East Carbon High School audio-visual collection, 1959-1980

This section of the footage depicts students in a variety of academic situations. It begins with students walking into school followed by a female PE class. Then, students can be seen entering and dining in the lunchroom. The next scene is of students dressed in costume, posing in the front of the school. It cuts to students leaving school before cutting back to students dressed in costume again.

The first scene in this section is of boys working on leather projects. The camera man says something to the boys and they all look into the camera. The next scene depicts a student giving a presentation to a classroom. The next few scene show the library, various hallways, and classroom. It then cuts to the basketball team getting a pep talk and visitors sitting around the gym.

The girls begin by posing for the camera. Then, they go through two different routines: one without pom-poms, one with them.

The first shot is boys diving into a pool for a freestyle race. It cuts between a few different stroke races and then gives a wide shot of the pool and spectators. Some of the boys appear to be wearing Utah gear. Boys diving on the low diving board is shown next before it cuts back to swimming. After a few more shots of boys swimming, divers go off the high jump. There are a few serious dives that have been slowed down and then a few silly dives, where the athletes are playing.

Students sit in a classroom filled with different test tubes and colored liquids. Both male and female students are working with these objects. It cuts to different students milling around the school and then to a typing class. The next scene depicts students dissecting star fish.

Students and chaperones are shown sitting around tables, conversing. It cuts to dancing where the students have coupled up. There are multiple different dances shown before it cuts back to another lab scene where students are dissecting frogs.

It opens with female students dressed in 1920 flapper style dresses doing the Charleston. There are between 15 and 20 girls dancing in a line. The footage continues with other students singing and dancing, but the quality is very poor during these parts.

The final section of this reel shows female students preparing punch and cookies before it cuts to people drinking and conversing in the same room.

Adults and student gather around outside and proceed to eat food from a cafeteria. The next scene is students, both male and female, walking into school. Students sit in classrooms, waiting for others to arrive on the first day of school. It cuts to students standing around outside while girls cheer, and then, a man gives a speech or announcement to the group.

It begins with men in uniform carrying various flags. They are followed by a student band riding in a car, the high school royalty dressed in gowns, and a boy covered in gold paint, holding a globe and shield. As the parade continues, the cheerleaders and various other floats proceed by the camera man, including the small child dressed as a Viking, East Carbon High's mascot.

Students play a football game, white and blue vs red and blue. The homecoming royalty are shown in their dresses and then the rest of the game is played.

Girls and boys stand outside the school in silly costumes. Many of the girls are covered in makeup, more ridiculous than accurate. After various students in costume are seen, it cuts to the students, still in costume, eating in the lunch room. Inside, the camera cuts to the lunch ladies and then back outside to students in costumes, this time with the boys dressed as girls running through the frame.

This is a dance routine by cheerleaders in green skirts and white sweaters. The little Viking mascot also performs with them. Another set of cheerleaders in red and white and blue dresses join these girls. The basketball players proceed to run through clapping cheerleaders.

The sections begins with girls dressed in 1920s flapper girl dresses performing the can-can and the Charleston in line. The quality cuts out severely, but two children and a man dance. The film continues with other performances that are hard to decipher due to the quality. The cuts back to the flapper girls performing with varying film quality. The end of this section shows couples in their costumes standing around the gym, posing for the camera.

The next scene is of women wearing flower corsages in the office. They pose for the camera and then go about their business. It cuts to girls playing jacks in the hallway, sitting around, talking. Next, students are playing games outside including hopscotch. Three girls stand around in front of the camera, laughing and giggling. It cuts back to the women in the office.

This is another section with the cheerleaders performing their routine, most likely as practice because no one is around watching them.

The scene opens with guys and girls sitting against a brick wall, messing around and studying. It shows more people sitting in the school yard. The next part is the students dissecting frogs. It cuts to geometry class and then students walking into class.

This section depicts a student fashion show. Girls dressed in a variety of different outfits walk on the stage and proceed to walk off stage with the help of boys. There are multiple different types of outfits including day wear, night wear, and children's clothing. It then cuts to students at a dance with couples dancing around the decorated room.

This section begins with boys running around the track doing relay races. It then shows medals being handed out.

Girls and guys stand around the cafeteria and outside, grilling and dishing out different types of food. Students sit around chatting while they eat. It ends with a shot of boys standing outside a coal mine.

The opening shots show students sitting on the bus. Then, there are shots of canyons and land formation as people hike around. Girls and guys play volleyball and throw water at each other. Some girls sit in bathing suits and others play in water. A couple of girls and guys get in a water fight, tossing water at each other and posing for the camera.

