The parking lots at Lewis-Palmer High School are dangerous enough with unobservant drivers, but the added obstacle of poor road conditions makes damaging one’s car a likely possibility.

Caused by the melting snow and cold weather, the small “dips” in the parking lots are wearing down into bigger and bigger potholes. Not only are these potholes annoying, they are also probable to pop a tire on a car if the driver isn’t careful.

Students of all grades recognize how irritating and dangerous these potholes are.

“It’s almost impossible to avoid them. It feels like my car is breaking a little more each time I go to school” senior Jordyn Trader said.

Although an easy fix, the school’s current solution to this dilemma is not a permanent fix and will not last for long. District 38 needs to invest in a higher grade pothole patch-up to last for at least the rest of this school year and throughout the next. This will ensure that students and visitors still have a safe ride in and out of school.

“The school could do a lot more to fix the potholes. They could hold a fundraiser, for example” sophomore Ben McClung said.

One doesn’t have to drive to see the potholes are a nuisance and are harmful. The faculty at Lewis-Palmer High School, or in the D-38 office, should do more to repair these road problems that are making the parking lots dangerous for all drivers entering them.