Summer Interns at the Armenian Mirror-Spectator

Aram Arkun, assistant editor (and Tekeyan Cultural Association of the US and Canada executive director), declared: “The Mirror and Tekeyan congratulate the AGBU on the success of its inaugural Boston summer internship program. It is clear that AGBU did a wonderful job in choosing interns, because Nick is both capable and intelligent. With his help, the Mirror website has been expanded to include new back issues and articles, and he is also contributing his own content to the paper and the website.”

“Nicholas has been a great addition to our office. He is willing to help with proofing pages and whatever else we ask him to do. He has a bright future ahead of him,” said editor Alin K. Gregorian.

Mkrtchyan, 16, hails from Armenia. He and his family moved from Yerevan to the US when he was in the seventh grade. He currently is a junior at Weymouth High School.

He graduated from St. James Armenian School, in Watertown, one year ago. He is fluent in English, Armenian, and Russian, and is spending much of this summer as an intern for the Mirror-Spectator. “The Mirror-Spectator helped me a lot to understand journalism and its inner workings. Also, it is helping me to become a better writer with better grammar.”

“Suren has helped us with organizing much of our photographs this summer. We wish him well as he continues his high school journey,” Gregorian said.

Arkun added that Suren is very tech-savvy and helpful both in organizing the Mirror archives and making additions to the Mirror website. “Having industrious interns is always an enriching experience for the Mirror, and we hope that our interns will keep in touch with us and the Armenian community in the future,” he said.