By Jeff Gritchen | jgritchen@scng.com | Orange County Register
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- Tyger Canales flips in to the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
![Owen Kapron, left, and Luke Gleason join fellow students as...]()
Owen Kapron, left, and Luke Gleason join fellow students as they jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Alex Zabran flips in to the campus pool during the...]()
Alex Zabran flips in to the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Helen Beary, left, Mikaela Brennan, center, and Sophia Lattanzio falling...]()
Helen Beary, left, Mikaela Brennan, center, and Sophia Lattanzio falling into the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Ava Whithey, right, and Sidney Wilson join other students jumping...]()
Ava Whithey, right, and Sidney Wilson join other students jumping in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Brady Schaefgen, left, Milan Sumich, center, and Adam Rusin join...]()
Brady Schaefgen, left, Milan Sumich, center, and Adam Rusin join other students as they jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Anna Vultaggio, left, and Reagan Wagner, right, have the photos...]()
Anna Vultaggio, left, and Reagan Wagner, right, have the photos taken after the graduating class of JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano celebrated the end of the school year by jumping into the school’s pool with their clothes on following and awards ceremony on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge...]()
Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge...]()
Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge...]()
Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Friends and family watch as seniors jump in the campus...]()
Friends and family watch as seniors jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge...]()
Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge...]()
Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Jeremy Siegl joins other students jumping in the campus pool...]()
Jeremy Siegl joins other students jumping in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Students in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at...]()
Students in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Ryan Kolson tucks his legs as he joins other students...]()
Ryan Kolson tucks his legs as he joins other students jumping in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge...]()
Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge...]()
Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Students in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at...]()
Students in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Students in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at...]()
Students in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)![Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge...]()
Students jump in the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Tyger Canales flips in to the campus pool during the Senior Plunge at JSerra Catholic High School backwards in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The wet tradition, which started as a prank in 2009, has seniors running out of the seniors awards ceremony and jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniform. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
ExpandIt started as a senior prank 16 years ago, but today, graduates jumping in the campus pool while still wearing their school uniforms is not only condoned by school administrators, it’s part of their official senior activities.
After morning mass and a senior award ceremony, about 300 graduates at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano ran to, and jumped in, the cool pool — while still in their “church clothes.”
Other senior events included a 10-mile reflective walk from San Clemente to JSerra’s campus to honor the legacy of school alum Tim Vorenkamp, who died in 2016 from a rare cancer, and a trip to Catalina Island.
JSerra’s Class of 2025 will celebrate commencement on May 31.
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