News from Rose and Alex Pilibos School

In This Issue

AP Exam Results

"Back to School" Nights

Counseling Office

PTO

Electives

Kindergarten @ Play

Alumni Association

Pre-School

Pilibos Athletics

Quick Links

Calendar

Lunch Menu

Counseling

PTO

Individual Picture Day

October 19 Pre-K - 5th Grades

October 20

6th - 8th

Grades

October 21

9th - 11th Grades

Please make sure your child is in complete school uniform on the appropriate day mentioned above.

"Cyber Safety"

On September 23, 2010, students from 3rd - 5th grade participated in a "Cyber Safety" presentation given by Diane Gonzalez
from the FBI and John Riley from the DEA.

They were cautioned against cyber bullies, predators, and what not to do when playing games and joining social network sites. Most importantly, they were advised to keep their computers in a common room and not in their bedrooms, so their parents are always aware of what they are doing. There were a lot of sighs from the kids at the prospect of having their computers moved out of their rooms, but ultimately they understood the safety issues.

The internet is a huge part of our children's lives these days. It functions as both an advantage and a potential harm. Let us work together to help our children stay safe and smart in the virtual world.

New ATP Environmental Education Program Connects Students in Diaspora and Armenia

"The Armenia Tree Project has been working on an exciting pilot program this year to introduce its environmental education material in Armenian schools throughout North America. The program, "Building Bridges: Connecting Diaspora Armenian Students with Their Environmental Heritage," has been funded by a grant from the Thomas A. Kooyumjian Family Foundation."

"As part of its kick off of the 'Building Bridges' program, the ATP visited visited the Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School in Los Angeles. 'We are thrilled to see the Pilibos School embrace this program. Environmental awareness is key to the school and now the students will have the opportunity to learn about issues concerning Armenia as well,' said Hermine Mahmouzian, ATP Southern California Development Director." more

Academic Competitions

Mock Trial

The Mock Trial program was created to help students acquire a working knowledge of our judicial system, develop analytical abilities and communication skills, and gain an understanding of their obligations and responsibilities as participating members of our society.

Pilibos has participated in the Mock Trial Program for the past 12 years. This year,

the Mock Trial team is coached by Garo Daglian, alumni class of 1997 and the son of our school library benefactor, Mr. Hagop Daglian. Garo leads the Daglian Law Group in Glendale. The team will compete in a courthouse on Monday, Nov. 1 and Monday, Nov.8.

Academic Decathlon

The Academic Decathlon is a ten-event scholastic competition for teams of high school students. Each high school enters a team of nine students: 3 "A" or Honor students, 3 "B" or Scholastic students, and 3 "C". The theme for the 2010-2011 Academic Decathlon season is "The Great Depression."

The Decathlon will take place on Saturday, February 5, 2011. Until then, the students will practice after schools to prepare for the competition.

Pilibos is the only Armenian School to participate in this competition since 1996.

Mark Your Calendars!!! 30/20/10 Year Reunions!

The Pilibos Alumni Association is beginning a tradition of a Reunion Weekend from May 6 through May 8, 2011, during which it will organize a combined reunion banquet at the Karapetian Hall for Class of '81, '91, '01, followed by two days of the First Annual Alumni Basketball Tournament.

They are in the process of collecting email, and mail addresses for each of the members of those classes. They need to find and connect with as many alumni as possible.

Please remember to check the school website regularly for upcoming events, announcements, updates, schedules, homework, and other useful information.

www.pilibos.org

Pilibos

Athletics

October

AP Exam Results

Nine students at Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievements on

AP exams.

The College Board's Advanced

Placement Program (AP) provides students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both, for successful performance on the AP exams. Only about 18 percent of the more than 1.8 million students worldwide who took AP exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award. About 10 percent of our students are AP Scholars.

Satenig Ghiulezian, a 2010 graduate of Alex Pilibos, was named an AP Scholar with Distinction. She earned an average score of at least 3.5 (on a 5 point scale) on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of those exams.

Dona Abdo, also a 2010 Pilibos graduate, was named an AP Scholar with Honor. She received an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

Seven students were named AP Scholars, earning scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams. Four 2010 graduates received this honor: Diana Boyrazian, Edward Jierjian, Shoghak Kazandjian, and Marine Khachatryan. The other three students awarded the title of AP Scholar are seniors for the current academic year: Christine Batikian, Krikor Bornazyan, and Garo Hagopian.

