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_- Teenagers and drinking

in Terrace — Part I

It is said by many profession-

~ als that tee: drinking is a very
real :problem.. Most students at
~ the Junior Secondary level. will

have at least some involvement
with: alcohol and at the Senior

‘Secondary level it’s: much worse.

tis for-this reason that Skeena
‘Theatre Arts students are work-
ing'on two productions —.“Pro-

ject’ Squeeze” and- “Project
Juice’? — to make teens under-
stand how alcohol can adversely

‘affect. their relationship with
both’ their. family and their ©
friends.

by Tod Strachan —

"In an’ effort to discover. just

how serious this problem is, the

Terrace Review got five teens
and four parents together to

- discuss the “teen scene’’.,. what
are our kids really doing, and -
_ how are other parents dealing

with it? In this first segment, the

five teens describe a ‘‘typical’’
week in their lives, Next week,
the parents will react to their
comments and the teens will

‘describe teen life in much more ©

detail, describe some personal
experiences, and tell us how they

‘would deal with the problem if
they were parents, (Names have

been changed for the purpose of
these articles). :

- Monday's are really dull, ”
says Andy, a 14-year old Skeena:
‘Junior Secondary student. ‘‘I

just sort of sit there and listen to

the. teachers and then. I “20

home. ? Andy’s problem is that
he’s just spent the.. weekend
‘‘nartying’’, and he doesn’t real-
ly feel like doing much of any-
thing, -

But another 15-year-old stu-
dent,, Brenda, doesn’t. quite

agree: the classrooms may be

dull but the hallways are buzzing
with rumors and gossip from the
weekend, ‘“‘Everyone discusses
their weekend,”’ she says, “‘Who

‘did what,. who’.got sick,:. how

they got away with it — they just
discuss the. party scene.”? And

from that high in their lives,

Brenda goes on to describe the
balance of.a typical week. °

Tuesday, she says, everyone is

still discussing the previous
weekend but their minds are
beginning to turn to the next

weekend and basic plans are
‘beginning to take.shape. -

‘On Wednesday, the planning
comes more to the forefront.
*““Whose house are we going to
use? Where are we going to get
the money? Who's going to be
there?’ These are all-important
questions and the main topic for
the day. .

Thursday, she says, is pretty
much the same as Wednesday —

-**But kind of intensified.” She .
explains that by this time, “we

really have to make sure where
we're going and who we’re go-
ing with.”’

And d then it’s Friday. There’s

Bob Jackman — continued from page 4

‘town, and some of it doesn’t

get printed in the papers as
often as it used to. Responsible
editors and headline writers
(and I suppose, columnists) can
reward moderation, and ignore

’ the radicals and the crackpots.

As I mentioned, I used to en-

joy satire. As my hair begins to
creep back over my collar, I
think my sense of humor may
even be returning. But you

have to be careful with satire, -
_and humor. Some people think
you're serious!

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not been. much mention of
schoolwork to this point, but:
still it’s been a long, hard week |
and, as always, Friday has final-

ly arrived, “It’s pretty hyper,” .
says Brenda. “‘Rveryone’s yell-
ing, screaming, talking... Every-_.

one’s in a pretty. good mood, ”
And. so, with their school

week behind them, these teens

approach their Friday night with’

‘an enthusiasm they haven’t ex-

perienced fora week. Debbie,
another Skeena teen, says every-

one heads for their favorite spot —

about 7 or 7:30 p.m, “It’s either
A&W or. McDonald’s,” she
says. ‘You wander. back and
forth looking for a runner.’’ -

A “runner”? explains Andy, -
‘tis someone to buy the booze”. »
He continues the story by saying.
that most have found a runner

by 8:30, give him their money,

. and pick up their night’s supply
at some agreed location. It could | —
be a house he'says, or, in the on

summer, almost anywhere...
“like in back of the court-

house’.

-good places to go. Apparently
the merry-go-round at Veritas is
a lot of fun.

On Saturday, Andy says
sleeping till 3 p.m. is kind of
nice, and then, ‘‘You wake up,
grab some more money, and by

‘six o'clock. most people will
meet at the mall to discuss the
~ previous night.’
says, those who have money

And then, he

head back-to their favorite spot
‘arid go through the same routine
they did the night before. Satur-
days are usually a little different
though, “‘It’s short notice and
you don’t have as much time to
find a house or the money,” he

- explains..

- Sunday, says “Andy, you sleep

‘late, maybe until-4 p.m., and

then some. will do homework
while others watch a little TV.

" Still others, he says, ‘Wander
the streets trying to find a ‘Sun-

day party.’’ And then it’s Mon-

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cording to these teens, while not.

all are drinking, more than half

the school, perhaps 70 percent,

: Terrace Review’ _ Wednesday, April 5, 1989 :

the party this week?

are at a. party somewhere. in a
town on any given weekend. Ts Be
this a problem? You: be. the. a

judge.

Veritas and Parkside .
schools were also mentioned as.

‘*‘Monday’s are really

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