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Seniors open 10-year old time capsule

Ten years ago, Rita Garguilo's second grade class buried a little of their history. With graduation just two weeks away, they celebrated their past and their future by unearthing those memories.

"It was part of a reading series we were doing at the time. One of the activities was to create a time capsule," said Mrs. Garguilo.

In late 1999, the world was preparing for the new Millennium. People planned parties and fretted over the unrealized Y2K computer crashes. Even Wal-Mart played a part by selling plastic time capsules.

Mrs. Garguilo filled the capsule with a class list and class photo, handprints of each of the children, a Pokemon card (the big fad of the day), and a McDonald's toy. Each child also included a personal listing of hobbies, friends, etc. With the help of the school custodians, they sealed up the container and buried it four feet deep in the ground outside their classroom.

"I wasn't certain we would find it, but one of our custodians knew exactly where it was," said Mrs. Garguilo.

Everything was intact, but a few things were damp around the edge of the capsule. Class member and local historian Ryan Wietz collected and dried the items.

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