Magnolia Elementary students create a time capsule

Magnolia Elementary School held their first Time Capsule Program on May 25.

The time capsule, filled with many memories of the first year at Magnolia, was buried during the program. Superintendent Pattie Neill was among the guests that attended the program.

Jackie Moore’s fifth grade writing students worked to collect and organize a variety of items to place inside the time capsule. Each student in all grades contributed a memory page or a memory packet about themselves. Other items in the time capsule included: a list and photographs of technology that we all use today, summaries of specific events that occurred this year, student reflections of academic and specials classes, photographs of today’s fashions, list of slang words used by students, list of favorite movies and favorite books, list of popular songs and dances, photographs of the community of Trussville and Magnolia Elementary School classrooms and school grounds taken by fifth graders, student art drawing of the school and playground, a fidget spinner, store receipts, coupons, field trip letters, school calendar for 2016-2017, a Kindle, the newly written school song, 2016-2017 Magnolia Elementary yearbook, school T-shirts, football cards, Magnolia Elementary magnet, the Trussville Tribune newspaper and an overview of HTHS sports. The PTO donated the time capsule container, the school’s yearbook, Magnolia 5K Run t-shirt, and a marker to mark the time capsule. Neill donated a newspaper article that portrayed the opening of Magnolia Elementary School in October 2016.

The time capsule captures many memories from the 2016-2017 school year. The fifth students look forward to coming back to Magnolia Elementary School in May of 2024 as seniors to open up the time capsule to view their memories that they cherished while they were a fifth grader.

-Submitted by Trussville City Schools.