Since the beginning of the school year, there has been an underlying concern about where students will park after the east student parking lot is closed off for construction in March. When students return from spring break on March 20, 2017 the largest parking lot belonging to PVHS will be closed off to students until the end of the school year. Construction for the new science building and gym, which are planned to be built on the east side of the school, will call for many different construction materials and machines, taking up the entirety of the lot.
Available parking will include the new east student lot directly next to the tennis courts and the west upper lot and lower lot, along with the original “A” Scott lot and a new gravel extension that is connected. There will be the same amount of spots available now, just relocated. At the moment, parking will only be available for juniors and seniors; exceptions will be made for sophomores in sports if there are extras spots open.
Upon hearing this news, Skylar Yutesler, senior, expressed, “Being a senior and not coming till third period is already bad knowing I have to park so far away from the school. I am not looking forward to possibly having to park at Scott and walking all the way to the main office in potentially bad weather conditions.”
Students parking in the new lot and Scott lot will have to walk through the stadium entrance to the band/dungeon doors, which are located directly behind the guest side bleachers. There will be no access to the lifting doors. This will be required because of the construction of the 16ft hole that will be made into a brand new stadium-style gym. Principal, Mike Zimmer, called this “The Big Dig”. Zimmer has planned for the vehicles to not make any deliveries between 7:45am and 8:15am in order to eliminate any mishaps with student vehicles arriving at school.
During summer remodeling, there will be a new parking lot added onto the new lot, creating 273 additional parking spaces for students. This will be available in August of 2017.
Tanner B. • Mar 3, 2017 at 8:48 am
Scary thinking about having to park at scott again but seniors have it lucky because we won’t have to walk through the cold next year. I think I will have to stop leaving my house at 8:00 every morning like I usually do. Sucks for the sophomores who won’the get to use the license they just got to go to school. The neghiborhoods will start to be a mad house for kids without parking passes but aren’t going to stop driving to school. Get ready to ride the bus sophomores.
miranda metz • Mar 3, 2017 at 8:35 am
It really sucks for us seniors this year considering it is our last year. i usually get here around 8 and with limited parking after spring break ill have to leave even earlier just so i get a good parking spot.
Alex Leonard • Mar 3, 2017 at 8:35 am
I’m not going to lie I am nervous about parking after spring break since it is already tight, but I am excited to see the new additions happening to the school and making it look better!