HUMBOLDT In 2048, Humboldts Class of 2018 will return to a shady spot west of the football field to find remnants of their youth.
Backpacks stuffed full of personal belongings. Photographs and videos. Completed school assignments. Athletic memorabilia. Notes and letters.
Seniors buried trinkets and keepsakes in a time capsule Thursday morning, just a couple of days before they graduate. The massive metal receptacle was placed inside a slightly larger but otherwise identical box. B&W Trailer Hitches of Humboldt built and donated the boxes, which were sealed and bolted shut.
The project was the dream of Noah Johnson, senior class president, who will be tasked with the responsibility of organizing reunions, probably none more significant than that planned for 2048. Johnson asked for help from Joe and Janie Works of B&W, who donated company time to create the 3x3x2.5 foot interior box and 4x4x3 outer box. Superintendent Kay Lewis found a spot for the time capsule at the sports complex. Andy Seufert donated his time and equipment to bury the box.
Johnson plans to lay a plaque to mark the spot and hopes future classes at Humboldt will follow suit.
