Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Stella Kim ’27 and JJ Klempen ’27 compete on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans. Kim and Klempen led HWS to a 15th place finish at the ICSA Open Team Race Championships.

Following Hobart lacrosse’s game against High Point, Jackson Galiani ’26 signs autographs for kids from local lacrosse teams during Youth Lacrosse Day at Boswell Field.

Byron Maddox ‘26 jumps off the railing of Bozzuto Boathouse on the Sunday morning of Commencement.

Kate Broderick ’26 and Anneliese Oetsen ‘26 jump into the water after sunrise.

Hali Seidberg ‘26 poses for the camera as she jumps into Seneca Lake.

Seniors on the Hobart rowing team pose for a photo before heading across the lake to the Miltenberger and Bennett-Hooper Rowing Center.

Seniors swim in Seneca Lake.

Jonah Friedman ‘26 at the Bozzuto Boathouse dock at Seneca Lake.

Members of the William Smith rowing team take a selfie after sunrise.

Niko Lutz ‘26 performs a backflip into Seneca Lake.

Seniors gather at the Bozzuto Boathouse to watch their last sunrise together and jump in Seneca Lake.

Trustee Stephen Wong ’89 shakes hands with seniors at the Senior Sendoff. The seniors are greeted on the dock by HWS alumni who welcome them into the greater graduate community.

Wyatt Tobin ’26 poses for a photo with his mother, Coordinator for External Relations and Admissions Diane Tobin P’26, P’27.

This week, we take a look at our two favorite Commencement traditions involving Seneca Lake. Here, Kahlil Fontana ’26 and Haley Levine ’26 smile before dipping their Class of 2026 paddles in Seneca Lake at the Senior Sendoff event.

Gissel Tavarez ’26, Tamia Rollaing ’26 and Indiah Kent ’26 smile after dipping their paddles into Seneca Lake.

Seniors pose for a photo with their paddles.