many accomplishments to achieve. Mohammed Khan Lujain Diab 46

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Grade 10Abdulla Al Mansouri Abdulla Alhitmi Abdullah Mohamed Ahamed Lazim Vattoth Ahd Kusha Ahmed AbuzeidAhmed Dualeh Alaa Hadrab Alaa Hussain Alia Ashkanani Anna Eid Antony Lamee 48

Grade 10Asil Faraj Aya Hajissa Dima Musa Esraa Shamess Faris Rustom Fatima Marcelo Firas Kanaan Ghalia Ashkanani Ghaya Al Suwaidi Huda Bushra Ibrahim AlNassiri Isra Hassan49

Grade 10Jawaher Alaji John Michael Glodoveza Joseph Chouli Julia Al Qaddoumi Khalid Alyami Lara InanyMaaz Al-Jailey Maria Chouli Maryam Al Thani Mehdi Delfi Mennatallah Nayel Meriem Gharbi 50

Grade 10 Mohamad Hamad Mohamed Dawood Mohammed AlThani Mohammed Hamouda Mohanad Elsayed Mostafa Aref Mozan Mahmoud Mujtaba Elshaikh Elraya Nadin Khalil Nadine Balassi Noof Al Naama Owais Hasnah51

Grade 10Reem Busati Roba Osman Rua El Bashir Safioeddin Treki Saif Ibrahim Sarah NagySeba Abounahia Selim Bakr Shahab Salem Shahd Jaouni Shaikha AlThani Venkat Ravulaparthi 52

Grade 10 Werd Jallad Wiqas Nugroho Yazan Altay Yousef Al-Jailey Yousef Ibrahim How do you plan to achieve success? Youssef El Faramawy Yusuf Saquib Success can be achieved by having a dream that includes hard work,motivation and dedication as its foundation. John Michael Glodoveza53

Grade 10How do you plan to achieve success? To do,not say.A lot of effort. Esraa Shamess Aya Hajissa By studying what I love and working hard. Meriem GharbiSetThe Goal.Set aWorkplan.Reset goals Never giving up on what I want. Humyra Najdan every now and then.Stay focused. Mohamed Hamouda 54

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Grade 11Ahmad Elraoush Ahmad Tantawi Almotazbelah Eledrisi Amna AlEmadi Antoniy Yushkevych Bander Al-AbdullaDinghan Zhang Emadeddin Hussein Eman El-Menyar Faisal Al Hitmi Hajer Mustafa Ghaleiw Jan Golcher 56

Grade 11 Khalifa Bshesh Lina Qamhiyah Lynaa Yousef Maya AL Afiesh Mohamed El Hassan Mohamed Yousry Gamal Eldin Ibrahim Mohammed Adam Mohammed Sharief Nabeel Chaumun Nadine Mortaja Nasser Abdulla Omar Diab57

Grade 11Omar Naamani Ramy Morsy Rawan Hussein Saoud Al Abdulla Sarah Saleh Shubhanshoo VermaWeam Mazen Yara Abdelrahim Yarah El-Zeini Yaseen Ramadan Zaid Abu Anzeh 58

Grade 11 Is success a journey or destination? Why? It's a journey because that's what my parents say. A destination because you cannot achieve success It’s a huge journey on which you embark on from throughout the journey, it's the destination of the within the heart of within your soul and yourself. journey. Weam Mazen Ahmad Elraoush Success is in fact a journey. It is the reason many individuals strive with determination to achieve dreams and goals that are meant to provide prosperity and wealth. Many put success under the name of fame or power. Others, under the name of social acceptance or happiness. Personally, I believe that success is something that is obtained momentarily and soon fades. One always wants more and will try to obtain more. So to refer to it as a destination would be calling a stop to success and would also be disregarding that facts of life. In life we experience many obstacles on our path too success.When finally reach our goals or success, it is in our human nature to set higher standards of goals to attain a better version of our previous success.The point is, there will never be a destination or as one can say a stop to suc- cess. It’s a non-ending journey that one always try to achieve. Lynaa Yousef59

