After students returned from Winter Break, major changes were made to the parking and traffic patterns for Northern High School due to new construction beginning on the middle school. All people using the parking–including student drivers, staff, car riders, and buses–now have to enter using the first entrance from Chaneyville Road. Parking during the mornings has become significantly more difficult for students–Ilya Jones, a senior, said that “More people have to park in the bus lot now… people are taking my spots now.” He also noted how there isn’t any traffic when he drives into the school, but “…first and second period I’ve heard is bad.”
Adjustments were also made to the parking situation in the afternoon. Parking in the bus lot between 1:30 and 3:30 PM has been banned alongside adjustments to where buses are located–the slot locations were changed, causing some issues for students on the first few days of the change. As a whole, these temporary parking changes have proven to be controversial amongst students, and will likely continue to cause issues until the construction is completed. –Boris Nusinzon