Driving & Parking
It is essential that you understand that parking on school grounds is not a right; it is a privilege. Here are the guidelines for driving and parking at SHS:
Students must park only in the student parking lot. There is no student parking in front of the building, in the faculty parking lots, or anywhere around the building--other than designated student parking lot--between 7:00 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
Students may not loiter in the parking lot or in their cars prior to school or during other parts of the day, as administration is not able to provide regular supervision of the parking lot. This includes during lunch. Students must immediately report to the school building (above the hill) once arriving on campus.
The speed limit in the student parking lot and entrances and exits must not exceed 10 mph.
Incoming and outgoing buses have the right of way. By law, you must yield to them.
Students are not permitted in the parking lot without registering their vehicle in the Main Office, and they must display their registration sticker on the lower right hand corner of the windshield. Each registration sticker is to only be associated with the vehicle it is assigned to by the Main Office and at no time should your sticker be “loaned” to another student. This allows us to contact you quickly if we find that something has happened to your car. Therefore, if you have multiple vehicles that you use on school grounds, you need a registration sticker for each one.
Students who park in unauthorized areas may be towed at the owner’s expense.
The consequences for any driving or parking violation are listed below and exceptions and alternative consequences can only be made by the administration:
First Offense: Verbal Warning
Second Offense: Loss of parking privilege on school grounds for a week
Third Offense: Loss of parking privilege on school grounds for the rest of the year
As with most violations of the student conduct code, the progression of discipline above can be skipped or adjusted for serious offense.