The Ravenswood Experience (sound)

Description: Descriptive showcase of Ravenswood High School and its experimental policies toward desegregation in education produced in part as a plea for volunteers. Includes sequences of students trekking through snow and whiteout conditions atop Mt. Shasta and other expanded educational experiences such as hiking and making music. Notable sequence of an on-camera interview with a Black student discussing the relationship between Black and white students.

Information on Ravenswood High School here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood_High_School_(East_Palo_Alto)(accessed August 15, 2024).



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Subjects: 1970s, Education, Youth, Schools, Racism--Resistance to , People of African origin or descent

Tags: desegregation; racially integrated classrooms; Sequoia Union School District; high school campuses; Lost Landscapes; Embarcadero Freeway; San Francisco Ferry Building; soccer; trekking in the snow; students working together in classrooms; looking at maps; paper maps; hiking; San Francisco peninsula; San Mateo County; scuba gear; playing organs as a group; chalk boards; students using microscopes in turn; science laboratory classrooms; 1970s fashion; natural hairstyles; washing lettuce; Mt. Shasta; ceramics studio; basketball players; volleyball practice in gymnasium; waving to camera; interviews; microphones; light meters; palm trees; tents atop snowy mountain; wind blowing snow; white-out conditions; smiling at camera; Vaillancourt Fountain; independent study; mountaineering; backpacking; unscheduled time; free periods; expanded course offerings; mini courses; interview wears cast; broken wrists; music classes; small class sizes; game design; practical skills; on-camera interviews; conversations about race; map reading; cooking classes; John Birch Society guest speakers; Vietnam Veterans Against The War guest speakers; art exhibitions; photography classes; electives; soccer; school sports; interviews; drama classes; teachers;

Film Sponsor:

Creator: Ravenswood High School Media Center, Phil Arnot

Credits: Produced by The Ravenswood High School Media Center
Technical Assistance: David Lunn, Ed Hentra
Titles by Bob Carter
Editorial Assistants: Bill Cane, Joyce Fulton, Ed Murrell
Directed by Phil Arnot

Distributor:

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Arnot Collection PC-0214

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date: 1973

Release Date:

Geographical Location: USA; California; East Palo Alto, California; San Francisco, California

Genre/Form: documentary

Language: eng

Rights:

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: duplicate reversal

Color: color

Color Process: Eastman

Sound or Silent: sound

Film Soundtrack Type: optical, variable area

Edge Code: plus triangle

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 1233