Students are required to have their IDs with them all day and must show them if asked. Expansion plans for the future include using the ID card as a library card and at sporting events to receive discounts. Some area merchants have even agreed to give discounts to students with a Heights ID, Mlynek said. Other major changes will be found in the general format of the card. This year, like last, the Heights art department is helping to test different layouts.
Some ideas involve changing the now-horizontal layout to a vertical one.
By means of a magnetic strip placed on the back of the card, students would only have to slide their cards through a scanner to buy lunch. A student would periodically deposit money in a lunch account, and the money would be electronically withdrawn every time the student has lunch. This system would eliminate having to carry money and could even provide a printout of nutritional facts and personalized account slips. In order to save money and time in the future, Mlynek plans to use ID pictures for two years instead of one. This, he said, would eliminate work for the school and hassle for the students.