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RECORD ENROLLMENT IN 2016

PREPARING SUCCESSFUL 7TH GRADERS

The Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School reached record enrollment in January 2016 when it accepted its 112th
student. For the first time in its history the Pre-K program is now at maximum capacity, with forty students between its
two classrooms. This is a testament to the quality of leadership on a daily basis at the school, combined with a cohesive
staff and top-quality instructors said Marshall D. Moushigian, Chairman of the Board of Education.
For anybody following the progress of the school, especially over the last five years, there has been a marked upward
trend in not only student enrollment, but also retention. In fact, another benchmark was recently reached. The 20152016 year started off with the same number of students that finished the 2014-2015 year. In every past year, the school
always saw a slight drop off from the final bell to the first day of the next year.
Although we are very pleased, these numbers are not a surprise to us, said Principal Zaroohi Der Mugrdechian, who is
now in her fifth year at the helm. One trend we have been monitoring closely is what happens when children are ready

Our most recent alumni have earned a spot on the High


Honor Roll at their respective middle schools.
Students are Zareh Apkarian, Careen Derkalousdian,
Shamoun Divanyan, Karina Messerlian, Sevana Wassilian, Sevak Manucharyan
CKACS Graduation
Thursday, June 9th at the Bullard High School Theater, the following students will graduate from CKACS:
Hovig Semerdjian, Razmig Markarian, Sevag Poladian,
Christopher Tashchian, Marusya Airumian, Sophia Bobadilla, Vicki Topjian and Ani Sargsyan. The PreKindergarten classes will open the program. The 6th Graders will
each get an opportunity to speak and then will answer a
question from the question box. The rest of the student
body will complete the program with songs and poems.
The whole community is invited to participate in the
year end Hantes. The Program will begin at 6:30 p.m.

ALUMNI ANTRATAR@

to pass from Pre-K to Kindergarten. In years past, we tended to lose a fair number of paying, Pre-K students, to public
school Kindergarten. We believe, more and more, that because parents are seeing how well their youngsters do in our
Pre-K, they know that the high quality of education, in a nurturing environment, will continue at Kindergarten and beyond; there is immense value in a quality education at an early age.
Its the Kindergarten and beyond that many parents and the schools community stakeholders focus on and invest in.
With an average class size of just over ten students, the students are not distracted, and teachers can focus on teaching.
It is a very healthy relationship whose efficacy has been proven year after year with increasingly high test scores, not to
mention the praise Charlie Keyan students receive when they enter middle school, and the success they enjoy throughout their lives. I was so thrilled when we enrolled our fortieth student to hit two important milestones at one time is
very rewarding, said Principal Zar.

Next year we celebrate 40 years. With 245 students going back to 1977, were proud of the success our students achieve after their years at CKACS. As the test
results below reinforce, our students excel while they
are here but we want to celebrate our alumni for what
they do AFTER CKACS/ACSF as well. Each issue we select an alumni to highlight and reveal some clues. The
first person to correctly guess receives a gift. Winners
have received Henrys House of Coffee and Enzo Olive
Oil gift packs.
CLUE: Graduating with
one of the largest 6th
grade classes in CKACS
history, this true[x]ly
successful young entrepreneur went on
to study fractals and
operator theory as a
Triton. Visit facebook.
com/ckacs or instagram.com/ckacs
to
guess and for the next
clue.
Congrats to Renie
Kayaian for identifying
Arevig Atarian Gabriel
from the class of 1996.

MEASURING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE


As our students prepare to take the National Iowa-7
Standardized Assessment for the 2015-16 school year,
we wanted to take a moment to reflect on last years
high ranking results. Many parents want to compare our
assessment results with those taken by California Public School students (CAASPP-California Assessment of
Student Performance & Progress). While there are some
differences, the similarities of standardized testing show
our students perform at or above grade level in all areas.
Both CAASPP & Iowa 7 are Summative Standardized
Assessments, administered near the end of the school
year to measure performance and progress at each
grade level.
Since the inception of Common Core State Standards
(CCSS), 42 of our 50 states have common standards/
skills that each student in grades Kindergarten-12th
should know and be able to do. This has unified standards and state assessments, meaning both the Iowa-7
and the CAASPP are aligned to measure CCSS standards.
The CAASPP is taken in all California Public Schools
in grades 3-11; Iowa -7 is the state test for Iowa public
school children, and is available for purchase for private
schools, to assess English, Language Arts (reading, writing, speaking and listening) and Mathematic skills for
grades K-12.
Assessment results of the Iowa-7 are calculated as percentile ranks, comparing our students to others in the
nation who also took this test at the same time of year.
Most importantly, is gives us a Composite Score, which
shows the entire grade-levels average in a grade year &

