100-Year Time Capsule

Mask(s)

GHS Mask

Mask and letter of explanation

• To remember the once-in-many-generations kind of pandemic brought in the form of COVID-19

• To show people in the future what we had to wear during the pandemic

• To show that we survived COVID

• It's the year we had to wear them to class every day

• It represents the tough times that happened at the beginning of 2020

• Because COVID-19 was so big this past year

• I think a mask is very relevant to our history now, so I think that would be a good thing to put in there

• I would include a mask because they are a part of our everyday lives. If we were to open up a time capsule with the next generation, COVID-19 would be a crazy story to tell

• We had to wear one everywhere

• The horrible time we had to go through with the pandemic

• Because we are basically always wearing them now and it is a good representation of what we are dealing with

• The face mask will represent and remind the next generation of one of the world's largest pandemics that changed the world in 2021

• To remember COVID-19

• I would put a mask to show the type we had to use daily and to also be available to show how far they have come in 100 years

• To tell the later generations how life was in the middle of a pandemic

• To show the future what we had to wear within the pandemic

• To show our kids what we wore to go into stores and school during the Pandemic

• So people will know what one thing we had to wear everywhere we went

• Because we had to wear one every day of our senior year

• To show how we always had to wear a mask these days

• A mask would show what we went through during the time of COVID-19 and our struggles of having to wear them all the time

• To show how we overcame the big problem

• Because this is what we have had to wear for over a year

• So they can really understand how COVID-19 was and how it affected our lives

Hand sanitizer

• To represent one of the most used items in our school during the COVID-19 pandemic

• We had a shortage of it

6-feet Apart Stickers

Because we had to stay 6 feet apart to socially distance

COVID tests

Definitely not used tests, but I would include one to show what the pandemic was like and educate the future

COVID-19 Vaccine Vial & Syringe

• Although it sounds crazy, if it were possible I would want to include it. This vaccine was made in under, what…10 months? COVID-19 is a huge part of our lives and doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. Although there are many, many, many vaccines, there isn’t one just like this one

• To know that we had a vaccine for the virus

• It could help with Covid

Toilet Paper

• Because at the beginning of this virus, IT WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. We always have to stay prepared now!

• That was the thing we ran out of first

• Remember the toilet paper shortage

• The irony of the toilet paper shortage

Smartphone & Charger

• I would put it in there so that people in the future could get on it to see how technology has changed, and so they could see how I lived my life. I hope they enjoy the photos and memories I made

• I would put the phone charger so they could charge my phone to be able to look at it

• Because they won't be around anymore in 100 years

• iPhone with box/packaging just to see how much different they look then and now

• To show how much we used electronics 100 years ago

• To show what type of technology that we had during our time

• So they could see technology from the past

• So people see the difference between phones now and phones from their time

• To show how much technology has changed

• To show what it was like when we put our content in it

• I would place a current model of the iPhone, because they change yearly and in 100 years I’m sure they will be advanced, and even more technical and savvy

• Maybe they will have even more advanced phones than what we had

• See what type of technology we had and how advanced it was

• I would leave an iPhone so that they could see how far phones have come in the past years

• To see the difference between what we use our phones for now versus in 100 years

• Phone with access code so people can know what I looked like and see my life

• An older phone just to see how much has changed

• Phone with pictures & videos of daily life, as well as apps we use today downloaded onto it

• To compare technology now vs. in the future

• So people can compare their technology versus the then-current technology

• to see how we advanced overtime

Earbuds

I think putting in a pair of earbuds would be a fun reminder of what we listened to music in 2021

Smartwatch

• Many of us have smartwatches, but I think they will be far more advanced in 100 years and a smartwatch to us would be really old and slow in the future

• To show how much technology was used 100 years ago

Mechanical Watch

Because it will be a contrast to smartwatches and maybe more valuable

Chromebook & Computers

• Because who knows what they’ll have in 100 years. Technology is always updating

• That's what most of the year's schoolwork was based on

• See what type of technology we used

iPad or Tablet

All of our younger siblings are obsessed with their tablets, so I think that may also be something that will be relevant about our generation and the next

