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Barker Time Capsule

In the foreground, a woman in a blue shirt opens a wooden chest on a table decorated with American flags, while a group of people watches in the background.
A group of students and an adult stand outdoors reading from papers near a microphone, with a tree and building in the background.
A hand with a ring is in the foreground, reaching towards a collection of vintage photos of people in what appears to be a classroom or auditorium in the background.
A man in a plaid shirt gestures upwards while speaking to a woman in a blue shirt, with a building and trees in the background.
A woman speaks into a microphone at a podium in the foreground, while a group of people stand behind a table with a chest on it, in front of a building in the background.
A group of people stand behind a table displaying a football jersey and old photographs, with a light-colored building and trees in the background.
A crowd of people are gathered outdoors in front of a building with large windows.
A granite plaque with engraved text sits on a white surface, with a shadow cast from the left.
Several men in casual attire huddle around a document in the foreground, with a blurred building and sky in the background.
A wooden chest with a paddle and cloth sits on a table, with blurred figures in the background.
A woman in a blue shirt speaks into a microphone in front of a brick wall and a tree, with a crowd of people in the foreground.
Three women in the foreground lean over a table filled with papers and books, while others stand behind them in the blurred background.
Hands sort through a collection of old photographs and documents spread across a table, with a floral-patterned cloth visible in the blurred background.
A man and woman stand talking near a tree in the foreground, with a brick building in the background.
A notebook with %22Letters FROM America%22 written on it lies open next to a pencil, with papers and a granite marker in the background.
Broken concrete surrounds an orange bucket in a dirt area with trees in the background.
A group of young people sing on a stage in front of a building, while an audience watches from chairs in the foreground.
A man in a white shirt and tie holds up a vintage jersey with the number 73 on it, while a group of people gather around a table with a wooden chest in the background.
A collection of papers, including photographs and handwritten notes, are scattered across a table, with a notebook and pencil in the foreground and more documents and newspapers in the background.
A man in a white shirt speaks into a microphone at a wooden podium, with a brick building and a few people in the foreground.
Barker STEM Fair Winners Picture

Travel back in time with us as Barker Middle School opens its 50-year-old time capsule on April 21, 2026.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this special event, especially the former students and staff from the Class of 1976. The evening featured a special MCAS edition of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” performed by our choir before the original time capsule was opened to reveal memorabilia and memories buried decades ago.

Special thanks to Sodexo and Gwen Hudson for helping make this unforgettable experience possible.

View the memorabilia gallery, student predictions for 2026, and more on this webpage.

1976 Predictions