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LHS Important Updates

 

Dear Panther parents and guardians,

It has been a busy but productive summer for our school as renovations and improvements to our facility continue!

We want to take this opportunity to provide you with some important updates. Crews have renovated 36 classrooms and one of the front parking lots with new bus lanes. Work on our incredible new Performing Arts Center is underway and is taking shape! We anticipate the student parking lot becoming available by the end of the first semester.      

To help with transitions during these ongoing renovations, we have made some necessary changes to our traffic plan to help drivers, student walkers, and school buses safely transition while on campus. The new traffic plan will go into effect beginning with Open House on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

 

Lakeside Middle School car line traffic and buses will only enter and exit onto Panther Crossing from Blue Ridge Drive. Similarly, Lakeside High School car line traffic will only enter and exit onto Panther Crossing via King Taylor Road. The section of Panther Crossing between the high school right front parking lot and the middle school baseball field will be closed to traffic during student drop-off and pick-up times. Students may be dropped off at both Lakeside Middle and Lakeside High School beginning at 6:45 a.m. Students are always welcome to ride a bus to school, which helps to reduce traffic congestion. They can also go to “Find My Bus Stop” on the district or school website to locate route information.

The two front parking lots at Lakeside High will be permitted only for school staff and visitors. Meanwhile, student parking will be available at Lakeside Park, the Lakeside High School Athletic Complex, and the adjacent lot across from the Lakeside High School Track. Parking permits for student drivers will be required both on campus and at Lakeside Park. Parking applications will be available on the school website beginning Tuesday, July 30, 2024.  Like last semester, drivers should observe all traffic laws and parking rules. Parking in these additional lots will be first come, first serve, and no parking fees will be required at this time.

Please familiarize yourself with the diagram that shows the parking and traffic plan. Lakeside High School and Lakeside Middle School staff will be available with directional signage to assist our families while on campus. 

We are grateful for your ongoing support and ask that you continue to remain patient as we all work together to adjust to this new process. If you have any questions after reviewing this information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Sincerely, 

Your Lakeside High School Admin Team

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