month in school. For example, a


composite score of 4.3 would mean
the student/class is performing at
the 3rd month of school in the 4th
grade level at the time of testing.
Looking at the Composite Scores,
you will see that every grade level
performs at or above their level.
What is amazing is that in the primary grades (K-2), our kids are exactly
where they should be, but watch
how our kids sore in intermediate
grades, ending their 6th grade years,
nearly two-and-a-half grades higher
than their grade/age. We look forward to sharing your childs individual assessment profile with you in
the Fall and show you how they are
performing and progressing in their
grade level standards.
If you have any doubt that CKACS kids are receiving
the same education as those in public school, you are
right, they are not - THEY ARE RECEIVING AN EVEN
BETTER EDUCATION!
CKACS prepares students for junior high, high school,
college and career like no one else! Our campus will be
busy over the summer with our summer offerings detailed on page 4. We invite you to schedule a visit.

Boardmember Karen DeOrian has over 20 years of teaching experience with Fresno Unified School District. She
has taught every grade from Transitional-Kindergarten
to Sixth grade. She has taught educators in special education and providing Professional Learning in curriculum,
and classroom management. She is currently a Regional
Instruction Manager for FUSD, managing special education programs at 10 schools in the Roosevelt Region.

CKACS ARMENIA TRIP

LION HOOPS

FC ARARAT, CKACS & FRESNO FUEGO

Written by CKACS Student Narek Manucharyan


In June of 2015 I, along with my brothers Sevak and Koyrune, traveled to Armenia. This was our third trip to Armenia; however, this trip was different: This was our first
time traveling with students, teachers, and other members of the Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School,
from where I proudly graduated in 2014, and my brother
is still students. During this trip we visited Tatev Monastery, Khor Virap, Garni temple, and many other historic
and interesting places.
While in Armenia, every morning we (those on the trip)
would meet up at the Ani Hotel where our tour bus
would take us to famous Armenian sites.
One morning we left Yerevan very early and went to
Khor Virap, Noravank Monastery, and Tatev Monastery.
Khor Virap is an ancient Armenian monastery located in

In their last game of the season, the CKACS Lions boys


basketball team played Valley Crescent and came away
as winners 42-26. They ended the season undefeated.
The CKACS Lions girls lost their first game and went on
to win all the rest of the games.
Great season! Thanks to Hratch Derkalousdian and Anthony Tashchian who coached the teams.
Thank you to our opponents: Our Lady of Perpetual
Help, First Church Christian Academy and Valley Crescent School.

CKACS Students led the procession for the Ararat Soccer


Team as they took to the pitch to take on Fresno Fuego
at Chuckchansi Park in downtown Fresno. Students
from K-3rd grade walked the Ararat Team and the Fresno Fuego team onto the Chukchansi Park Field. FourthSixth Graders were ball kids on the sidelines. There was
much excitement in the air as the students watched with
their parents in a section that was definitely partisan for

the Ararat Team.


As the game continued it became evident that the 1 -0
score would stick. The Ararat team won with a roar of
approval from the CKACS section. There were definitely
numerous students who wanted to improve their soccer
skills to one day become like these sportsmen.
the Ararat Valley. St. Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned there for fourteen years by King Trdat III of Armenia. Gregory was finally let out after curing King Trdats
disease. Because of this miraculous feat, Armenia became a Christian country, which made it the first nation
in the world to accept Christianity. While at Khor Virap
we explored the church, and then descended the steep
ladder down into the prison which housed Gregory all

SCIENCE FAIR

FABULOUS 50s AND 60s


On September 19, 2015, the CKACS Womens League
and the Reach for the Stars program organized Back
to the Fabulous 50s and Swinging 60s at the California Armenian Home. The evenings theme was carried
out with period decorations and memorabilia. On hand
were Fresnos own celebrity performers: Elvis and Tom
Jones, by Martin Viramontes, Marilyn Monroe, by Rhonda
Grove, and Mr. Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra, by Joshua Bravo.
Arlen Pilavians 1979 Chevy Camaro won the Favorite of
Show award.

those years.
We then went to Noravank Monastery, standing alone in
the middle of mountains, near the Amaghu River. Noravank Monastery is famous for its two-story Surb Astvatsatin church; to get to the second floor a visitor must
negotiate a narrow stone-made staircase from outside
of the building.
As we ventured along, we stopped by at very nice restaurant right by the Amaghu River and had a great lunch.
We next continued on to Tatev, which is an Armenian
The Back to the Fabulous 50s and Swinging 60s could
not have happened without the dedication of Ron & Barbara Mortanian and their core committee. Special thanks
to Betty & Larry Sommerville, Rod Avedikian of Fashion
Furniture, Expo Party Rental, Mission Linen Supply, Frito
Lay, Packaging Concepts, Michaels Limo Service, The
Meat Market, Sunnyside Trophy, Wholesale Appliance
Warehouse, and Joe Ulmer of Signs & Banners for their
strong support and in kind donations.

