Nagorno-Karabakh is a de facto independent republic in the South Caucasus , officially part of the Republic of Azerbaijan , about 270 kilometres (170 miles) west of the Azerbaijani capital of Baku , and very close to the border with Armenia.
The Soviet Union incorporated the predominantly Armenian region as the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast ( NKAO ) in the Azerbaijan SSR in 1923 . On December 10 , 1991 , as the Soviet Union was collapsing , a referendum held in the NKAO and the neighboring district of Shahumian resulted in a declaration of independence from Azerbaijan as the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ( NKR ), which remains unrecognized by any international organization or country , including Armenia.
In the final years before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the region became a source of dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan, culminating in the Nagorno-Karabakh War . Since the end of the war in 1994 , most of Nagorno-Karabakh and several regions of Azerbaijan around it remain under Armenian military control. Since then, the parties have been holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group
Source: Nagorno-Karabakh, Wikipedia

Students' Successes

 

The Daniel Ghazaryan School Presents Its First Graduating Class

Ten years after it opened its doors to 30 first graders, the Daniel Ghazaryan School is proud to announce that it will graduate its first class during a special ceremony which will be held in June of 2007.

These graduates will continue their studies at various universities and music schools. Upon the completion of their college education, some will come back to join the school’s faculty. The goal of the school is to prepare the future intellectuals, educators and leaders of tomorrow and we have every reason to believe that these young men and women are going to play an important role in revitalizing Shushi in the years to come, thanks to the education they have received at Daniel Ghazaryan. We wish them the best in their future endeavors and thank their sponsors for giving them the opportunity to pursue their studies at our school.

Our Students’ Accomplishments

The students of Daniel Ghazaryan earned the following national and regional awards during these past few years. We are indeed very proud of their outstanding performances both in academic and music subjects.

Dolukhanyan, Narine (Piano)
2nd place at the 2003 Aram Khatchatourian Music Competition

Sarkissian, Nelli (Piano)
Winner of the 2003 Aram Khatchatourian Music Competition
2nd place at the 2004 Arno Babajanian Music Competition
Winner of the 2006 Arno Babajanian Music Competition
7th place at the Yerevan’s Young Virtuosos’ 2006 Competition
Laureate at the 2006 Artsakh’s Creative Writing Competition
Winner of Artsakh’s graduating class Academic Competition

Yesayan, Nareg (Violin)
Laureate of the 2002 Aram Khatchatourian Music Competition

Yesayan, Nareg (Violin)
Laureate of the 2002 Aram Khatchatourian Music Competition

Mardyan, Anush
Laureate of the 2006 Russian Language Competition of Artsakh

Chalian, Narine
Laureate of the 2006 Russian Language Regional Competition

Daniel Ghazaryan School’s Quiz Bowl Team
Placed first in the Republic’s General Knowledge Competition