Parking poses a problem for many EHS students who drive to school. Between finding parking spots, safety issues, and parents lining up to drop off their students, the parking lot can be a lot to handle. 

In recent years, parking has not been the easiest. For students who do not have a class block 1/2 or students with late arrival, a big complaint for them is that parking is seemingly unattainable. 

Bryce Terborgh, a junior at EHS, struggles with finding spots in the morning. 

“By the time I get here for 3/4, I can’t find any parking in A or B lot,” Terborgh said. 

There are 714 spots to park on campus.  255 students, 246 high school staff, and 29 CTE staff are registered to park this year. That means that 184 students are not registered to park in the EHS parking lots as of 2024.

Garry Scott, Director of Facilities and District Safety, monitors the cameras used in the parking lots. 

“What we continuously see throughout the day is that, A and B lots are never actually full,” Scott said. “There are always spots throughout the day.” 

There’s more than just one issue that contributes to the parking situation. Safety is another concern of the school parking lots.

Noah Walker, senior at EHS, questions the safety of the parking lot.

“Many people speed through the parking lots,”  Walker said. “My car has been hit before.”

Parking lot safety issues are managed internally by the school.

“It is dealt with like any other school issue,” Scott said. “We really don’t want to turn anything over to the police.”

Overall, both of the EHS parking lots pose a lot of challenges. Numerous students struggle with either finding spots, traffic jams, or minor accidental collisions. 

EHS staff and district safety members have been doing their best to regulate and enforce the rules of the parking lots. They have also been monitoring the parking lots via camera footage to see where improvements can be made or are necessary.