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DeBakey Exists to: Develop innovative thinkers and future leaders in the fields of science, mathematics, technology and health science through a competitive college preparatory program. Develop well-rounded global citizens who pursue excellence in scholarship and character. Provide an outstanding American curriculum in Qatar.61

School Activities 62

Bake Sales DeBakey’s Student Council,Senior Office and clubs organized bake sales and non- uniform days throughout the year to raise money for local charities, international sponsorships and for class events.63

World Book DayDeBakey students celebrated World Book Daywith group activities. Students in grades seven andeight dressed as their favorite book character,presented persuasive essays, and devised a listabout the pros and cons of reading.High school students participated in a literacyscavenger hunt with a focus on information textreading. 64

Think Pink Day In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month, students of the Senior Office organized fundraising activities to raise funds for cancer awareness and prevention. Pink ribbons were distributed, students were encouraged to wear pink shirts, and students made contributions through the bake sale, photo booth sessions, and hand-crafted gift bags.65

Diabetes Walk A ThonStudents participated in the Diabetes Walkathonat Aspire Park to raise awareness and contributetowards a positive cause. 66

Twin Day Students participated in ‘Twin Day’ to have fun and support Student Council through collecting funds.67

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QMED DeBakey High School – Qatar participated in the QMed (Qatar’s International Medical and Health Exhibition) held at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. As DeBakey High School - Qatar is the only secondary school in Doha with a medical science specialty, the school organized a booth display to support the continued progression of medical field opportunities in Qatar.69

Poetry SlamGrade nine students competed in aPoetry Slam contest. Students recitedself-written poems about childhoodmemories and social concerns.This wasan extension from their English courseproject. 70

DeBakey Best Buddies DeBakey High School-Qatar has partnered with Best Buddies-Qatar to give students the opportunity to show a long-term commitment to their community, and form meaningful friendships that bring happiness to students who are often left out because they have disabilities. The Best Buddies Club held social events throughout the year to create friendships with students from Shafallah and Step by Step Center. Their first event included arts and crafts activities, as well as sports- related activities.Their second event took place at the Darb Al Sai where students participated in the shooting range games, archery, fire safety seminar, falcon petting, and radio voice recordings with their Best Buddies friends. In addition, students met with their Best Buddies from the Step by Step Centre for Special Needs at Pizza Express. They had a great time making pizza and collaborating. Student Reflection: “This was a remarkable year. I would recommend everyone to participate in a Best Buddies program because it is truly a life changing experience.”71

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INJAZ Program INJAZ Qatar is an affiliate of Junior Achievement Worldwide, the world’s largest non-profit business education organization. INJAZ’s goals are to link youth with successful role models from the private sector, enhance the skills of youth and their participation in the economy, introduce students to innovation, embrace critical thinking and new business concepts. Therefore, corporations are given an opportunity to develop the skills of youth for the workplace. Our DeBakey students (Grades 9-12) completed the Head Start , Be Entrepreneurial and Career Readiness programs. Students in grades 7 & 8 completed two programs of INJAZ Qatar, More Than Money and It’s My Business.73

Hygiene PresentationA hygiene seminar was held for gradesseven and eight students to reinforceclassroom lessons of Health class.Students participated in an interactiveactivity to determine proper hand-washing techniques and to increase theirawareness of healthy daily habits. 74

Award Assemblies Award Assemblies were held at the end of each cycle to recognize students who achieved ‘All A’s’ on their report cards, students that were ‘Most Improved,’ and character traits.Teachers were recognized with awards as well.75

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Model United Nations (MUN) Conference Georgetown University High school students participated as delegates in Georgetown’s Model United Nations Conference. Students were a part of daily debates, they prepared resolutions, attended a cultural night, and much more. Student reflection: “This year’s MUN wasn’t only a chance to practice our public speaking, it was also a great opportunity to meet people from around the world. It was a great experience!”77

