Photo Gallery: 13th Annual Genocide Commemoration

Glendale High School dancers perform during the 13th Annual Genocide Commemoration. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

April 22, 2014 12:39 PM PT

During a somber, yet celebratory event, Glendale students performed songs and dances as well as read poems during the 13th annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide Monday night that brought hundreds of people to Glendale High.

Photo Gallery: 13th Annual Genocide Commemoration

Jefferson Elementary students recite a poem as a group during the 13th Annual Genocide Commemoration. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff reads a letter he sent to newspapers in Turkey during the 13th Annual Genocide Commemoration. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

The Glendale Homenetmen Ararat Chapter presents the colors while the Glendale High School A capella choir sings the Nation Anthem during the 13th Annual Genocide Commemoration. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

Glendale High School dancers perform during the 13th Annual Genocide Commemoration. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

Attendees take video of performances during the 13th Annual Genocide Commemoration. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

The audience waits for the show to start before the 13th Annual Genocide Commemoration. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

The Glendale Homenetmen Ararat Chapter presents the colors during the 13th Annual Genocide Commemoration. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

The Glendale High School A capella choir sings during the 13th Annual Genocide Commemoration. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)