NEW DRIVERS NUISANCE

Starting at the beginning of this school year, students have noticed the apparent increase of cars in the parking lots. With sophomores, juniors and seniors having the potential to receive their licenses, the number of cars in the parking lots is getting higher and higher. Noticing the differences in the amount of cars is junior Vanessa Holloway, who got her license in February of this year.

Before getting her license, Holloway was dropped off at school rather than having to deal with the stress of the parking lot.

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With new drivers getting their licenses, North parking lots are more crowded than ever

Despite this, she still prefers driving herself rather than being in the hands of someone else.

“Driving to school is way more appealing than having to be dropped off by another person,” Holloway said. “You don’t have to wait for anyone else to be ready, you only have to worry about getting yourself ready to go.”

Holloway’s need for speed led her to drive to school alone the Monday after she got her license. Immediately, she realized the annoyance and overwhelming amount of traffic that comes with parking in the school lots.

“I think the parking lots are definitely overcrowded,” Holloway said. “If we had more parking spaces, there would be less traffic traveling in and out of the school.”

Dean of Students, Brelyn Nolting, says that an increasing school population is a very possible reality for North. Such a large number of students could warrant a potential size increase for North.

“If space became an issue at North, the school corporation might have to look at adding additional spaces or redistricting,” Nolting said.

With the potential of increasing numbers of students coming into the school, Nolting says the parking situation, as well as other spaces, could be impacted.

“It could potentially impact parking and common spaces such as the library, cafeteria, athletic facilities, etc.” Nolting said. “We are fortunate that we currently have great facilities and staff that are flexible when it comes to accommodating more students.”

While the uncertainty of the growing school population might be a problem for parking, amongst other common areas, North is fully prepared when it comes to handling the educational aspect of our large sized classes.

“Staffing adjustments are made every spring in order to accommodate increasing class sizes,” Nolting said. “We do not have any challenges when it comes to not having enough class room.”