Students slid, they shot water out of water guns, they cooled down with some Eegee's shaved ice, and they had a lot of fun at Thursday night's Canyon Cool Down on the Grove fields. Canyon Cool Down is one of the big evening activities during GCU's Welcome Week.
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Canyon Activities Board event staff squirt students with water guns as they arrive to the CAB-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

A student flashes a Lopes-Up as he slides down one of the many inflatable waterslides during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

A student reacts as she sees the retaining wall of the waterslide rapidly approaching during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

A student is drenched in a downpour of water during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

Students pose for a picture during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

Thunder cools down in a tub full of bottled water during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

CAB event staff serve Eegee’s during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

A student hits a large beach ball during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

A student dives down a waterslide during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

A student reacts as she gets doused in water during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

A student records himself going down a waterslide during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

A student flashes a Lopes-Up as she slides down one of the many inflatable waterslides during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

QUICK, RUN!! Gorilla on the loose at the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

This student finds the gorilla huggable during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

Students pose for pictures with the gorilla during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

Students play spike ball during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

A student slides into a beach ball on the waterslide during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

Students enjoy one of the many inflatable waterslides during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

A student leaps onto a waterslide during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

A student records herself going down a waterslide during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025. -

Students during the Canyon Activities Board-sponsored Canyon Cool Down at the Grove fields on Aug. 28, 2025.
