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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, the day before my junior year of high school began. Those were the days when school started after Labor Day, which was a much more civilized schedule for folks like us, who attend the AYF Olympics.  It was back in high school when I joined the Detroit 'Kopernick Tandourjian' Chapter. It was also

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Mark Gavoor

Mark Gavoor is Associate Professor of Operations Management in the School of Business and Nonprofit Management at North Park University in Chicago. He is an avid blogger and oud player.

2 Comments

  1. Thank you so much for your perspective and eloquent writing Mark. Get some rest before you jump into the Olympics Magazine. A well deserved break as well as all the other dedicated journalists over the weekend.

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