By Andrew Hsieh
Fountain Valley High School administration is moving the student drop-off location to the area outside the tennis courts, and away from the front of the school by the administration building, where drop-offs usually were in previous years.
This shift in location is intended to make dropping off students safer and smoother. While directing traffic away from the staff lot, the traffic now appears to be more concentrated around the senior lot, also affecting those who drive themselves to school.
Students understand how the new location helps traffic, but still agree that it comes with other obstacles.
Here are some of their opinions:
Sophomore Alex Lee
“It’s less convenient for me because I used to be able to just get dropped off at the front of the school,” Lee said.“I think it’s safer but at the end of the day, I think it’s also restricting for parents because they get confused.”
Senior Sylva Pinedjian
“I think that it is more efficient. I feel that, because people aren’t coming in through the staff area, that place isn’t as busy. So I think it is helping, actually,” Pinedjian said.“The only thing that I think could be changed is the cones [by the intersection at Bushard] because students can’t turn through there so they have to go the other way near the football field.”
Senior Lori Shrikian
“It’s a little far from most of the classes. It seems smooth but it’s definitely busy and it’s taking a while,” Shrikian said.
Senior Skye Doan
“Honestly, I like the old way a lot more. I feel like this way is a little stressful and it backs up the traffic a lot,” Doan said. “I feel like parents should be able to drop their kids off at the front instead of having to drive all the way to the tennis courts.”
Senior Richard Phan
“The traffic is pretty much the same, so the new drop-off zone is decent. It’s more swift in procedure; students get off a lot faster,” Phan said.“So regardless if the traffic is heavy or not, it’s more safe.”
