CCharfle Keyan Armenian Community School Newspaper Eo Re ee en eee ty ‘CKACS RECEIVES WASC and NAEYC ACCREDITATION. ‘on August 2th, when stents rived on carpus forthe tart of he 20142015 academic ear they were pata historic moment for CKACS. For heist mein 37 yer stents began the schoo year ervele na prgram whichsfulacredted bythe Aectedtng Conmasion er Serool Westen assoition of sehoos and Clleges p/w acest) “ory afte the Ving Commits vin the mile four academic ye sty we recived notice hat the comin: id recommended acredaton forthe Chute Keyan Armenian Community Schols Kindergarten through ih Grade While the acrestations 2 proud accomplishment he path of continual improvement that it places us on gives the Cental Valey a sense of where the school headed. Incused heres an excerpt om WASCS Plosopy Sateen 1 te gerous fd televant sel evaluation” and student CONE pee review that we ae mest exes about having plemented. WAsc advances and validates quay ongoing schoo! Improvement by supporting ts private ana publ hiner secondary an posecondy Reet instutions to engage na rigorous and relevant Selevaluion ae pet review process tht ocues on ‘agen lamin” ‘he prmary goal of ASC Acredaton at Certcaton othe publethat he seve s ‘trustworthy instttonoflearing. Contnuedimproverent of the cheats programs and ‘operations to suport stent karing Topping off an increible and histor 2013, we announce in Jtine hate were wae accredration by Naina ‘sedation forthe Eaucation of Young Cslren NAEYC or ‘the re Kndergarien and Kindergarten programs Intpinuain/ CeCe) Combined wth the news about out lg want fend ttyre nt verde chlor apa Span hepato Sige 1WASC acreataton forks Gages ths estabines ae precedent or ur sehool as all ofou programs are acceded and ‘be eackloreonsantimprovemen ana careful evaluation ‘Thiachivemens ethereal ofa clara focused effort that notes the efor af cent and fomnepaents pncpal ‘euky sat board members, consatant ane volunteers. rankyeu! Wh ill acceataton pice, we expan rfoce and Planning fers on enhancing aur cucu improving the steam envronmestand gromng eneinen. ‘The WASC and NAEYC accreditations make ofa what parent students andthe CetaValey community have kaown or 2 Tong time = CRACS san inchsive challenging, high-quality schoo ana san exellent plc a re -Cndergaren though 6h KEV'S ENCORE, FUNNIER THAN EVER Danst a entertainer Kev Gran regaled an audience of Performance ta beveftCKACS and judging by the Cowes Feceoton vill norbehis st ‘he SeshAemenianpefomer is eften compared 0 other sally endewed entertains tke Vitor Borge and Dudey interpretation of tn opera mcting enpesenatons of ‘oprana tenor and bartonevoal- everyone Sch Board Charman Maal D Nousilanweleored hea ‘eee and gave pecal thanks ton Mortman of the"each Womens League. for speatheaing the eve Commitee rember ae ne Krys Ain Ekralin, Paty Tor any thanks to Dan and\vanaaSasforhoting an event for Employees ed Uo fo segs 0 moe spars of KAZARIAN FAMILY GIFTS $300K “Ihe hate Keyan Armenian Commit Schad pleased to cksontedge tne geneous gift of $500,000 10 the schools Bulag fund oneal ofthe Arena Margene ae Grace Karan Foil Foundation, i emery of Be mother ‘Ageor Kazan. ith Ds if the Seba snow one tep Clore to acheving longer goal of etnanet che. bulge ball, recent, mest notably withthe Sooo fl aceasta 2s ‘ere by the Nester Asacaon af Schaal ang Calle: Ciléren. Along with full acettaion, te school has become more fancaly able thanks ting enolment ‘ore robs utr preparing te youth ofthe Cetra alley Undestanging of Armenian cute the school and ther continued eres ane partpaton ‘CALENDAR OF EVENTS FN CEACS Stents Panipat in Genace ap _ chrstasCetPackSales, DECEMBER 5 GeaCSiet Nght 3 Newvears ve Pay 17" ae Keyan Annual Fundraising Dive