With a blue and gold painted parking spot, the visitor lot shows more school spirit than ever. 

“I’ve always wanted a senior spot and I thought it was pretty cool and nice of Mr. Herrington to give me his,” Taylor Fetrow said.

Taylor wanted a senior parking spot, but needed it to be closer to the front entrance because he cannot use the student parking lot stairs. Born with muscular dystrophy he relies on a motorized scooter.

His sister, sophomore Ashley Fetrow, plans to get her license in November and drive him to school.
“Taylor and his mom both let me know that he wanted a spot,” Alpha house principal Wray Franks said. “I talked to Mr. Herrington, and we made a determination that he was in an unusual situation. Taylor wanted to be a part of tradition, so we decided to sell him a spot closer to the school. Mr. Herrington was kind enough to give him his.”

As the football and boys’ basketball team manager, Taylor painted his spot blue with a football and a basketball on it. It says his nickname, “T-Fet,” in large letters and has his favorite Bible verse.

“I put what I’m involved in at school and what I believe on my spot,” Taylor
said.

Unlike seniors who bought spots, Mr. Herrington no longer has a reserved place to park.

“I think Taylor’s a big part of this school and he’s done a lot of things around here to help out.” Principal Stewart Herrington said. “He needed something where he could better access the school with no stairs or curves. I like seeing that blue and gold paint a little closer to the campus anyway.”

Mr. Franks likes seeing the spot so close to the school.

“It means a lot to see Taylor’s spot,” Mr. Franks said. “If the pride he’s shown in McKinney High School spreads to the other 2,100 plus students, we’ll be all right.”

by Kayla Crowley

photo by Nathan Bonds