On Tuesday, 4th of July, in the evening, large number of people was present in the Armenian Catholic Mesrobian High School playground, in order to celebrate the graduation of Terminale class students (12th grade), as well as the Brevet class students (9th grade).


After the Lebanese, Armenian and Mesrobian anthems, the executive director of the High School addressed the audience the opening speech of the event. "I would like express my warm and sincere greetings to the guest of the event, Mr. Patrick Faradjian, the representative of "Robert Boghossian & Sons" Fund. Throughout the years, this institution has always been a commited true friend of Mesrobian. Mesrobian High School, as well as Mesrobian Technical College have tangibly benefited from the generous donations of this Fund." Mr. Gregoire Kaloust remembered the benevolent acts made by the Fund, as well as the fact that the Fund "adopts" 20 Mesrobian students each year. Mr. Gregoire also congratulated the parents of the students for their graduation, as well as Mesrobian teachers for the harvest of their efforts.


An artistic program followed Mr. Gregoire's speech, where Terminale and Brevet students performed singing and poem recitation in Armenian and Arabic. In the name of the 12th (Terminale) class, Patil Meguerditchian thanked Mesrobian for the care and education they have received throught the years..


During the artistic program, Mr. Patrick Faradjian was invited to stage, in order to give his speech. He addressed the Terminal students and reminded them The 10 Commandments for these will have the greatest impact on the lives of all who want to succeed. He also reminded them that "there will be lots of disappointments in life, but that never means that you have failed".


A D.V.D movie dedicated to the 34 graduating students was prepared and shown.

In his speech, Msgr. Vartan Ashkarian, president of the Council of directors of Armenian Catholic Schools presented himself as the father of the students, as he loves them all and considers them all as his children. Msgr. Ashkarian received a souvenir from the graduating students and submitted the diplomas one by one to the students, along with Mr. Patrick Faradjian.


The celebration ended by cake cutting performed by the Terminale students along with Msgr. Vartan Ashkarian, Mr. Patrick Faradjian and Mr. Gregroire Kaloust.