Flash to the future
Photo Credit: Lauren Mankus
Bishop Kelley's very own time capsule to be buried May 14, 2010 and opened 25 years from now.
Vince Fernandez and Samuel Hinson
May 13, 2010
Filed under In-Depth, Top Stories
“Doc are you telling me it’s 2035?!”
Unless you have a DeLorean that has been modified into a time machine that is equipped with a flux capacitor that generates 1.21 gigawatts, which is powered by plutonium, you are going to have to wait 25 years to dig up the time capsule.
On May 14, the time capsule, filled with all its contents, was sealed with polyurethane, then put in plastic wrap, and enclosed in a PVC pipe. The capsule was then lowered into a hole just outside the garden of the De La Salle chapel that was dug by an auger and then covered by a 4×4 cement slab that will not be unearthed until May 2035.
“The idea began because we had seen them done in the past, and we started talking and brainstorming, and it just sort of evolved,” Vice Principal of Activities Mr. Gary Oberste said. “The process involved students, teachers, parents and alumni.”
Some of the many items put into the time capsule include: a Breezeway newspaper, cap and gown, articles about BK from the Tulsa World, spirit stick, and many other Bishop Kelley memorabilia.
Things that are important or popular in our era were also in the capsule, these include: an iphone, a CD of popular songs, a list of slang words, popular magazines, lists of “favorites” on the year, and other items.
“The students were given lists of favorites for them to choose from to put into the time capsule,” Oberste said.
Freshman Max Sanders, whose parents donated the time capsule, was one of the heavily involved students in the brainstorming and organizing of the time capsule.
“I was at a student council meeting and they asked if anyone could purchase a time capsule and my family volunteered to buy it,” Sanders said.
Sanders believes that having a time capsule is a good experience because it gets students involved and creates school spirit.
“[The time capsule will] preserve what our 50 years of legacy is and show it to the students in 25 years,” Sanders said. “Having a time capsule will preserve our history and also get students in the future involved and interested in its history and heritage.”
During time capsule week, the items were displayed in the commons and a list of the items was put out. Students were also encouraged to vote during lunch for their favorite actors, actresses, and male and female singers as well as make predictions about the future to be included in the time capsule.
“It will be interesting to see how different the stuff we use now will be in the future,” said senior Maggie Oberste, who was involved in organizing all the time capsule items.