Pan Armenian Youth Assembly BAZE Summer 2004

This year the students of the American University of Armenia had a unique chance to participate in the project Pan-Armenian Youth Assembly “Baze 2004 Summer” which was organized and held by Pan-Armenian Youth Foundation. The plan was supported by the active cooperation and generous contribution of Steve Maradian (Vice President of AUA for Government Relations and Special Projects). The Pan-Armenian Youth Assembly was to be held from July 30th to August 8th 2004 in Dilijan.

The purpose of the program was to organize the Pan-Armenian Youth Assembly, which will bring together 650-700 young people of 18-30 from Armenia, Artsakh, Javakhq and Diaspora, who will spent 10 days full of sport, cultural and other competitions and interesting meetings and events at “BAZE” Camp. The program is meant to create a friendly and competitive atmosphere at the “BAZE” camp, where young people from different parts of Armenia will have an opportunity to meet and communicate with each other, participate in wide range of competitions and sport games.

All young people, gathered from different parts of the world were chosen based on their abilities and social activism and one thing is sure that after the camp they will share their impressions, knowledge and ideas with their friends in their communities, which will promote love towards Motherland and national ideas among the Armenian youth, as well as will use gained contacts in their future.

The participants were divided in three wings: Red, Blue and Orange, which symbolized the three colors of the Armenian State Flag. There were more than 40 groups consisting of 12 participants.

The student group from AUA has been elected through competitions. As result of those competitions the 11 members have been chosen. Group was in Orange front.

Winners of BAZE 2004 summer were:
First Place – Blue
Second Place - Orange
Third Place - Red

AUA student group which was participating first time presented amazing results and among 13 groups won the Second prize in Orange front.
The winner group members are the following students:

Hranush Smbatyan (CTEFL)
First prize as poet in the Orange front,
First Prize as poet in all three fronts,
Special prize of Prime Minister of RA as the best national poet “BAZE Poet”
First prize as designer of the fashion winning in all three fronts
Hripsime Martirosyan (MPH)
Third prize in reading lyrics in Orange front
Second prize in Cooking within Orange front
Third prize in Cooking in all three fronts
Aramayis Grigoryan (MBA 1)
Group member of brain ring team winning the first prize within Orange front
Group member of brain ring team winning the first prize in all three fronts
Second prize in painting within Orange front
Encouraging prize in painting in all three fronts
Yekaterina Nersesyan (MCLS 1)
First prize as best fashion model in all three fronts
Vahan Kajayan (MBA 1)
Group member of brain ring team winning the first prize within Orange front
Group member of brain ring team winning the first prize in all three fronts
Vaspur Grigoryan (MBA 1)
First prize of Arm-Wrestling (<70 kg) within Orange front
Third prize of Arm-Wrestling (<70 kg) in all three fronts
Karen Hakobyan (IESM 1)
Third prize in Table Tennis within Orange front
Third prize in Table Tennis in all three fronts
Gevorg Antonyan (MBA 1)
Group leader of brain ring team winning the first prize within Orange front
Lusine Martirosyan (MCLS 2)
Group member of brain ring team winning the first prize within Orange front
Gohar Gharibyan (APP)
Group member of brain ring team winning the first prize within Orange front
Sona Iskandaryan (CTEFL)
Second prize in Cooking within Orange front
Third prize in Cooking in all three fronts

AUA group leader in All Armenian Youth Assembly “BAZE” was AUA Student Council President Sergey Arakelyan (IE&SM second year student).

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