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Parking

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There are a total of 1,528 parking spaces at Penn High School and the surrounding campus that includes Pennway, Schmucker Middle School and Bittersweet Elementary School. The 1,528 parking spaces include 53 spaces reserved for handicapped parking. These lots are located conveniently close to Penn High and its athletic venues. 

Penn’s main parking lot – located off of Bittersweet Road – is adjacent to the Arena and Pool entrance, and is close to the TCU  Freed Field gates. It offers 870 spaces, with 29 reserved for handicapped parking.

Visitor Parking

Visitors arriving by car should enter at the Bittersweet Road / Filmore Street traffic signal on the west side of the school, then follow signs to designated parking areas near the main entrance, Door A. You will be admitted at Door A, greeted and provided a Guest ID badge, then assisted in reaching the appropriate office or area.  

Parents/Guardians picking up students who have early dismissal can pull up near Door C , where students with early dismissal are released.

Lots that offer parking close to Penn High School and its athletic venues:

  • Former bank building, at the SE corner of McKinley and Bittersweet — 67 spaces

  • Softball, Tennis, Soccer fields lot — 119 spaces, including 4 reserved for handicapped parking

  • Bittersweet Elementary School — 71 spaces, including 3 reserved for handicapped parking

  • Pennway Alternative School — 226 spaces, including 1 reserved for handicapped parking

  • Schmucker Middle School– 175 spaces, with 13 reserved for handicapped parking