AGBU Tarouhy and Hovagimian Joint Graduation …

1973 06 28 AGBU Tarouhy and Hovagimian Joint Graduation -------On June 28, 1973, the joint graduation ceremony of the AGBU two secondary schools took place in the courtyard of the Tarouhy Hagopian School. The event, organized under the patronage of the AGBU Lebanon Regional Committee, was attended by around 2,500 people who welcomed the 75 graduates as they made their way to the stage.------------ The ceremony was presided over by the benefactor Mr. Yervant Demirjian.--------------- Following a brief opening speech by Mr. Bedikian, the national anthems of Lebanon and the AGBU were sung by the Tarouhy Hagopian School choir. Mr. Bedigian then invited the well-known intellectual Mr. Khachadour Kasparian to the stage, who delivered an eloquent speech on education.------------- From the A. Baccalaureate section, 14 students, and from the arts section, 30 students received diplomas for their studies. Additionally, 22 graduates from the Hovagimian-Manougian Secondary School and 9 from the commercial section were also awarded their diplomas.--------------- The Armenian-language address was delivered by Ms. Ani Yaghjian, followed by the distribution of prizes. Upon completion of the awards, Mr. Haygashen Ouzounian, secretary of the AGBU Lebanon Regional Committee, took the stage to give the traditional closing remarks. In the final section, the Education Committee honored long-serving educators who had dedicated a minimum of 25 years to these institutions.--------------- Honored educators included: •From Tarouhy Hakopian School: Mr. Hampartsoum Koumrouyan, Mr. Vazken Tutunjian, Mr. Hagop Torosian, and Ms. Shake Deirmendjian. •From Hovagimian-Manougian School: Mr. Ara Topjian, Mr. Kersam Aharonian, Mr. Sarkis Abdalian, Mr. Levon Karamanoukian, Mr. Onnik Sarkisian, Mr. Dib Soufan, and Mr. Khachadour Donabedian. •From Yervant Demirjian School: Mr. Yervant Agishian, Mr. Minas Kankrouny, Mr. Hovhannes Tabakian, Mr. Habib Torosian, Mr. Boghos Madourian, Ms. Angel Janjanian, Ms. Siroun Ter-Sahakian, and Ms. Aishe Sultan. •From L. Nazarian School: Mr. Yervant Gerboyan, Mr. Barkev Gamburian, Mr. Mardiros Mardirosian, Mr. Parsegh Shatoyan, Mr. Digran Der-Adamean, and Ms. Hripsime Varjarbedian. •From the Antelias Primary School: Mr. Manoug Ouzounian. •From other AGBU-supported schools: Mr. Paylag Aharonyan, Mr. Hagop Karahagopian, Mr. Khachadour Hovhannesian, Mr. Dikran Seferian, and Ms. Arshalouys Bayamjian.--------------------- … 28