NEW YEARS EVE EVENT


Apostolic 9th-century monastery which was built on a
large basalt plateau. The only ways to get to Tatev is to
drive along an old winding road, or take the new Wings
of Tatev (a tramway that holds the Guinness world record for the longest reversible aerial tramway built in
only section). When we rode the Wings of Tatev, we saw
the village of Tatev, far below us. As we entered Tatev, we
explored the monastery and saw how the clergy lived.
Another part of our trip to Armenia took us to the Garni

temple. The Garni temple is a reconstruction - in part of a classical Hellenistic temple. While there we learned
about the gods our Armenian ancestors used to worship
before becoming Christian. After enjoying the spectacular views, and taking some beautiful pictures by the
temple, we returned to our hotels.
In conclusion, during this trip we learned and explored
many different places. We all had a lot of fun, and my
brothers and I cannot wait to go back to Armenia again.

On December 31, 2015 over 200 of CKACS supporters,


alumni, parents, students and community members
crowded the Haig and Isabelle Berberian Hall at St. Paul
Armenian Church for another enjoyable New Years Eve.
The night was filled with delicious appetizers, dinner,
dessert, dancing to the entertainment provided by DJ
Diko, and even a custom photo backdrop for guests to
memorialize the night. Santa Claus also made an energetic appearance and handed out gifts to the children at
the event. Each year the atmosphere of this New Years
Eve event is always one of community support, family
fun, and just an overall good time, and this year was no

different. We ended the evening with counting down to


the 2016 year in traditional fashion with a balloon drop
and family and friends wishing one another a happy new
year on the dance floor. Thank you to Christina Zakarian,
Arevig Gabriel and Talar Yemenjian for organizing and
hosting a wonderful party.

The CKACS Science Fair, under the direction of teacher


Andrea Wheeless, culminated in a reception held Thursday, February 25th. At the reception all participants
were acknowledged with parents and family members
present. A wonderful array of display boards with carefully crafted science projects was on display for all to
appreciate.
We thank the following judges for accepting our invitation to judge the entries: Sossie Djabrayan, Carmen Lelevier and Jacqueline Spencer.
PreKindergarten classes Arev and Dsaghig, Kindergarten, First and Second Grades turned in class science
projects.
The third grade winners were: First Place Tie, Dylan Atachian - Which Flavor Lasts Longer and Elina Derkalousdian - Does a Longer Airplane Fly Farther than a Wide
one? Second Place, Christopher Phillips, and Third, Damian Dutson/Shane Days.
Fourth Grade winners were: First Place, Emily Sahakian/
Hasmik Bznouni - How Salty Does the Sea have to be for
an Egg to Float?, Second Place, Gevorg Babujyan/Malaki
Beldo and Third Place, Aram Yergat.
Fifth Grade Winners were: First Place, Lily Baloian Trident Gum, Second Place Jayden Atachian and Third
Place Gregory Messerlian.
Sixth Grade winners were: First Place, Marusya Airumian
- Is Bottled water or Fresno Tap Water Safer for People
to Drink?; Second Place, Ani Sargsyan, and Third Place,
Razmig Markarian/Sevag Poladian.

AUTHOR DANA WALRATHVISITS CKACS


Dana Walrath visited CKACS on Thursday, April 7th.
She toured the campus and then met with 4-6th graders. She read from her most recent book, Like Water
on Stone. She is a writer, poet, artisit, Fulbright Scholar
and second-generation Armenian who lives in Vermont.
About 10 years ago she took the one sentence that
she knew about her
grandmother - that her
grandmother and two
siblings fled from Palou
and walked to Aleppo
- and wrote a fictional
account in verse about
their travels and travails. For sixty-three
days the children traveled on foot, above
the tree line of the
Caucasus Mountains and through the Syrian Desert. In
Aleppo they were taken in by a sympathetic Arab shopkeeper, the children disguised themselves as Arabs to
avoid being forcibly relocated
to the Deir el-Zor concentration camps. After three years
they were connected with an
uncle and then came to America. She wrote in free verse
the events that eventually
brought them to safety. She
commented that our students
asked very relevant questions
about what she had written
and shared their opinions on
how they reacted to the characters in her work.
A writer, artist and anthropologist, Dana Walrath, likes to
cross borders and disciplines with her work. After years
of using stories to teach medical students at University
of Vermonts College of Medicine, she turned to writing
her own. Her recent essays have appeared in Slate and
Foreign Policy. You can read more about her and her
work at www.danawalrath.com

