Classes Over - Time for Fun

There were ballerinas by the Pond in Reykjavík yesterday - more precisely, students dressed up as ballerinas. All over downtown, seniors from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík junior college were dressed up in various costumes, each class with its own kind of costume.

The reason: classes are over and this is the seniors’ last chance to enjoy life before they sit down to study for their finals.

In coming days, other junior colleges will have a similar kind of celebration, certain to add color to our streets.

Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the country’s oldest junior college, established in Skálholt, South Iceland, in 1056. It is located on Lækjargata, in downtown Reykjavík, where it has been since 1846.

Seniors, celebrating, downtown. Haraldur Jónasson/Hari

Time for celebration. Haraldur Jónasson/Hari

Seniors in front of their school building, Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík junior college. Haraldur Jónasson/Hari

Having a good time downtown. Haraldur Jónasson/Hari

Happy to be done with classes. Haraldur Jónasson/Hari

Some brave people swam in the Pond. Haraldur Jónasson/Hari