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Lack of lights at night

Construction leads to many of the lights in the front parking lot turned off
Due to expansion of the school, construction crews have had to temporarily turn off many of the lights in the front parking lot leaving things dark at night.
Benjamin Prengler
Due to expansion of the school, construction crews have had to temporarily turn off many of the lights in the front parking lot leaving things dark at night.

Normally when driving past the high school after sunset one will see the street lamps lighting the parking lot. However, due to the recent construction the power lines have been deactivated, leaving the lot dark.

“Administration is aware that the lights are out,” assistant principal Bruce Coachman said. “There is a middle section of the front, or South, parking lot lights that will not function for a while during the construction. They will return as we get further along in the construction process.”

According to construction company Lee Lewis, the lights are out due to safety concerns.

“The lights have been turned off due to concern for our workers,” project manager Brian Rose said. “We found it unsafe to have live lines while workers were digging. So, in order to avoid certain hazards, such as electrocution or burns, we negotiated to have them temporarily turned off.”

For some of those that have been at the school at night, it’s darker than usual.

“Several lights were out but not all,” English teacher Cheryl Anderson said. “It was very hard to see in many areas of the front parking lot, so it was hard to see and get to my car, but the front sidewalk was fairly well lit.”

However, even though the parking lot is dark, the school doesn’t classify it as a safety concern.

“There isn’t a specific concern for safety as there are few events here at the HS that end after dark,” principal Chris Mayfield said. “Those that do have a school sponsor that is able to help monitor and keep a safe environment. As long as the lights along the sidewalk in front of the school are on, I feel our students are safe in being picked up at night.”

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Courtney Reid, Staff Reporter
Courtney Reid is only a sophomore because The Doctor has yet to arrive in her correct timeline. Doctor Who, you might ask? Exactly. Courtney was born a Texan, but she knows that in a past life she was British. She is obsessed with tea, British TV and actors, BBC Sherlock, and most importantly, the British accent. Courtney is a girl of many talents. She is involved in band, debate, French, and is currently embarking on her first year of newspaper. Still, even with her schedule filled with extra curricular activities, Courtney still finds time to listen to the newest Maroon 5 album. She enjoys going to the movies with friends to watch the latest Marvel or DC movie, superheroes being another of her passions. However, Courtney always finds time for her best friend, Netflix. Courtney’s greatest achievement in life is a tie between watching four seasons of Supernatural over spring break, and staying up 52 hours during summer to finish the show House MD. So if you’re ever looking for Courtney the first place to check is her room, where you’ll most likely find her cuddled in her bed with her iPad and a Dr. Pepper.
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Benjamin Prengler has many titles: President of Student Council, President of the Class of 2015, professional drummer, and photojournalist. Through the years he has learned the values of honesty and trustworthiness (unusual traits for a future politician). He is a Junior in Lovejoy High School, and has attended the district since Kindergarten. He is interested in politics; so don’t ask him about anything political, because he’ll give you a long speech. Favorite TV shows include, House of Cards, Game of Thrones, and The Colbert Report. Favorite movies include Inglourious Basterds, Forrest Gump, and The Shawshank Redemption. Favorite food includes, beef brisket, beef ribs, beef brisket sandwich. Favorite drink is Dr. Pepper.

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