Armenian Mesrobian School

Armenian Mesrobian School
Location
Pico Rivera, United States
Information
Type	private
Established	1965
Enrollment	239 students

The Armenian Mesrobian School is a K-12 Armenian school located in Pico Rivera, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

The board of trustees of the school includes officials from the school itself and the Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Montebello. The school is affiliated with the church. The school serves the Armenian community east of Downtown Los Angeles, including those in Pico Rivera, Montebello, and Whittier.^[1]

Mesrobian offers a comprehensive educational program, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, to students ranging from early childhood education through twelfth grade. The college preparatory high school classes are certified to the University of California, and honors or Advanced Placement classes are offered in Armenian, English, mathematics, science, and social sciences. Nareg keshishian is the school's principal.

Academics and curriculum

Armenian current events, history, and literature are elements of the classes taught at this school.^[1] Current events and history classes are taught in the Armenian language. Even students not of Armenian origins are required to take Armenian classes.^[2]

Demographics

As of 1993 there were 370 students.^[1] Of the students 359 were of Armenian origin, and 11 were not of Armenian origin.^[2]

As of 1993 there were 31 teachers. 25 were of Armenian origin and 6 were not of Armenian origin.^[2]

Athletics

Mesrobian Varsity teams have been recognized for their athletic prominence. Mesrobian is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) and plays in the International League of the CIF Southern Section. Before joining the International League in 1999, Mesrobian played in the Valley League. Mesrobian has won league championships in boys' and girls' basketball, girls' volleyball, and boys' soccer. Mesrobian, the first Armenian High School in the United States, has won dozens of academic and sportsmanship accolades since its opening in 1965.^{[citation needed]}

The school's physical education program includes Armenian folk dance.^[1]

See also

• History of the Armenian Americans in Los Angeles

References

External links

• Official website
• Armenian Mesrobian School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

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