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Written By: Alaina Parker With a lot of changes and additions to Bear River High School parking lots over the last summer, the high school created a new system for the three parking lots here. The three parking lots were sorted into numbers, and designated as paid parking. If students want a spot, they pay $5 or $10 per trimester for a reserved space. Parking spots are then assigned on a first paid/first served basis. With this year's new parking system, we have seen improvement, less garbage, and fewer accidents. When allowing students to park where they liked, things became chaotic. If a student were to hit someone else, it would become hard to know the full story of what had happened. Along with this, many students would throw their garbage onto the ground that came from their car. Mr. Clay Chournos, a vice principal at Bear River High School, explained some of the details in the new system. Because assigned parking stalls are first come first serve, the sooner you get a spot the shorter the wait is. If you are placed onto a waiting list, it'll most likely be a while until you get a stall. With this, you'll have to park in the free parking spots, which are mostly located on the road north of the high school. The administration is always looking for suggestions to improve this system, because it comes with its own flaws. One of the major flaws is there are often times when people park in someone else’s. When this happens it causes a domino effect. If someone parks in another parking stall multiple times they will get a ticket. The first warning is a verbal warning, then three citations, and then a ticket. Some advice: If someone parks in your spot, don’t go into another stall. Instead, park legally on the street, then get the license plate number so you can talk to the administration to have them take care of it. In order to keep your paid parking spot, you must attend classes. Not attending classes can cause your parking spot to be revoked. If your parking spot is revoked, you must appeal to the administration to have a chance for a parking stall in the future. This new system has created many great opportunities for the school. The money they have gotten from parking stalls has gone to their Positive Behavioral System or PBS for short. In previous years, the lots were often trashed and there were lots of accidents. The administration has created new ideas for the parking lots. They would like to place the money from parking fees into light fixtures and trash bins for the lots. Lights would be a lot more useful when school starts in the winter months and it is still dark out. The light fixtures can help drivers see in the dark for those who struggle to see. If there were to be an accident, the lights would help illuminate the lot and show what happened. The garbage bins we currently have are small and have gotten quite old. Bigger and newer trash bins would be much more useful in our parking lots. They would be in better condition, do better in harsh weather, and hold more garbage. This new system has created many positive outcomes for our school. It has also helped us make it a more positive environment for all. However, the administration believes there are still flaws. They are more than willing to listen to any suggestions for next year's parking stalls. If you would like to give them feedback about the stalls, talk to Jenny Wood in the office. She is more than happy to set an appointment with Mr. Chournos for you.
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By Elli Hepworth Crazy fact, sweatshirts and Valentine’s day actually have something in common. Our next school dance and first dance of 2022 is The Sweatheart’s dance on February 12 at 8:00 at Bear River High School in the gym. That’s this Saturday! Don’t forget your student ID card, you also need your student ID card and ticket for entry.This dance is a girl's choice dance instead of the typical dance where the boy asks.
Toss out your ties and dresses and trade them for matching sweatshirts for you and your date to wear. All Bear River High School students grades 10-12 are able to attend. You can ask a student from a different high school to go as well, but you will need a guest pass. Go to www.brhs.besd.net and get a guest pass there. School dances take lots of time to plan and set up. It’s a huge commitment for the students who are in charge of the school dances. Our student council first vices are in charge of planning all of the school dances throughout the school year. Jacey Larkin is in first vice and she is in charge this year. Sydney Ostermiller explains dances can be pretty expensive; the cost varies depending on the type of dance. Prom being one of the biggest dances of the year it’s also one of the most expensive. Sweetheart’s is one of the most affordable dances we have. The music for this Valentine’s dance depends on what the DJ decides. But there is a pretty good chance of a few slow dances for all the cute couples and friends out there. Cross your fingers! Hopefully, the DJ will play “Boot Scootin Boogie” to get everyone grooving and moving. This dance is destined to be a great one, thanks to our awesome student council members and administration. Hope everyone and their sweatshirts can make it! And let’s make this year’s Valentine’s dance memorable! |