Pershing Middle School At 3838 Blue Bonnet Dr.

[VicMan]

The Houston Chronicle has an article about this: http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocu...p;selectedPath=

The new Pershing Middle School campus will open on Wednesday, January 17, 2006. Pershing, a Houston ISD school, serves the cities of Southside Place, West University Place, and Bellaire as well as sections of Houston around the areas, such as Braeswood Place, Southgate, Old Braeswood, Westwood, and a sliver of Meyerland.

The kids were allowed to tag the old 1948 campus with graffiti (such as "Name" was here).

[Guest Marty]

The kids were allowed to tag the old 1948 campus with graffiti (such as "Name" was here).

Why did they let them do that. Okay i see there tearing it down.

Edited January 14, 2007 by Marty

[Dan the Man]

I'm not too sorry to see that building go. It always looked really depressing from the Stella Link side.

[VicMan]

I'm going to upload a shot of the new building once the letters for "Pershing Middle School" appear on the facade.

[sunspot]

Bellaire Examiner is reporting today that they are planning to cut down several large trees including the gigantic live oak that stands in the middle of the property.

According to the Advisory board this is necessary to avoid cutting down '30' others.

Here is the quote from the paper - "By sacrificing two trees, we saved 30 other trees and the view. It also maximized green space. The benefit of laying out the fields in this way, where the backstop is against the school is that the neighbors will be looking at trees not bleachers"

As stated in the paper I can see that these people were grappling with tough decisions, but seeing the space available around Pershing, I feel that some better compromise could have been made.

I would much rather have seen the decision read something like "By sharing a ___ field and a ____ field, they were able to preserve 31 trees including the 80 year old live oak for the benefit of those middle school students who care about history and the environment as well as sports.

The problem is that these sports fields are SO precious that the committee was probably not given the choice to eliminate one or reduce it. They will be putting in a baseball field, a softball field, a football/soccer field, and a walking trail.

I am trying hard to be fair here, but this decision makes me cry.

[sunspot]

Just me again adding a picture.

[Dan the Man]

Can't they share the athletic facilties across the street?

[sunspot]

Share the fields!!?? that would require communication, cooperation, organization, and sharing!! Not strong points of our modern society are they? Shocking that you could even suggest such a thing for the saving of an inanimate object such as a tree!

[rsb320]

I guess I'll get over it because they'll save more trees by removing a few. This is the same as they did to build the new school. Believe me, the neighborhood has very watchful eyes on this. I hope one of the trees going is not the in the one in the old building courtyard. Think of how many kids that tree greeting every morning.

Has anyone heard if they are going to just keep that old incinerator chimney? They didn't tear it down because endangered Chimey Sweep (birds) migrated there. It pretty much looks like it's incorporated into the building, except the brick doesn't match.

[sunspot]

Believe me, the neighborhood has very watchful eyes on this. I hope one of the trees going is not the in the one in the old building courtyard. Think of how many kids that tree greeting every morning.

But that's the POINT it IS the big one that was in the courtyard. They claim they have to cut down that one to save the others [and get in all those sports fields]

Has anyone heard if they are going to just keep that old incinerator chimney? They didn't tear it down because endangered Chimey Sweep (birds) migrated there. It pretty much looks like it's incorporated into the building, except the brick doesn't match.

They are keeping the chimney and we are happy about that.

I am heading out there this morning to take pictures in the rain and tie a yellow ribbon on the tree.

[sunspot]

Well, I was thwarted by mud this morning and had to take photos from afar. But here is the tree (with its neighbor) that will be removed.

[jm1fd]

Well, I was thwarted by mud this morning and had to take photos from afar. But here is the tree (with its neighbor) that will be removed.

How unfortunate....that's a substantial tree. Only 80 years old? It looks older.

[cgallagher]

Thanks for the pics. I went to school there through '92 and I remember those trees. However the I am very greatful that they've kept the ones on the east side of the property. Those are very nice live oaks and will be just as nice as the big one some day.