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Webb Splashes Out: WPP@LY The 2010–2011 academic year at Webb Institute started off with a splash at the Webb Pool Party @ Lake Yankee (WPP@LY)! On the first weekend of the school year, a majority of students flocked to the home of Webb trustee Bruce Rosenblatt to enjoy summertime activities before the avalanche of work had time to descend. Lake Yankee, Mr. Rosenblatt’s pool, famous for the New York Yankees insignia proudly displayed on its bottom, was the center of the activities. At points, over half of the current Webb students and some Alumni, were in the pool. Not many schools can make claims like that! Games of pool volleyball were played continually, with Mr. Rosenblatt joining in to perform a few sets, bumps, and spikes. Also, many of the Webbies participated in the classic diving game of “who can make the biggest splash.” Though not quantitatively determined, it was decided that the junior class won this competition. Some conducted experiments in surface tension by attempting to run on water. Sadly, these attempts ended in failure.
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Apart from the pool activities, many of the seniors could be found in the hot tub, savoring their last minutes of relaxation before a year of ship design and thesis work. Many matches of the Frisbee game KanJam, were played, in which Webbies valiantly sacrificed their limbs to the horrors of grass stains for the sake of claiming a win. For those with a lower octane day in mind, sunbathing was a popular activity. Here, some felt the last UV rays they would experience until June 2011. Many frequented the soda and juice bar that Mr. Rosenblatt tended himself; all greatly appreciated and joyously ate the delicious food provided; and as soon as Mr. Rosenblatt announced lunch and dessert, Webbies immediately ran to get into line for the feast. Everyone who attended the pool party had a wonderful time, and the event is still being talked about now into November. It is not often that Webbies get to be around each other in such great numbers without Webb’s infamous workload. On late nights in the classroom, the thoughts of next year’s party are extremely helpful in making all the stress and strife worth it. –Erin M. McElroy ’14