ivy and overgrown weeds that won’t be easy to dig up. “I know that it’s here,” Hosking said. “Tat’s about all I know about it. I have no problem with unbury- ing it, as long as it’s accessible. It’s going to be quite a challenge to dig it up, but not impossible.” Tough Hosking and Dif-
fon live where the capsule is buried, Leah Vaughan is a main organizer for the unburial. She graduated from Renfroe in 1985 and has been in contact with both Hosking and the class of 1980. Vaughan and her daugh- ter, sophomore Sally Vaughn, received the map from the cur- rent social studies department at Renfroe. “I would love to get everyone
together for this opportunity,” Leah Vaughan said. “We’ve tried in the past to have this reunion, but it always fell apart. We’re all hoping that this time, the unburial can finally hap- pen.” During the upcoming Thanksgiving break, former classmates from places like Pennsylvania and the United Kingdom will unveil the capsule
and reminisce about their past. “We’d like to request that you
try to contact as many of the original participants as possible to be on hand at the unsealing of the capsule,” Johnson wrote. In honoring the requests of the 1980 class, Leah Vaughan and others will be reaching out to as many as students as possible. Te students of 1980 value the similarities that connect them to their past. “We still attended dances, ate pizza and went to the football games,” Vaughan said. Trough Deca- tur has grown over the years, the Decatur of the 1980s held the same cliques and the same coming-of-age questions every- one asks themselves. “We had the same feelings of finding out who you are through growth,” Vaughan said. “What we wore defined us – the jocks, the smokers, the nerds. Life, it turns out, doesn’t change as much as the people living it.” Even still, certain differences
will always set the past from the present. “Te only towering dif- ference between then and now is
What’s INSIDE?
our routine use of technology,” Weber said. “We didn’t feel as though we were missing out on anything because there wasn’t anything to be missing out on. As the future has become more and more technical, the premium on perfection tends to take away from actual content. We had an attitude of ‘good enough’ that isn’t present in today’s society.” Te time capsule is signifi-
cant because it highlights the changes since 1980. “I think [its] importance lies in [its] power of reflection on history,” Hosking said. “We learn so much from where we’ve been – if we pay attention. If we ignore our past influences, then we live less aware of our ability to evolve. Hopefully [it] promotes purposeful and mindful life in the present.” Hosking may be reflective,
but the students from 1980 just hoped their capsule would be found in one piece. “Good hunting and the best of luck in the future!” Johnson wrote. n
The “Teenager’s Declaration of Rights” proclaimed the rights teenagers at Renfroe thought they deserved.
A student actor placed theater tickets in the capsule so he could wander back to performances during his teenage years.
An article about the Iran hostages recalls the current issues of 1980.
A student musician contributed original music compositions to bring him back to the importance of music during his developing years.
Students placed money in the cap- sule (less than $5.00) to supply the students’ future-selves with a backup plan in face of financial danger.
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