Music comes in over the intercom; you have a minute to get to class, yet you’re still stuck on the other side of the school. 

As school has begun, hallway traffic has increased. 

Bullitt East High School has some of the worst hallway traffic due to school growth. The worst is often while people are trying to figure out where their classes are. There’s so many hallways that there isn’t just traffic in one area, it’s everywhere.

Most schools have traffic in their hallways, especially high schools. Yet it’s nothing compared to the traffic of somewhere that is over its limit by almost 500 kids. Bullitt East High School is a school built for 1200 students but over 1600 are enrolled due to the new incoming class. “I’m late or very close to late to almost every class because it’s so hard to get through the hallways during class change, especially cross hall,” said Mackenzie Singleton.

However the traffic in the halls is arguably the worst in the first couple of months of school as everyone finds their classes and the best routes to get there. A lot of upperclassmen are angry about this, blaming  it on the incoming freshmen and new students as they haven’t been here as long. “I understand why everyone hated us so much when we were freshman last year,” said Caleb Mitchell.

Bullitt East has six hallways and areas total not including the cafeteria, lobby and dungeon. There’s a hallway connecting the third hall, second hall-and first hall that is the only way to get to the other three areas of the school. This is mostly controlled by teacher Leo Craven who’s classroom is in the third hall, and it’s easiest for him to get out there before kids start trampling each other. “I enjoy being out there because I get to see past students and the kids I don’t teach, but it’s a pain when kids clog the line once I’m not out there. It’s not that hard to walk the way you’re supposed to,” Craven said.