Feb. 5, 2025- High School East's boys and girls swim teams faced off against district and Shore rival High School South yesterday. The boys won and the girls fell to a tough South swim squad, but the results didn't matter as much as the post-meet sendoffs.

Particularly for the girls, whose two lone seniors- Ella Scarpelli and Madyson Hall- were celebrated by their coach, Casey Scallon, teammates, and family members. Despite the team loss, Scarpelli took first in the 200 IM and second in several other races, while Madyson placed in several races as well.

Boys coach Kevin Koenigstein had a lot more handshakes to dole out, with 12 outgoing seniors- Omar Azab, John Buchmuller, Jack Crowley, Anastasios Erbaturakis, Tyler Godlesky, Drew Heiser, Jacob Kassenoff, Ethan Kelly, Aiden Lemmon, Michael Pavao, Anastasios Psillos, and Chris Stasiak- who have helped strengthen the program during their time in the pool. Tuesday's meet was no different, with seniors leading the way, including several big wins for Anastasios Psillos.

On hand to document the emotional and celebratory occasion was East teacher Allison Goodwin, whose photos are below.