Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School | |
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Address | |
1615 North Alexandria Avenue Los Angeles, United States 90027 |
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Coordinates | 34°6′1.25″N 118°17′55.68″W / 34.1003472°N 118.2988000°WCoordinates: 34°6′1.25″N 118°17′55.68″W / 34.1003472°N 118.2988000°W |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1969 |
Principal | Dr. Alina Dorian |
Enrollment | 1002 students |
Website | www |
Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School (Armenian: Լոս Անջելեսի Ռոզ և Ալեքս Փիլիպոս ազգային վարժարան) was founded by Alex and Rose Pilibos in 1969. This school was first known as Hollywood Armenian School and is a K-12 school. Armenian language, history and religion classes are taught in Armenian, and the rest of the classes are taught in English. The school's current principal is Dr. Alina Dorian. The school is part of St. Garabed Armenian Apostolic Church.
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.
Incoming students from other institutions must fulfill the following requirements in order to be accepted to the middle and high school.
Pilibos is a member of CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) and has placed and won a number of league championships. The athletic department is continuously expanding and improving its athletic program and continues to strive for excellence.
Pilibos offers training and teams in basketball, soccer, volleyball, and track at the elementary, junior high, and high school levels. Our 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.
At Pilibos, music, drawing, dance, performance art, and other artistic programs are offered at different times throughout the year.
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: