Los Angeles, April 20, 2010 - Mr. Raffi Hovsepian, Board Chairman of the TCA Vahan Tekeyan School of Beirut, Lebanon, visited the TCA Arshag Dickranian School (ADS), on Thursday morning, April 15, 2010. Upon arrival, the distinguished guest was greeted by George Mandossian, Chairman of the ADS Board of Trustees, Vatche Semerdjian, Member of the TCA Board of Directors, Parsegh Kartalian Vice-Chairman of the ADS Board of Trustees and Principal Vartkes Kourouyan.

From Left: Vatche Semerdjian, Parsegh Kartalian, Raffi Hovsepian, George K. Mandossian and Vartkes Kourouyan

Mr. Hovsepian was first led to the Principal's Office where the two chairmen had an hour long exchange of information about their respective schools' daily life, educational programs and budgetary issues. Being a long time graduate of Vahan Tekeyan School, Mr. Hovsepian informed his hosts that he was elected chairman last November after serving on the Board of Trustees for several years. Since then he has made a habit of visiting the school every morning on weekdays prior to going to work. Since his tenure of office the school has taken major steps towards improving educational standards and gaining financial stability. He also reported that at present 165 students, ranging from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade attend the school, the majority of which are on full or partial scholarships, making the school widely dependent on personal contributions from philanthropists and the goodwill of charitable organizations.

Mr. Hovsepian then took the time to visit several classrooms and meet with teachers and students. At the end he was presented with a copy of the ADS 2009 Yearbook and other memento as tokens of his memorable visit.

Located at 1200 North Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, the TCA Arshag Dickranian Armenian School is a federally tax exempt, Pre-K to 12th grade private educational institution. Visit www.dickranianschool.org for more information.