Armenian teen wins 1st place at Los Angeles County Science FairMarch 28, 2018 - 11:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Daron Yacoubian, a 7th grade student at St. Gregory Hovsepian Armenian School, has won first place at the Los Angeles County Science Fair, Junior Engineering Applications Division, Asbarez reports. His project entitled PorSHA (Portable Solar Heating Apparatus) is a floating solar powered device designed to eliminate the need for a pool heater. Because of his first-place win, Daron has qualified for the California State Science Fair in April. He also qualifies to participate in the Broadcom National Competition, the premier science and engineering competition for middle school students. Daron is the son of Dr. Stephan Yacoubian, an orthopedic surgeon,and Maro Yacoubian, an attorney, of Glendale, California. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |