WYSE Academic Challenge 2011
WYSE, (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering) is a competition that tests the knowledge of students in several subject areas, such as Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, English Biology, Computer Fundamentals and Engineering Graphics. There are three stages of the competition, the regional, the sectional, and the state level. If a team, which must include fourteen participants, finishes first or second out of all competing teams at their designated testing site, they move on to the next level.
On February 8, 2011, a team of 17 students including Monisa Ahmed, Dania Atallah, Ayaat Dahleh, Joanna Elmatari, Khawaila Falaneh, Areej Hamdan, Amjad Karim, Ronya Kawji, Neda Khudeira, Hadee Krad, Dawlat Mohamed, Omar Mujahid, Adham Sahloul, Talat Suleiman, Dania Azhari, Sajida Rahman, and Kareem Yousef went to Fenwick High school to participate in the regional WYSE of 2011. Alhamdulillah, our team ranked 1st place in division 300 with exceptional scores. The team advanced to the sectional stage that will take on March 17 at North Central College. The following students ranked in their respective subjects:
Hadee Krad: 1st place Biology, 2nd place Math
Ronya Kawji: 1st place Chemistry, 2nd place Computer Sciences
Amjad Karim: 1st place Physics, 2nd place Math
Ayaat Dahleh: 1st place Computer Sciences
Joanna Elmatari: 1st place Engineering Graphics
Adham Sahloul: 1st place English
Omar Mujahid: 1st place English
Talat Suleiman: 2nd place Physics, 2nd place Chemistry
Kareem Yousef: 2nd place Biology, 2nd place English
Khawaila Falaneh: 2nd place Physics, 3rd place Math
Dania Atallah: 2nd place Biology
Dawlat Mohamed: 2nd place Engineering Graphics
Monisa Ahmed: 3rd place Biology
Sajida Rahman: 3rd place Chemistry
For more information on the WYSE Academic Challenge, please visit:
http://wiki.engr.illinois.edu/display/wyse/Academic+Challenge
Below are photos of Universal's WYSE 2011 Competitors: