Current seniors with the Senior Honor Code have noticed that they don’t have as many privileges or unique opportunities that have been granted to seniors in the past.
As always, the requirements for the Senior Honor Code are that students have at least a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher, 36 credits by the start of their senior year, a good discipline and attendance record, a completed 10th-grade Panther Exploration Project and no errors.
There was an application seniors filled out at the end of their junior year. It was submitted to the senior assistant principal.
“In the past, seniors could write their passes, call themselves out sick, and had access to the exclusive senior parking lot,” senior administrator Kristie Corn said. “Seniors with the honor code would have a little star icon on their student IDs to signify they had senior honor code.”
This year, the only benefit seniors with Honor Code have is the ability to park in the senior parking lot.
The lot is located directly across door 29 by the Paul Loggan Fieldhouse. It doesn’t get as crowded and is in a more convenient location than the main student lot. However, seniors are still disappointed that this is the only benefit they were given.
“I feel like our privileges are nonexistent,” senior Olivia Taylor said. “The only thing we get is better parking, and it’s barely worth it.”
Last year, Honor Code privileges were also reduced. Seniors with the Senior Honor Code could park in the senior lot, and some received all-sports passes, which allowed them to attend any home sporting event for free.
The all-sports pass was enticing to seniors this year. It is an excellent way to encourage students to attend home games and matches.
“I wish we got the sports passes again,” Taylor said. “I would attend more sports games if I had a free pass. We could have bigger and more enthusiastic student sections.”
Seniors wish they had more perks in the Senior Honor Code to reward them for their hard work and good academic standing.
“I think we should get back the free hall pass because if we earn Senior Honor Code, we should get that sense of trust from teachers and faculty,” Taylor said.
If seniors had more privileges for getting the Senior Honor Code, it could encourage juniors and underclassmen to work harder to earn it.
“I think we should get more privileges because it could be a better incentive for the younger kids to work harder and try to get senior honor code,” Taylor said.
Seniors wonder why they don’t have any extra perks with the Senior Honor Code, but the staff decided to reduce the privileges for safety reasons.
“Seniors no longer have all the same benefits with Honor Code due to safety and security and that parents need to be informed on their student’s status,” Corn said.
Seniors hope they can get more privileges granted to them later in the school year.
