Members of the Beverly Hills community blanketed El Rodeo Elementary School in a sea of red as they flooded through the newly renovated campus on Aug. 11. Thousands of students, alumni and faculty sported the school’s signature color to celebrate its grand reopening after a five-year renovation project that updated many of the school’s facilities but also paid homage to its long history. The event, which welcomed families to tour the school before classes began on Aug. 12, included a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) Board of Education, City Council and members of El Rodeo’s faculty and staff.
During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, BHUSD Superintendent Dr. Michael Bregy explained that the school’s history plays an important role in educating the next generation of Beverly Hills. This event brought together parents and families who are brand new to the El Rodeo community and alumni from as far back as the class of 1950. “This is a place, when you look around, this is where history and modern times meet—where every brick, every beam, every window tells a story of perseverance and hope,” said Bregy.