malyourevetinf toucinfoecactong -wileach ever 5,000 Centrally residents OTA! UNUSM SuUe ‘group of young students eager to teach faculty anda schoo! ‘hatiegptering momentom heaingtouarar ts 4th yer PuindpalzZao0h Der Mugrechian ned SakDevejan the younger student at CKACS, forge opening bella teaeh Scheel year . thatfons inthe conde Hovanisian Pll onthe ft ay of ds aye handing the fest separation, Kindergartets wth ‘hei ead high chest out, felng the sense of pie Ih Ing ther esas whe by ow ae fay and th She foal une ts ¥ ERACE suger Kal makes for ul ‘eight and entering atmesphere g ss ng ad hough sh grade envollment and ensvng tat or ‘race we hope tohave over 135 students for 201916 Zang, ALUMNI UNAPUAUPS for over 36 yeas, weve been taking the brohtet and $rsking them brighter In Auguste uehed ut Outeach Commttee”a peony That focusing on rong moti ea eto, ‘Solero for ake, and mea Wereindding ane ferrets ‘Savueth paealphero and che, fuitgesanta gt Right ts two elas 0th AACS tnetnavfelto tere, the Set two eters nine Sra tals ilmoich up th nee cein South Korea teaching the tp cree cole ard sect) Teipect and move tan 39% of parents encourage the Inreace weathers have the greatest pupespec and ea {rej the second ght PISA Program ornterntorl ‘Student Avetoment] caning werdwide, wth proving students wha ep notes education but ao insting cultural vales an apprecation. Which iy for Aecade, CHACS fencers Rave een hein eau igh regard Arguably sgher, ‘cultural diverse teaches that as the attention of our ‘hldren for net theo ther waking hur om Aegut| themselves Gough futher education and seminars and Alssooms well Ingo the evenings and on weekends {caches who have inten weeks come apt ofthe CKACS fabri ous challenge of teaching n a more imate chsstoom very high expectations. We welcome Ms Mara Nobanan Ie Nataly ghmonan and Mf. Anna eran our school thor below ar well a: ter answer tot you could have ay stugent wari sary 35 student who Would Ie be? Me Natl ging ve sree tae it hed rec Nataly jis ustobepn her teaching creer haing pent pasion for teachng. she eamed her BS. In Seence om Freon State, whore her curework ned Micobtaloay, olution of Pyslegical Systems ana Entomology. IM Nataly cou hve yore in history 5a set she would pendent wore whe hs contaence Wishenlementar/andprenousvatCKACS, shehelds BA toher teaching responses a KACS she abs an ter fjonen story aa student she woul ix apna de Vine aside from berg geis, vena atstand dare hewerked on int eternal beauty? thatthe cswoom vas where se wanted contbute her wong tonarés her Nastrs Degree in Education ‘fom Unive of Phaenic Wallin 2 Heal sene, she har ber ele, Sor) Congrtlatons to Me, kana and hsb They jlo 2 talented and experienced staf of wham we ate very pou. They ae Ms Shoghil eran Pre-K Ne Annete gatan Pre-K Me Cristina amin, Ke ncen Whales talents Verne arian who leads our at program fo Hie Dany Mendoza who leads oy scheel bn and muse Programs ana We Aa Papayan who heads our vert muse fon the responsiy and the challenge of shaping bright Young, eagerminds. You are our he's teh obtener pe Were very leased tat the rekag has come eight once Spun tar one Tne Outteth Comptes hrs gery ‘Sorted te ake his ety. Youn se tee sues ts Yeh ll ighight our schoo acne new eur earscure Trough velvet vary soak ana ‘tanang of our pare ana how fratesto her fetre gots ferthertaves nd the mond they Weis Weare very pleased have new curiclan materia the earl Scenceltaraur) snd Soca Stues oughton inefin) The teachers have atnded in serace team how toimplerent be new Scand Stp(Bulyng Prevention ‘matrat Our th gages re waring wih new appr ‘the propery ane new wahic sabes er af remoers, We xe extemal tanklto ge major conte The UctR bream und Berths an ohn Guraselaneunaation