At the end of every summer, Seniors at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School have the opportunity to personalize their parking spaces for the upcoming school year. This gives seniors the chance to not only express their creativity, but also bond with each other before their last year of high school starts.
The Hybreeze wants to highlight students in the class of 2025 who put a lot of time and effort into their spots and figure out why they chose to paint what they did.
Kasaundra Pindor is a heavily involved senior at BBHHS, who is incredibly passionate about ocean life and marine biology. Pindor used her love of the ocean as inspiration for her very personal, abstract coral spot.
Due to weather conditions, Pindor was battling the persistent rain. “I came on the very first night we had available and painted the whole background with my base coat. Then a few days later, I painted the designs, but the rain came and washed a lot of it away, so I had to come back another night and was there till 10 by myself finishing it.”
Pindor feels that painting senior parking spots is a great way to make the seniors not only feel special, but know that the school cares about letting its students have their individuality.
Lindsay Tayfel, a creative and talented senior, wanted to incorporate a personal touch to her spot, so she pulled a couple different design ideas together and drew out a final idea with “Alice in Wonderland” inspiration.
Tayfel feels that seniors benefit from this activity because “Painting parking spots is an awesome way to promote senior bonding, and give us all an opportunity to show our creativity before school starts back up.” The comradery and connection seniors gain from painting parking spots is undeniable and invaluable.
Katie Delahunty used her spot to express her gratitude for the people in her life using a quote from one of her favorite artists. “How lucky are we”, a lyric from country artist, Zach Bryan, has been trending on TikTok recently. People use this line to show love for their friends and family. And that’s exactly what Delahunty did with her spot.
Delahunty created her v
ibrant and original spot by adapting a reference from Pinterest, using 2 gallons of base color, chalking out her entire design, then filling in the chalked lines with colors.
Mrs. Filmer was the parent in charge of Painting Senior Parking Spots this year. She finds that seniors appreciate painting their parking spots as it fosters community, allows for self-expression, and ensures they have a reserved space. This year marks the fourth time this tradition has taken place, and it has successfully raised over $3,500 for After Prom, benefiting both the students and the PSO.
