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Mohammed Schools Islamic Mascot

$20

raised of $5,000 USD goal

2 supporters, Project Closed
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Impact: Atlanta, GA

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This campaign will collect all funds raised by October 15, 2016 at 4:00 AM EDT


We are Creating Something New! and  Exciting!

Mohammed Schools of Atlanta have created and designed The Only! The Original! The First Ever! Islamic Mascot in the world!   We want to take you on our journey  and share with you why and how this all came about.  Let us first share with you who we are and our goals. We are  an Islamic community located in East Atlanta, Georgia where the whole community support and  believes  in our children at Mohammed Schools.  Every year, one hundred percent of our high school seniors graduates from high school and 99 percent continue on to colleges and universities.  Our goals are to continue supporting our children's  creative and innovative minds, after all , they are ones who dared themselves to use their imaginations to design The First Ever Islamic Mascot!  We are in need of your Support and your Help. We need your Donations to help us make Islamic History and to make our children  imaginations a reality. We are raising funds to be used to pay the balance of the Mascot costume suit, to pay the Mascot Copyrights,  to pay the Mascot Maintenance Cost  and pay for the  Mascot  Marketing materials. We Thank you in advance for all that you do in helping our children continue to dream and succeed.
Today's eager students, Tomorrow's Leaders in every industry 

About our School

Mohammed Schools of Atlanta, a little big school on a hill. It is where Creativity and Higher Learning has taken center stage for over 30 years. It is where we produce Doctors, Lawyers, Judges, a Neurosurgeon, Professional Athletes and Entrepreneurs.  And it is where the impossible is possible.

Mohammed Schools of Atlanta, the little Big school on the Hill.


Mohammed School Alumni and Future Alumni

Dr. Qiana Johnson, Forensic Nursing, Dr. Marcus Lambert, Weill Cornell Medicine, future Dr. Shakoora Sabree first year in  Medical School.  Also, Judge Fatima El-Amin, Judge of the Dekalb County Juvenile Court,  and our future lawyer and judges.

We are proud of what the future holds for our children.


Empowering Learning outside the classroom

The parents, the school staff and the community members work as one continuously empowering our students that knowledge extends beyond the four walls of their classrooms.  Gardening, creating walking trials. and building greenhouses on the school campus are some of the hands on learning and student out of classroom experiences.  

Students, parents and staff campus gardening.


Teaching Students Sustainable Living 

Our students continuing to learn outside of the classroom, by enrolling in the sustainable living program on and of campus. The program teach young elementary, middle and high school students backyard gardening, permaculture, raising chickens and goats, building from the earth and much more. 

 The students and school staff are starting the spring gardens and planned

Sustainable Living Continues..Greenhouse

Every year every Senior is required to create a Senior Project which will benefit the school or the community at large. This year, one of the Seniors built a greenhouse for winter plants and year round gardening.

Little ones enjoying and waiting their term to learn what the earth can yield. 


The Birth of Our Mascot and The Mascot Contest Entries

Mohammed Schools Athletic Department challenged  the student to engage in a Mascot Design Contest. The contest would allow the students to use their own imagination, creativity and skills to design the school shield into a personality Mascot. Their design could express any of the following characteristics, traits or attributes, however, no human face was permitted.  The the rules of contest and the list submitted to the students were the following: "Strong, Fierce, Protector, Defender, Guardian, Ferocious, Furious, Ecstatic, Vicious, Powerful, Muscular, Tough, Well-built, Happy and Cheerful"

The students, school staff, the parents and some community members voted and the results produced first, second and third place winners.  

Entries from middle school and high schools students.


Winners Of the Mascot Contest!

Although all our students were winners for being brave and courageous to participate, however,  only three got first, second and third place.  Below are the winners

3rd place winner Hekeen Mateen.


 2nd place winner Lailah Mohammed.


First place Winner Mikal Wazzeerud-Den!



Mikal won the Mascot Contest and received $100.00 toward his college education


Why We Created our Mascot and Who is He?

He is "The Caliph"!  the First Ever!  Islamic Mascot Designed and Created in the World!  His Job is to encourage school spirit, build student morale, incite higher learning and be the best Islamic roll model for all students at all grade levels and he will make it look cool.

We are making History! Our History!  Islamic History!


The  Caliph's  job Continues...

The Caliph will spur relationships thru Athletics, Team Sports, Community Service and he help organize Community Projects for the greater good of humanity.

Supporting and promoting Boys Athletics.


 

The Lady Caliphs with Hijabs Amazing! CNN Video Coverage clink on link below to view 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38m4WML4zHA&feature=youtu.be

Promoting and Supporting girls Athletes and our Cheerleaders, all in Hijab 


The Caliph's Job is not  done Yet!

His job continues with our students activities on campus and off. His job is Big, Bold and COOL.  He will be an Ambassador not only for Mohammed Schools of Atlanta, but perhaps for Islamic Schools Nationally and Internationally. He is "Our Caliph!, He is Your Caliph"!

Student Activities: Homecoming King and Queen, Graduation, PK learning the rites of Hajj, Student Participants in Mist (Muslim Interscholastic Tournament), and Homecoming 9th thru 12th grade Queens.



The Caliph is very Aware of Islamophobia! clink ESPN Video Link Below to See!

Our Caliph Mascot will celebrate champions and help filter out ignorant Islamophobia by engaging in good sportsman like conduct and pleasant conversations with other teams and communities, especially our Lady Caliphs in hijab. He will assist Mohammed Schools in their Piece by Peace interface base program, where they share their religious beliefs, their cultures and their differences of school life at their prespective schools.  It is a Cool program that teaches our students how to eliminate any ignorance views of Islam and it helps build bridges.   Below you will find an ESPN video of Mohammed Schools students and other Muslim Athletes dealing with their degrees of Islamophobia through out America. Clink on the link below to view


Mohammed High School Students engaging with other Piece by Peace High Schools Students from the Atlanta Metro area.


The Kool ways you can help and Support Us:

 You can really, really help us with your donations, sharing our cause to reach our goal and take a chance and  Invite The Caliph to your town or city.

Thank you all for giving and sharing what Allah has given you, and may Allah reward you all eminently!











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