Student Council Fountain

At the moment, the Student Council Fountain Project is on hold due to the SAISD Bond. We are in contact with the various contractors who have been assigned to complete work at Jefferson High School.

A second "digging" by board members and some tremendous effort by Jefferson's groundskeeping staff revealed the entire outer hexagon of the fountain.

• water that had accumulated in the inner hexagon was pumped out
• fresh water was added
• the tiles were cleaned
• the second batch of water was pumped out
• the final grime was sponged out
• a wooden cover was constructed for the inner hexagon and put into place an
• a waterproof canvas cover was put over the wooden cover to avoid further water accumulation

With the fountain fully revealed, it was possible for John ??? of ??? to assess the condition of the structure, make educated guesses at drainage, water supply, and electrical access. Both he and Susan Toomey Frost, author of Colors On Clay and 1958 Jefferson graduate, also assessed the condition of the fountain tiles. John is scheduled to give a preliminary report to the TJHSHPS at its annual meeting on April 8, 2010 in the Jefferson SUB.

"The project is feasible ..."

So began the e-mail from a San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) official in answer to Board member and former Thomas Jefferson Principal, Sam Hogue's inquiry concerning the restoration of the fountain in the Student Council patio, aka, "the fish pond." The e-mail goes on to enumerate a number of milestones that must be reached to attain the goal of eventual architectural and functional restoration of the once-prominent feature on the Jefferson campus.

Documentation of Obscured Architectural Features