EIS
Graduation Ceremony Of The Class Of 2010
The Graduation ceremony for the EIS – Jumeirah “Class of
2010” took place in the EIS Theatre on Thursday, 27th May.
All 81 students graduated and received the EIS-Jumeirah
(EIS-J) High School Diploma. The ceremony was attended
by Mr. Sultan Al Habtoor, President of Al Habtoor motors,
EIS Board members, many proud parents, family members,
friends and teachers, who witnessed the students receiving
their diplomas from Mr. Mohammed Al Habtoor, Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer of the Al Habtoor Group. 94% of the gradu-
ating class will continue into Higher Education.
The top academic award, The Khalaf Al Habtoor Award,
was awarded to Hiba Zia Hashmi who delivered the Val-
edictorian address. She has a place at the London School
of Economics and Political Sciences where she will study
Business and Management.
The winner of the Headmaster’s Award for the best all round
student went to Meghna Harjani who is going to study Eco-
nomics, Politics and International Studies at the University
of Warwick. Our Head Boy, Chirag Menon, who is going
to study Aerospace Engineering with Astrophysics at the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor was awarded the Interna-
tional Student Award.
The winner of the prize for Academic Excellence this year
was given to two students, Nikhil Jethwani and Zahra Mirza
for their outstanding achievement. Nikhil is going to study
Finance at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, while Za-
hra intends to study English Language and Literature at
King›s College London.
The Senior Athletic Award, which is given to the student
with a strong sense of sportsmanship, was awarded to Nik-
las Summer who is joining the Swiss Air Force followed by
an International Law degree at the University of St. Gallen
in Switzerland.The Arabic speech was delivered by Habtoor
Al Habtoor with an adaptation in English delivered by Meera
Al Habtoor. The Arabic and Islamic Cultural Award is award-
ed to a student who is the best representative of Arabic and
Islamic culture in an international context. Our Deputy Head
Boy Momin Sherazi, who is taking a gap year to gain work
experience at the Elliot Macy Centre and Learning Lab, was
the recipient of this award. The winner of the International
Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Coordinator’s Award
which recognizes the student in the graduating class, who
best epitomizes the IB learner profile, was our Head Girl
Ingy Jabri who is going to study Engineering at the Univer-
sity of British Columbia.
