determined parents spent hours waiting for the clans to be one of the first to register for kin der garth en at a popular -- kindergarten at a popular santa clara school. but officials said the exhausting effort was just not necessary. >> holly chang, first in line got that spot by getting here at 1:30 yesterday afternoon. >> is my daughter going to get into the school? >> mike speed says that's a number game. >> only 120 places. there's sibling priority at well. so there is very limited spaces. >> one parent who has done this before came with donuts. >> got to support the troops. >> reporter: as the sun came up, folks in the back of the line were left hoping for enough space. >> i hope so. i think they had like 120 seats. i hope he gets in. >> i didn't expect, you know, okay, frankly, but, now, let's see. >> crossing our fingers at this point. >> reporter: but was all this necessary? as the morning progressed, the line continued to grow. even though the principal told us he told everyone in that line last night and again this morning that no matter what, if they enroll their kids here, t