Being a teenager often means the beginning of the process of getting a license in hopes to have the freedom to drive. One of those places teenagers can begin driving to is school. This can be a bit intimidating at first because there are many students that drive to school and students may not know the proper steps to take to ensure that they are able to safely do this. Current North Augusta High School students provide words of advice.
Depending on when your birthday is and when you complete the driving course to get your license, you could drive to school as early as your freshman or sophomore year. This is true for senior Jackson Beavers, who started driving to school the second semester of his sophomore year. He describes driving to school as, “routine, usually bland.” Sophomore Cooper Seider describes driving to school as “stressful, yet easy.” Senior Hannah Waterman also drove to school during her second semester of sophomore year and describes driving to school as “making [her] life a lot easier because [she is] not dependent on anyone to be [her] ride, and [she] can always make sure [she’s] on time.”
It is required that if you want to drive to North Augusta High School, you must get a parking pass. Waterman says that you should “get your parking pass as early as you can.” Beavers suggests that “if you are thinking about driving to school, just do it.” In short, the sooner you get your pass, it is far more likely that you will get a spot in the parking lot and be able to drive to school. Additionally, be sure to have the proper paperwork and parking pass fee.
This year, the students at North Augusta High School enjoy a brand-new parking lot that is a “big upgrade,” says Waterman, from the gravel parking lot the juniors and sophomores used to park in. Junior Jake Abrahani, who drove second semester of his sophomore year, says, “it was hard to get out of the dirt lot, so thank the new one for being a lot easier to get out of.” Seider feels that “it is smart to have all of the students in one parking lot.”
These students also have some general advice about driving to school. Waterman, Abrahani, and Seider all suggest that you get to school by 8:05 as it is easier to find a parking space and there is less traffic. Waterman also suggests that you “avoid spots that you know will interfere with after school.” The general consensus among the interviewed students seemed to be that the after-school traffic is more of an issue than morning traffic. However, it seems that the new parking lot has helped a lot with this issue.
Photo Credit: Emma Carter
Pictured: The student parking lot.
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