USB Drive

Put most major events on it because I think it is important to remember history

Cars & Trucks (with modern onboard computers)

To see what we drove and how computerized many of the functions were

Gaming

• xbox 360 with two controllers and some games for entertainment in the future

• It reminds me of all the fun times I had with my buddies

• To show what we did when we weren't in school

Xbox one

In memory of it being my first console that I bought myself

Most popular game console

To see how advanced the gaming system becomes

Gaming console from childhood with the cords

So that people could see what our technology was like when we were alive

Video game console from 2021

To compare more technology

Trading Cards

Football trading card pack

Because I think in 100 years everything we know about life, like today, will be electronic

Yugioh cards

They are currently altogether my most valuable item

Trading cards for Pokemon, baseball, basketball, and football

I don't know many people my age who are that into this, it may only be middle-aged men, but people are obsessed with card hunting because it makes them decent money. People stand in line for hours for restocks. I think this trend is going to grow even more out of control, so I think it would be interesting to put one in there

Legos

To show a way some people express creativity

Just because

Millennium Falcon set with Mace Windu figure

It’s too iconic to forget

Music

Music from this time, different genres

To compare music between now & in the future

To see how much it changes over the years

So that people can see what types of music is around these days

My favorite song

So the future could hear some really old music

CD from one of my favorite rock bands

So that different people will know who one of my favorite Rock Bands are

CD of my favorite album

To compare the type of music I like

To see what changes

Playlist of songs

So I can look back and see what music I liked when I was younger

I think it would be cool to see how music changes in 100 years

Bluetooth Speaker

Because I have been using it a lot this past year and a half

Fine Art

My clay sculpture I did in my art class

So they would know what I liked to do the most in art class

Welding sculpture

Our flowers we made this year in welding class

A painted portrait

Because art is beautiful

Film

DVDs

Because they are already hardly bought in 2021 and in 100 hundred years I do not think there will be DVDs anymore

Movie tickets

To show which was the best movie

Movie from our period

To compare how movies look now vs. later

Spongebob Squarepants movie

So that people can see what kind of shows our children watch

Because that movie can bring happiness to anyone who watches it

Original Star Wars series movies

So they could watch the greatest movies of all time

Netflix recommendations

To give them something to watch

Toys

To see what we played with when we were younger

To see what we played with as children

Photographs

• To look back on old memories

• To keep them safe and hidden

• To see how much cameras have advanced

• To show how we were 100 years ago

• To show how we looked back then

Picture of the Class of 2021

So that the future generations can see and remember who came before them and survived such a difficult time

Photograph of GHS

To show what it looked like before their time

Photographs of my friends

I would include it so people in the future could see the class of 2021

Even though we might not be here, there will be something that is in 100 years

Because they got me through a lot in school and helped me out when I needed it and were there for me

To see if you still hang out with the same group

So I can look back and see me and my friends when we were younger

Photograph with my closest friends

It would be cool to see if we were still in touch or not

Photographs of Prom

Prom pictures with my friends and date

Photographs of my family

To look back on my loved ones

Because family is all you've got and they mean everything

So I don't forget them

They may all be dead by then

So they would know what my family and I looked like

To show our relatives what their family looked like and what life looked like

So I can look back and see all of us together

To show how happy we were

Photographs of myself

So people know what I look like

To see how much I’ve changed

Because I would show my kids and grandkids what a stud I was

To remind myself what I looked like

So I can see how much I have changed since then

Photographs of all of my animals

My pets mean the world to me

Photographs of my cat

I love her and she will most likely be dead

Photograph of my horse

So everyone can see how beautiful she was and that I loved horses

Photographs of my house and hometown

To see how much things would change in 100 years

To show how it has changed

So I could see where I lived and how my hometown's changed

To see the development of the area

Photographs of 2021 cars

To show the styling of cars right now

Photograph of my Jeep

It would be cool to remember my first vehicle

Photograph of the people who made the time capsule

To show people what we looked like 100 years before them

Books

To see what we learned about during our time

Textbooks from school

• So that the person who opens it in the future will see how we learned

• To see the different textbooks of the future or what they replaced the books with

