Even outside the cafeteria, hosting freshmen brings more changes, both social and logistical.

Lunch

Open lunch is an option for every student, freshmen included. However, many changes may stand out for students who stay to eat.

The Snack Shack has been replaced by a second entrance to the cafeteria. The lunch schedule still consists of three different periods, but lunch will be during fifth hour. Ten more tables have been added to accommodate the new students.

Even with the additional tables, a few of the lunch periods are overbooked, but the number of students utilizing open lunch should compensate, according to Assistant Principal Mike Hill.

Parking

Very few freshmen have the magic combination of a license, parents who will let them drive and a car. The lucky few can park their cars in the sophomore area of the parking lot, so the lot is divided into freshman/sophomore, junior and senior sections.

The sophomore lot is already small and requires quite the trek. With freshmen sharing the area, space could be more clustered.

“I’m not too concerned because it’s not until the end of May when most freshmen actually start driving,” sophomore Olivia Loney said. “I get sucky parking either way. As long as they don’t key my car, I’m fine.”

Fresh Lockers

Lockers are still assigned alphabetically, there are just many more of them.

“The new lockers were put in where there was open wall space, so anyone who has not seen the school before probably won’t even notice the addition of the new lockers,” Hill said.

The freshmen are assigned lockers throughout the school, and their classrooms are integrated among those of the upperclassmen.

Prom

To clear up any circulating rumors, Assistant Principal Lisa Boyd can assure students that prom this year will just be for seniors. Some seniors were worried about losing a night traditionally for seniors only.

“Then, when juniors are seniors, they’ll get their own prom,” she said.