Armenian family donates $9.6 million to create Glendale’s first Armenian high school

Alex and Lina Megerdechian, an Armenian couple, have announced a $9.6 million donation to open the first Armenian high school in the US city of Glendale.

The funds will be used to purchase property for the future school, which will be named Alex and Lina Megerdechian High School and will be run by the Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

The new school will continue the educational program of Chamlian Armenian School. Students will be able to continue their secondary education while keeping their connection to the Armenian language, culture, faith and national identity.

The donation is an important step toward a long-held dream of Glendale’s Armenian community: a high school of its own.