On September 7, the senior class of 2026 continued the tradition of painting parking spots. With a record turn out, many senior students showed creativity and hard work through their designs.
Along with the astounding number of seniors who attended the event, there was a crowd of family members participating. Mr. Harold and Mrs. Munoz both feel their favorite part of the ongoing tradition is the number of families and students working together.
“I really enjoyed how it crossed over from being seniors painting their spots to an event with parents, grandparents, and siblings. It was really neat for me to go around and talk to all the people there,” said Mr. Harold.
Even seniors who did not have their own spot were participating by helping their friends with their designs. Seniors who were not able to attend the event will come back at a later date to paint their spot. It is agreed that the levels of participation have highly increased since senior spots began.
“The first year we did senior spots was the 2021-2022 school year,” explained Mrs. Munoz.
“There were around 70 participants the first year, and there were over 140 participants this year.”
This senior class has shown enthusiasm and spirit by their participation. Seniors not only showed participation painting their spots, but also with the donations collected for Lake’s Care Closet.
“There were enough donations to last our Care Closet a year,” stated Mr. Harold.
There were many different creative designs that were painted on Sunday. Seniors were able to express themselves by choosing a design that represents their personality. The most common designs were album covers, quotes or song lyrics, and bright patterns. Many students got inspiration for their designs from Pinterest.
“I chose a Bible verse for my spot because it represents me as a person and honors my belief in God,” Senior Alyssa Humberson explained.
“My favorite part was the actual painting and getting to see other people’s designs. I liked how we are all joined together as seniors,” Senior Taylor Domer said.
After finishing their own spots, seniors walked around to look at everyone else’s designs and help other people finish their spots. The senior students worked together helping each other instead of just focusing on their own spots. Many students shared paint and supplies with people who ran out or forgot something.
Overall, senior spot painting was successful this year because of the mass participation and creativity. Upcoming sophomores and juniors can start planning their designs to keep the event as imaginative as it has been.
