Beyond the finish line: The 2026 AYF-YOARF Junior Athletic Games
A race lasts seconds or minutes. A jump is over almost as soon as it begins. Yet the moments surrounding them — the encouragement before a start, a familiar face waiting at the finish, a friend...
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Granite City hosts successful 2026 Midwest Junior Olympics
One of the Midwest AYF’s most anticipated traditions returned this summer as the Granite City “Antranig” Chapter hosted the 2026 Midwest Junior Olympics on July 10-11. Members and families from the...
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Why do we call each other “Unger”?
Walk into any AYF-YOARF meeting, Seminar or chapter event, and you will hear it: “Parev, Unger.” “Thank you, Ungerouhi.” “Come on, Ungers!” For many AYF Juniors, unger is one of those words we use so...
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ARF Youth represented at IUSY Balkan Round Table and Black Sea Area Committee
The ARF Bureau՛s Youth Office announces that the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Youth participated in the IUSY Balkan Round Table and Black Sea Area Committee in Skopje, North Macedonia, Sept....
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Three days in Dilijan: Stories from an AYF Internship excursion
Day 1 Our three-day excursion to Dilijan began with me waking up before everyone else, already running on adrenaline because, as usual, I had not packed yet. I quickly threw everything together, made...
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Meet Me Under the Trees: Camp Haiastan celebrates 75 Years, Oct. 9-11
FRANKLIN, Mass. — Camp Haiastan turns 75 this year, and the whole community is invited to celebrate with an anniversary weekend Oct. 9-11. For generations, Armenian kids have come to the camp’s 100...
View ArticleSelected research papers from the Armenian Students for Artsakh competition
At the initiative of the ARF Bureau Youth Office, the second edition of the “Armenian Students for Artsakh” research competition was held in 2025-2026, bringing together several dozen students from...
View ArticleA thank-you is in order to the AYF
Five years ago, I flew across the country to spend my summer washing dishes and scrubbing toilets with a group of 17-year-old Armenians whom I had never met. It was the summer before my senior year at...
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Homenetmen Eastern Region U.S. scouts participate in the 13th Pan-Homenetmen...
After nearly a year of preparation, excitement and anticipation, East Coast scouts finally arrived at their destination this summer — Armenia. Following three preparation seminars throughout the year,...
View ArticleIn darkness, Armenia reminds us of light
For centuries, Armenians have faced numerous hardships and challenges that have affected their culture, country and way of life. One of the most devastating occurred in 1915, when roughly 1.5 million...
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Finding family in an engineering internship
This summer, I worked at Geocosmos, a satellite photography company in Yerevan. I am a sophomore studying aerospace engineering at the University of Illinois, and most of what I know about engineering...
View ArticleFuel the fire — all roads lead to Jersey
For generations, the AYF Olympic Games have been a destination. The finish line at the end of a glorious summer spent at AYF Camp Haiastan or a fruitful one spent in Armenia on the AYF Internship. A...
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This one’s for the counselors
I will tell anyone who will listen about the tragedy of my youth: never having gone to Camp Haiastan — not as a camper, not as a CIT and not as a counselor either. It’s a part of my childhood that...
View ArticlePreserving identity, keeping the cause alive
Editor’s note: This speech was delivered on behalf of the ARF Eastern U.S. Central Committee during the opening ceremony of the 2026 AYF Olympics in New Jersey. On behalf of the Armenian Revolutionary...
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The day after: AYF Olympics denouement
I went to the 1969 AYF Olympics in Providence. Labor Day was September 1 that year. If I were writing for the Armenian Weekly back then, I would have been writing this piece on Tuesday, September 2,...
View ArticleNew Jersey AYF Olympics summary results 2026
We hope you have been following the events of the 92nd AYF Olympics in New Jersey this Labor Day weekend with Mark Gavoor’s daily recap articles. Following is a summary of the results from the games....
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Sunday at the AYF Olympics
Sunday has always been the heart and soul of the AYF Olympics. It begins with Track and Field and ends with the Olympic Ball. The Olympics began as a one-day Athletic Festival, with Track and Field as...
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Saturday at the AYF Olympics
Every day is special at the AYF Olympics and has its own vibe. Saturday’s vibe is particularly popular, combining the Softball Tournament with an old-fashioned Armenian picnic, followed in the evening...
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Friday at the AYF Olympics
It was another hectic Friday at the AYF Olympics. Golf and tennis began first thing in the morning and continued until mid-afternoon. Swimming commenced in the late afternoon, followed by the Friday...
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Thursday at the AYF Olympics
We were up early, ready and eager to get to the AYF Olympics in New Jersey. Despite a three-hour flight delay, we finally got to Newark and made it to the Glenpointe Marriott at 5:30 p.m. As is my...
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