Although gas prices have been decreasing in the past few days, the prices still remain in the $4 range. The costs, nonetheless, are still prompting those living in the area to rethink their transportation methods and the options that are available in order to get around.

Others have cut back on their driving, choosing not to drive frequently in the local area. Students who are just starting to drive their own cars are experiencing the constraints that accompany the rising prices.

“To fill up my tank it’s $50, and so that’s basically half of my paycheck for the week,” junior Wicksie Tu said.

Other students, along with their parents, are on the lookout for gas stations that have slightly lower prices. “We go to all the cheap gas stations, such as Liberty and BJ’s,” junior Bernard Chalhaub-Frau said.

Students have come up with alternate ideas such as commuting, walking, biking and carpooling.

Not only has driving in the vicinity of FCPS been affected, as summer plans are being changed or altered in order to accommodate the expenses that can accumulate.

English teacher Augustine Twyman said that her summer plans have not been affected by gas prices. “We bought a Prius last summer, we’re okay. There’s no point, it is what it is, [and] we’re going to pay it or sit at home,” she said.

Students and teachers will just have to endure the rising costs of gas, but in the meantime they can continue to find ways to alleviate the costs if necessary.