Joh anaemic fad foundation an the Leon Pete fetndison Ther pps eau pegs, ‘Sener Benevolent Uon ster Fresno Chapter sna Contruay consuting to projets ote school parents and ther culen te contmus CaACSs comet on great every and focus and we inow at illcontrue Fax der Musiclacksion FRESNO GUEST HOMES AV Se Conk Ke Homes Wore assisted ving mests/ the) home {2206 Lae ore fren CASIO ore 65944159 ral conse rareptomescom The CKACS operates aa community instton that depends ona road asednewarkof supprtes. CKACSIs federally 5559753, Alldonatons tothe shoal are andere ere are some ways you ean hep “pecomet Member of the RACS tothe ent communi, Annual fete S35 “ Raieethe Bar “Annual terme, nal aio ad telephone fund 5250, 300, or 1,000 gto commemrate fri fiends orspecalevents wha peranalzed tle on {ur Doners Wall Wha donation af 500 or 55000, tna crtomizea sane bench + Student sponsersips + Mitannium Cle Fund een ns poga + Targets Take Charge of Education + Combined Feder Campaign crv e205 Shadonate to nonprotinstitone lnned Giving Ck rea encourage wd apres re aiding Fond ‘GCS beginning to prepare the campus Master Pan Donato help accelerate he bul-out safe to sy Its the connections students and individuals mate trough she. Chtle Keyan. menan.Commonty Sorel Whetver its buleing tendships tat wl st 2 Meteor bringing the commnty together celebrate our nd eae an een ater communty tat wil celebrate We want connect our curentsudents wth pas alum 0 oonectvembes othe communi) tou school events a Projects So that we can arelsh nthe accomplshvent of our Socal media outlets and" Likeain to be por of the #hacsConneton Seis @ CKACS ana. Tomor work t Compete Moting The CEACS prvely announces that one af ou mos recent Bracket or the 2014 Suroyan say Wing Contest. Below fan excerpt om her awarding wining esay about her JeRUSALEM The Hely City of Jerusalem, The Premised Land is where found hs him walang inte streets Ia hen each ‘We, sa hm besing bread forthe Last Supp, ana hirfeedfethouandmen vith loaves of besdané ve resect | le wih him aughed wth um, spoke to in She found how mach he loved me Jerse He wae there ‘ur wp started the minute we got off he plane just ele app even oy oct most wasted had een uptweve We get to our hotel ona I can stil smell the smell that came tne up and tant heb bt sie Ras lunchtime and {led Drip One we dna ten bu months ater he ‘ep we would be ealing water CrpDrp Hotel food wasnt food in that Mary Papas nag of bers om serous even sfter"the tip. she wil hae cooker in. thee! ‘ced |e the hol where hit cess once seed where man bdnteven kn ded forme. Wewenttothe Amenan Quarein the Old Cy ad metal ‘he choo es there We Walked none cssteom ae they ‘Gunged me and thad« ne eulleok on Ife fom the so ‘iterent cabaret and beets Amt ra wonder place ‘ied with Jesus evn people was life changing experience and ar So blsse. I stvongly encourage yu tke > tebe Aenian but am blest that gotta ve the Maly Land of eruslem where lerswaleg,ewaking,andavaye ‘hs we approach the cntennll of the fist genoclde of he 20th cer, we have woven awareness nf our Aesgemne Seiten many diferent way, indusng an 09 comput ‘One a the more creative ways we ar evahating the magn ue ofthe centennial by having students negate a ‘Saped across he northern ence Ine aoe elope 6 ten colored ts Aveqetode ro ety dtd nates nance make 100 objets to plcein Font feu schoo bhctberehanoredshe that GomidaVarabedanshie ‘wonkterthe Genocide bo November the udente Isard about the Orphan Rug 100 Aemenan carpets to dpa in font ofthe Shoal to remember those who were rable to compete the carpet ‘hey had ated Bhote contest with the prorat fr people on he Armenian aspera wo show how they ate shifing pespectves. of ‘hat own, oftheir community