Oak Park and River Forest High School - Tabula Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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An emotional handshake by Phil Gilroy and Eddie Garcia clinches the long awaited event. Leading the final cheer, senior class president John Jacobs shouts, Give me an O, Schmin studio 14 Graduation

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: .-€ ;V s studying for PSAT ' s, juniors begin a series of college tests that often continue througti senior year. Ross BrO ' A- Planning for the future, Sally Browning stops by the Grinnell College booth at Triton ' s Future Focus. Senior Journal 13

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j Cloudy Day, Bright Future Indoor Ceremonies Don ' t Shadow Graduates ' Prospects Dark clouds, threatening a rain that never tell, filled the sky as the class ot 1981 met for a rehearsal on the morning of its gradu- ation. The decision to move the ceremo- nies Inside to the auditorium rather than holding them in the stadium, was made then in order to make the necessary preparations. This meant that the gradu- ation was broken up alphabetically into three sec- tions. Two of the six valedictorians, Bonnie Bumiller, Peter Burke, Dean Godellas, Rose Li, Ruth Saecker, and Liz Young, presented speeches at each ceremo- ny. Rose Li said, Some people were disappointed that they didn ' t get to graduate with all their friends, but most were too happy to notice while it was hap- pening. At the end of the year an election during A-period determined that the class of 1981 would keep up the tradition of long white dresses and a dozen red roses for the girls and dark suits for the boys instead of having caps and gowns or light colored suits. During one of the last class council meetings, those who attended voted on the class gifts which were a mar- quee for the ticket booth and a sound system for pep rallies. -Julia Andersen In traditional dress, Julie Brezon. Jennifer Capelli, Alison Clarke, and Maggie Cronin line up before the first ceremony. The Class of 1981 voted for long white dresses and a dozen red roses instead of caps and gowns Schmttt studios After four years of hard work, the presentation of Jenny Dever- eaux ' s diploma by school board member Truman Anderson final- izes her high school career. Awaiting tfieir own turn, graduates in the last row watch class- mates receive diplomas. Graduation 15