While most Marietta High School seniors went with the traditional paint method and style for their parking spaces, Amelia Schenkel used spray paint for a graffiti-style parking spot. (Photo by Clara Noelle)

MARIETTA — Marietta High School seniors were allowed to paint parking spots for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday.

Students were allowed to pick a parking spot on either side of the high school, as long as it was the same side as their parking pass.

Some students went simple, only painting their name and graduating year, while others painted elaborate and detailed images that related to their interests and personality.

Taten Ayers painted his parking spot with a “Jurassic Park,” dubbing it “Jurassic Parking.”

Amelia Schenkel adorned her spot with her name and graduating year, 2024, in a unique graffiti style.

Marietta High School senior Taten Ayers painted his parking spot with a “Jurassic Park” theme with the help of his mother, Heather Ayers. Many other seniors had help from their parents to decorate their space this week. (Photo by Clara Noelle)

Chloe Patterson painted her parking spot with a floral theme and the words “you matter” in the middle.

Some MHS seniors included hand and foot prints in their parking spots.

There was a large diversity of painted parking spots by the end of the day on Tuesday, though some students had to come back the next day to finish their work.

Clara Noelle can be reached at intern@newsandsentinel.com.

Marietta High School senior Chloe Patterson painted her parking spot Tuesday with a green background and white lettering that spelled “you matter.” (Photo by Clara Noelle)

While some Marietta High School students started painting their parking spots with color Tuesday, many put a white base on their parking spot, as seen in the picture above. (Photo by Clara Noelle)