James W. Robinson High School Alumni
Fairfax, Virginia (VA)
Aram Vartian
James W. Robinson High School
Class of 1994
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ARAM'S PROFILE
| First Name | Aram |
| Last Name | Vartian |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1994 |
| Gender | Male |
| Hometown | Lansing, Michigan |
| Relationship Status | Single |
| About Me | My name is Aram Vartian. My first and surname are Armenian in origin, though I am only half Armenian (my father's side) and half Irish (my mother's). Aram in Armenian translates to "high" or "exalted." I like the name, dislike the meaning. I have spent 37 years on this planet. The first eight were pretty good and the seven after that sucked. The three or four years after I came out at 15 were at once the most magical moments of my life and the most chaotic. SMYAL was good to me, high school was not. So I dropped out in eleventh grade. I spent two years trying to figure out what and who I was supposed to be, met the first love of my life and then joined the Navy. Two and a half years later, the Navy kicked me out for being gay. The boyfriend stuck around. We traveled a lot, mostly to small towns that had been built at the feet of a now derelict factory. Each had a 24-hour Walmart and a sixteen bay gas station right off the highway that was always lit up like Christmas. At twenty-five I panicked. It was the first pang of time misspent, of an adulthood delayed. I had little to show for my quarter century of life. So I set about learning web design, and a year later found myself at the Washington Blade applying for a job I had no business getting. I told them so twice during the interview; they hired me anyway. Seven years later I had my first camera in hand. It was nearly an accident. I fell in love instantly. Two and a half years later I would find myself at Metro Weekly, the Washington Blade's primary competitor. I have found both my true artistic voice and a family to encourage it here. It is like no place I have ever worked and I am grateful every day for a rather charmed life in a city that I love filled with people I adore. I'm a geek. I am passionate about art and color and light and storytelling. I love accents. I love purple. I exist in a semi-lucid state somewhere between reality and dreams on a near constant basis. I smile and laugh easily. I stutter, but no one seems to notice anymore. I love that. My name is Aram Vartian and I am trying to be a better person than I was yesterday. It is nice to meet you...(read more) |
Class of 1994 Alumni
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Class of 1981
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Class of 2006
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Class of 1981
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Class of 2005
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Class of 1988
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Class of 2001
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Class of 2007
Tim Gould
Class of 1977
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Class of 2006
Jacob Bryan Allem Jacob Bryan Allem
Class of 2014
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Class of 2005
Geneva West
Class of 1975
Donald Slusher
Class of 1973
Alisa Thompson
Class of 1986
Mark Thames
Class of 1977
Melissa Meyer
Class of 1989
Cathy Nordstrom
Class of 1994
Rebecca Fortune
Class of 1998
Nikki Wood
Class of 1996
Martin Shepherd
Class of 1974
Jennifer Shapiro
Class of 1989
Malik Kotob
Class of 2008
Jacob Knispel
Class of 2006
Laura Quinley
Class of 2002
Elizabeth Hudler
Class of 1988
Catherine Unrine
Class of 1991
Nick Wiley
Class of 2000
Leslie Specht
Class of 1994
Chris Persil
Class of 1980
Mary Ann Ernst
Class of 2001
Miruna Tecuci
Class of 2002
Michael Rowson
Class of 1999
Upcoming Class of 1994 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1994 Reunion for Free
Robinson Crew - 35th Anniversary
Invited Classes: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Date: May 25, 2025
Description: Calling all Robinson Crew Alumni: the 35th Anniversary Celebration and Alumni Reunion Row will be on Sunday, May 25th at...(read more)
Recent Class of 1994 Reunions
Class of 1994 - 20th Reunion
Invited Classes: 1994
Date: Sep 27, 2014
Description: Visit http://robinson94.classquest.com for additional details.
Class of 1983 30th Reunion
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Jun 21, 2013
Description: All Robinson alumni are invited to attend. A slide show is being created. Send any photos you may have to jwrobinson...(read more)