On September 19, the Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) held a ceremony to bury a time capsule into the ground of the Innovation Campus at 1331 E. Calaveras Blvd.
The time capsule was filled with present-day artifacts, including yearbooks, momentos, and shirts from schools in the district, along with letters from members of MUSD’s Board of Education.
“In this time capsule, we have artifacts, memories, and messages that will be carried forward to the future generations of Milpitas Unified,” said MUSD Superintendent Cheryl Jordan during the program. “And every 25 years, the next MUSD generations of educators, community, families, and alumni will reveal what it is that the generations before them wanted them to continue to be inspired by. And then they will replace it with their own messages for the next 25-year generation.”
Henry Robinson, who has worked as an educator for MUSD for several decades and serves as a community liaison, facilitated the collection of all the items in the time capsule…
“I enjoyed going around to all the sites and collecting everything,” shared Robinson.
Robinson added that he feels it’s important to make students who are seniors at Milpitas High School aware of the time capsule, so that they know to come back in 25 years for the capsule’s historic opening.
Bill Hare and Joseph Ehardt, from the Milpitas Historical Society, were present at the event. Their organization had also contributed items to be added to the time capsule.
“One of the things we did was we purchased the United States currency proof coins to be included in the capsule,” said Ehardt, the Society’s Historian and Treasurer.
One of the sets of proof coins is called the Innovation Series — a fitting label since the time capsule has been buried at the Innovation Campus.
“Time capsules are always so much fun because you’re talking to the future. And the future gets to hear from the past,” said Hare, who is currently serving as President of the Historical Society.
Come the year 2050, this year’s time capsule will have become a historic treasure trove for future generations to look through. During the program, MUSD Board President Chris Norwood shared his wish for MUSD’s future counterparts: “My wish for you, MUSD, in 25 years from now is that the school district continues to lead with passion, courage, and innovation.”