Books about all animal species

So future generations can see the animals that we had

The Bible

If they do control religion and do away with the Bible, I would want the next generation to learn the importance of God and the Bible

Religious texts, copies of the most common

I feel like some might want to read them if something happens to them

School assignment or essay

To show what we were doing at school and what we have/had learned

Comic book

Because it's a book about superheroes

Letters

Letter from me

• To explain what is in the capsule and to tell the future person about me and things about my generation

• To explain what all of the things in the time capsule mean

Letter to the future seniors of Giles

So they could see what we went through during our senior year

Letter to my future self

• So I could say something to the future

• So I could read about how the 17-year-old me planned my life

• I'd like to see if I reached the goals that I had set or if life had taken a different path

Letter to the future

To let people know the struggle of Covid-19

Written letter to the next generation

I think the most important thing I’d want to share would be to tell the next generation what it was like during our time. Everybody goes through hard times, but the world as a whole went through something totally different. I would want to tell the next generation how strong everybody was from 2020 to 2021 or whenever this ends. Dealing with COVID-19 has taken a different level of strength, and I think that’s important to know considering this will go down in history

Newspapers

Newspaper from January 2019 about COVID-19

• To show struggles of the immediate past

• I think it would be cool to see an actual printed paper because in 100 years I doubt newspapers will still be around

• To show current events

• To compare differences through time

• I would include a current article to show the future generations what was going on in the world

• These are always something cool to look back at

Newspaper or other articles about COVID

To let future generations know what COVID was like when it first started

Sports section of a newspaper

To show how good/ bad teams were 100 years ago

Notes, Messages & Lists

• Have written messages about what our life was like in the past while they are in their present time

• Have a written message on it to tell what our present time was like

• I would just write a note that says, "Hi, How are you? I believe in you and you are doing great!"

• To give them advice

• To explain everything that's going on

Personal notes to my future family

To send messages to my future family

Description of my hometown

To show how much that area has changed

List of prices of things like milk, gas, and other everyday things

To show how much money has inflated in 100 years

List of famous people or events or shows or whatever is popular right now

I just think it would be cool to see if any of the trends now would come back, like scrunchies and mom jeans

2020/21 GHS Yearbook

• So people can look at how we dressed and what we did at school

• To have a memory of what everyone looked like and did when we graduated

• So that people can be able to see everyone from that time, in case they don’t have one already

• For the memories

• To see my old school classmates

• So the next generation could look through it and see what happened that year and who was there and what all we accomplished

• So they would know what activities, clubs, and sports I had participated in

• So I can remember the friends I made along the way

Class ring

To remind me of all the fun times I had in high school

Because it represents me being a graduate of the class of 2021

Graduation gown, hat, tassel, program, etc.

• Just because I can

• Because it shows that I graduated from GHS

• So my loved ones will have it

My senior quote

Advice for people

Great Grandpa's harmonica

It’s over 70 years old

My bear

I've had it since I was a kid

My framed drawings

So that people would know who drew the drawing from 2021

My necklace

It's very special to me, Nick bought it for me

My stuffed bunny

Because it got me through a lot when I was little

Old drawings

Because I would be able to see how much I’ve improved and compare drawings

Old toy

Because I don't play with it anymore

Parking pass

Because it is what I use every day to park at GHS. It holds a lot of value, in my opinion

Doodles of everything that has happened since all this started

Just to give them an idea of what happens if you don't deal with it correctly and don't take it seriously

Crystals

It's something me and my dad do together

My favorite memories

So I can look back and see all my favorite memories

Penguin

It's my favorite animal

My necklace

Personal reasons

Copy of my bucket list

It is always cool to see other peoples' bucket lists and how much 100 years has changed them

My ring

It matches my Mom's and sister's

Jewelry

I would leave this item for the next people to collect

To keep safe and be remembered by the passed family member

Photos, gifts, collectibles

Within the last two years, not many memories were made on my end. I’m a very sentimental person, so not being able to make new memories and new adventures has really hurt my heart. I’d definitely want to look back at all the times I got to share while I was able to share it with the people I love.