Students play around outside, throwing water on each other. It cuts to students, dressed nicely inside the school. There are many people standing around, posing for the camera.

Girls and boys in cap and gown sing at graduation. People are standing around taking photos either before or after the ceremony. Students pose with their diplomas and stand around talking with parents and peers. There is one last shot of the class together.The last shot is of a blackboard with "May 8th 1964-grad day" written on it.

Girls stand around a microphone, singing and playing guitar. The play is Alice in Wonderland with the caterpillar, mad hatter, different suited cards, and the white rabbit. After the show, students stand around showing off their costumes. Flowers are passed around and someone makes announcements.

The fashion show begins with small children and their mothers showing off children's clothing. Then, the high school students begin showing off pajamas. The quality cuts out at this point. Another girl makes an announcement or a speech. There are a variety of different clothing styles like evening dresses and sport wear. The last shot is of women sitting around a table.

Adults and students gather around outside an assembly hall. Others are seen inside, standing in the hall before entering another room. Many people are eating food and conversing in a large dining hall.

Students stand around a large bonfire as some boys throw a straw man on top. The cheerleaders jump around, leading the crowd in a cheer. The scene cuts to entirely different unrelated content of women in an office, boys and girls listening to a record, a construction scene, and girls in pagentry attire, posing for photos.

Pagent royalty sit in a car and then the band can be seen playing. They are followed by the cheerleaders and more floats with a variety of different themes. After the parade, the video cuts to the choir and then a big band on the gym stage.

Girls in flapper dresses stand in a line dancing the Charleston. There are a variety of people in 1920's attire. Two little girls and a gentleman dance on stage. Another girl sings at the piano. It appears to be some sort of talent show or performance as different people perform different routines from dancing and singing to acting out a scene.

This section jumps around to multiple different locations. Girls are cheering and then the boys are playing basketball before the film cuts to girls cheering again. It then shows girls in dresses with pagent ribbons before it cuts back to basketball and cheerleading. In one portion, boys have put on the cheer uniform and perform a parody of the cheerleaders routine, lightheartedly.

The stage is set like a French Bistro as a girl dances the can-can before a boy in a white coat, black turtleneck, and beret performs a monologue. A boy band plays with strong Beatles influence. Others sit around on the stage watching the frivolity. There is some auctioning of art before a few girls perform ballet.

In this section, both boys and girls are seen in gym clothes peforming calisthenics and stretches. The girls also do some form of gymnastics on mats while the boys do relay races.

Students can be seen in fine dress in a room decorated like starry night. They can be seen dancing in front of a band while others converse at tables around the dance floor.

This section shows a track and field meet. A variety of events like pole vaulting and long jump occur before some girls hand out ribbons.

It is the first day of school, August 31st, 1964. Students sit in classroom before it cuts to girls performing cheers outside the school. Boys stand around in leatherman jackets while a man talks to the group of students.

Students stand around big bonfire.A small group of girls attempt to throw a dummy on it and miss entirely.

This is a daytime football game between East Carbon and Moab. There is some deterioration in the film quality. They stand around with gold football trophies after the game where East Carbon lost to Moab 7 to 14.

Large decorated letters spell out Mardi Gras. Students are in more casual dress as they gyrate all over the dance floor in 1960's style boogie. It cuts to girl students dressed in all sorts of different costumes.

A football game between a white team and a green team. Cheerleaders can be seen performing as well.

Girls are dressed in a variety of stereotypical costumes like mammie, hillbillies, or cats. Girls sing while another accompanies them on the piano. Sashes are pinned on the pagent winner for the Sweetheart dance. There are girls dancing in the gym and couples sitting around as well.

This section contains scenes of a wrestling match, girls cheerleading, and basketball.

Students sit in biology class, learning how to dissect frogs.

Dancers in flapper dresses perform 1920's style by doing the Charleston and swinging their beaded necklaces. There are a few other performances like couples dancing and two boys performing in front of microphone.

It begins with a cheer routine and the flag ceremony. The cheerleaders perform more gymnastic routines before the boys begin playing basketball. Another group of boys dress as the cheerleaders and perform. This is probably a game between the teachers and students. This seen ends with trophies being handed out.

Male and female students perform in the choir. Then, there is a recording of a play where a family sits in a living room, playing chess and talking. It cuts to students eating in the lunchroom with shots of the lunch ladies and students avoiding eye contact with the camera.

Two girls announce while couples in fine dance attire walk into the dance area. They pose for the camera and continue walking. There are shots of people dancing, a small pond created in the center of the dance floor, and couples standing around.

