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October 25, 2010
Manoogian-Demirdjian School Students Recognized as AP Scholars and Commended Students
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Nar Gulvartian and Ari Ekmekji, the winners of the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program title of Commended Student.
AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School (MDS) students received recognition for their achievement on the College Board's 2010 Advanced Placement Program (AP) Examinations and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation's 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Twenty-five students at MDS earned AP Scholar Awards based on their outstanding performance on AP Examinations. Around 1.8 million students worldwide took the exams, and about 18 percent earned awards for varying levels of achievement.
Nine MDS students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by scoring at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and 3 or higher on five or more of the exams. They are: Koko Deranteriassian, Ari Ekmekji, Nar Gulvartian, Nairi Khachatoorian, Mikael Matossian, Narineh Melkonian, Tamar Melkonian, Serli Polatoglu, and Talia Tanielian.
Two students, Lena Galian and Silva Malkhassian, received the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of the exams.
By completing three or more AP exams with scores of 3 or higher, 14 MDS students earned the AP Scholar Award. They are: Mary Azoian, Elda Boulgourjian, Christopher Geozian, Rafi Mardoyan, Ashley Markarian, Frederick Papazyan, Ani Shirvanian, Taleen Shirvanian, Artien Voskanian, Alex Yeghiazarian, Derek Yeghiazarian, Nicole Yeghiazarian, Vatche Yousefian, and Anais Zarifian.
The AP Program at MDS was established in 1992. It grants students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while in high school. Students who perform well on AP exams can receive college credit and/or advanced placement in college.
Two of the students who received AP Scholar Awards, Ari Ekmekji and Nar Gulvartian of the graduating class, also earned the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program title of Commended Student based on their results on the 2009 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Ranking among the top 5 percent of over 1.5 million students who entered the competition, they are among the 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation who are acknowledged for their academic promise.
Established in 1976, AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School (www.agbumds.org) is one of AGBU's largest Armenian schools in the diaspora and continues to serve Southern California's growing Armenian American community.
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