"We are extremely pleased to have nine students named as AP Scholars," said Mr. Nazo Apanian, principal of Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School. "Our faculty and staff are committed to helping our students earn such achievements with our rigorous academic program and personal attention to each student."

"Back to School" Nights

     On September 22, Pilibos hosted its first Open House of the school year. Parents of 6th - 12th grades arrived at Karapetian Hall for introductions by the Principal, Dean of Students, and the Department Chairs. Later the 9th-12th Grade Parents were addressed by the Counseling Office on what they and their children should expect in high school.  After the presentations, all the parents visited the teachers in their respective departments.

     On September 23, the parents of K - 5th grades attended their Back to School Night. There were brief introductions by the Principal and Dean of Students.  In addition, there was a guest speaker, John Riley from the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration), informing and educating the parents on "Cyber Safety". While many parents were aware of some of the dangers involved with the internet, Mr. Riley's words definitely opened up our eyes to how easily hackers, cyber predators, and bullies can access and use your and your child's information. Parents, teachers, and administrators were cautioned to be on alert.

     Parents then had the chance to visit their child's homeroom class, where English and Armenian teachers introduced their curriculum and classroom rules and policies.

     We had a great turnout for both evenings. Parents who attended received pertinent information in regards to their child's school year and established a strong basis for communication among parents, teachers, and faculty.

Counseling Office

October 5th: Fire Station 35 will be visiting the Kindergarten and 1st graders at 10 a.m. and will be doing a show and tell with the fire truck, ladder, equipment, uniforms, etc.
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October 13: ALL 10th and 11th graders will be taking the PSAT exam.
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Week of October 25th:

Red Ribbon Week

(drug awareness and prevention)

Elementary and Middle school classes will all be doing 1-2 lessons on Drug awareness/prevention. Students will be given red ribbons to wear around the school that week AND we will be having presenters from the DEA on Oct. 26th come and speak with the students (mostly middle and high school).
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Maral Babian - maralb@pilibos.org

Maral Tavitian - counselingoffice@pilibos.org

PTO

The PTO is at it again. They have formed their yearly agenda and are offering many exciting events throughout the school year. They are continuously working to help the school in any way they can. With its 25 members, the PTO is hard at work for the school and its students.

October Events:

Rose and Alex Pilibos School Calendar: If you would like to sponsor with a donation, please fill out the from which was mailed out to you . Also , once again we are offering an opportunity to include your child's picture in the school calendar. For a nominal fee of $25.00, your child's picture may be displayed on the date of his/her birthday. You can send these forms back with your child to give to their homeroom teacher, or you may always contact us at pto@pilibos.org

Annual Armenian Book Fair: The book fair will be held from October 5th through the 7th , 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Karapetian Hall. We will have books ranging from biographies, dictionaries, history, fiction, cook books and much much more. Please stop by!

Box Tops for Education: We will be starting to collect "Box Tops" for education . This is a great way to raise money and school essentials. It is very simple, just snip of the "Box Tops" coupon off of any product and send them with your child to school to give to their homeroom teacher for collection.

SAVE THE DATE:

November 19, 2010
Annual Thanksgiving Family Night Dinner !!!

December 4, 2010

Annual Christmas Luncheon and Boutique !!!

Please visit www.pilibos.org to view the PTO agenda for the 2010-2011 school year.

Electives

This year, the 10th - 11th graders have a choice of Electives that range from Law offered by Julia Agishian to Art offered by Adam Ocampo to AP Psychology offered by our counselor Maral Tavitian.

A new addition to our list of Electives is an Intro to Business class. What makes this class exciting is that it is taught by one of our very own alumni students Jack Bazrkanyan, Class of 2005. Jack recently graduated from Layola Marymount University in 2010 with a BBA degree in Business Administration. He very graciously is offering his time to Pilibos, for the students on a volunteer basis. Jack is not the first Alumni to return to Pilibos in an effort to contribute to his school.

Countless Alumni have returned as teachers, athletic coaches, and volunteers. Garo Daglian of the Daglian Law Group is also volunteering his time and know-how, coaching the Mock Trial Team as they prepare for competition.

This kind of service just goes to show what an impact Pilibos has on our students and how their time here compels them to return and give back however they can. Pilibos truly is a home away from home.

Kindergarteners @ Play