Excitement was in the air as Lehi High School students gathered to the Lehi outdoor pool to kick off the school year with a bang on Saturday night.

"Good turn out, but there's always room for improvement" said Ray.

While some came to the party fully clothed in attempts to stay out of the pool, many of them left with new swimwear. Students appeared determined to get everyone into the pool.

"Swimming is like cotton candy, everyone enjoys it and it gets everywhere," said LHS student Lacy Chun.

Perhaps the high point of the evening was when students began purposefully belly flopping off the diving boards. While many were in shock, others were inspired to attempt the same.

Many new classmates were accepted into the mass of students as if they weren't strangers at all.

"The Back to School night was a great way for students to get to know each other and break the ice for the first of the year shyness," said student Candice Gibby. "It was a great way to start the school year off with a bang. It also created a sense of school unity."

A whirlpool mosh pit was made by the students as soon as the music was turned up by the night's DJ, Rick Loveridge.

"Whoever said moshing doesn't happen in Utah has never been to a high school pool party" said LHS student Danielle Warnick.

Those attending seemed sad to find that the slide was closed.

"It was pretty lame, the slide is way fun," Candice said. "Although, it was probably smart with all the accident prone kids there. Regardless, it didn't affect our fun, all you need is your friends to have fun."

Although many crazy happenings did take place, safety was still regulated by the constantly splashed at lifeguards and teachers.

Even though it was an extremely wet environment, students still found ways to text their friends.

"I was really tempted to through their phones in the pool," said Candice. Temperatures outside were fairly cool for those who got out of the pool. Students inside the pool stayed warm by creating massive groups of people. Although many whistles were blown restricting people from crowd surfing, students still managed to have fun.

Was the back to school pool party a success?

"Yes, because there was lots of people that showed up and it was so much fun, especially when the music started, students doing belly flops and, of course, the mosh pit," said Gig Griffith, Student Council adviser. "You can never know if an [event] is successful until the week after."