Published On: August 7th, 2026By

Former Odom Elementary students, staff dig up early-2000s time capsule 08-07-2026

Photos of former Odom Elementary students and staff members digging up a time capsule at the campus on Friday morning, Aug. 7, 2026. Students in Sharon (Henslee) Siebern’s fourth grade class of 1971-72 (when the school was called “Colonial Hills Elementary) originally buried a time capsule in 1972 and unearthed it in 2002 to find that the plastic container had caved in and was filled with mud. Members of the class, along with Mrs. Siebern, buried an updated time capsule in 2002 using PVC pipe and dug it up this morning.

Photos by Andy Adams / Aldine ISD Communications 

About the Author: Andy Adams

Andy Adams is Aldine ISD's district photographer. He has worked as a newspaper editor, reporter and photojournalist, as well as a high school yearbook adviser, over his 35-plus-year career.