2nd Annual Armenian Genocide Essay Competition
2008-09
Welcome to the 2008-09
2nd Annual Armenian Genocide Essay Competition

If you have attended one of our Facing History workshops, thank you.  If you have not been able to attend we hope you will join us at our next workshop scheduled for early Spring 2009 and earn CEU's - time and place to be announced.

Last year we added an incentive for both students and educators with an Armenian Genocide Essay Competition sponsored by the Hagopian Family Foundation.   The competition, open to all Michigan middle and high school students,  was a great success and we are happy to announce the 2nd Annual Armenian Genocide Essay Competition for 2008-09.  Complete guidelines can be found on this website.

We look forward to your participation.

Edgar Hagopian, Chairman
The Armenian Genocide Committee
The Armenian Genocide Committee of Metro Detroit
850 S. Old Woodward
Birmingham, MI 48009
(248) 646-7847
email info@armeniangenocideessay.com
2009 High School Winner
Lauren Simonian
West Bloomfield High School
(with Edgar Hagopian)
2009 Middle School Winner
Enzo Fantin-Yusta
West Hills Middle School
(with Edgar Hagopian)
  2009 Photos on Welcome & Contact pages
  Read the winning essays (see below)
Announcing our
2009 Competition Winners

High School
1st place
Lauren Simonian
West Bloomfield HS
Ms. Mara Hoffert

2nd place 
Katie Markham
Huron Valley
Lutheran High School
Mr. Thomas Schwartz

3rd place
Diane Paik
West Bloomfield High,
Ms. Mara Hoffert

Honorable Mention
Ani Karibian
AGBU School
Mrs. Judith Kadri

Middle School
1st place
Enzo Fantin-Yusta
West Hills Middle School

2nd place
Jair Massie
West Hills Middle School

3rd Place
Mohammad Rabaa
West Hills Middle School

the instructor for these students was
Mrs. Laura VanGemert
who used the competition as a class project.

Read the winning
essays below by
clicking on the name.

Edgar Hagopian &
Mr. Thomas Schwarz
Huron Valley Lutheran H.S.
1st Place High School
Lauren Simonian
reading her essay
3rd Place High School
Diane Paik
2nd Place Middle School Jair Massie
1st Place High School Lauren Simonian
3rd Place Middle School Mohammad Rabaa
1st Place Middle School Enzo Fantin-Yusta
Honorable Mention HS Ani Karibian
3rd Place High School Diane Paik
2nd Place High School Katie Markham