Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School

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Private school in Los Angeles, United States

Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School

Address

1615 North Alexandria Avenue Los Angeles, United States 90027
Coordinates	34°6′1.25″N 118°17′55.68″W / 34.1003472°N 118.2988000°W / 34.1003472; -118.2988000
Information
Type	Private
Established	1969
Principal	Dr. Souzy Ohanian
Enrollment	801+ students
Website	www.pilibos.org

Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School (Armenian: Լոս Անջելեսի Ռոզ և Ալեքս Փիլիպոս ազգային վարժարան) is a K-12 Armenian school in the neighborhood of Little Armenia in Los Angeles, California. It was founded by Alex and Rose Pilibos in 1969. History and religion classes are taught in the Armenian language, and the rest of the classes are taught in English. The school is part of St. Garabed Armenian Apostolic Church.

Notable alumni

Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian and Shavo Odadjian of System of a Down attended the school at different times during the 1970s and '80s
Sarah Leah Whitson, director of the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch.

Academics

The Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian school, one of several academic institutions under the auspices of the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, is a college-oriented school accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

The school offers advanced placement and honors courses, as well as courses certified by the Regents of the University of California. Students at Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School are required to maintain a minimum academic standard (delineated below) in order to remain in the student body.

New Students

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Incoming students from other institutions must fulfill the following requirements in order to be accepted to the middle and high school.

A minimum GPA of 2.0 for the last academic year at the former school.
Satisfactory performances on a grade-level English language test administered by the school.
No history of major disciplinary infractions. Probation Policy If, at the end of the semester, a

Students failing to meet any aspect of the criteria delineated above will be placed on academic probation during the following semester. The student's probationary status will be fully explained to the parents. After the second semester, students failing to achieve the minimum academic criteria required by the school and if retention or other alternatives are deemed inappropriate will not be readmitted to the school.

Programs

Athletics

Pilibos is a member of CIF (California Interscholastic Federation).

Pilibos offers training and teams in basketball, soccer, volleyball, and track at the elementary, junior high, and high school levels. The school participates with other Armenian schools in the annual KAHAM games, organized by Homenetmen and in various inter-school tournaments with other Armenian and non-Armenian schools.

Arts

The Rose and Alex Pilibos Art Department provides the opportunity for its Kindergarten to 12th grade students to involve themselves with theatre arts, photography, drawing, sculpting, design, painting, videography, advertising, and many other mediums of expression. The intention of the art program is to continuously develop while introducing creative approaches, perspectives, and techniques to their students.

Elementary school

Students in each grade take one music class, one performing arts class, and one visual arts class. Some of the various forms of art students are exposed to are:

Drawing
Painting
Collage
Design
Sculpting
Photography
Theatre
Music
Script writing
Art history
Armenian History

Middle School

Theatre Arts
Creative Writing
Speech & Debate
Design Work 6
Design Works 7
Design Works 8

High School

AP Studio Arts
Visual and Performing Arts

Technology

At the start of the 2012 – 2013 Academic Year, Pilibos aims to increase the presence and usage of technology in the classrooms to aid in the day to day lessons, more progressive and innovative projects, and collaborative work among students.

Elementary school

Keyboarding
Input/Output Devices
Graphic Application

Middle school

Animation
Digital Media
Google Docs
Programming
File Management
Video Game Design
Web/Graphic Design
Microsoft Office Suites
Online Collaborative Tools
Digital Imaging/Photography
Digital Citizenship & Acceptable Use Policy
E-mail & Electronic Communication Etiquette

High school

Robotics
Engineering

Extra-Curricular

Students Clubs

Some of the various student organized clubs at Pilibos are:

Armenian Club
Book Club
Chess Club
Creative Writing Club
Entrepreneur Club
Make A Wish Club
My Artsakh Club
Philanthropy Club
Publications' Club
Rhythm and Poetry Club
Saving the Sea (Pilibos Chapter)
Stand Up To Cancer Club

Student Academic Organizations

Competitions

Students at Pilibos are also encouraged to participate in various academic competitions. These include:

Spelling Bee
Geography Bee
Armenian Quiz Bowl
Science Quiz Bowl
LA County Science Fair
CA State Science Fair
Academic Pentathlon
Academic Decathlon
Mock Trial
Model United Nations
Junior State of America

Community Service

The high school curriculum requires that students fulfill 100 hours of community service.

Students participate in various community service activities and organizations, such as:

Vaghoohas Library Project
Armenia Orphanage
Hospitals
Counselor In Training
Political/Election Offices
Armenian National Committee of America
Armenian Youth Federation

Gallery

View of the school from Saint Garabed Armenian church

References

"pilibos-header-new.jpg" (Archive). Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School. Retrieved on July 4, 2014.
Class of ’85 Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School. Retrieved on September 1, 2014.
Class of ’92 Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School. Retrieved on September 1, 2014.
Class of ’84 Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School. Retrieved on September 1, 2014.
"Sarah Leah Whitson". 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
"People". Retrieved 8 May 2017.
"Academics". Retrieved 8 May 2017.
"Athletics".
"Arts".
"Creative Intelligence". issuu.com. December 30, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
^ "Middle School Guide Book". issuu.com. April 21, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
"Freshmen". issuu.com. April 21, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
"The Sophomore Experience". issuu.com. April 21, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
"The Rose & Alex Pilibos Armenian School | Technology". www.pilibos.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15.
"The Rose & Alex Pilibos Armenian School | Extra-curricular". www.pilibos.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-27.
^ "Student Orgs + Clubs". pilibos.org. October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
"The Rose & Alex Pilibos Armenian School | Community Service". www.pilibos.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-27.

External links

Official page of school

Armenian schools outside of Armenia

Primary and secondary

Canada

Quebec	École Arménienne Sourp Hagop
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Egypt

Cairo Gov.	Kalousdian Armenian School

India

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Israel

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