Over 10 California Armenian School students commemorate the Armenian Genocide in Montebello Martyrs Monument on April 20.
MONTEBELLO, Calif.— Over 700 Armenian school students from across Southern California gathered at the Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument April 20 in Montebello, California, to commemorate the Armenian Genocide and to honor the memories of Armenian Genocide martyrs, in what has become an annual tradition.
Students, parents, faculty, and administration were present from the following California Armenian schools: Ari Guiragos Minassian Armenian School, Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Manoogian-Demirdjian School, Armenian Mesrobian School, Armenian Sisters Academy, Charlotte and Elise Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School, Holy Martyrs Ferrahian Armenian School, Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School, Sahag – Mesrob Armenian Christian School, St. Gregory Alfred & Marguerite Hovsepian School, Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School.
Students place flowers on monument in memory of victims of the Armenian Genocide
In the morning, Mesrobian Middle and High School students marched from campus toward the monument, a decades old tradition for the school. Since the Centennial year of the Armenian Genocide, the commemoration at the Montebello Monument encompassing all schools has become an annual tradition.
“By gathering here today, we are showing the world the unity of our new generation of students, and our will to stand up and fight for the Armenian Cause,â€
