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

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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

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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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The benefits of enlisting in the Army are discussed by Sergeant Walker and senior Danielle Waco. Danielle chooses to explore many of the options open to her before making a final decision about her future. ■y A 1 } hKV ' h H S K p p IJT— ff Most Choose College In October Tabula polled approximately 10% of OPRF students to determine their ambitions and post-graduation plans. Of the 266 surveys complet- ed, 22.2% were from freshmen, 21.8% from sopho- mores, 28.6% from juniors, and 27.4% from sen- iors. According to the statistics, 89.8% of freshmen, 89.7% of sophomores, 92.1% of juniors, and 93.2% of seniors chose to attend college. Frequently chosen schools were the University of Illinois (7.4% of students), Triton (3.8%), and North- western (2.6%). Forty-one percent were undecided. Business was chosen as a major by 9%. Other popular majors were engineering (4. 1 % ) and pre- med (5.5%). Twenty-four percent were undecided. Sixty-seven percent of students planned to work during the summer after graduation, and 58.4% hoped to continue working during college. Four percent of students wanted to wait a semes- ter or year before starting college. The military was chosen by 1.3% of juniors and seniors. Some stu- dents (5.5%) planned to skip college altogether. The roads OPRFers chose led in all kinds of direc- tions to accomplish all kinds of goals. -Johanna Madden Looking through a college guide, Rami! Fajardo searches fo the college that will be best for him, both socially and academical 16 Plans After Graduation