Downers Grove last day of school DGHS South 1978

Filmed by Paul Uttebrouck

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• short
• film

[oldstaterdclearlk]

Awesome. I graduated from North 1979. I showed my sons 21 and 19 - they said that's what they pictured it from my stories. Thanks!

[wikywak]

@mygirlsrb

I was a 79 grad and started smoking at 12. Quit 2 times. 1st time in 1998 for 4 years and again in 2004. I too gained a couple extra pounds and struggle with breathing issues. But my lungs have tremendous capacity. Blew out all 50 candles in 1 blow this year.

[MrJimmy7759]

great video! i left in 77 and i remember alot of those people,laura heistand,lisa marco,scott gilbert and bear the lunch lady.the rest of the names i dont know but they look familer.it brings back good memories, thanks

[DYNORECORDINGS]

@WeegeeFromFlipnotes Mark was class of 79 I went to school with him since 5th grade in Darien. A lot of water under the bridge since then. I went to a D.A.R.E. event for my daughter in about 2002 in DGS's gymnasium, in 1975 Styx played there and it is ironic how much dope was being smoked in the gym. Boy times sure have changed! Kids now get charged with felonies for things we did daily. Thanks to Paul Utterbrook for the time capsule and to see myself over three decades earlier.

[JKW351]

Mai gosh, the school looks the same, but soooo different!

[prGRMY12]

its so interesting watching this knowing i graduated almost a year ago; class 2010

[mygirlsrb]

@parkman35

Sorry took me so long to come back to this. No he wasn't a teacher. Not sure if it is a distant relative either?

[rrvillan]

So weird to see my self 33 yrs ago. I was a freshman at the time. I don't even remember this.

[WeegeeFromFlipnotes]

Neat that you saved the film all these years, digitized it, and posted it on YouTube. The kids back then seemed so shy about being on camera -- a stark contrast to today's kids who are so used to putting their entire lives online.

My older brother, Mark Schaaf, is the blond kid at 2:07 and 2:27. Can't remember if he graduated South in '78 or '79. I graduated in '88. Seemed odd to have a designated smoking area in high school back then, and it certainly looks out of place by today's standards!

[mygirlsrb]

@turbobuick33

As a young kid, back in the 70's, if your school permitted it, you would have been out there too! I started smoking when I was 14, because like an idiot you think you're being cool. 30 years later, I finally had enough and put the smokes down for good. It's going on 5 years, I've gained many pounds later developed Asthma. So I don't know, how is my health I ask myself? Sometimes I think I was better off when I was smoking!! Seriously though I know I did the right thing!