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Rima Makaryan is student of the month

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Rima Makaryan of Santa Rosa French-American Charter School is Santa Rosa City Schools student of the month for March. The fifth grader was born in Armenia and her family immigrated to California in 2010 and Makaryan enrolled at Doyle Park Elementary School as a third grader. Makaryan speaks Armenian fluently and speaks Russian as well. When the French language school opened on the former Doyle Park campus, Makaryan enrolled and began learning French as well. An accomplished artist, Makaryan loves… Read More »

Principal hired for Santa Rosa French American Charter School

Friday, at 6:16 by

Pascal Stricher, the principal of the Toronto French School, has been named the inaugural principal of the Santa Rosa French American Charter School, according to Santa Rosa City Schools officials. Stricher will assume the job July 1. Stricher has also been School Director for the Lycee International de Los Angeles, a campus recognized by the French Ministry of Education, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the International Baccalaureate Organization. Sticher has also taught in France, Lebanon, Pakistan and… Read More »