The Armenian Mesrobian School is a K-12
Armenian school located in
Pico Rivera
Pico Rivera is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California. The city is situated approximately southeast of downtown Los Angeles, on the eastern edge of the Los Angeles basin, and on the southern edge of the area known as the ...
,
California
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, in the
Los Angeles metropolitan area
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. It is the first Armenian American Institution as it started as a Saturday School in the early 1950's.
The School Board includes parents and community members from the school community. Armenian Mesrobian School is directly tied to the Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in
Montebello. The school serves the Armenian community east of
Downtown Los Angeles
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, including those in Pico Rivera, Montebello,
Whittier, Pasadena and Orange County.
[Swartz, Kristen Lee. "Respecting Old-World Ways : Armenian School Puts Students in Touch With Their Roots." '']Los Angeles Times
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''. June 10, 1993. p
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Retrieved on March 24, 2014.
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
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, and honors or Advanced Placement classes are offered in
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...
, 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.
[ Current events and history classes are taught in the ]Armenian language
Armenian (endonym: , , ) is an Indo-European languages, Indo-European language and the sole member of the independent branch of the Armenian language family. It is the native language of the Armenians, Armenian people and the official language of ...
. Even students not of Armenian origins are required to take Armenian classes.[Swartz, Kristen Lee. "Respecting Old-World Ways : Armenian School Puts Students in Touch With Their Roots." '']Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of new ...
''. June 10, 1993. p
2
Retrieved on March 24, 2014.
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. In fall of 2024, Armenian Mesrobian School had their first Varsity Boys' Basketball Game of the Season against Montebello High in the brand new Gymnasium. On January 23, 2025, Mesrobian saw twin brothers get local and national records in a blowout 119–25 win against Pasadena's Waverly High School with Nicholas Khatchikian scoring 102 points from 48/60 shooting before sitting out with two minutes left in the third quarter (a record previously set by former alumnus and current assistant coach, Tigran Gregorian) and Dylan Khatchikian recording a triple-double without scoring a single point with 35 assists, 15 rebounds, and 13 steals.[https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10152112-nicholas-dylan-khatchikian-set-hsbb-single-game-records-with-102-points-35-assists]
The school's physical education program includes Armenian folk dance.[
]
See also
* History of the Armenian Americans in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles metropolitan area has a significant Armenian American population. As of 1990, this single area holds the largest Armenian American community in the United States as well as the largest population of Armenians in the world outside ...
References
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Armenian-American private schools
Private K–12 schools in Los Angeles County, California
Pico Rivera, California
Armenian-American culture in California
1965 establishments in California
Educational institutions established in 1965