After fencing suddenly appeared in the center of campus on October 14, BHS students can be heard asking why a big chunk of Elm Grove is fenced off.
The administration has confirmed that the fencing is a temporary measure as a part of the campus beautification project.
“As a part of the beautification of campus, We promised we would work to restore the grass in Elm Grove. This will be a Two-month process. In the coming days (Last Monday 10/14), We will be receiving some fencing to fence off the west end of Elm Grove. This will disrupt the flow of student/staff traffic for a month at a time. After a month, We will move the fence to the east end. Custodial will be seeding and it is a perfect time with the weather to allow the seed to germinate. I am sorry for the inconvenience,” Ricky Ishida, the BHS Assistant Principal of Administration, wrote in an all-staff email.
The fencing runs horizontally from the western edge of the grove by the portables and continues to the center sidewalk, and spans vertically from the most northern edge of the grove near G Street to the most southern sidewalk in front of Warren Hall.
Although staff were made aware of the upcoming improvements, students were surprised when they witnessed maintenance crews setting these fences up during fourth lunch.
This portion of the beautification project is set to end in mid-December after the other half of Elm Grove has been seeded.
More updates on the Warren Hall renovation project will be coming soon.
