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North students leave message for future generations
By amanda tonoli
Poland North Elementary School buried a time capsule on June 3. The capsule was a small box that contained various items including pictures and memorabilia students wanted to contribute.
Custodian Richard Niggel said he one of the first students that went to North in 1956 and thinks the time capsule is a fantastic idea for the school’s last year.
“I love it, i think it’s fantastic,” Niggel said. “I’m sorry they are redoing the school, but the time capsule and the kids are excellent.”
Susan Clutter, parent and PTO member, said she enjoyed looking through letters the students wrote to their future selves, pointing to one specifically that stated the student wanted to be either an engineer or a professional Lego builder.
Niggel said anything was possible.
“When we were growing up we never would’ve guessed what we had now,” Niggel said. “It’s amazing to go back and see what it was when we were growing up.”
Clutter said she liked that this year’s gift to the school was special.
“Every year we give something to the school, but this year it was difficult because the school is closing,” Clutter said. “We thought, ‘What could we give to a school that’s not going to be here next year?’ So, we thought of the time capsule.”
Clutter said if plans to demolish the school go through there are instructions in a safety deposit box for reburying the capsule so that students are still able to open it in 50 years.
“We thought it was nice to give something to not only the students at North but to the future of Poland schools,” Clutter said. “North was a community school and I think we all kind of hope for that to continue.”