| AGBU Vatche & Tamar Manoukian High School | |
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| Address | |
| 2495 East Mountain Street Pasadena, CA, 91104 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | High School |
| Established | 2006 |
| President | Angela Gevrikyan, Student Council |
| Chairperson | Sinan Sinanian |
| Principal | Dr. Talin Kargodorian |
| Grades | 9–12 grades |
| Number of students | 150 est. |
| Athletics | Boy's Junior Varsity, Varsity, Girl's Junior Varsity |
| Mascot | Spartan |
| Team name | Spartans |
| Accreditation(s) | Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) |
| Newspaper | Corner |
| Website | www.agbumhs.org |
AGBU Vatche & Tamar manoukian High School is a private Armenian-American school located in Pasadena, California which opened its doors in September 2006. It is owned and operated by the Armenian General Benevolent Union, the largest Armenian philanthropic organization in the diaspora that also sponsors 17 Armenian day schools around the world. The school is administratively and academically affiliated with AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School, a college preparatory high school in Canoga Park, California. The school also has the facilities that meet high school requirements, which includes a science lab, library, indoor gym, computer lab, assembly hall and cafeteria.
During the semester of 2009, AGBU Vatche & Tamar Manoukian High School added or changed more than several of their electives. New course offerings include a band class with many types of instruments, a dance class surrounded by glass to be visible by students, and a new course, Youth & The Law, which seeks upon learning the activities and street fights made upon the youth, the effect of it and the consequences.
AGBU Vatche & Tamar Manoukian High School provides the students the ability to take advantage, and to learn in our safe environmental oriented high school. The school includes 112 students, currently attending. Its faculty department, which expands throughout all classes, is about 20.
AGBU Vatche & Tamar Manoukian High School is one of the 570 member schools of the California Interscholastic Federation, or CIF Southern Section which competes in varsity sports. Its athletic department includes a boys' varsity team, a boys' junior-varsity team, and a girls' varsity team.
As the summer of 2010 approaches, the plan is to expand upon making its environment more rich and friendly.
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