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ARS-WUSA Awards Over $10,000 in Scholarships
Friday, June 15th, 2012
by Asbarez
Scholarship recipients with ARS Regional Executive members
GLENDALE - Twenty-one graduating public high school seniors were
selected as scholarship recipients by chapters of the Armenian Relief
Society (ARS) of Western USA for the 2011-2012 academic year. Selected
for their excellence in scholastic achievement and community service,
the students gathered by the invitation of the ARS-WUSA Regional
Executive at the Regional Headquarters on Monday, June 4, 2012 before
family and ARS members to receive their Merit Recognition Awards and
scholarships ($500 per student).
Guests also included ARS Central Executive Board member Annie
Kechichian; Tamar Kataroyan, Assistant Principal of Glendale High
School; Tricia Byron, Counselor at John Marshall High School; and
Sirvart Mouradian, Counselor at Hoover High School.
The Awards Night began with an informative video presentation
regarding ARS programs and activities. Thereafter, Chairperson of the
ARS-WUSA Regional Executive Dr. Nyree Derderian welcomed guests and
congratulated all of the deserving students. `Since its inception, the
Armenian Relief Society has believed that it needs to be the backbone
of the Armenian community and it knows that our youth are the future...
Therefore, we try to help fund education in order for our youth to
become better representatives of the Armenian community,' Derderian
stated.
Following the welcoming remarks, Derderian introduced the keynote
speaker, Vache Thomassian, and provided a brief biographical sketch.
Thomassian, Chairperson of the `Shant' Student Association and Editor
of the Haytoug Magazine, recently received his Juris Doctorate from
Loyola Law School and will continue his education at Columbia
University, where he has been accepted to pursue his Master's Degree
in International Affairs.
JUDr. Thomassian began his remarks by commending the scholarship
recipients for their achievements and encouraged future successes. He
paid special mention to the importance of education and defined
success as `leaving an impact in this world that is greater than you
as an individual. Success is taking your talents, skills, and
interests and using them in a way that gives back to your community,
your people, and your homeland.' He further provided a formula for
success, including setting goals for oneself, having conviction, and
acquiring the competence necessary to achieve the goals one sets for
himself.
The program concluded with Dr. Derderian and Regional Executive Board
Member Seta Hagopian introducing and presenting each of the students
with their Merit Recognition Awards. Local ARS chapters, which
selected the recipients from the public high schools in their
communities, had representatives in attendance to present the
scholarships. Some students, including those in San Francisco,
received their recognition during their respective high schools'
awards ceremonies. Students showed their appreciation by publicly
thanking the ARS for their awards.
2011-2012 Scholarship Recipients:
Anahit Aschyan STEM Academy of Hollywood
Nelly Benarbushian Robert Fulton Prep. High School
Ripsime Biyazyan Van Nuys High School
Lara Demirjian Montebello High School
Lucy Maggie Dishoian Fountain Valley High School
Hakob Gabrielyan Reseda High School
Shaunt Gharabegian Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Youlen Ghazalian Burbank High School
Stephen Ghazikhanian Hoover High School
Aram Ghoogasian Armenian Mesrobian School
Gayane Kechechyan Schurr High School
Hovannes Kegeyan Hollywood High School
Vana Kiork Pasadena High School
Mariam Kyarunts Burbank High School
Mariam Manukyan John Marshall High School
Alec Zareh Mouradian Glendale High School
Harutyun Nazaryan Glendale High School
Lucine Lucy Oganesian Hoover High School
Anahit Sargsyan Glendale High School
Arren Yedikian South High School
Angela Zhamkochian Burbank High School
From: Baghdasarian
Friday, June 15th, 2012
by Asbarez
Scholarship recipients with ARS Regional Executive members
GLENDALE - Twenty-one graduating public high school seniors were
selected as scholarship recipients by chapters of the Armenian Relief
Society (ARS) of Western USA for the 2011-2012 academic year. Selected
for their excellence in scholastic achievement and community service,
the students gathered by the invitation of the ARS-WUSA Regional
Executive at the Regional Headquarters on Monday, June 4, 2012 before
family and ARS members to receive their Merit Recognition Awards and
scholarships ($500 per student).
Guests also included ARS Central Executive Board member Annie
Kechichian; Tamar Kataroyan, Assistant Principal of Glendale High
School; Tricia Byron, Counselor at John Marshall High School; and
Sirvart Mouradian, Counselor at Hoover High School.
The Awards Night began with an informative video presentation
regarding ARS programs and activities. Thereafter, Chairperson of the
ARS-WUSA Regional Executive Dr. Nyree Derderian welcomed guests and
congratulated all of the deserving students. `Since its inception, the
Armenian Relief Society has believed that it needs to be the backbone
of the Armenian community and it knows that our youth are the future...
Therefore, we try to help fund education in order for our youth to
become better representatives of the Armenian community,' Derderian
stated.
Following the welcoming remarks, Derderian introduced the keynote
speaker, Vache Thomassian, and provided a brief biographical sketch.
Thomassian, Chairperson of the `Shant' Student Association and Editor
of the Haytoug Magazine, recently received his Juris Doctorate from
Loyola Law School and will continue his education at Columbia
University, where he has been accepted to pursue his Master's Degree
in International Affairs.
JUDr. Thomassian began his remarks by commending the scholarship
recipients for their achievements and encouraged future successes. He
paid special mention to the importance of education and defined
success as `leaving an impact in this world that is greater than you
as an individual. Success is taking your talents, skills, and
interests and using them in a way that gives back to your community,
your people, and your homeland.' He further provided a formula for
success, including setting goals for oneself, having conviction, and
acquiring the competence necessary to achieve the goals one sets for
himself.
The program concluded with Dr. Derderian and Regional Executive Board
Member Seta Hagopian introducing and presenting each of the students
with their Merit Recognition Awards. Local ARS chapters, which
selected the recipients from the public high schools in their
communities, had representatives in attendance to present the
scholarships. Some students, including those in San Francisco,
received their recognition during their respective high schools'
awards ceremonies. Students showed their appreciation by publicly
thanking the ARS for their awards.
2011-2012 Scholarship Recipients:
Anahit Aschyan STEM Academy of Hollywood
Nelly Benarbushian Robert Fulton Prep. High School
Ripsime Biyazyan Van Nuys High School
Lara Demirjian Montebello High School
Lucy Maggie Dishoian Fountain Valley High School
Hakob Gabrielyan Reseda High School
Shaunt Gharabegian Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Youlen Ghazalian Burbank High School
Stephen Ghazikhanian Hoover High School
Aram Ghoogasian Armenian Mesrobian School
Gayane Kechechyan Schurr High School
Hovannes Kegeyan Hollywood High School
Vana Kiork Pasadena High School
Mariam Kyarunts Burbank High School
Mariam Manukyan John Marshall High School
Alec Zareh Mouradian Glendale High School
Harutyun Nazaryan Glendale High School
Lucine Lucy Oganesian Hoover High School
Anahit Sargsyan Glendale High School
Arren Yedikian South High School
Angela Zhamkochian Burbank High School
From: Baghdasarian