Submitted by Denair High School
Fourteen drab patches of blacktop at Denair High School were transformed Thursday into colorful personalized parking spots by a group of energetic seniors.
The students responded to an offer by Principal Kara Backman to all members of the Class of 2018. Seniors had to submit designs for preapproval by Backman and campus supervisor Melissa Treadwell. Having completed that process, Thursday morning was a time to paint, with an added bonus of an entire day away from class.
The school provided most of the paint, brushes and rollers, but students could bring their own colors.
Predictably, purple was a popular choice as the primary color or accent, though Courtney Prock’s space is a bright pink (her favorite color) and Madison Keas’ is orange (borrowed from the San Francisco Giants, plus her love of the Disney musical “Newsies.”)
As far as themes, flowers were popular, as were Coyote paw prints, images of sports teams (football, volleyball, softball and baseball) and, of course, multiple references to the Class of 2018.
Bryson Prock’s space includes an American flag and the words “My life depends on ag,” a tribute to his family’s roots, and his numbers from football (60) and baseball (9). Bryanna Suarez’s spot highlights the word “Ohana,” which means “family” in her Hawaiian heritage and reflects how she feels about her classmates. Hollie Collins’ features her nickname (“Hillie Bean”) in the middle of a daisy. “People tell me I remind them of a daisy or a sun flower because I’m happy,” she giggled.
Natalie Rosander also used a bloom – a sun flower – as the focal point of her parking spot. Above are the words “There’s a big beautiful tomorrow” and below “shining at the end of every day.”
Emilee Fanning found inspiration from an image of Winnie the Pooh on Pinterest. Her space is built around the cartoon character holding a heart balloon and includes the words “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” Continue reading “14 Creative Seniors Put Their Own Mark on Denair High Parking Lot” »