Senior Splashin’ is a game that is quickly becoming an American high school staple as a key part of the senior experience. This year it has come to Northwood.
The way the game works is that seniors use a join code to join the Northwood game in the Splashin’ app. Once the game starts, every participant is assigned a target to eliminate using water. Water guns, water balloons, water buckets, and even water bottles are allowed as long as the target gets wet and it’s filmed. Many rules were added in order to ensure safety and also prevent any interruptions to class. There is a series of rounds, and at the end, the last student standing wins. The catch is that at the same time, someone is targeting you, and you don’t know who it is. It could be someone you have never met, or your best friend. This is the beauty of the game as it brings seniors close together one last time before graduation, creating stories, memories, and friendships that will last a lifetime.
Sydney Kuder ‘25 played a key role in bringing the game to Northwood. She says, “Northwood Senior Splashin’ has really bonded our class, and I have gotten closer to people I wouldn’t have otherwise. I hope the current juniors make it a tradition at Northwood and future classes get to play and have the same experiences I have had.”
Sophia DeAnzeris ‘25 thinks, “Senior Splashin’ has done a great job of bringing us together over the past few days. Especially because the targets are random, so it’s not always just people within your co-co. Making this a tradition would be great for seniors in the spring since it not only allows for fun competition among the class but also brings us together for the last few weeks of the year.”
The game started, and only about forty seniors played, but after the first day, seniors who were not in the game wanted a restart so they could join. Trey Frantz ‘25 says, “The first round shows that people were kind of skeptical at first, but then they realized they wanted to play. Once everybody joined in, it became a really nice way to bond as a class, and as a result, I feel our class is very tight compared to other years.”
The game is planned to last right up until graduation. If there are many people left, there will be a final duel on the soccer field where the last player standing wins.
