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In For A Penny, In For A Pound: Moving the Dream Forward

Naisha Chowdhury and Yasmeen Mannan

In For A Penny, In For A Pound: Moving the Dream Forward

The funds raised by the women were not enough to finance buying property, building a school, and hiring staff. The founders of PVS split their focus between finding local donors and outside donors. After sharing the idea of an Islamic school at local masaajid and community gatherings, the founders decided to organize a formal fundraiser. The first donor fundraiser was hosted at the Hilton Hotel on April 3, 1996. The organizers were nervous and had no idea what to expect. Howe

طلاب PVS يدافعون عن فلسطين

Muadth Malley, Ahmed Alkabsh, and Waleed Iqbal

طلاب PVS يدافعون عن فلسطين

الاسماء: معاذ مالي ، احمد الكبش ، وليد اقبال الصف الثاني عشر في الفترة من 14 إلى 18 أيلول (سبتمبر) ، حضر كبار السن من مدارس PVS برنامجًا للدعوة لمدة أسبوع لفلسطين حيث تم تدريبهم على تقنيات المناصرة لمدة يومين ثم أمضوا ثلاثة أيام في الاجتماع مع مكاتب أعضاء مجلس الشيوخ والنواب للدفاع عن العدالة الاجتماعية في فلسطين والولايات المتحدة. برعاية مسلمين أمريكيين من أجل فلسطين, أكثر من 800 شخص شارك عبر الإنترنت. كانت أيضًا المرة الأولى التي يكون فيها هذا الحدث افتراضيًا حضر الطلاب يوم

مدرسة بليزنت ڤيو تتغلب على الصعاب

Ohoud Ozrail, Deenat Yusuf, and Iman Zekaria

مدرسة بليزنت ڤيو تتغلب على الصعاب

الأسماء: عهود أوزريل، دينات يوسف، ايمان زكريا الصف الثاني عشر مباشرة وبعد الاعلان عن ازدياد حالات الاصابة بفيروس كورونا خلال شهر مارس ٢٠٢٠،بدأت مدرسة بليزنت فيو بالتحول إلى نظام الدراسة عن بعد، وذلك حرصا منها على سلامة الطلاب والمدرسين والعاملين. منذ البداية، حرصت المدرسة على التغلب على الصعوبات، حيث قامت بتوفير التطبيقات التعليمية اللازمة وتدريب المدرسين على استخدامها في وقت قياسي, كما قامت المدرسة بتوفير أجهزة حاسوب للطلاب. ونقلاً عن أحد معلمي بليزنت ڤيو قال " إنه لي

Senior Spotlight: Muadth Malley

Tell me about yourself. When did you come to PVS? What are your hobbies and interests? I came to PVS in 4th grade. It was the same year I moved to Memphis. I enjoy biking and yard work. How has COVID-19 impacted your senior year? Everything became online so it has been a little more difficult for me to focus on college applications; other than that, I have the same experience as anybody else. What is the worst and best thing about being a senior? Worst part about being a seni

Senior Spotlight: Noor Khatib

Senior Spotlight: Noor Khatib

1. Tell us about yourself (3-4 facts). I like reading and crocheting. I love fruits and vegetables. I have three best friends that I would die for. 2. What motivates you to put forth your greatest efforts? My family and my religion motivate me to put forth my greatest effort. I want to represent my religion in a good and right way and make my parents proud of me. 3. How do you intend to use what you have learned in PVS to benefit you as you go through life? I have learned so

PVS Introduces New Art & Cooking Club

PVS Introduces New Art & Cooking Club

Pleasant View School has started their first virtual Art and Cooking Club. The new virtual cooking club aims to teach students how to cook various dishes under the instruction of Rahma Ghanim. This program is for students from 2nd to 12th grade to learn and develop their culinary knowledge with simple life skills. The PVS Art Club is taught by alumna Haneen Jaber every Friday. The club consists of middle and high school students of all skill levels. Her students have worked

Taqwa Qattoum and Yasmeen Abunasrah

Virtual Exams & Mental Health

Due to COVID-19, schools around the globe have decided to start teaching remotely and teachers have had to adopt new ways of teaching that fit remote learning. Dr. Malley, the principal of Pleasant View School states, “Our experiences in doing this have been both challenging and insightful. Challenging because it is forcing us as a school and especially as teachers to rethink the way that we have been doing things and sometimes radically change the methods we are using to ach

Food Deserts Advocacy Group Holds Food Drive

Wissal Boudaoud

Food Deserts Advocacy Group Holds Food Drive

The coronavirus pandemic has changed our lives in so many different ways. Many people are thankful to be able to stay home, enjoy time with their family, and protect their health while many others are suffering from the effects of the pandemic. Many of us have lost our normal social interactions with friends and family; many others can only wish this was their only hardship brought upon by the pandemic. Many people have lost their jobs and even lives, resulting in them and/o

Club & Competition Updates

Advocacy Groups: Green Memphis/ Food Deserts Green Memphis/ Food Deserts meets every Friday from 3:30 to 4:00. A Supply Food Drive has started and will run to January 1st. For more information, click on the link below! Flyer: Supply Food Drive If you are interested in joining this advocacy group, please contact Jana Elabiad at janaelabiad@pv.school. Fight for 15 This group advocates for the minimum wage to start at 15 dollars per hour and will be working with local businesses

Muslim Community at Tufts University

Wissal Boudaoud

Muslim Community at Tufts University

Tufts University, a private research university in Massachusetts, recently invited PVS students and parents to a program describing a Muslim student’s experience at Tufts University. On December 2nd, Muslim Chaplain Imam Abdul Mañil Merchant and four Muslim students hosted a webinar for us. Many parents hesitate to send their children to a university away from home for many understandable reasons. During the webinar, Imam Merchant and the students described the life of a Musl

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