LAPS Time Capsules On Display At Mesa Library This time capsule from Barranca Mesa Elementary School is from 1970 and includes 20 student folders holding various papers written by students, magazine and newspaper clippings and even a cassette tape recorded by a student. Courtesy/LAPS Items found in the Aspen Elementary School 2014 Time Capsule. Courtesy/LAPS LAPS News: Time capsules from Aspen Elementary School and Barranca Mesa Elementary School will be on display at the Mesa Public Library during the month of May. The time capsule from Barranca is from 1970 and includes 20 student folders holding various papers written by students, magazine and newspaper clippings and even a cassette tape recorded by a student. It was recently found quite by accident by PE teacher Lanse Carter as he was cleaning out the gym.