Six years ago a little girl was in tears because her prized bottle of One Direction perfume was accidentally buried in the Sandycreek Elementary School sixth-grade time capsule. She had placed the aromatic prize on the table of items for the container, and Mrs. Amanda Walters didn't know it was left unintentionally.
When the former Sandycreek students from the Franklin Class of 2022 gathered behind the elementary school Tuesday to unearth the capsule, the perfume incident was the talk of many students and parents. One of the first items found in the unearthed plastic container was the bottle of perfume intact still in the box. The owner, Halle Plowman, lifted it and sprayed it into the air in more than one direction so everyone could get a whiff of One Direction and remember the once-popular boy band.
When the former Sandycreek students from the Franklin Class of 2022 gathered behind the elementary school Tuesday to unearth the capsule, the perfume incident was the talk of many students and parents. One of the first items found in the unearthed plastic container was the bottle of perfume intact still in the box. The owner, Halle Plowman, lifted it and sprayed it into the air in more than one direction so everyone could get a whiff of One Direction and remember the once-popular boy band.
Apparently, some of Plowman's tastes have changed. "It smells quite bad," she admitted now. "But I still love the band."
Mrs. Walters, who is now Amanda Heller, was the teacher in Sandycreek who organized the class time capsule back in 2016. Her son Scott was also a sixth-grader that year.
Heller said she had almost forgotten about it, but was able to get the word out to the seniors that they were going to dig it up Tuesday if anyone wanted to come.
Heller said she had almost forgotten about it, but was able to get the word out to the seniors that they were going to dig it up Tuesday if anyone wanted to come.
"I'm sorry, I didn't get out enough chairs," she said as she scrambled to get more seating from a storage closet as people kept pouring into the gymnasium.
She arranged a presentation of the video slideshow shown during the kids' sixth-grade graduation. "No I didn't bring Kleenex, sorry," she told one parent. As the slideshow played, "ahs" and "awes" were common as well as several belly laughs as each kid's picture was shown over a music soundtrack.
She arranged a presentation of the video slideshow shown during the kids' sixth-grade graduation. "No I didn't bring Kleenex, sorry," she told one parent. As the slideshow played, "ahs" and "awes" were common as well as several belly laughs as each kid's picture was shown over a music soundtrack.
Then they went outside to try to locate the buried treasure. Heller knew approximately where it was but it took a little searching and several boys and girls taking turns with the shovel to unearth it. Sadly, the items were soaked. Though care was taken to put items in plastic bags and taped, six years of northwestern Pennsylvania weather cause a fair amount of seepage. Not everything was ruined, Plowman's perfume bottle almost looked new and still sprayed, but papers were soaked and mushed together.
A memory book of answers from when Heller asked students what was important to them or about the times was able to be read.
"Gangnam style, Emojis, Bae, Peppa pig, Little Einstein song, OMG and LOL, the iPhone 6 came out...." Heller read through the list of about 100 items for the time the capsule was created.
Some of the items seemed to delight the seniors and some made them roll their eyes.
Some of the items seemed to delight the seniors and some made them roll their eyes.
Best friends Dylan Crum and Carson Hittle put in Super Mario toys together. Hittle was there to collect both. His friend had long since moved with his family to Wisconsin, but he collected both toys and said he'll contact his friend about it.
Heller also had the sixth-graders write letters and answered questions to their future selves.
Heller also had the sixth-graders write letters and answered questions to their future selves.
Hittle was looking over his wilted paper, "It said 'describe your perfect meal' and I wrote one word and one word only - Arbys. He also put in an Imagine Dragons CD.
Skylar Shields, who is the senior class president, read her prediction of who she will be when she is a senior. "I will still be as picky." Her mother Tammy shook her head, "well that’s true." Skylar retorted "well I’m not as picky."
Skylar Shields, who is the senior class president, read her prediction of who she will be when she is a senior. "I will still be as picky." Her mother Tammy shook her head, "well that’s true." Skylar retorted "well I’m not as picky."
Emaline Eshelman's mom Kaylee said her daughter could read hers, but recalled she didn't put a lot of thought into it six years ago. "She waited until the last minute to fill hers out, so she just copied what Halle [Plowman] wrote - word for word."
Despite the disappointment of the ruined items, Heller was happy around 100 people attended the unearthing. "I’m shocked how many people came out," she said. And though many of the items were musty and hard to hold, the teens and their parents showed great care as they carried them to their cars to take home.
Despite the disappointment of the ruined items, Heller was happy around 100 people attended the unearthing. "I’m shocked how many people came out," she said. And though many of the items were musty and hard to hold, the teens and their parents showed great care as they carried them to their cars to take home.
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