A GENERATION OF SILENCE: WHY ARMENIAN SCHOOLS MATTER


Article author is Sevana Panosian and is an Op-Ed article which originally was published in The Armenian Weekly on 17
February 2016.
The Armenian Diaspora is slowly raising a generation of silence.
This statement may come as a shock, but it stems from the philosopher and linguist Ludwig Wittgensteins treatise on language where he states, The limits of my language mean the
limits of my world.
Hayeren khosetsek (Speak Armenian) (Photo: Rupen Janbazian) [Image omitted - visit link: www.armenianweekly.com/?s=sevana+panosian]
I remember learning about his theories in graduate school while studying other linguistic theorists like Mikhael Bakhtin, but these words entered the where are they now files of my
musings and memory until I heard my older daughter correct my younger daughter as she spoke about the importance of being Armenian and her pride in balancing her ability to code
switch not only between English and Armenian, but also between Western and Eastern Armenian.
As an AP English Literature and Composition teacher, I focus on language and the ability for my high school students to code switch between different vernaculars and registers in
English, and every time I teach them, I reflect on my daughters ability to the do the same in Armenian. I am proud, I am glad, and I am assured, again and again, that sending them
to an Armenian school has not been about the idealistic maintenance of an ancient, archaic language, neither has it been about the stubborn attempt to battle the assimilation of a
cultureassimilation is an inevitability and, quite frankly, a necessary skill as the global world expands and contracts. The magnitude of the decision to send my daughters to an Armenian school comes, quite simply, through the acceptance of Wittgensteins theory that if they do not learn to speak, read, and write Armenian, they will be limited and hampered in the
development of knowing themselves and where they fit in this world.
For years I have been questioned by parents, peers, and friends who are overwhelmed with the decision to send their child to Armenian day school. After all, it is a commitment with
social, economic, and personal repercussions that are, indeed, long term. Will my child make it? Will my child be successful? Will my child be happy and, will s/he be able to compete
with the super kids during the current crisis of super kid syndrome. Ive even had discussions with parents who feel that they want their child to be bilingual, but would like them to
speak a more relevant language. These are all understandable arguments that are logical and most definitely of importance. There are too many answers for so many questions. However, educational theorists know one constant: that children who are immersed in culturally relevant, academically rigorous, socially sensitive, and loving schools do better. Period. The
empirical data trumps any trends or hearsay.
However, Id like to entertain one more idea, and this stems from multiple observations I have made in my immediate community in the Bay Areaobservations as simple as noticing
that our Armenian church deacons who are under 25 are all graduates of Armenian schools because, quite frankly, its not just about being able to read or speak, its about immersion.
I must be one of the lucky ones, although I didnt have the luxury to attend an Armenian school (there was a Saturday school when I grew up). My father always told me that if I dont
speak Armenian, I cant think in Armenian. Their generation made sure that I had three hours of Armenian school with Armenian teachers in a formal classroom setting while also making
sure I performed in many of the cultural programs the school sponsored. Paregentan, Dzenunt, Vartanants, and other holidays were celebrated with educational programs at school. By
having a strong sense of our identity, we inevitably had an easier and more secure time interacting with the numerous cultures our diverse city offers. In San Francisco, we didnt have
the ability to be fully immersed in a community like Tehran, Beirut, Aleppo, or even Glendale where we could, miraculously, adapt to an Armenian community, so we were able to be
malleable only because we had such a strong sense of our own identity and language.
On a side note, I have never worried that my daughters schoolKZV Armenian Schoolis not rigorous enough to compete with any of the best schools in the Bay Area. I am profoundly
impressed with the caliber of the instruction in technology, science, mathematics, English, and other content areas. Instruction is scaffolded, is one-on-one, culturally relevant, and
integrated through close relationships. The educational three Rs are evident and part of the schools culture and methodology. This article is not about that. However, after having
my childs parent conference with her Armenian language teacher, I came home and remembered Wittgensteins theory on language and its profound impact on my children, and its
inevitable impact on the future of our diaspora.
I would like to invite parents to begin thinking about the following: If we dont immerse our children into Armenian communities and also base our children in rigorous instruction of
Armenian language, reading, writing, and culture, we will have a generation of Armenians who will, as Wittgenstein stated, be silent. Furthermore, if we dont make the explicit decision
and commitment to maintain our language, we will, indeed, limit a dynamic generation who will be shackled by their limited understanding of themselves. As Wittgenstein stated, The
limits of my language mean the limits of my world.

