Attention Seniors - Class of 2009

Potential Student Drivers

• Parking Applications will be made available July 30, 2008 in the front lobby of the school. Applications will be distributed on a first come first serve basis.
• Applications will be distributed to seniors who met the eligibility criteria and juniors who can demonstrate academic need to drive. (Such as dual enrollment in college).
• Applications should be completed in full, and A COPY OF THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE and A COPY OF YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE MUST BE ATTACHED.
• Applications will be accepted AFTER students undergo training as prescribed by the Young Drivers Safety Initiative in the St. Mary's County Public School System. This consists of 1 hour student assembly conducted once a month during the first semester.
• All students will be required to sign a safe driving contract.
• The Young Drivers Safety Initiative MANDATORY training will be held August 7, 2008. All students seeking a parking permit MUST attend. This training will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the LHS auditorium. Permits will be distributed after the training on a first come first serve basis.
• All students parking at Leonarttown High School will be encouraged to register their vehicle with the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office "S.T.O.P.P.E.D. program". Each student presenting supporting documentation demonstrating that their vehicle has been registered with the "S.T.O.P.P.E.D. program" will receive a $10.00 discount taken from the total cost of their school parking permit. This supporting documentation must be presented at the time the student is paying for their parking permit.
• The "S.T.O.P.P.E.D. program" is a program independently operated by the St. Mary's Sheriff's Office and is outlined on their web page.