SAMAR AL ANSARI AWARD

Ladies and Gentlemen…

Every year, the Samar Al-Ansari award is presented to two deserving students during the Honor Society Ceremony and during the Athletics Nights in memory of Samar Al-Ansari. The award recognizes students who excel in the fields of economics and athletics.

While many of us were not personally acquainted with Samar, she was part of the IKNS community from KG1 until her graduation in 2006. Much like the students behind me today, she was an honor society member who especially enjoyed her economics and athletics lessons. In many ways, Samar represents what IKNS hopes to foster in its students as they graduate. This award reminds us annually of what it means to be a high achieving student and an active participant in the school community.

In cooperation with the school, Samar’s very gracious parents established the Samar Al-Ansari award to honor their daughter’s memory within the school and recognize outstanding student in the field of economics. The student must embody the characteristics included in the IB learner profile and fulfill the criteria prescribed by the economics department, which include critical thinking and application of economic concepts and theory.

It is my pleasure to welcome Dr. Randah Hamadeh, Samar’s mother, to present this year’s Samar Al-Ansari award in economics to Hala Jaaffar Said.

Speech by Maryam Al Ammari