Upper Leadership Will Not Fill The Fountains Because Of Safety Reasons

There is a tradition here at the Academy that Firsties have done for generations. There are two glorious fountains on the Terrazzo that get filled up when the weather gets nice. Since the weather shifts between winter and summer daily, they make this date toward the end of spring semester. Every year these two fountains get filled so Firsties can continue their annual tradition. After your last class/final you jump into the fountains in full uniform and celebrate the end of school. Some prefer to belly flop and some prefer the cannonball, and some even bring an inflatable alligator with them.

I've been joking around for the last few weeks with some of my classmates by spreading the dirty rumor that the upper leadership has decided this tradition is dangerous and disrespectful, and therefore the fountains will not get filled up this year. I thought about making this post as a joke, sort of "The Onion" (recently unblocked) style making fun of something that is completely untrue. As of early Thursday morning, it looks like this false prophecy will actually be reality. There is a small chance that it could get filled up in the next 12 hours for Firsties who don't have any finals, but I highly doubt it.

Alas, classmates, another time-honored tradition has come to a close. On the bright side, though, there is a small puddle from the rain last weekend you can roll around in if you so desire . . .