A time to remember at May More School
Deer Park May Moore Elementary School fused the past and the present in a time capsule ceremony. A time capsule securely placed behind the walls of the school was retrieved last year as part of the school's 50th anniversary celebration. May Moore students spent the last year examining its contents, created by May Moore students in 1956, the school's inaugural year. Students spent time reviewing photos taken from the capsule and reading student letters and articles written in 1956. Continuing the tradition, current May Moore students created documents and photo collages of their own, reflecting the present culture and time period they are living in.
The program continued its cycle when the 1956 time capsule was placed into its original position behind the bricks of May Moore and a new niche beside the original was carved for the new time capsule. Kindergarten, first and second grade classes cheered their classmates along as they sealed up the past and present.
May Moore's custodian, affectionately known to the students and community as "Mr. Joe" donated the commemorative marble which reads "2006" displayed at the entrance of May Moore Elementary School, acknowledging the 50-year mark, when students began assembling the new capsule. Joe Mosca, a Deer Park resident and parent performed the masonry work with the help of the Buildings and Grounds Department to complete the project. Shown in the top photo, May Moore School kindergarten student Isabella Mosca and sister, second grade student Sophia Mosca stand side by side with Deer Park's 1956 and 2006 time capsules.
Shown in the photo, May Moore School Principal Alicia Konecny led the time capsule ceremony while student helpers placed the time capsules behind May Moore's walls.
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