During the last weeks of summer break, Loy Norrix seniors decided to paint their parking spots to celebrate their last year of high school. To be eligible for painting them, seniors must have first purchased a parking spot, designed their own pattern, obtained approval for it and they were required to follow specific guidelines when painting them.
Senior Reed Davis decided to keep it simple yet eye-catching with a design that may seem plain to others but holds meaning for him.
“I put the Pokémon Grooky, the little grass monkey, because he’s my favorite and I just wanted to add something significant that would stop people from parking there,” Davis said.
While Davis painted a simple Pokémon character, others opted for a more extravagant and creative approach.
“I am a swimmer and I really like the beach and I really like jellyfish, so I thought it fit pretty well,” said senior Paisley Wall-Emerson, who painted a sea-themed space with jellyfish, bubbles, and starfish. “I think they [other people’s parking spots] all look really good, and I feel like you can tell whose is whose based on what they painted,”
Senior Carter Pickett, who also participated in this activity, expressed how his parking spot is something that shows his identity. Pickett’s parking spot is a replica of Eddie Van Halen’s guitar design.
“I chose Eddie Van Halen, which is something that really links to me because when I was in a really bad mental state, music definitely helped with that, and I started learning guitar because of Eddie Van Halen,” said Pickett.
For every one of these students, painting their parking spots is a way for them to express themselves, as well as celebrate their final year of high school. Their paintings represent different
things that are important to each one of them.
