<body><div>For students at Eagle High, the parking lot is much more than just a place to leave your car. It is where friends meet up to walk to class together, students enjoy their lunches and kids hang out after school. For some students however, the parking lot is not always a positive experience.The parking lot can be a very stress-inducing place for student drivers who have recently obtained their license. Some kids drive too fast, some are too slow, some go when it’s not their turn and many ignore rules completely. One of the most common issues seen in the parking lot is speed.With everyone trying their hardest to get to and from school as quickly as they can, many students ignore the speed limit. A car driving too fast is not only dangerous to the students walking around and the other cars, but also to the speeding driver. “I had an experience where someone was driving too fast and it ended up with them crashing into me,” said sophomore Rachel Wilstead. Thankfully, no one was hurt in the collision, but injury was very possible.Another common issue is students walking out in front of moving traffic. Although students on foot have the right of way, and drivers should yield, it is often difficult to stop in time if someone speeds out in front of a car. When students walk behind and between cars, they can be very difficult to see.“One time I was pulling out, and a big group of freshmen appeared out of nowhere behind my car,” Wilstead said. “Thankfully, I was able to see them in time to stop, but it was annoying, because I know they saw me pulling out and didn’t wait.”Driving around people can be difficult, but dodging fast cars can be even trickier. Sophomore Shelby Pryhuber offered insight of the parking lot from a pedestrian experience. “I always wait to walk, to make sure its safe. Most of the time drivers are nice and let me through, but there’s been a few times where I was almost hit,” she said. Parking lot etiquette needs work in many areas, not just to do with cars. Many students sit towards the front of the school, in the courtyard, by the parking lot. When students leave trash there, wind blows it into the parking lot. Litter has become a big issue around the Eagle High campus.“People who eat outside need to clean up after themselves,” Pryhuber said. “There is a ton of trash around the parking lot and in front of the school. I don’t remember it being this way last year, so maybe it’s the new freshmen who need to work on this.”All in all, the parking lot is a privilege. If etiquette is not maintained, the privilege of going off campus for lunch, having a nice parking lot and eating in the parking lot could be taken away. It is important for students to drive slow and safe, clean up after themselves and be aware of their surroundings.</div></body>

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For students at Eagle High, the parking lot is much more than just a place to leave your car. It is where friends meet up to walk to class together, students enjoy their lunches and kids hang out after school. For some students however, the parking lot is not always a positive experience.

Students discuss etiquette issues in the Eagle High parking lot

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For students at Eagle High, the parking lot is much more than just a place to leave your car. It is where friends meet up to walk to class together, studen

Students discuss etiquette issues in the Eagle High parking lot

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