Open Campus Policy In High School

Open campus policy at my high school was a positive factor that made my senior year more enjoyable. Open campus meant that as a senior with good grades and insurance along with my driver license, I had the privilege to park on school grounds and was allowed to leave school grounds for lunch. I had worked at a hamburger stand and saved my money for my first car. I wanted to be able to drive my car to school and the open campus policy provided me with an incentive to maintain a job along with my school studies. I wanted to be able to take my girl friend to the school dances in my car. I had to work to be able to afford a car and a girlfriend. This emotional lesson of work for what you want has been with me my whole life. If I have work for something, then I own it and I can take pride in my accomplishments. Open campus was beneficial to local food service business to cater to students for the lunch needs. A hot lunch along with the social hour was a nice break at mid day. It was also an opportunity to go home and get the forgotten books or home work assignment. The school cafeteria also benefited by not having such a demand on their facilities for lunch. This open campus policy allowed me as a senior to bring my car in to the auto body
I was not a jock, or a straight “A” student, but I did go to the top of the girl’s desirable list for dates because I had a cool car. The guys with cars were known in our school as cruisers. We would cruise slowly around the school and down the main drag in town and let the girls check us out. This was a big boost in my social life and was still within rules and limits of the school administration. I had one good buddy who would ride shotgun and talk to the girls on the right side of the car, while I talked to the girls on the left side of the car. I would give other students rides to school and some of the friendships that were formed then, I still have