BY SUE KIESEWETTER
Enquirer Contributor
Workers Nathaniel Trahan, left, and Jon Doepker test the fit of a marker to be installed in the plaza at Fairfield Senior High School.
(Dick Swaim photo)
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FAIRFIELD -- A yearlong effort by the Fairfield Commemorative Brick Committee has cleared its first milestone, and workers are laying the first batch of engraved bricks on the plaza in front of Fairfield Senior High School.
"Our goal was to get this done so the Class of '98 could see it before they went off to college," said Ken Rhodus, a 1974 Fairfield High School graduate who is spearheading the effort with Fairfield School Board president Mike Oler.
"The centerpiece was held up, but we got it Wednesday (Aug. 5), and we're ready to go."
The centerpiece, a 300-pound granite block, is being placed in a 20-foot-by-20-foot area in front of the school. It will be surrounded by red or concrete bricks, with charcoal bricks on the perimeter. It features an Indian head, a symbol for the school's mascot; the district seal; and the letters FHS. It was donated by J-II Homes.
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Order forms are available at the high school, 880 Holden Blvd., and at the administrative offices, 211 Donald Drive. Checks should be made out to Fairfield City Schools and mailed to the attention of the treasurer. Information: 829-6300 or 942-2999. |
Four hundred of the 1,800 bricks sold and laid in the first section are engraved with a graduate's name, family or other message. Workers will engrave up to 500 more bricks with three lines. The other 900 bricks will remain plain.
The work should be finished this week.
When all 900 have been engraved, another section of concrete will be removed from the plaza to make room for a second section of bricks, Mr. Rhodus said, noting the project could continue indefinitely. Proceeds from the brick sale will go to a scholarship fund for Fairfield Senior High School students. If 900 bricks are engraved, the fund will grow by about $20,000.
Each brick can be engraved with up to three lines, with a maximum of 14 characters per line. Cost is $50 per brick or $90 for two. Students and alumni can buy bricks for $40.
