As an athlete, I travel all across Indiana for meets, and there’s one recurring pattern that CNHS doesn’t fit in to: the existence of senior parking spots. At high schools across the state and the country, seniors choose a parking spot for the whole year, and get to personalize their spot by painting and decorating it and making it truly represent them. I think that this idea would be super fun, and would create a lot of positivity at CNHS.
Despite the stress that it may bring, your senior year is full of special moments that remind you of how quickly high school is ending, and its up to you to make it memorable and exciting. I believe that senior parking spots would do a lot for school spirit and pride, and would be something that people look forward to for senior year. It’s your own customized spot, filled with colors, words, and images of whatever you want. In addition, it’s your spot for the year, and there’s a nice sense of consistency and peace knowing your spot is always waiting for you. In addition to the fun and creativity of senior parking spots, there are also more practical applications.
Creating a program that distributes and regulates parking spots would be very profitable, either as a senior project or as a program directly from the school. I know many seniors that would pay for both the experience of painting their spot and the convenience of having a consistent parking spot every day. Parking is a big stressor for students, and can be difficult with all of the different lots on CNHS’s perimeter, and the traffic that happens when school gets out, and I believe consistent parking spots would potentially help solve that.
In my mind, there are quite literally no drawbacks to senior parking spots. They are incredibly fun and special to make, would help boost school spirit and pride, would raise money for the school, and would potentially help with the parking issues around CNHS. Senior parking spots have been incredibly popular at other high schools, so the question is now, who’s willing to start the tradition at CNHS?
