THE ROCK IS EXPOSED

Bob's Backhoe Service fired-up a huge excavator this morning and began digging away at the Jefferson lawn area. It took about three heavy tugs to pull the rock free. It's roughly 4'-6" tall and 5' wide. Bob estimates its weight at one ton. We plan to incorporate this rock into the children's amphitheater near the upper playground area and Classroom B. It's the perfect size for this.
Excavation of the entire Jefferson lawn area and the area around and behind the Blake Building has caused considerable havoc. Of course, in no time we discovered the meandering old main water line which serves everything. All water has been shut off to the entire campus until the excavation is completed, probably early next week. We are going to try to run a high pressure hose down to the Starr King Nursery just for this Sunday. Phones and computers have suffered some interruptions but seem to have survived.
We've installed another porta-potty in the parking lot area next to the Jefferson Building. As far as porta-pottys go, this is a pretty darn nice one. It has flush action, a sink w/ anti-bactierial soap and a foot pump water faucet. You now have a choice between the porta-potty in the Parish Courtyard and (my favorite) the porta-potty in the Jefferson parking lot. Remember, the water is shut off. There will be no regular bathrooms available this Sunday.