The Shoemaker Bugle

By Em Holy

At the beginning of the school year, John Glenn High School input a new pickup system and many people have found it confusing and unnecessary. 

This new system was a sudden change that almost no one was informed of prior to  the change. Many parents were only made aware as they arrived to pick up their kids, but almost none of the student body was told.

Many parents and children were left confused at the end of the day. Some people couldn’t find their parents and were left wandering around the parking lot. This also caused a lot of traffic because no one knew the correct place to go.

This lack of communication with the student body and parents was definitely a failure on the faculty’s behalf, but many feel like the entire situation was completely unnecessary and preventable.

A student, Moth Vera said, “There’s other things the school should be worrying about, there was nothing wrong with the pickup system.”

Another concerned parent also said, “I don’t see how it makes anything safer or better, and not everyone follows the system.”

The general consensus is that this change was unnecessary, it wasn’t broken, so why fix it? It shows a level of organization within the school’s problems and priorities. There are bigger issues concerning the school and its students. The school should take more time to look into maybe changing other things would be more beneficial to all students.

ed. note: Below is the information that was shared to our Eagle parents and families in early September:

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Please be reminded of the important changes to our Pick-Up procedures:

Your child’s SAFETY is our priority. To avoid the danger caused by congestion near the crosswalk and the front of the school, we are asking that you adhere to the new guidelines for after school pick-up. Our goal is to keep everyone safe, especially our Eagles and Bulldogs, and we thank you for following the guidelines below beginning Tuesday, September 6th.

PICK-UP (After School)

Students who…

• Walk to School: Exit Gate 4.
• Ride the School Bus: Exit Gate 4.
• Are picked up in a car by a parent/guardian: Exit Gate 1 (by the gym).

Parents/Guardians please….

• ENTER the first gate by the tennis courts off of Shoemaker Ave.
• Use the turn-around to pick up your child by Gate #1
• Exit through the gate by the MPR
• At no time, should a driver be:
  • parked any red zone(s)
  • double parked anywhere on Shoemaker or Foster
  • parked in the middle of the street
  • Waiting in the front parking lot where the busses pick up
  • Crossing a double-yellow line to make a u-turn
• Be mindful of the crosswalks on Shoemaker and Foster
• Slow down for crossers
• Do not enter the Staff Parking Lot