Keren Lover Reunion!
Mark your Calendar
July 4 – 6, 2025 Seattle is hosting Keren High Schools Reunion.
Keren High Schools reunion is going to be held in Seattle. For July 4th weekend, all Kerenites are invited to attend this non-political, non-religious, non-regional, get together of former students.
Keren High Schools reunion started in 2008. Since its inception, we held 8 reunions. We had 2 reunions in Toronto, 4 reunions in Washington, DC, 1 reunion in Los Angeles, and 1 via zoon during the Covid years. The next 9th reunion is happening in Seattle, Washington.
Visit “SweetKeren.com” to learn about the goals and the history of these reunions. In short, the reunions are get together of old childhood friends and classmates to remember the good old days. We usually spend 3 quality days laughing and enjoying one another. We Kerenites, have great memories of our sweet Keren TSADA.
In the streets of Keren, you will hear many languages. To mention a few Bilen, Tigre, Tigringa, Saho, Arabic, Italian, and some more. In the olden days Keren was a home to Sudanese, Yemens, Nigerians, Italians, Ethiopians, and the 9 Eritrean BIHERAT. We also had people whose descendants are from Somalia, Greece, and Turkey. We have Moslems and Christian. The amazing thing about Keren was this: It was the place of tolerance, respect, harmony and peaceful co-exitance. The diversity made us learn all cultures and learn how to live together as brothers and sisters.
Director
Mahmoud Mohammed Ali (Kanoni)
Teachers
Mr. R.G. Rajan
Mrs. Indira Rajan
Mr. S.S. Bedi
Mr. Laine Desta
Mr. Osman Omer Omran
Mr. Nandalal Dashora
Mr. Gurmit Singh
Mr. Raj Rahadur Singh
Mr. B.D. Shinde
Mr. Ramakhandra Nair
Mr. Ibrahim Yasin
Mr. C.L. Khanne
Mr. Negash Adem
Mr. K.G. Cyriac
Mr. K.L. Monga
Mr. Fessaha Taffari
Mr. Getatchew Kibret
Mr. B.S. Verema
Mr. A.S. Wadewa
Miss Joanne Feldman
Mr. Tesfaldet Tekle
Mr. Vijay Singh
Old Memories
Keren High School Students
Outlook Magazine
Compiled by Yohannes Ferdinando Drar
Ottawa, Canada
February 4, 2010
To all former students of Keren high school (Then called Atzie Dawit Secondary), especially graduates of the 60s and 70s, the school had a magazine run by the students. To preserve the memory of our former students, I am trying to collect copies so that people can remember their classmates and friends. I have the first edition from 1967 with different articles that I have transcribed. The magazine has poems, question and answer sessions, biographies and thought pieces. The articles are mostly written by students and teachers. I would suggest any former students from the high school to forward materials that could be important for our website.
Below is a listing of all former teachers at Keren High School or Atzie Dawit during the 1960’s and 70’s. Some teachers were from India, Peace Corps teachers from the U. S. including local teachers. The first director of the high school was Mr. Mahmoud Adam and then Mr. Mahmoud Kanouni (1960’s & 1970’s). I have collected the information from the Outlook Magazine Newsletter published by students in the 1960’s. I have also redesigned and reprinted it for your enjoyment! I encourage all former students to send any informative memories to the website.
Enjoy!
Cooperation Enables Us to Overcome Problems
Cooperation is an English word which is pleasant to hear. As every one of us knows education is the means and way in this world to eliminate ignorance, the greatest enemy of mankind and to live happily....Continue Reading
I choose to write this topic because I feel that what our school demands from students is above all interesting and important. Cooperation and understanding between teachers and students. Interest is necessary and badly needed in students and in school life. To teach and learn are both very difficult and a hard jobs....Continue Reading
Is the Teacher or the Soldier Helpful for the Nation
As we all know it is necessary for a student to express his ideas to an audience through debates or lectures. Having this in mind Ato Tesfaldet, the Amharic teacher held a very interesting debate. The debate was on. “Is the teacher or the soldier helpful for the country.”...Continue Reading
The Language Question in Science
By Fatna Mussa Haj (11A)
Nowhere is the need for international language clearer or more serious than in the field of science. It is very important for the worker in science to be able to keep in touch not only with the great discoveries but with the little additions to the store of knowledge made by month....Continue Reading
I am very serious about why people smoke? Is it to appear grown up? Is it “to follow the crowd” or because someone told him not to do so? Anyhow I would like to give you a small account on smoking. Smoking cigarettes is very dangerous and that is because in cigarettes there is a drug called nicotine....Continue Reading