Senior Splashin’ is a game that is quickly becoming an American high school staple as a key part of the senior experience. Last year, it made its way to Northwood, and the class of 2025 had 52 participants. Many cited how it “brought our class closer together,” Sydney Kuder ’25.
For those who don’t know how the game works, 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 the event is filmed. Many rules were added to ensure safety and prevent 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.
Last year, Sophia DeAnzeris ’25 said, “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 class of 2025’s hope of making Splashin’ a tradition has now become a reality as the class of 2026 brought it back for a second year. The game is scheduled to start on Monday, April 20th. There are currently 44 players signed up, but game organizers Charles Pigeon ’26 and Jack Kroll ’26 are “optimistic that the number will grow before the games start.”
“I’m very excited for it to start. Last year, it looked like everyone had a lot of fun. I’m hoping this year people are just as competitive and take it seriously,” Anna Monette ’26 said.
This year’s field also includes some repeat players: members of the class of ’25 who returned as PGs. One of the repeat players is last year’s Co-Champion, Florence Richard ’26. “I think I might repeat but with different rules and different alternatives just to make it stand out, but it did certainly bring the class together and bring a sense of community, and everybody was just happy to do it and was all done with a good heart and people having fun, so definitely shows how just a simple game can bring everybody together.”
For updates on the game and all elimination clips, follow nwseniorsplashin on Instagram.