oF of others towares ther emmy menian-Amercan phtogtaher Scout tein the contest vas. judged by renouned Our ‘bmn involved each of our cents hldng theirSPRINGBOARD AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, ‘KACS as nthe asthe afer schol dase for ude shyly nn se oye agoe re School The founcers of the Spngbow Ate School program Ns Ksten Yess and Mts Ren Boye, apresched ExACS Pino Za about working ogee to create a web presence forthe progr ands Prpaloption 0 eae eo Ths patreship has streamned our registration proces and vies suchas Bastetbll enn, Soccer, eng Garde ing Spanich ngage, Drama, ance, Cheer tending Karate Some of ourmort popular cours that ar ocuting hi Fall Ieghs hago of set ging age am th ‘of hs group. Chet Varo) Rachicnan tn the Kchen witha ‘group of student leaming abou heathy akersatver an toeatevey dy € \egtables ana cucken Plans ae underway each week to Fito some ourschel mens focer each week Theres aseiton wit th grade and Sessions fle eondiuning execs an dls alowed by Same CLASS OF 1994: A20-YEAR LOOK-BACK students recelve a ou schol postions them to succeed as ons Tis year, the cls of 1994 celebrates 20 yet sce Included the follwing stent, two of whem are high falajan wae eta sadn Kahmaran Nees Saran ‘alae Fat aay, Redwood Cry cA ‘Aer atending ACSF and Clos West High Scheel, ath ended UCLA were he graduates wth + degre in Matin in Suna, CA where he hasbeen wrkog fr heed ane corenty werking 252 Systems engineer 06 Fats joo brought han to the San Fano bay aes, where ave Been ned eur over fie yer and are planingon Staring my son, Nazeg Kalahari, rely fchool Nareg pursued hr undergraduate eduction at Uc Daviswherehe grates tha sm Bcogicl scence In that ume Naveg has complete his Waning = Internal Me tine atthe state Uniersty of New York Hea, Sciences Centrin rook, Hes erent inthe proces af oma gs waning in arlogy. in 2012 reg mated hs wie sn ACSF slum Hoong Santa, Nave ane Hoong cue NewYork cy Maratnonn 2016. (OUR SPECTACULAR PTC ‘he commitment fthe pares four Rodents eidentin Under the leadership of resident Asta Sanaa Ala Fadcleieehatman Diane Meselan Secretary Soe The st Delvery Lunch was aselout th over 200Tunenes Trunqualed sucess Monsters Movers thes, Spier. Iman prncerterand mote were on hand atthe emia Te hoje by al. TT Tea cas were beautifully fxcrsted ar were the pumpkins hich represented ‘The Pumpkin Decorating cones festure a clas deortee ‘Though Eah dss ice a bookto use asthe nspaon character from Where the Wild Things Are. ndrter rdt e asfom e Drs COM The Mura Contest was ast tine event whee staf remberrhada ited ime wrap upanetne ft the parents cheered to choose an vera wone Stat! rember ress up ae Minions. Fach dairom ha fn Taught and evyymenttoallthe students. Thanks toate The PIChada celicous fancier atthe Kebab Exprest benostng a Chas Kel and a pancake beats to fash {fF 2014| Mary other aces ae planned ui the en of (CKACS NEW YEARS EVE PARTY Pans are once agan underway for she ever popular New be eld atthe Se Paul Anion Chueh, Hag ad aed Bern Hal A dlicous mazza butt wil ad othe evening’ ese: ‘tts are $60 frat and 60 for cien nde ayes tbs Hyevibewilrock the house wth gest must dance to. Santa lar wl come for athe df enjoy. 