Like Mother, Like Daughter

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER

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March 8, 2010

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.-In September 1978, the AGBU Alex and Marie Manoogian
School of Southfield sponsored its first Homecoming. The festivities
commenced with the election of the Homecoming Court and concluded with
a soccer game and the crowning of the Homecoming Queen. From a court
of eight high school students, Dawn Arslanian was crowned Homecoming
Queen by soccer captain and Homecoming King Raffi Sarafian during
the half-time ceremonies.

Arslanian is a graduate of the AGBU Alex and Marie Manoogian School,
the Barbizon School of Design, and the University of Michigan. She
is also a graduate of the St. Sarkis Sunday School. Arslanian is the
proud working mother of Adi and Soseh, and is the office manager of
her family’s business. She participates in many activities in the
Armenian community through St. Sarkis and the Armenian Relief Society
(ARS). She also contributes to the Bloomfield Hills School District
assuming leadership roles at all levels.

In October 2009, 31 years later, lo and behold, Arslanian’s oldest
daughter, Adi, was elected Homecoming Queen at Andover High School of
Bloomfield Hills. She was also crowned from a court of high school
students during the half-time ceremonies of the football game. Adi
is an active student, participating in cheerleading, basketball,
track, student leadership, and various clubs and organizations. She
has also completed an internship with a nationwide publications
company. Adi will graduate in June 2010 and further her education
in college. She is a graduate of the St. Sarkis Sunday School and
maintains an active role in the Detroit "Kopernik Tandourjian" AYF
Chapter as a fourth-generation member.