Have you ever wondered what Hackley will be like in 75 years? Or what Hackley looked like 75 years ago? The upper school community council has been preparing a time capsule, which will hold one item from each grade and be opened in the year 2100.

​The community council has been working tirelessly to assemble this time capsule to celebrate Hackley’s 125th anniversary, which took place on October 27, 2025. The time capsule will not be buried but will be stored in Hackley’s archives. As of now, there is no exact date, but they are aiming to store it around January or February.

​“I think it’s especially relevant now, because we are in such an interesting time,” student council vice president Ace Perez said.

​Some students struggled to select just one object to represent the entire grade. Everyday objects and activities like spikeball and the decorated phone pouch were all possibilities to put in the time capsule. Some even considered putting the penny in, since it has recently been discontinued. The sophomore class decided to put in a shoebox filled with photos taken on a digital camera.

​“We chose it because we thought it was the best way to represent us as a whole,” sophomore council representative Pia Serverin said. “We’re a lot of different people; it’s a good way to express ourselves as individuals.”

​Other grades had similar ideas. The juniors are putting together a scrapbook with letters inside for future Hackley students. The freshmen are putting in a sweater adorned with drawings. The senior class is still deciding on its object.

​“We thought it would be a good way for people to include their own idea of what they want to put in the time capsule,” said Ace, who helped decide the junior grade object. “It allows everyone to have their own voice.”

​The student council could not have planned everything without the help of Ms. Zammit, Hackley’s Fund Manager and Data Strategist. She attended student council meetings, helping them brainstorm ways to honor Mrs. Hackley for Founder’s Day.

​“This year our goal was to bring Founder’s Day celebrations back and a bigger way to celebrate the legacy of Mrs. Hackley,” Ms. Zammit said.

During the brainstorming process, the student council came up with numerous ideas to honor Mrs. Hackley. However, the time capsule stood out to many as a way to preserve our history. It also gave students the chance to encapsulate how they live up to Mrs. Hackley’s core values.

​“We can look back and see that a lot of the values she founded the school on: inclusivity, ethics, and doing the right thing are all things that the time capsule will encapsulate,” Ms. Zammit said.

​People often forget how far Hackley has come since its founding. The time capsule helps to preserve student life now, which seems so normal but will become foreign in 75 years.

​“55 years ago, we were just opening up to be a co-ed school,” freshman student council representative Nora Mott said. “I’m proud of how far we’ve come in that amount of time, and I can’t wait to see how far we’ll go.”