An email notification titled “Register for Parking Permit (New Process!)” on May 3 sent the then-juniors into a meltdown, as though they’d just had their lives flipped upside down and turned inside out.  The SME Class of 2023 group chat flooded with messages mourning their beloved parking pass system. One student suggested they start a petition to change it. The group chat was slammed for over 36 hours as fierce debate broke out — a debate far too opinionated for the simple subject of what spot you’ll leave your car for the seven-hour school day.  Associate Principal Kristoffer Barikmo had sent out an email detailing the 2022-2023 parking procedure: students would not be assigned a parking spot, instead parking passes would cover any of the numbered spots in the parking lot.  To read more, click the link in the bio. #storybykateheitmann #socialmediabykateheitmann