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Lakeview students swim with sharks

Summer Ocean Studies offers scuba certification, dive at Ga. Aquarium

Lakeview Academy’s Summer Ocean Studies class prepares for a dive in the Georgia Aquarium on Friday afternoon after the group received their scuba certification. From left, they are Delaney Jarrett, Kelly Holt Harrison, Sarah Grace Brock, Ramsey Hill, Nathan Davison, Holt Harrison and Jaimie Harrison.

0618ocean1 — Lakeview Academy’s Summer Ocean Studies class prepares for a dive in the Georgia Aquarium on Friday afternoon after the group received their scuba certification. From left, they are Delaney Jarrett, Kelly Holt Harrison, Sarah Grace Brock, Ramsey Hill, Nathan Davison, Holt Harrison and Jaimie Harrison.

The ocean is one of the last places left to discover on our planet. There is an entire world under the waves that few people ever get to see firsthand. But 25 students from Lakeview Academy are now able to explore the open waters on their own after a 13-day trip to Florida.