79" ore 2014 CHRISTMAS EVENTS ‘ARCS Christmas Hante: A joy program of ngs and the Prt Amenian Preoyteran Church (Huntngton and Fis at 00 pn. Al reve 0 tonto soe ou Pre progtam fity Sheol ad the Knights af Vartan reno Yep oepe ef purty atthe schoo, Wiha very lige crowd expected tenssare being erected inthe ont ane packet the school fests ‘GOMIDAS CULTURAL ASSEMBLY Leaning nto share her newfound amazement and apprec fomany enters song” The legacy and cae of Gamat Varabee,musian compose fthe Gory Dine Liturgy ld unoffcal storm ofthe Armenian Genocide ae wel Known. Perhaps aI ss snr, o ast less celebrate, Insc, Songe wien or ecrded and pevered sich at ‘Gaavig, Geter Toler, Kaun, Dzeean Oza" Eoie songs tredein muscu. fur oldes,CRACS put on Cal Assebly honoring the gut composertoremind usaf the lmmensecontbuton Sat Gomidae made Eneing stage center cloaked and betdedShanous Dn yan represented GomigasVaraed an led the foun ‘sembly feted wonderful songs ang fated several pleasant suprises Dudok_ performance. by. Arama Danby the sth ana sth rade’ ana aithay cae clea. ing Conidae sth bth were lpr ofthe celebration (AC sensei Gombe ay er gm Congatulitions Ort art Ory Margatand Ory Maal by thelfeand wort of Gomidar arsed. Spdal thanks to J Ara Papoyan ors piano accompaniment AROUND THE COMMUNITY Vly residents can wath the United Armenia Fund Telethon ‘on Thanksgiving Day, Navembe'27 fm 890 am to 8 Bn fn KGMC Channel 3. Thir event res mllone of eel ‘re community centers ane agua development Nore ‘nfomaton on armenitind or ‘urated 9 December The academy wil hort talented ache ts Kaine Hovannisyan to teach the at of Ane an dance to our boys ane gi We expect have beutiful he next step wil eto ofr lessons aval 0 ering how fo ply the oud dudukand dumb, Tes lessons wil De offered to any imererea perront inthe restr Feene {or fret iformatn FRUIT AND NUTP ACK packed beavhily i a red box and ready to be sven to lets eens ofr fo he Holiday These Helay Gs ack sal for $25.2 boe Theve must be ordered 3 aon 3 lice your ender. they willbe ready for pckip by he 20h et November forHoléy ging ee Eater ths year, rou CKACS parent, and 2 tremendous Sey Conlatfor the Republic of Amana. The fe wile Ineeno angi the fet sch fc the United tte. We {ormany yes and nthatnehas dtingushed sels leader ths prtcpaton in many ates(GENOCIDE MONUMENT GROUNDBREAKING Ghatlekeyan Armenian Community Screestudens ha he prvlege of beng part ofhtory nthe Cental Vay when hey were Ived to partpee the Groundbreaking ‘Ceremony forthe Armenian ened Mooument a esno Sate Universty he event washeldon these of te mone tant and opened wit tras by Petes” Baow Des Magidechian who inte students to lead the cov in ning he nena toa Aes oie he even Comyn ino. by ung any tna eve tes pestgrandches, We’ commend the hive nt ar ham of spar, he in “ourpeimarymivion tena Stat itedcaten whch ao tthe core 0 thr proectUnversty President Joreph Garr aeWe've had nch hon ofinaiersee by re an nudes fut, unt an Mende we wasn be ‘reatunnversty nou the™ ‘Armenian Genocide Centennial Commies conceptalzed fra executed n ving an nsprng event ha nveled ringing innatve strom various pars of tore Armen the current Repsol of Armenan and extracting sol fom that very ste on te reine State campus whee the mone: ‘ent willbe bull the ol samples were cred by fs (ereraos: Me Stk Sabatjan aged 95 representing the Seneraton which dvecty sled yethore such ashehave ‘een exalted nthe inpora oer hepa century Her Serer loos to improve the oure of the Oars “the ao looking to svengten the Bond with the caret Republi of mena CKACS ncergarie! Aven Yenean Fepreening a genetation whose roots re rly embed ‘tho have bee Seed wrth she apport or edscaton ne advincerent he Unted Stes of America wl prone therm anelhose generaton fat blank page ahead ef em Srtownatthe ute ofthe Armenian Dazpora witha SrenbipHouran Derdean ane Arehachop Mowchegh ardroran who blence the samples ogeher ane lesed tem pro to. hanang therm to CKACS suger Zareh plana and Serena Wassan Zaveh and Sevana esean vactonalAenin Vests arid he samples these of the Manure ana set the fepresertative sol nto the ey {ing the mineral fhe homens an th Ae land. esnelang tobe specie Sane arate aus alg te fcr he ed Asked descr the atone prong the the vl ror al