Puppy

To keep a buddy beside me at all times

Ring my Dad gave me when I was younger

It was given to me by my Dad and it's the only ring I have that only has two symbols on it

Fishing and hunting gear

These are my hobbies

Report card

Even if my grades weren't the best, just to see how I did this year

My mirror and crystal rose

It's something Nick bought me that's special to me

Dried flowers

My favorite flower would go in

Clothing

• I would leave this item so that the next generation will get a feel of what our style was like.

• To show how much fashion has changed

• To see how the era of clothing has changed

• So that they can compare fashion from 2021

• So they will have an idea of how people dressed 100 years ago

• See what we wore during these times

• Show what types of materials we used

• I will need something to wear

• To see how people dress differently

My Giles t-shirt

• Maybe GHS won't be around in 100 years or it won't be the same as it is now, so I think it would be cool to look at an old t-shirt showing what it is right now

• To let people know that was the school I went to and that it was the best years of my life

My Pink Floyd shirt

It’s my favorite shirt

A sweatshirt

Because I am always cold

Shoes

• I love shoes

• I would place a pair of the most popular shoes to see how different they become in a 100 years

Sneakers

• Air Force 1s, so they know what swag really is

• Nike shoes might not even be around in 100 years and a lot of people pick Nikes for tennis shoes in 2021

• My Vans, to show people how shoes are in the future you never know they may be different by then

Boots

• To see how fresh the leather would be and check for different designs

Miscellaneous

A scrunchie

I like scrunchies and I want to put something in that I personally like

Fashion magazine

• To show how different fashion was 100 years ago

• To show the fashion

Toothbrush/Deodorant/Cologne

To stay smelling good for the future

List of favorite foods and drinks

• To compare and see if I still like them as much

• Just to see what 100yrs would do to it

Soda bottle

To see how much the taste, color, and packaging has changed

Burger

To see how much everything has changed, including bagging, cups, and boxes

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

We all know they won’t be eating well without it

Reign energy drink

It's the drink I brought in every day

Sweet tea

Sweet tea is better than unsweet tea

Unsweet tea

It's the best!

Newspaper clipping of the Volleyball State Title article

It was the first girl's team at Giles to win a state title!

Basketball

To show how much materials have changed in 100 years

Football

• Because I like football

• I don't know that in 100 years we will have football

My homerun ball

It is an amazing memory and I am proud of that time

Softball

It will be from my last game as a Lady Spartan

Softball glove

So you can see how much a softball glove has changed in 100 years

Baseball

to remember things i used to do

Both my football and soccer jersey

To show the value of being on the team

Knee brace

It's the only year in high school I've had a serious injury

My track medal

Because I was good at what I did and also to show that anyone can get a medal by working hard

Paper and Coin Money

• Because it might be more valuable

• In case money from our time is extremely valuable

• To see the changes in money

• I don't know if money will still be the same, but I shall bring it just in case

• Because it wouldn't get stolen and nobody would know about it being there

• I think it would be interesting to put cash and coins in the time capsule because they probably won't have physical money in 100 years, It will most likely be all digital

• To show people in 100 years what our money looked like in our time.

• Money may look different then and it could possibly be worth more in 100 years, although a lot of things are moving to plastic cards (debit/credit cards)

Receipts

To see how much things cost in comparison to today

Paycheck stub

To show how much money the average person made compared to what it would be in the future

Vehicles & Keys

To see what we drove back then to get to work and school

3:00:00 PM and my name tag from work

That's when I go to work but also I would put my name tag in the capsule since getting a job has been a big part of my life

My shears from Cosmetology class

Because they were my first pair of shears I ever used

Makeup pallete

Because colorful things are nice and also to show people about makeup that we used

Tools and supplies

• To see what we used for our jobs

• Might come in handy for their use

• See what we made stuff out of

A pencil

Because in 100 years, people may not know was a pencil is

My very last pencil I used

Because it’s like the ending to a long book. It’s what I used to put the finishing touches on my work to be able to graduate

Medical equipment and necessities

To see how much it advances in the future

Because it would show what it looked like 100 years ago compared to what they have then

LED lights

They are the best and newest lighting of our time