Peace and Environment News* April 1996
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Peace and Environment News * April 1996 |
by Lyndsay Poaps
Brookfield High School has about 1200 students and is in the Hunt Club Riverside area. In the past three years, some extraordinary things have been going on at this ordinary school.
In the fall of 1993, we started a complete renovation of our courtyard. Four hundred students volunteered in our "Move the Earth" Day, which involved turning the topsoil over in the courtyard and adding new soil. We replanted more than twenty-five trees to replace the ones lost to Dutch Elm disease.
In the spring, we planted more than 100 different bulbs and shrubs in the front of the school.
The next fall, we began to plan for a new pond and terrace. Students made suggestions for the design of the pond. After the selection, we hired contractors. The students and teachers wanted to build the pond, but the Ottawa Board of Education said the only way to get the pond and terrace was to have it built by certified contractors.
Now our courtyard looks great. This spring we will add lunch tables and benches made by the Design and Technology students. The visual arts students will paint a series of murals depicting student life.
I feel quite satisfied with our accomplishments. Most of all, I am proud of the student body for coming together and showing any task can be done if it's done together.
Lyndsay Poaps is in grade 12 at Brookfield High School and is the president of the Environmental Club.
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