AGBU Boghos K. Garmirian School Innoguration

1973 12 23 AGBU Boghos K. Garmirian School Innoguration The AGBU school network was enriched with a new establishment. Indeed, on December 23, 1973, the solemn groundbreaking ceremony of the Boghos G. Karmirian School took place in Antelias (Naccache), under the auspices of the AGBU Lebanon District Committee and presided over by Minister of Education and Fine Arts Edmond Rizk. The religious ceremony was conducted by the Armenian Archbishop of Lebanon, His Grace Archbishop Dajad Ourfalian, accompanied by His Grace Bishop Knel Jerejian, Reverend Father Kevork Garbisian, and other clergy members. The event was attended by high-ranking representatives of the Armenian Catholic and Protestant communities, Minister Mr. Souren Khanamirian, Member of Leb. Parlement Dr. Andranik Manougian, and AGBU officials. The ceremony began with the Lebanese national anthem. Dr. Dikran Varjabedian, the Chairman of AGBU’s Lebanon Education Committee, gave an opening speech. Following this, Mr. Noubar Toursarkissian delivered a speech in Arabic highlighting AGBU’s national mission since its inception. Minister of Education Mr. Edmond Rizk welcomed the establishment of the new school. The new four-story building will be constructed on a 2,350 square meter area, with 1,700 square meters of usable space. The architects of the building are Mr. Hrant Zavzavatjian and Mr. Tsolag Abdalian, with Mr. Edouard Kojoghlanian serving as the surveyor.