Uploaded December 2010 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is B&W Super8 silent movie film taken by Chip Kramer's dad of the June 11, 1970 graduation ceremonies at Oak Park River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois.
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0:00 The film starts with a processional, and shows Tony Malone, the class president, leading the way.
0:52 The next segment of film shows all 950+ graduates in the stands in the fieldhouse.
1:43 The graduation speakers each take their turn including Bill Hodgetts, Rian Mintek, and Steve Weinstein. They are followed by superintendent J. Floyd Hall and school board president Bruce Clausonthue.
2:16 Diplomas are awarded, and the film tracks Chip, but you will see many, many other people.
4:19 The recessional begins. I then added a slow motion, ultra-smooth (using video restoration) pan of the entire class.
This is B&W Super8 silent movie film taken by Chip Kramer's dad of the June 11, 1970 graduation ceremonies at Oak Park River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois.
Click on the timecodes below to go directly to that part of the video. Turn on captions to get information on who you are looking at.
0:00 The film starts with a processional, and shows Tony Malone, the class president, leading the way.
0:52 The next segment of film shows all 950+ graduates in the stands in the fieldhouse.
1:43 The graduation speakers each take their turn including Bill Hodgetts, Rian Mintek, and Steve Weinstein. They are followed by superintendent J. Floyd Hall and school board president Bruce Clausonthue.
2:16 Diplomas are awarded, and the film tracks Chip, but you will see many, many other people.
4:19 The recessional begins. I then added a slow motion, ultra-smooth (using video restoration) pan of the entire class.
