Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School Class of 2005
A Sampling of the Power in Our Youth

June 25, 2004
Cosmic Ray Division – Armenia
Contact: Anahid Yeremian
Stanford, California
650 – 926 – 4444
anahid@slac.stanford.edu

As I sat at my desk, pondering the simulation results for a particle
accelerator injector design, our secretary put an envelop on my desk,
“Are these Armenian characters?” pointing to the first line of the
return address. “Yes,” I said, “That’s the Rose and Alex Pilibos
Armenian School. I was there two weeks ago to talk about cosmic ray
science and the cosmic ray stations in Armenia.” The Cosmic Ray
Division (CRD) is the group of scientists in Armenia who conduct
world-class research on top of Mt. Aragats and we, the Diaspora, have
been supporting them and proudly following their progress.

I am always delighted when young people take the time to write to me
after my visits to their schools. It shows that they were interested,
it shows that they are polite, it shows that they know how to network.

So I eagerly opened the envelop and read the letter. In its short 6
lines it had already brought me to tears of joy and pride by the time
I got the “Sincerely”. It showed all the things I said above, but it
also showed that these students have compassion and are willing and
able to take on responsibility. I want to share this letter with you,
so you too can be proud of our next generation.

“Dear Representative of CRD friends,

It was truly an honor and a pleasure to have you as a guest speaker at
our school. We learned much about your helpful projects, which
rekindled an even stronger love and respect for our homeland.

To lend our humble support, enclosed please find $180.00 which we, the
students have collected. We wish you success in your future endeavors
and hope to meet you again, this time on the steppes of Aragatz.

Sincerely,
Eleventh Grade Students of
Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School ”

I wondered, “how many lunches did they have to skip, or which pleasure
they gave up to save these funds to help their fellow Armenians in
Armenia?” I was so overwhelmed with pride for them, that I began to
miss them immediately. I called the school to thank them, but they
were already gone for the summer, and the accumulated tears in my eyes
flooded down my cheeks.

Class of 2005 at Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School, if you are
reading this article, know that I am extremely proud of you, and I
thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Anahid Yeremian