
On Wednesday February 6, 2008, the Armenian Catholic Mesrobian High School welcomed
Mr. Maxim Chaya, the Lebanese hero who had incredibly reached the top of the
Everest Mountain.
The honorable guest was first met by
Gregoire Kaloust, the principal of Mesrobian High School. Mr. Kaloust explained to Mr. Chaya in detail about the present and the past history of Mesrobian and also introduced him to the school's website. Then, Mr. Chaya made a tour of the school and then by the invitation of the principal, he headed towards the Armenian Catholic Union's Hovhanness Boghossian Hall, where he was greeted by vigorous applause from the student body.

There,
Mr. Marwan Egho, from the Athletic Committee of Mesrobian High School made a greeting speech and after introduces the respectable guest; he invited him to the stage.
Then, the guest told about the great victory he had obtained while climbing the seven highest mountain peaks. He fully explained the track he had followed to reach each top and the lessons he had learned on his way. He gladly answered the various questions the interested and the anxious students had. Then, he continued his speech about his adventures on the road to the Everest Mountain. While he was giving these explanations a live, authentic DVD was being show on the screen to the students with the hero's own interpretation.

At the closure of this gathering, Mr. Gregoire Kaloust highly appreciated Mr. Chaya's great courage and distinction in raising the name of his native country, Lebanon throughout the whole wide world, and in fixing a distinguished pillar in the history of mankind, which was unforgettable and unbelievable. After words Mr. Gregoire Kaloust handed a remarkable souvenir to Mr. Chaya by the name of Mesrobian School, and on it was inscribed "
A SOUVENIR OF APPRECIATION TO MR. MAXIM CHAYA HOW EXALTED LEBANON'S NAME AS HIGH AS A MOUNTAIN OF EVEREST".
In the end, Mr. Maxim Chaya initiated to distribute to the 400 students post-cards of his adventures while climbing the seven tops of the Everest Mountain and which he had personally signed.