pars of mena, Sevag, ao humble by thehonor shared ihen war holing the dt nthe vee, fet honored so be the ave ehoren to reprecemt my gene's ten beaking thease” ‘iho tendering spar af great endenvor neues ‘STUDENT BODY ELECTIONS. in 2014 during te Board of Education lecons we saw an the Bond We had sevn candidates competing fr tvee open seats Exch one possessing unique sk, experience tlecions teed an eeually large pool of sar eager ‘tides allo ght and crete eae af hom hey can ‘Riders nels. Twelve canlaates each stated thes cae to an arembly bal ul of ther pert wh ater tha moming Same cndate 10K she approach of appeaing to thei fountans, ater ballon actives, spaghets night and 3 rove right sleepover in she shoo hall Other candidate yet shows that they were tinkng about needs and propor Seals ovganicealeacershipheping the executive group oh ‘Eekancterenareconnt Weta Presiden Candidates: Shamu Ovanyan | Sevan Wassian ‘ie Present CanaaaterHoweg Seren Niky Topran Secretary Candidates Lily Balan | Marya. Auman Student Cound Represecative Candas: Wary aan | eadourBoghosean | Soe Yergnt | An Sargvan | Gregory Meselan| Aas Manueraryan fet quare forthe 20142015 term. They have been esing| program where student from all ces can purchase small {oyeto help ase fond for fue student ates puting ‘vores that our Mirgan Libary didnot have 201418 Student Body Oe: VeePreséent: —HovigSemerdian Secetaytvssuer: Ul Baltan Sete Yergat {#TBT THROWBACK THURSDAYS Page yet! Well nds, he us and share ary od photos youhavein your colecton so that we en puttin our bahog for tom our ahve eating former students, eae phe Pale parents events nar about anything rete ‘Riden.-oran Armenian Corimunty Scooloffresne Cerin reeig ste Ae 24 pty das of 186. Yes. we have had many dscusions about how tert the ofthe tee char Keyan. Regardless efhom you Ident the enol, we ae the on ane wich serves the tebuld upon P back husaypostsyouve sed Theone above | PrncpalAsadour Asadouran asthe rowe avert ‘CELEBRATING OUR FORMER STUDENTS Serve bai whet 8332-256 ‘he Armenian School was founded in 197i Fresno. With ‘he istgroup ost graders grading n1978and hermes recent grup of 6h grader grating in 2014, weave hd Se yous of students come Dough the schol acorn in| ‘he four yeas an record nach» th grate dae was not fof Bidens tals stat ver 230 luderts have completed ‘xn grade. While many parent evel he engren mn PreK ‘uation dvough th grade that snot he most commen | Scenario. Ths sa phenomenon tht CKACS leadership 5 heh we have Soi footing to bul upon, ney 40 eas otedvesting the best andthe brighter ans fal accede Scere students anv n Kindergarten ad graduate Sth ge, Ferme dents eds fami andlenderti eying he Mie Corcclmmproveg compestvenes pa, and inoronng| ‘ur campur facies there ane ting that we il not de [ACSF inmenian Community Schl resra] =r CXACS, si ‘eure known, we ae interest clebrting 80h 20 Satata desk ready forthe vemendous challenge of ang tovetdwite and speak menanin sdeiton. “Remember ingthe pasttocestea better fue’ sou theme or ne year ‘our socal med efforts We mano cebrte and promote ‘ur history of which we ae very proud. We recognize at ‘Succes. We ate wel on wat ldentyng enc radu ings roster Ourlst ofa sakeagy at 285 names. We uring the Chistes Hl [check facebook com cacs mmaretnformation) We rein Alumna come back an ‘olunteer. Last November, 8 alum! joined Parents, Soard embers and Prinpal in puting on aur aieseyan telephone tnd oie fad raiser tht ase $ 12K or CRACS ‘Ataf Wetnonerjenrgphtes this Kearns. ing case wth Arusiag Adela, nia Aen, ina Horch ma, Tony aghacian and Vay Yarlan Goh Father eae onto hea rom you. you have net asd find us On| [bo pease toes momento e-malustoueytoensute at Charlie Keyan Armenian ‘Community School