Bowling Green High School is currently under construction for part one of the two phase plan for a brand new high school. The BGHS administration has released virtual reality links of the plans for the new commons, hallways, and the front view of the building. Due to the construction, there have been changes made to traffic and parking at the highschool.
All staff and visitors are required to park in a gravel lot located near the entrance to the bus loop.
Felicia Hagan, a teacher at BGHS, said, “Having to cross the car-rider drop off line has been a problem for some teachers; one told me that he was hit by a driver. It would be nice to receive a coupon to get my car washed every now and then as the gravel makes my car pretty dusty.”
Student-drop off and pick-up still remains in the front circle, but the high school has expanded it into two lanes for a quicker process.
Anna Neal, a BGHS sophomore, says, “The changes are really inconvenient. The soccer teams can not practice on the practice fields because they’ve been turned into a parking lot, and the double loop in the car line can get confusing.”
Student drivers can park behind the school by the bus loop or near the baseball and softball fields. Visitors for football games can park in the lot by the softball and baseball fields and then enter the game from stadium gate one. They can also use the first entrance into the school and park behind the school by the bus loops, then enter the game through gate two.
However, some students have experienced difficulties with the new arrangements. Jackson Haga, a senior at BGHS, says, “Because of the changes there is nowhere to park during football games, and we have to park somewhere else to tailgate.”
Students and teachers alike feel the new parking has multiple disadvantages. These changes have been taken into effect in order to help benefit the construction and the flow of traffic, but these changes do not benefit the students and teachers affected.
By Haley Hamilton
All staff and visitors are required to park in a gravel lot located near the entrance to the bus loop.
Felicia Hagan, a teacher at BGHS, said, “Having to cross the car-rider drop off line has been a problem for some teachers; one told me that he was hit by a driver. It would be nice to receive a coupon to get my car washed every now and then as the gravel makes my car pretty dusty.”
Student-drop off and pick-up still remains in the front circle, but the high school has expanded it into two lanes for a quicker process.
Anna Neal, a BGHS sophomore, says, “The changes are really inconvenient. The soccer teams can not practice on the practice fields because they’ve been turned into a parking lot, and the double loop in the car line can get confusing.”
Student drivers can park behind the school by the bus loop or near the baseball and softball fields. Visitors for football games can park in the lot by the softball and baseball fields and then enter the game from stadium gate one. They can also use the first entrance into the school and park behind the school by the bus loops, then enter the game through gate two.
However, some students have experienced difficulties with the new arrangements. Jackson Haga, a senior at BGHS, says, “Because of the changes there is nowhere to park during football games, and we have to park somewhere else to tailgate.”
Students and teachers alike feel the new parking has multiple disadvantages. These changes have been taken into effect in order to help benefit the construction and the flow of traffic, but these changes do not benefit the students and teachers affected.
By Haley Hamilton