On Friday, 5th of March, 2010, at 6:30PM in the evening, in Hamazkain "
Levon Shant" cultural center,
the
ARF Lebanese Youth Association organized a ceremony honoring Lebanese Armenian students who excelled
in the Lebanese official Brevet exams.
The speaker of the day was
Mr. Gregoire Kaloust, the principal of Mesrobian High School. Mr.
Gregoire opened up his speech, congratulating the presence on
the recognition of the Armenian
Genocide by the U.S House Foreign Affairs Committee on March 4, 2010. This victory, Mr. Gregoire
continued, is the promising start of successive bigger victories.
In his speech, Mr. Gregoire stressed on the idea that nothing should hinder the efforts to educate the
young Armenians to become a rational, efficient, and fruitful human being.
Regarding the excelling students, Mr. Gregoire congratulated them. Moreover, He encouraged the
organizing body for these kinds of gathering which foster solidarity among Armenians.
It is worthy to note that five Mesrobian students have been honored this year. Among them,
Nayiri
Skayan and Diana Yeghia took the first and third place among all Lebanese Armenian students.
We congratulate our five students, whishing them continuous success in their education.