George A. Ferrell Elementary School in Picture Rocks will be celebrating its 100th anniversary on Sept. 26.

Ferrell Elementary will celebrate its century of education along with Picture Rocks which is celebrating its 150th Anniversary.

Celebrations at Ferrell are still being finalized by Mrs. Laura Barondeau and the PTAC.

It is expected to include opening of the time capsule behind the cornerstone, presentations from local historians, and other engaging history

activities for students and staff.

The building will also be open to the community from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on that Saturday, Sept. 27.

“As a former American History teacher, I am very eager to see what is in that capsule,” said Dr. Mark Stamm, superintendent of East Lycoming School District.

In 1925 – President Calvin Coolidge was in the White House; the Scopes Monkey Trial took place; bootlegging during prohibition of alcohol led to ill-gotten fortune for notorious Al Capone, and The horror movie, The Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Chaney was on screen in black and white, and The Great Gatsby novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald was released that year.