By Shannon McFarlin WENK/WTPR News Director
Paris, Tenn.–At ceremonies Sunday afternoon, a time capsule was buried at the Henry County High School to commemorate the school’s 50th anniversary. The time capsule was buried in front of the building, by the gazebo, and will be opened 25 years from now, in 2044.
Teacher Pam McCord said the items included all 50 yearbooks the school has published, an old typwriter, a section of the Gamlin gym floor, cap and gown, a Madrigals’ CD, medals, scrapbooks and letters that the school’s seniors wrote to themselves. McCord said she hoped that technology will still exist so that people can listen to the Madrigals’ CD. She said several of the students put money in their letters to themselves just in case they need some 25 years from now.
Actress Cherry Jones, who spoke earlier at the renaming of the Little Theater, signed her speech and placed it in the time capsule.
Principal Dr. Michele Webb, County Historian and Teacher David Webb, McCord, and several alumni helped shovel dirt over the burial vault.
McCord noted that Ridgeway Funeral Home and Wilbert Vault Co. donated the vault and their time and that the ceremony was financed with a PLUS Endowment grant.
Shannon McFarlin photo.
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