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AGBU Press Office
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone: 212.319.6383, x118
Fax: 212.319.6507
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.agbu.org
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, October 25, 2010
Manoogian-Demirdjian School Students Recognized as AP Scholars and
Commended Students
AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School (MDS) students received recognition for
their achievement on the College Board's 2010 Advanced Placement Program
(AP) Examinations and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation's 2011
National Merit Scholarship Program.
Twenty-five students at MDS earned AP Scholar Awards based on their
outstanding performance on AP Examinations. Around 1.8 million students
worldwide took the exams, and about 18 percent earned awards for varying
levels of achievement.
Nine MDS students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by
scoring at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and 3 or higher on five or
more of the exams. They are: Koko Deranteriassian, Ari Ekmekji, Nar
Gulvartian, Nairi Khachatoorian, Mikael Matossian, Narineh Melkonian,
Tamar Melkonian, Serli Polatoglu, and Talia Tanielian.
Two students, Lena Galian and Silva Malkhassian, received the AP Scholar
with Honor Award by earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP
exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of the exams.
By completing three or more AP exams with scores of 3 or higher, 14 MDS
students earned the AP Scholar Award. They are: Mary Azoian, Elda
Boulgourjian, Christopher Geozian, Rafi Mardoyan, Ashley Markarian,
Frederick Papazyan, Ani Shirvanian, Taleen Shirvanian, Artien Voskanian,
Alex Yeghiazarian, Derek Yeghiazarian, Nicole Yeghiazarian, Vatche
Yousefian, and Anais Zarifian.
The AP Program at MDS was established in 1992. It grants students the
opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while in high
school. Students who perform well on AP exams can receive college credit
and/or advanced placement in college.
Two of the students who received AP Scholar Awards, Ari Ekmekji and Nar
Gulvartian of the graduating class, also earned the 2011 National Merit
Scholarship Program title of Commended Student based on their results on
the 2009 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
(PSAT/NMSQT). Ranking among the top 5 percent of over 1.5 million
students who entered the competition, they are among the 34,000
Commended Students throughout the nation who are acknowledged for their
academic promise.
Established in 1976, AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School (www.agbumds.org)
is one of AGBU's largest Armenian schools in the diaspora and continues
to serve Southern California's growing Armenian American community.
For more information on AGBU and its schools around the world, please
visit, www.agbu.org.
From: A. Papazian
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone: 212.319.6383, x118
Fax: 212.319.6507
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.agbu.org
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, October 25, 2010
Manoogian-Demirdjian School Students Recognized as AP Scholars and
Commended Students
AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School (MDS) students received recognition for
their achievement on the College Board's 2010 Advanced Placement Program
(AP) Examinations and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation's 2011
National Merit Scholarship Program.
Twenty-five students at MDS earned AP Scholar Awards based on their
outstanding performance on AP Examinations. Around 1.8 million students
worldwide took the exams, and about 18 percent earned awards for varying
levels of achievement.
Nine MDS students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by
scoring at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and 3 or higher on five or
more of the exams. They are: Koko Deranteriassian, Ari Ekmekji, Nar
Gulvartian, Nairi Khachatoorian, Mikael Matossian, Narineh Melkonian,
Tamar Melkonian, Serli Polatoglu, and Talia Tanielian.
Two students, Lena Galian and Silva Malkhassian, received the AP Scholar
with Honor Award by earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP
exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of the exams.
By completing three or more AP exams with scores of 3 or higher, 14 MDS
students earned the AP Scholar Award. They are: Mary Azoian, Elda
Boulgourjian, Christopher Geozian, Rafi Mardoyan, Ashley Markarian,
Frederick Papazyan, Ani Shirvanian, Taleen Shirvanian, Artien Voskanian,
Alex Yeghiazarian, Derek Yeghiazarian, Nicole Yeghiazarian, Vatche
Yousefian, and Anais Zarifian.
The AP Program at MDS was established in 1992. It grants students the
opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while in high
school. Students who perform well on AP exams can receive college credit
and/or advanced placement in college.
Two of the students who received AP Scholar Awards, Ari Ekmekji and Nar
Gulvartian of the graduating class, also earned the 2011 National Merit
Scholarship Program title of Commended Student based on their results on
the 2009 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
(PSAT/NMSQT). Ranking among the top 5 percent of over 1.5 million
students who entered the competition, they are among the 34,000
Commended Students throughout the nation who are acknowledged for their
academic promise.
Established in 1976, AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School (www.agbumds.org)
is one of AGBU's largest Armenian schools in the diaspora and continues
to serve Southern California's growing Armenian American community.
For more information on AGBU and its schools around the world, please
visit, www.agbu.org.
From: A. Papazian