Freshman Augustus Russo prepares to knock off the "dixie cup" and replace it with an upperclassman's hat to complete the climb. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI (Bonnie Cash/UPI) Naval Academy freshmen work ...

Plebes climb the Herndon Monument at the U.S. Naval Academy, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Annapolis, Md. Freshmen, known as Plebes, participate in the climb to celebrate finishing their first year at ...

First‑year students took part in the annual Herndon Monument Climb. Plebes built a human pyramid to swap the dixie cup hat. Freshmen became fourth class midshipmen once the hat was placed. ANNAPOLIS, ...

It started and ended with the shot of a cannon. After all the grease was wiped away, the class of 2026 at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, were plebes no more—now midshipmen and women. It ...

BALTIMORE -- Dozens of U.S. Naval Academy freshmen, known as plebes, gathered around a 21-foot-tall obelisk covered in lard Wednesday morning in Annapolis. Their objective: climb the slippery monument ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (7News) — The U.S. Naval Academy's Herndon Monument Climb was back Saturday afternoon, after a pandemic-forced hiatus last year. The event started at 1:30 p.m. Saturday with freshmen ...