SUMMER PROGRAMS OPEN TO ALL

ENDOWMENT & CHARITABLE GIVING

Did you know that the Charlie Keyan Armenian CommuPRE-KINDERGARTEN SUMMER PROGRAM
nity School has its own Endowment Fund, established

- Open to children 2-4 years old
to fund scholarships and benefit the maintenance and

- 8.15am - 3.15pm Monday through Friday
growth of the school?

- Daily activities in Math, ABCs, Science,
Each year CKACS has the ability to receive distributions

Health & Social Studies
earned by the investments of the Endowment. The prin
- June 13th through August 12th
- $470 per month cipal is not touched, allowing it to continue to grow taxSUMMER ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES deferred for the benefit of the school.
Anyone can make a gift to the Endowment in one or

- Open to 1st through 6th grade students
more of the following ways:

- Open to students from all schools
Cash: If you itemize your deductions, cash gifts made

- 8.15am - 3.15pm Monday through Friday
directly to the Endowment may be used as direct offsets

- 3-D Printing/Armenian Language/Language
against income.

Arts/Writing/Drama/Math/Arts & Crafts/
Distributions from a Retirement Account (IRA): Indi
Science/PE
viduals may make tax-free transfers up to $100,000 from

- June 13th through August 12th
their IRA directly to the Endowment. A big benefit to the

- $100 per week - first child
donor is that the transfer fulfills his or her required mini
- $95 per week - second child
mum distribution (RMD) without increasing his or her

- $90 per week - third child
taxable income.
KINDERGARTEN CAMP
Gifts of Highly Appreciated Stock: One may also make
a direct gift of highly appreciated stock directly to the
Endowment, allowing the donor to deduct the full fair
market value of the security without regard to his or her
cost-basis. CKACS will not be subject to any type of capital gains tax when it receives and/or sells the security.
If you are interested in making such a gift, please do not
hesitate to contact CKACS directly.
You may also contact Richard, Jason or Jeff Ahronian at

- Designed to ensure all students are ready to
Morgan Stanley, 559.431.5900 or 800.640.4465; they will

start Kindergarten successfully.
be happy to answer any questions you have.

- Taught by Jane Knar,

Retired FUSD Kindergarten Teacher

- 8.30am - 11.30am Monday through Friday
DONOR RECOGNITION

- Daily activities in Language Arts, Math,

Science, Music, Art & PE

- June 13th through July 8th
This year the Bertha and John Garabedian Foundation

- $400 total fee
generously gave a check for $11,000 to CKACS. This
brings their total support of CKACS over the years to
be over $344,000. The School Board, Principal and staff
3D PRINTING & DESIGN - SUMMMER CLASS
warmly thank the trustees of the Foundation for continuing their commitment to the programs and vision of the
This summer at CKACS we will be offering an exciting
school.
and cutting edge class that teaches students about the
A $5,000. gift was made to the CKACS Endowment Fund
design process using 3D printing technology. The 3D
by Siranouch Krikorian. Over the years she has seen how
printer is a tool which is used to help students develop
CKACS has grown and continuously strives to improve.
design thinking and problem solving skills. The class
Ms. Krikorian strongly believes in supporting CKACS and
will meet twice weekly for nine weeks.
has taken this step to ensure the financial viability of the
Last summer, students worked in groups, learned to
school at a pivotal time. We thank her for understanding
brainstorm ideas, sketch concepts, develop their design
how an Endowment functions in the life of an institution
in a team setting, 3D digitally model their design, print
and how it will help fund the school far into the future.
a prototype, evaluate their prototype and improve on
We are very appreciative to the Bertha and John Garabetheir design for their final solution.
dian Foundation for their financial support of our school
mission and programs which we received in December.
We also thank the Azad and Roxie Joseph Foundation
for a $20,000. grant received in February. We, the School
Board, Staff and all stake holders are reenergized when
we see members of the community from near and far
recognize the importance of our mission at this school
and support us. Thank you very much.
We also thank Seranouch Krikorian for a generous $5,000.
contribution to the CKACS Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund dividends will continue to be used for
school operations and scholarships.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR

