(April 4, 2003) — Adding on to the already long list of Clark’s clubs is the newly started Armenian Club, rousing discreet opposing whispers in our school’s halls. Though the club hasn’t yet begun, students are already objecting. Sophomore Shirley Kim argues, “Culture clubs like this ultimately just exclude the rest of us, making it even harder to fit in. This continues and we’ll all be in racial discriminating cliques, with everyone’s self-esteem high enough to separate those of the Armenian club to those of the Spanish club. It’s a bigger issue than we all think.” Senior Babken Der Grigorian, President of Clark’s newly formed Armenian Club presented the idea to the Glendale Unified School District, eventually leading to the achievement of his goal. “Clark students are finally going to be given the opportunity to learn about the Armenian culture, whether they are an Armenian born here in the U.S. deprived of learning the language or a Japanese student dropping in one of our meetings for a history report. I want to strongly emphasize that the Armenian club is open to students of all nationalities.” Der Grigorian explains and would prefer more diversity on the club roster. As the appointed Armenian club advisor, History teacher Cynthia Nash hopes the Armenian club will end the stereotypes of Armenians at Clark. “Twice a month, we’ll give kids the opportunity to share, with their peers, what they know about the Armenian way of life,” Nash says. Lured by Der Grigorian’s passion to start an Armenian club, like others, Nash, along with Der Grigorian, is determined to make the club work, providing members with the utmost amount of information students can gain. The newly organized Armenian Club encourages students of Clark to join. “Though the first meeting date is still not yet set, we have a lot to accomplish, discover and instruct this school year.” Armenian Club will be meeting every other Tuesday at lunch starting April 15.