Freshman Mitchell Hopkins
“There are things you
What’s your opinion on drinking alcohol at parties?
can do other than
28.6% o f students say that, “It’s a normal part of teen life.”
drinking to have fun.”
78.6% of students have never been to a party that was busted by the police
52.1% of students have parents that encourage them to go to parties
“You probably have all kinds of different parties, depending on who you are.”
21% 78.6%
52.1%
of U.S. students occasionally have seen people use illegal substances at parties*
4.8
22.6
28.6%
Chemistry and Math Teacher Martha Cavanaugh-O’Keefe
In The Patriot survey, JC students defined a party as: “ A gathering of people who celebrate something” “A small group of friends playing board games and having good, clean fun”
22.9% party they attend*
family members”
35% of U.S. students have consumed alcohol at parties*
How do JC students party?
“It’s better that parents know about [drinking]. At all the parties I go to, the mothers ask for keys and cell phones if there will be drinking.” Junior Taylor Fitzgerald
4.8% of students believe it is necessary to have fun
2013
41.7% of students attend multiple parties every month
a student responsed to The Patriot survey.
*Source: “Health of the world’s adolescents: a synthesis of internationally comparable data” by Dr. George Patton, et al. the Lancet
22.6% of students think that drinking should be stopped because it’s stupid and irresponsible
“My friends and I get together and hang out in someone’s basement and watch Disney movies.”
67.9%
Senior Casey Reil
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of students frequently or always play games at parties
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74%
29.8
every
“[My parents] trust me. I have to text “A social gathering with smoking and alcohol” them when I get there and “Hanging out with friends and leave,”
14.3% of students say that, “It shouldn’t happen.”
14.3
of U.S. students see drinking at
“More than 40 people getting together with music”
74% of students have parents that do not allow them to drink
29.8% of students have no opinion
In an online survey of the student body on Nov. 25, The Patriot received 111 responses. The margin of error for this survey is +/- 4 %.
of students are more likely to go to a party if they will meet new people
The study of adolescent health around the globe found out that the U.S. had
“I love parties, but I don’t think a person Guidance Counselor Carol needs alcohol to have fun.” Heflin-Shupe
the highest mortality rate for people ages 10-24 of any high-income country in the world because of drug
usage and alcohol.*