It is the fifth year that Tekeyan Centre Fund has organized a contest of knowledge – “Tekeyan Olympiad” – where Tekeyan students from Armenia and Karabagh compete to be the best and get prizes. Year by year the project becomes more and more popular and expands both its reach and disciplines. This year, the competition was held in the Armenian Language and Literature, Mathematics, the English Language. 70 Olympiad participants were the 8th graders from Yerevan, Gyumri, Stepanavan, Karbi and Berdzor.

The goal of the project is to contribute to education of Tekeyan students, to encourage them to deepen their knowledge of the native and foreign languages as well as of natural sciences. The Olympiad is also a good opportunity for students to establish strong ties with other schools and to make good friends.

The competition was held at Tekeyan Centre and was followed with a reception and cultural program. The fund offered all the participants and the teachers to visit the Theatre of Young Spectator where they saw “Shkhonts Mihran”, a play dedicated to the Armenian Genocide.

The award ceremony for the Olympiad took place at Tekeyan Centre on the same day. Present were guests from Armenia and Karabagh.

The ceremony began with a welcome speech from TCF Director Armen Tsulikyan who extended his deepest congratulations to all the participants and particularly to the winners. As he mentioned the Fund succeeded in bridging Armenia and Karabagh and created a strong Tekeyan team that was achieving great success year by year.

The Director also thanked all the TCF trustees and benefactors whose support and care enable the fund to realize its projects. Special thanks were addressed to the competition jury for their kind cooperation.

Tsulikyan’s speech was followed with the experts’ opinion on the results of the competition. Anahit Avetisyan, the expert in the Armenian Language (deputy director of the college “Usmunk”), Arus Margaryan from Yerevan State University, the expert in the English Language, and Anahit Gevorgyan, the expert in Maths (a school teacher) awarded certificates and prizes to the participants with high marks. The jury emphasized the importance of education and underscored that Tekeyan students were smart and intelligent and strived hard to get new knowledge and to succeed. They also praised the hard work done by teachers daily and their devotion to school. Thanks to them students recorded new achievements.

The principal of Berdzor Tekeyan School, Anahit Kosakyan, on behalf of all five Tekeyan schools thanked the fund for supporting them and implementing such projects which contribute to the education of children.

Tekeyan Olympiad award ceremony concluded with a concert presented by the students of “Usmunk” College.

The following students were awarded certificates and prizes in various categories:

The Armenian Language and Literature

First Prize /tablet/ – Maskayeva Haykuhi /Berdzor/
Second Prize /camera/ – Zakareyan Mariam /Gyumri/
Third Prize /digital frame/ – Matinyan Sona /Stepanavan/

Honourable Mention Prize /Encyclopedia, 5 volumes/ – Kirakosyan Mariam /Gyumri/

Certificates

– Avetyan Shogher /Berdzor/
– Vasilyan Emma /Gyumri/
– Yeghoyan Juliet /Yerevan/

– Avetisyan Sona /Karbi/

Mathematics

First Prize /tablet/ – Ohanyan Silva /Yerevan/
Second Prize /camera/ – Harutyunyan Lilit /Stepanavan/
Third Prize /digital frame/ – Papikyan Avet /Yerevan/

Honourable Mention Prize /Encyclopedia, 5 volumes/ – Sargsyan Ani /Gyumri/

Certificates

– Hovhannisyan Hayk /Karbi/
– Arabkhanyan Susanna /Stepanavan/
– Sukiasyan Anahit /Stepanavan/

The English Language

First Prize /tablet/ – Galustyan Layma /Gyumri/
Second Prize /camera/ – Hakobyan Karen /Gyumri/
Third Prize /digital frame/ – Khachatryan Rafael /Gyumri/

Honourable Mention Prize /Encyclopedia, 5 volumes/ – Zakaryan Marina /Gyumri/

Certificates

– Manukyan Varduhi /Yerevan/
– Hayrapetyan Milena /Yerevan/
– Vardanyan Anichka /Gyumri/