I want to acknowledge an little-known, but helpful contribution to El Carmelo School. I learned this morning that Adobe Animal Hospital on First Street in Los Altos regularly donates medical procedures for classroom pets. Our own seven-year old guinea pig, Snowball, who lives in Mrs. McCoy's room 6, recently had surgery. Adobe took care of the surgery (outpatient, in this case) for free as part of their commitment to hands-on science education in schools. A big thank you to the staff and management of Adobe Animal Hospital!