Seniors officially started the second semester game, Senior Assassin, on March 1; it is an annual tradition for students to participate in.

“All the underclassmen and juniors should definitely look forward to it during their senior year,” said senior Iyad Mohammed.

Starting around March each year, seniors are assigned an individual also participating in the game to shoot with a water gun. If a senior hits their assigned student with a water gun, their target is eliminated and can no longer participate in the game. The senior then inherits the student targets of the person they eliminated. In addition, there are safe zones where no eliminations can take place. These include religious spaces, work, airports and on-campus.

Students oftentimes use tactics like going to their target’s house or turning off their phone location to effectively eliminate their targets.

“[As soon as the game started] we all just stopped sharing our locations,” said senior Sofia Serrano.

Some seniors also organize an optional monetary prize for the winner of game. This year, the prize will be split by whoever has the most eliminations and whoever is the last standing.

Some students who have been eliminated team up with classmates and help them find their targets. Senior Ravi Vasan says being in the game can be stressful and isolates students from leaving places like their homes.

“The benefit of being [eliminated] is that I can live my life as normal and not stay at home as much,” said Vasan.

Mohammed says he sees senior assassin as a “bonding opportunity,” and a way to connect with the rest of the senior class.

“I feel like it’s definitely brought our grade closer because there are people talking making alliances, and just getting to know one another better,” said Mohammed.

Serrano says she and many seniors enjoy this game as well as the connections that come out of it.

“It’s such a fun game and I’m glad it’s a Greenhill tradition,” said Serrano.