FAQs

Parking in Underground Parking Garage 

• Holy Names Academy’s parking garage accommodates 243 cars and is located beneath the Athletic Complex. All students, faculty, and staff are required to park in the garage. There is no parking pass fee. After parking, students should proceed immediately to the commons. 
• Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations: The parking garage contains EV charging stations. If using an EV charging station, click here for instructions to sign up to use ChargePoint. The designated EV charging stalls can be used only while charging vehicles; once vehicles are completely charged, students must move them to non-charging stalls. 

   

• Features: The parking garage contains many important features including an entrance and exit car counter, heated ramps for ice and snow, bumpers on every column, double-striped parking spots, gates, cameras, high-intensity light, and emergency phones. Sustainable features include LED lighting throughout, the infrastructure to add EV charging stations to every parking stall, and secure parking for bicycles. The gym, under which the parking garage sits, has solar panels on its roof to generate enough electricity to light the entire school. Click here to learn more.  

Parking Permits Required: 

• All vehicles using the parking garage must have an HNA parking permit displayed in the lower-left corner of the rear window.  
• To obtain a new parking permit or submit changes to an existing parking permit (such as a new license plate number), please complete this form and submit it to the Receptionist, Nancy Volk.  

Frequently Asked Questions: 

• Are students allowed to park on the street? 
  No. All students are required to park in the garage; parking on neighborhood streets is no longer permitted. (Note: There may be special events for which students will be instructed to park in the neighborhood; students will receive advance notice.) 
   
• How do students enter the parking garage if they arrive late?  
  The entrance gate to the garage will be open only from 6:30 to 8:05 a.m. A daily parking garage code is listed in Teams for students to access. Students arriving after 8:05 a.m. must use this code to enter the parking garage. After parking, late-arriving students must exit the parking garage and enter the school building through the main entrance up the front steps on 21st Ave. E. At the main entrance, students should ring the doorbell so that the receptionist can let them into the building. 
   
• Are parents allowed to park in the parking garage? 
  The garage is mainly for the use of faculty, staff, and students on school days. Parents and visitors should park in the back parking lot or use street parking and must follow the HNA guidelines of only parking on the north and west sides of the street. A full list of street parking guidelines can be found in the Parent/Student Handbook.

Driving Information for Drop-Offs and Pick-Ups 

Morning Drop-Off:  

Students must be dropped to the front (west) side of the school on 21st Ave. E. (Students may not be dropped off on 22nd Ave. E. at the back of the school; it should be used only to access the underground parking garage beneath the gym.) Cars should pull all the way to the south end of 21st Ave. E. near Roy St., where students may enter the building through the commons. Please note: 21st Ave. E. is a one-way street southbound for cars but a two-way street for bicycles. 

Afternoon Pick-Up:  

School is dismissed at 2:30 p.m. on all days except Thursdays and at 1:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Students must exit the building through the commons. Students must be picked up on the front (west) side of the school on 21st Ave. E. (Students may not be picked up on 22nd Ave. E. at the back of the school; it should be kept clear to prevent traffic jams as student cars exit the new underground parking garage.) Drivers picking up students may not sit and wait at any time in the middle of the street and should circle the block, if necessary.  

Holy Names Academy offers morning shuttles serving six regions of Seattle and beyond. 

Each route will have capacity for 14 students. We accept registrations for each route on a first-come, first-served basis. Student shuttles run each morning, including late starts, half-days, and testing days. The HNA Morning Shuttle will not run in the event of inclement weather that affects the school day schedule.  

Shuttle registration opens each March for the following school year. Note: Families who have not registered and paid for morning shuttle services will not be permitted to ride the shuttle. 

Why doesn't HNA offer afternoon shuttles for all routes? Holy Names Academy does not offer an afternoon shuttle to all routes because many of our students participate in a wide variety of after-school sports, clubs, academic programs, and other activities that end at different times. With students leaving campus on varying schedules throughout the afternoon and evening, it is not feasible to provide a single shuttle service that meets everyone's needs. We do offer an afternoon shuttle to West Seattle. 

Questions on registration and payment should be directed to the Holy Names Academy Business Office at: businessoffice@holynames-sea.org. 

Shuttle Bus Information

Each year, HNA publishes a directory of families interested in participating in carpools. The directory is organized by ZIP code and emailed to participating families in early June. Families must sign up each school year to be included in the directory. The contact information in the Carpool Directory comes from the HNA registration database. If you would like a second address included, please list the name of the parent living at the second address. Families are responsible for making their own carpool arrangements.