One hundred and eighty four seniors were able to purchase reserved parking spots when the Revtrak website went live three weeks ago causing reserved passes to sell out within minutes. There are still roughly 160 parking spots available for purchase. Parking spots with numbers are reserved, and only students who reserve the spot are allowed to park in that spot. 

“We have roughly the same amount of parking available as last year,” Lead Assistant Principal Mr. Michael Haase said. “Construction cut down on parking, but the gravel helped us get to maybe a spot or two more than we had last year, so that’s good.”

There are 500 other parking spots on the cement and roughly 155-160 parking spots on the gravel field. General parking passes are $20 and the link to purchase one will be listed below. With most of these spots being filled, exiting the parking lot was deemed difficult for many students who were unable to leave for about an hour on the first day of school. 

“I’ve worked at a lot of schools and a lot of schools have the traffic problem, especially on the first day,” Haase said. “People will start getting used to the routine and things will improve from the first day.”

A big issue faculty noticed was student drivers using the right lane to cut into the left lane and make a left hand turn in the right lane to speed and cut cars off. On the second day of school, Principal Mr. Robert Hensarling addressed this merging problem during homeroom announcements. 

“Passing cars in the right lane, then cutting in the line to make the left hand turn at the light is not allowed and could lead to you losing your parking privileges on campus,” Hensarling said. 

As part of their expectations for the school year, administration listed that cell phone use is prohibited while driving on campus. 

“I don’t think you should be texting and driving, but I think it’s fine if you’re just in the traffic and you’re just picking a song,” senior Cara Morriss said. 

In order to qualify for a parking pass the student must have a current and valid driver’s license, have insurance on their vehicle with their name on the insurance and agree to abide by campus/district rules for parking and driving on campus.

“I was waiting on the waitlist until it popped open and my mom made me get everything first,” Morriss said. “So we were well prepared.”

As of the second day of school, the parking passes were still available.

“As sophomores turn 16 we’ll probably start selling out, or even as juniors and seniors start getting their driver’s license,” Haase said. “Roughly, we have 160 spots left.”

https://hayscisd.revtrak.net/campuses-and-instruction/Middle-Schools-and-High-Schools/johnson-high-school/jhs-parking-permits/#/list