WATCH: These 100 HS Grads Made a Splash With Pomp, Circumstance 鈥� and a Jump in the Lake
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reported that 122 grads participated in the school’s 67th annual commencement exercises on a recent Sunday afternoon in Clift Park, then headed for the lake.
Family and friends filled the park and lined the dock to witness the festivities.
A Skaneateles High School tradition, jumping in the lake (photos)
— Teri Weaver (@TeriKWeaver)
Of course, the best view may have been from one of the boats scattered across the water.
With everyone knowing the traditional leap was coming, Instagram accounts and even the school’s Facebook page were filled with sun-saturated, water-drenched photos of the Class of 2017 — ensuring that Skaneateles Central High School remains soaked in tradition.
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Tim Newcomb is a sports, education, and pop culture writer based out of Washington state. He is the author of the book 鈥淪TEM in Sports: Engineering,鈥� published by Mason Crest, and a father to three girls.
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