[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 5 (Monday, January 12, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E48]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        TRIBUTE TO THE ARMENIAN SISTERS' ACADEMY OF LOS ANGELES

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 12, 2015

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Armenian Sisters' 
Academy of Los Angeles upon its thirtieth anniversary.
   The Armenian Sisters' Academy of Los Angeles (ASA), nestled in the 
foothills of the Verdugo Mountains in Montrose, offers a Day Care 
Program, Preschool, Kindergarten and grades 1st through 8th. 
Established in 1985, the ASA is one of three schools in the United 
States operated and governed by the only existing Catholic Order of the 
Armenian Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, which was founded in 
1847. The other two schools are located in Radnor, Pennsylvania and 
Lexington, Massachusetts, established in 1967 and 1979, respectively.
   Since its inception, the ASA has been committed to providing an 
exemplary and well-rounded education to its students. The ASA offers a 
bilingual curriculum, art, music and computer instruction to all 
students, and has been successful in preserving the identity and 
culture of the Armenian people by teaching the Armenian language, 
Armenian cultural courses and religion. The ASA also offers after 
school extracurricular activities such as Armenian dance classes, 
basketball and volleyball.
   The Armenian Sisters' Academy of Los Angeles is dedicated to the 
development of the child spiritually, personally, emotionally, 
intellectually and socially. Among the many goals and objectives the 
ASA strives to achieve include providing each student with a respectful 
and optimistic environment in which each student feels encouraged, 
creating an atmosphere where the Armenian language, heritage and 
culture may be taught and experienced, emphasizing the heritage, 
privileges and responsibilities of American citizenship, and 
encouraging small group work and the increased use of independent 
study. I commend the ASA for being an integral part of the community, 
and applaud the school's unwavering commitment to our youth. The ASA 
plays a central role in shaping our children into responsible citizens 
and thriving members of society.
   I ask all Members to join me in congratulating the Armenian Sisters' 
Academy of Los Angeles for thirty years of dedicated service to the 
community.

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