Girls perform a cheerleading routine before a small Viking mascot joins them. It cuts to basketball with East Carbon in white. There are more shots of cheerleaders performing and then once again, back to the basketball game.

Girls bring the flag in before a game. Their performance is blurry but then, it cuts to girls doing the splits and cartwheels. The child Viking mascot peforms with them. Boys can be seen warming up before the game. East Carbon is in white with the opposing team in red.

Male and female stuents sit around outside, talking and playing around with each other.

This section shows a variety of different people rallying before a game. It cuts to another court where two teams are playing basketball. It cuts back to the cheerleaders performing and having corsages pinned to their jackets. Multiple people are seen receiving an award as well as high school students.

A girl in a tutu dances ballet. Multiple fairy tale characters can be seen on stage singing and dancing at various times.

Older women stand outside lunchroom, milling around, posing for the camera before they are seen sitting in the lunchroom. Different couples stand in front of the camera posing with flowers. There is a quick shot of people playing chess before going back to couples standing around.

One hundred or more boys stand in the gym performing calisthenics together as well as running relay races.

Boys jump on trampoline, doing various flips and tricks while other boys stand around spotting them.

Girls do calisthenics as well as tumbling sets like cartwheels and back bends.

Male and female students sit on stage playing together.

East Carbon, in blue, plays against another team in white.

Two different cheer groups perform routines.

The Snow Queen and her attendants are given their sashes. It cuts to dancing on the gym floor with spectators.

It shows cheerleaders in the gym, girls and boys sitting around, and older men talking with a group of students.

A few different wrestling matches are shown at East Carbon.

The Vikings play basketball at East Carbon.

Girls in leotards perform various gymnastic tricks including high beam, floor work, and trampoline.

This section is shots of swim practice.

There are multiple different performances including ballet, singing, and dancing. The school band, The Crow and the Birds, perform. There is also a shot of the nativity scene and other christmas themed skits.

Girls and boys are shown learning different skills like tying bows and building toy cars. There are shots of christmas decorations. It cuts to a physics class where students are taking notes and laughing. The last scene is of students showing off their sculpture projects which are busts made of clay.

Students are dressed in a variety of costumes. There are students sitting around the gym. Then, students are dancing while other students sit around the edge of the gym as couples.

The scene opens with basketball players running through a line of cheerleaders. There are shots of the pagent queen and her attendants with their male counterparts. After it cuts to another basketball game.

This section shows students in the gym doing multiple different kinds of dancing as couples.

Girls bring in the flag with cheerleaders doing a routine before the basketball game starts. The East Carbon Vikings are in blue. After the game, the little Viking mascot and cheerleader present awards. Then the cheerleaders pin corsages on themselves.

Some girls put on a play or fashion show that depicts women from every era starting with cave women up to the current period with a variety of different styles like sports wear.

Couples are dressed nicely while girls announce and present various corsages. Couples walk down some sort of ramp while people sit around watching. Dancing ensues.

Well dressed people sit around eating dinner before it changes to students standing in front of the school. It cuts back to small children being led down a ramp to show off their costume as well as a few other dance performances and fashion items by older girls.

Boys run different types of relay races, jump on trampoline, perform acrobatics, and some weightlifting.

Girls tumble on mats doing dance like routines. They also perform on the high beam.

Girls do weird jumprope like movement with sticks. Then they move onto calisthenics.

Girls run short distance races. They also attempt long jumps and pole jumping with other various running exercises.

At East Carbon, white versus green, play football.

It opens with a luau where people are learning to hula dance. A man performas a dance while accompanied by a ukulele. It cuts to students on stage dressed as detectives while a girl dances. There are other types of skits going on. Boys dress as cheerleaders and perform as well as another pagent queen receiving her sash and crown.

The parade opens with band and dancers. The pagent queen and her attendants ride in the parade as well as various themed floats. There are cheerleaders and baton twirlers. This is all happening before the football game.

At East Carbon, the boys play basketball with shots of people cheering. It cuts to another game with more cheerleaders.

Girls perform different tricks on the trampoline.

Multiple different cheering routines are performed for different crowds.

Various costumed students perform skits from witches singing to Batman and Robin.

Two different sets of cheerleaders perform different routines before giving out prizes.

This is another set of students messing around on stage performing skits. The quality of film cuts out slightly in this section. There is an overall farm theme happening on stage.

Couples take pictures and walk down stairs in a grand entrance. They can be seen dancing and then posing with their parents.

An older couple stand around as well as young women in bright clothing and hats. Some seem to be posing with their parents.

Students in cap and gown pose for pictures. Speeches are made and awards are given out.

Boys are working on building an A-frame structure.