Campus
Walton's campus is not especially large for its number of students, and it resides amidst several suburban neighborhoods. The school building today is a conglomeration of many years of separate renovations: the G Hall and renovated B Hall are each only a few years old, lying on opposite ends of the school, while the Technology Wing (T Hall) remains relatively unchanged after many years. A new rotunda entrance was added at the same time as the B Hall renovation, and the cafeteria was expanded.
Outside of the building, the campus includes football, baseball, softball, and soccer fields, as well as tennis courts. The football and baseball fields are often referred to as Raider Valley and Raider Mountain, respectively, due to their elevation below and above the school. Several parking lots provide spaces for teachers and limited spaces for students. Most seniors are able to receive parking spaces, while juniors must participate in a raffle to receive one. Parking is very complicated, and not well thought out. It takes students (especially in E lot) around fifteen minutes to exit the parking lot. The lower parking lot, or E Lot, is sometimes called Pride Field by marching band members due to it being the band's practice space during the fall. Prior to its christening as "Pride Field," the lower lot was known as "The Cage," as it was surrounded by a chain-link fence.
In 2005, the bleachers for the football field were remodeled to be covered with metal, rather than concrete. A timing tower was erected nearby soon after for the track and field team in honor of Case McKee, a student who died while at Walton in 2004.
Almost directly across the street is Dodgen Middle School, which partially feeds into Walton (a little less than half the students are zoned to go to Pope High School).
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