AGBU Vatche and Tamar Manoukian High School

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AGBU Vatche & Tamar Manoukian High School
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AGBU Vatche and Tamar Manoukian High School
2495 East Mountain Street

Pasadena
,
California
91104

United States
Coordinates 34°08′52″N118°08′40″W / 34.147785°N 118.144515°W / 34.147785; -118.144515 Coordinates: 34°08′52″N118°08′40″W / 34.147785°N 118.144515°W / 34.147785; -118.144515
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TypeHigh School
MottoUnmatched Commitment, Unparalleled Success
Established2006
Closed2020
Oversight Armenian General Benevolent Union
ChairpersonEric Esrailian
PrincipalGohar Stambolyan
Grades9–12
EnrollmentApprox. 150
Average class size35
LanguageEnglish, Armenian
AthleticsBoy's Junior Varsity, Varsity, Girl's Junior Varsity,
SportsBasketball, Volleyball, Soccer
MascotSpartan
Nickname Spartans
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
NewspaperCorner
AffiliationArmenian General Benevolent Union
Website www.agbumhs.org

AGBU Vatche & Tamar Manoukian High School was a private Armenian-American school located in Pasadena, California, United States, which opened its doors in September 2006 and closed in 2020. The campus 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 was administratively and academically affiliated with AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School, a college preparatory high school in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles. The school met high school requirements, which included a science lab, library, indoor gym, computer lab, assembly hall, and cafeteria.

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During the semester of 2013, the school added more electives including International Issues, Globalization and Public Policy, secured each classroom with a smartboard, established diverse clubs that students can participate in during the day.

It was one of the 570 member schools of the California Interscholastic Federation, or CIF Southern Section which competes in varsity sports. Its athletic department included a boys' varsity team, a boys' junior varsity team, and a girls' varsity team.

In October 2019, the Armenian General Benevolent Union announced the impending closure of the school, citing declining enrollment numbers. The announcement was met with widespread condemnation from Armenian students across Southern California. For days after the announcement students of the school were joined by those from other Armenian Schools including Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School, St. Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian School, Sahag Mesrob Armenian Christian School in protests both at the campus and at the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church.

The school hosted an event for students to get to know about other Armenian high school options in Southern California on November 5. The students organized a boycott of this event as a testament to their determination to keep their school open.

The school transitioned to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and closed in June 2020.

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