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Owl Productions, the program board of the Broward campuses, paid for students to go snorkeling for a day — the only requirement was a three-hour bus ride. But when students finally made it to the snorkel site, not everyone spent much time in the water.

Most of the students made it into the water, but a few were scared of the aquatic life that they came on the trip to see. Boat captains had to reassure several students that they would not be eaten or harmed by sting rays or nurse sharks.

Sabrina Ubinas, Owl Productions coordinator, didn’t want to go in the water during the April 10 trip to Key Largo.

“Before this trip, I was actually scared of drowning, but my boyfriend pushed me along in the water until I got to the reef, and as soon as I saw the beauty in the reef and the different animals there I completely forgot any fears that I had,” she said.

Owl Productions is also planning a second snorkeling trip to Key Largo for May, which summer students are encouraged to take part in.