Student Parking

Senior On-Campus Parking - Update as of November 2025

The 2025-2026 second-semester senior parking registration will be open from Monday, November 10, to Thursday, November 20, 2025.

Lottery winners are announced the week of  December 1, 2025. Refunds will be issued to those who did not make the lottery after Thanksgiving break.

Register for the Second Semester Senior Parking Lottery Here

Please note:

Student parking at Lake Forest High School is open to all students during their senior year. All vehicles are required to have a current parking tag on their windshield at all times between the hours of 7:00 am and 3:30 pm. Parking spots are assigned by a random lottery system at a cost of $500 a semester. Only students who will be seniors at the time of semester parking can enter the parking lottery. Students will be notified that the lottery is open through their school email and Schoology announcements. Students who were not assigned a spot with the lottery first semester will have preference over those students who did get assigned a parking spot. HOWEVER, you MUST register again even if you registered first semester.

Second-semester Parking dates are from January 20 to June 8, 2026. Parking Guidelines

ONLY SENIORS (Class of 2026) can apply for a parking permit.

- All applications received by the due date will be considered in the lottery (no late applications will be accepted).

- If more seniors apply than the number of available spots, a lottery will be held. The lottery is done by a computer-generated program.

- Seniors will be notified of lottery results sometime the week of November 24, 2025 (via the notification email provided on the registration) 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: School authorities may inspect and search school property and equipment owned or controlled by the school (including parking lots). THERE IS NO REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN THIS AREA, WHICH INCLUDES STUDENT VEHICLES PARKED ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.

For questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Frank Lesniak at flesniak@lfschools.net

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Parking Lottery Guidelines:

Parking for semesters 1 and 2 are for every single school day of the respective semester.

Other Transportation Options

Remote parking at the train station (701 N. McKinley Road). More information about parking in the city of Lake Forest can be found on their website here.

Riding a school bus. More information about utilizing school transportation can be found here.

VIEW SENIOR PARKING GUIDELINES

• Only students who will be seniors at the time of semester parking can enter the lottery.
   
• If more seniors apply than the number of available spots, a lottery will be held. All applications submitted before the deadline will be included in the lottery. The lottery is done by a computer-generated program.
   
• Seniors will be notified of lottery results via the notification email provided on the parking application.
   
• A senior can choose to share a parking space with another senior student. This information needs to be kept on file with Mrs. Melanie Walsh in the Deans’ Office.
   
• If a student applied for a senior parking space first semester and did not receive a space, they are guaranteed a spot for the second semester.  You still must apply by the deadline to receive your parking space.
   
• Seniors who do not receive a parking space will automatically be issued a refund and placed on a waiting list based on the number assigned by the lottery computer program.
   
• Students are responsible for picking up their second-semester parking pass in the dean's office on or after January 16.
   
• School authorities may inspect and search school property and equipment owned or controlled by the school (including parking lots).
   
• Students who abuse their parking privileges may have their parking space revoked without a refund.