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Cancer Awareness Presentation Representatives from Weill Cornell College of Medicine, Dr. Sohaila Cheema and Ms. Raji Anand, presented a Cancer Awareness Seminar to all DeBakey students. During the seminar, cancer prevention and care was discussed.79

General OrientationsDeBakey hosted student orientations andinvited guest speakers to speak on a wide varietyof topics throughout the year. Students wereinvolved in a cyber-bullying workshop wherethey listened to a presentation, performed skitsand participated in an interactive group activity.The new mission and vision statements wereformally presented to the DeBakey family.Students also participated in multiple fire drillsto ensure their preparedness for an unexpecteddisaster. 80

University Expos Several university expos were presented throughout the year. The expos included Education City College Fair, UK universities and individual university visits from American, Canadian, and other international universities. During this time, students engaged with university representatives and received first-hand information concerning the college admissions process.81

Parent Teacher ConferencesParents and teachers met to discuss students’ academicprogress. Such formal conferences happen twice a schoolyear, as well as individual meetings based on specificconcerns. 82

Planet Georgetown DeBakey High School students participated in the Planet Georgetown program. During the experience, students learned about social movements and created posters about ways to improve the world for the future.83

Weill Cornell Medical Explorer ProgramOur high school students participated in the Weill Cornell College of Medicine- Qatar’s Medical Explorer Program. Five DeBakey students completed the program, and received the Excellence Award, the JO Award and the Best Presentation Award. 84

Student Elections The Senior Office and Student Council officers were elected after the student candidates delivered speeches and ran election campaigns. Senior Office: President - Joanna Al Qaddoumi,Vice President - Mahdi Mahdi, Secretary - Dana Al Ali,Treasurer - Halimah Adam; Parliamentarian - Dana Al Bozom. Student Council: President - Reem Hamad,Vice President - Dinghan Zhang, Secretary - Shubhanshoo Verma, Treasurer - Khalifa Bshesh, Parliamentarian - Bander Al Abdulla.85

University of Calgary NursesNursing students from the University ofCalgary – Qatar spent time at DeBakey fora six week time period. During this time, thenurses interacted with the students throughHealth Science Technology class participationand by presenting a health seminar on handlingstress. Additionally, nursing students spreadawareness about World Kidney Day. Duringthis day, they distributed pamphlets, water andgave informative gifts to students and faculty. 86

Evironment Club Spirit Week The Environment Club hosted a ‘Spirit Week’ with fundraising activities and an Element-themed dress day in which students represented fire, water, earth and air.87

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Field Trips91

Hamad Hospital RotationDeBakey Seniors participated in hospital rotation trainingat Hamad Hospital. Students gained practical experiencein a variety of clinical settings in order to explore thevarious medical practice areas within a working hospital.This experience allowed students to identify theirinterests, and potentially select a specialization. Theexperience also helped students to envision how theymight contribute to medical development and practice inthe future.The initial orientation was led by Dr. M. OmarAl-Zaghmout, Associate Director Medical Education ofHamad Medical Corporation. 92

“Freedom of Expression” Field Trip to Al Jazeera Grade 9 students attended an interactive presentation about the basics of journalism. Afterwards, the students took a quick tour of the studios used by the Al Jazeera journalists/ reporters. This was an excellent extension of their Qatar History classroom learning about ‘Freedom of Expression.’93

Spanish Field TripStudents enrolled in Spanish visited Aceite restaurant atMelia Hotel. Students enjoyed traditional Spanish dishes(tapas & paella), as well as practiced their Spanish skills whenordering their food. 94

Lend-A-Hand Field Trips DeBakey students participated in two field trips to Red Crescent – Qatar. The first field trip included a donation presentation for the children of Syria by the Lend-A-Hand Club Officers. The second field trip included all Lend-A-Hand Club members.They donated backpacks and school supplies, as well as toured the building and attended presentations to gain a full-circle understanding of how those in need are aided when there is a disaster.An aim of the Lend-A-Hand Club is to coordinate charitable efforts to help the community and those in need around the world; the field trips helped put the club’s actions end to perspective.95