The pond behind Ursuline Academy has long held a fascination for generations of UA students.
Students wonder what kind of fish swim beneath its depths and a flock of geese has been known to call it home.
UA Bears athletes have chased their soccer balls to its banks, sometimes never to be seen again.
It's been told that some alumnae have been brave enough to take a swim in the pond, while others preferred to paddle across (pictured below left, year unknown). Neighborhood kids have been seen playing hockey on its frozen ice in wintertime.
Mrs. Collins' AP Biology class recently set out to find out more about this fixture in the background of the Ursuline campus.
These juniors took samples of the pond water during their weekly lab period. Wearing their rain galoshes, they ventured into the shallows and onto nearby limbs to skim the water. They took the temperature of the water, tested the pH and even found a new tadpole friend!
See pictures from the fun experiment in the slideshow below.
Thank you to Mrs. Collins for the photos!