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PRESS RELEASE

Monday, November 24, 2008

AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School Student Named National AP Scholar

The College Board has just released the list of students recognized as
AP Scholars for their outstanding achievements in the 2008 Advanced
Placement exams and 38 AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School (MDS) students
have qualified for various awards established by the College Board in
recognition of their outstanding achievement.

Antranig Vasoyan, MDS Class of ’08, has qualified for the top honors of
National AP Scholar, having earned a grade of 4 or higher on a
five-point scale on all AP exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on
eight or more of these exams.

The following high school students have qualified for the AP Scholar
with Distinction award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on
all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these
exams. They are: Roy Akarakian, Lara Altunian, Vicken Atchabahian, Anita
Barooni, Talin Gharibian, Lucy Hallajian, Talar Kavafyan, Diana
Oganesyan, Masis Parunyan, Arman Shirinian and Philip Yeranosian.

Having achieved an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken,
and grades of 3 or higher on at least four or more AP Exams, the
following students have qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor award.
They are: Arthur Avsharian, Christine Haroutounian, Jacqueline Kademian,
Anna Melkonyan, Natalie Nahabet, Melissa Saracyan, Collette Torunyan,
Shawnt Tosonian and Aleen Yerevanian.

Finally, 16 students qualified for the AP Scholar award by passing three
or more AP exams with grades of 3 or higher. They are: Lara Armani,
Andrew Arpagian, Liana Atallah, Setrag Avakian, Gabriel Duhancioglu,
Taline Gettas, Maro Iskenderian, Colina Jehdian, Yorghos Kageorgis,
Belinda Kesisoglu, Natalie Keusseyan, Micheal Khesvadjian, Ila
Markarian, Sureya Melkonian, Serli Polatoglu and Caroline Zetjian.

Congratulations to all 38 award recipients. It is worth noting that many
of them are freshmen, sophomores and juniors who still have additional
opportunities to enroll in AP courses offered at MDS and qualify for
more AP awards during the coming year(s).

The AP Program at MDS has been in existence since 1992. A cadre of
experienced teachers provides instruction in nine college level classes
taught in high school. During the 2008-2009 academic year, 145 students
representing 59% of all MDS high school students are enrolled in up to
three AP classes.

Established in 1976, AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School ()
is one of AGBU’s largest Armenian schools in the diaspora and to serves
Southern California’s growing Armenian American community.

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