VARTANANTS AT CKACS
Each year at CKACS, our students learn about, commemorate and show their appreciation for Saint Vartan
Mamikonian. The commemoration, Vartanantz, is the
day which marks the fifth century victory led by our
General and [later] Saint Vartan Mamikonian, which allowed us to retain our right to remain a Christian nation.
This year students performed songs and poems about
St. Vartan. The Assembly ended with a rousing rendition
of Garmeer Vartan sung by students from PreKindergarten through Sixth Grade led by Chorus Teacher Or. Roza
Pashayan.

ADULT & CHILD ARMENIAN CLASSES


Since early February CKACS has been abuzz on Tuesday
evenings with students learning Western and Eastern
Armenian. Or. Margarit Dumanyan is teaching adults
Eastern Armenian. Sossy Kondoyan is teaching Western
Armenian to the elementary age students. Principal Zar
Der Mugrdechian is teaching the adult Western Armenian class. The class is open to non-enrolled students
of all ages and adults who are interested in learning and
improving their Armenian language skills. A Fall 2016
session will begin in October.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School is seeking
qualified elementary school teachers to join our team.
We seek credentialed, experienced and passionate educators to begin in August 2016. Available positions are
for full-time Kindergarten teachers.
Our small classroom sizes (112 students in Pre-K through
6th Grades) allow for greater impact in student academic performance and greater student focus.
We are committed to academic excellence, providing a
comprehensive, standards based English language educational program while creating a healthy, moral and
ethical environment. In addition to English education,
students are given an opportunity to learn to read, write
and speak in the Armenian language to gain an appreciation for heritage and culture their own and those of
others.
Our K-6 program is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Pre-K program is accredited by the
National Association for the Education of Young Children
(NAEYC). We also have music, art and sports programs
to further support students creative development.
Academic Calendar is Mid-August through Early-June.
Salary will vary based on experience and education.
We seek candidates who meet the following Minimum Qualifications:
Teaching credential or enrolled in a credential
program
Full-time classroom teaching experience.
We seek candidates who can demonstrate the following skills and abilities:
Will maintain and communicate high expectations
and firm boundaries with both children and adults
in a consistently kind, clear and respectful manner.
Will maintain the highest personal and professional
standards.
Are well-versed in age/grade level-appropriate
academic content.
Are excellent communicators, both verbally and in
writing.
Please review our website (www.ckacs.org) and, if interested, submit a resume (PDF) by email to principal@
ckas.org . We will review all applications and contact
candidates that we believe match the criteria that we
are seeking. Thank you for your interest.

PRINCIPALS MESSAGE
We desire to have our students not only succeed and exceed California State Standards, but also be well-rounded in their non academic activities. As we complete
the school year our students are to be commended on
keeping their academic work at a high level. They have
competed in the Private School Spelling Bee, CSUFresno
Peach Blossom Festival, Basketball games for boys and
girls, Science Fair, etc.
We thank Chair of Crab Feed Even Committee, Diane
Messerlian; Heritage Night Comittee, Vatche Vassilian;
International Night Committee, Asthik Sahakian and the
PTC; each for extremely successful events which directly
benefit the school.
Sincerely,

Hand roasted in San Francisco for 50 years.


www.henryshouseofcoffee.com
Ph. 415.681.2203 Fax. 415.681.2203
info@henryshouseofcoffee.com
AREKAG TEAM

www.ckacs.org
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Arekag newspaper is the collective effort of many people


in the CKACS family and beyond. Articles are suggested
year round, and we always welcome new contributors
CKACS
- be it to help with content ideas, contribute articles, or
with photography. Contact us at info@ckacs.org to get
involved.
Contributing Editors:

Karen DeOrian, Zar Der Mugrdechian,
Charlie K
Keyan Armenian

Marshall Moushigian, Natalie Shemmassian,
Community School

Shaunt Yemenjian, Christina Zakarian
Contributors: www.ckacs.org | info@ckacs.org | 559.323.1955

Narek Manucharyan
facebook.com/ckacs | instagram.com/ckacs | linkedin.com/groups/ckacs
Artwork & Graphics:

Shaunt Yemenjian
Photography:

Hourig Attarian - Little Fire Photos

instagram.com/llittlefirephotos

LIONS

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Exalted Commander Vartan!
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Our Inspiration Vartan!

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