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FWISD Lily B. Clayton Elementary Buries Time Capsule Culminating its 100th Anniversary Celebration
Published 11/16/2022
The Fort Worth ISD (FWISD) community is invited to a Time Capsule Burial, the final event commemorating Lily B. Clayton’s 100th anniversary. The ceremony takes place Thursday, Nov. 17, at 8:30 a.m., at the Lily B. Clayton flagpole, 2000 Park Place Ave.
As part of the centennial celebration, students recently unearthed a 1992 time capsule in which they enjoyed discovering fascinating notes from the past. Similarly, students have carefully selected and sealed mementos, including photos and ‘what will I be in 30 years’ notes from students, to share with future generations. See photos attached!
A brief ceremony before the burial will include the pledge of allegiance by the Lily B. Clayton Safety Patrol, the National Anthem performed by students, and a touching story of Miss Lily B. Clayton by three fifth graders. Event speakers include FWISD Superintendent Angélica M. Ramsey, District 6 Trustee Anne Darr, Lily B. Clayton Principal Stephanie Hughes, and PTA Historian Karen Perry. The Dads Club will lead the time capsule burial while students sing the school song Clayton Our Clayton.
Lily B. Clayton Elementary School celebrated its centennial with a series of events for students and parents, faculty and staff, alumni, and community leaders.
Originally named Mistletoe Heights Elementary School, “Sweet Lily B” opened its doors for the first time on Jan. 30, 1922, to 79 students. Today the school is home to more than 500 Pre-K through fifth grade students.
“Lily B. is the heart of the Berkeley Place and Mistletoe Heights neighborhoods and an asset that continues to draw both alumni and new families to this historic community,” said Lisa Mocek, the school’s PTA historian, who is spearheading celebration planning.
The Lily B. Clayton campus, which was named for a beloved high school Latin teacher in Fort Worth, began as a four-room schoolhouse. Principal Lula Parker didn’t have an office in 1922, so she worked at a desk in the hallway. Four classrooms were added in 1925. A major addition in 1934-1935, designed by Preston Geren, included an auditorium, kindergarten room with a fishpond, cafeteria, library and six classrooms. Architectural features included a clay tile roof and panels depicting Mother Goose rhymes, according to the Architecture in Fort Worth website. The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 and is designated as a City of Fort Worth Historic Landmark.