(January 25, 2005) — Students’ eyes are directed towards two things as they enter the auditeria for an Armenian Club meeting: the food and the loading Power Point presentation on the screen. On the screen are a few simple words: Gregory Krikorian, president of the GUSD school board. In a small assembly Jan. 13, Armenian Club members watched clips of newscasts, depicting the multiple triumphs of school board President Greg Krikorian. The video, meant to especially reach out to the Armenian population, played poignant clips of the ways Krikorian has improved the district in his four-year time in office. Key points were Krikorian’s advocacy of Armenian Genocide commemorations and his efforts to help children in Armenia in his program called Hye Hopes. Also mentioned during the presentation was Krikorian’s success in “securing Armenian Christmas as a holiday.” After the presentation, Krikorian’s campaign was laid out in a nutshell to the students. Krikorian himself had made an appearance at Clark last year and the year before, but this year he was unable to do so, and he was instead represented by another party. Key parts of the presentation were reexamined and it was reaffirmed that Krikorian is “one of the best things to happen to this district.” Students, especially Armenians, were encouraged to help out Krikorian’s campaign by volunteering. It was said that “anything would be a great help. We need people to help make lawn signs and pass out flyers and just tell people what a great guy Greg is.” Forms for volunteers were passed out as were flyers inviting students to a rally to help support Krikorian. A point was made, however, of saying that Krikorian cares for all students, not just Armenians, but that he will always have “a special place in his heart for the Armenian population.” Students had differing views on the assembly. Junior Sebastian Al- Saiegh had an especially emphatic view to share. “I think that the assembly was a really good representation of Greg. I work for the guy, and he’s a real down-to-earth person. He’s not just a man who wants to be reelected; he’s a real person and great for this district. I even went to the rally afterward to show my support.” Junior Lilly Sirmabekhian had a more negative view to the assembly.“It was pretty boring actually. I’m not a part of the club really; I just wanted to see what it was about. But the [Power Point] was dull and had way too much emphasis on Armenians for a person who wanted to be reelected district-wide.” According to history teacher and club sponsor Cynthia Nash, Armenian club plans to hold a fundraiser outside of school in the future, perhaps around February or March. They hope to hold a charity talent show in order to support the program Hye Hopes and send money over to Armenia.