School Balls

**FJRider** · 1st September 2009, 21:14

Originally Posted by Mom

If in fact it is a parent/legal guardian that gives it to them. Handing $20 to one of your mates so that there is some beer there for you to drink does not count. As a parent I would be and have in fact been seriously pissed off with people providing booze to my kids. I am about 2 months away from never having to buy booze for an underage child of mine ever again. I have done it. I drink, it is normal behaviour and my kids hopefully have learned that.

Another adult (now we have to count 18 year olds in that statistic as they can buy it) that provides any child of mine booze will feel the sharp edge of my tongue. My kids have for the most part been honest with me, and I have bought them a few beers for those really important after ball type events.

A parent or guardian can supply booze to their kids ... any other kids they "supply" booze too, means they are supplying alchohol to minors. Which is in breach of the law.

"Supplying" should always be with "supervision" .... of said underage person. A part often(usually) lacking...

**98tls** · 1st September 2009, 21:16

Originally Posted by Trudes

Well this has all got a bit serial. I was always honest with my folks as to what I was doing, and as such they trusted me. If I wanted booze, I asked and they would purchase it for me (with my money) and in return I would tell them where I was going to be etc. It's about give and take. I had friends whose folks forbid them to come partying with us and drink etc and they were always the ones who would sneak out and get so slaughtered that we'd end up taking them home, dumping them on their doorstep and ringing the doorbell until their mummy came to take them inside. I was given trust and freedom and as such made sure I didn't fuck that up and kept out of trouble. Tell a teenager they can't do something and they will only go do it 10 times harder.

Yep,imposing boundries rather than showing the lay of the land often ends in tears.

**oldguy** · 1st September 2009, 21:24

Originally Posted by Trudes

I saw on the news that a school in Auckland is talking of cancelling the senior school ball because the kids have planned an after ball party where they are all planning on getting a bit pissed and shock horror, might actually have FUN

The best part of stupid school balls are the piss-up, oops I mean the party afterward!! What a bunch of party poopers! Teenages have been doing this for years, and most get drunk at partys most weekends anyway, so what's the big deal? I heard something about the organizers charging an entry fee to cover the cost of booze.... if that's the case, then maybe the school has a point.
Thoughts?

Teenagers have been doing this for years, Doesn't make it right though, things have change since you or I went to school, smoking the o'l weed was the only drug around, and beer or couple of bottles of rum. and no where near the crowds that turn up now, it may all start with good intentions, with the advent of mobile phones it just take one person to text a friend and they text and so on.

If the students want to have a pissup then have a pissup, but don't use a School Ball for an excuse, it drags the school into it when the school has nothing to do with. If you have kids that have gone to there school ball, I bet all they were talking about was the after ball. (mine did) i hated it, but didn't stop them, had some sleepless nights, my youngest chose not to go to her one this year,
The cops have more important things do than having to go to some after Ball function, that has gone wrong

Good on that school,

God I ramble on don't I

John

**_Shrek_** · 1st September 2009, 21:30

Originally Posted by Trudes

I got so stoned before, during and after my school ball that I don't really remember much of my school ball, but I'm sure I had fun as I woke up naked in my ex's bed with spew all over my ball dress. There you have it

exactly why I wouldn't let my girls go to the after party & all but one of them & the rest are in their 20's or early 30's & they didn't have a problem then or now
quite frankly 16yo don't need to get shit faced & end up.... they got the rest of their lives to do that when they leave home

**Nagash** · 1st September 2009, 21:33

From a younger members perspective.. I left school a couple of years and attended both balls and afterballs.

I went to Avondale college if makes any difference...

Essentially the set up goes as such, a group of last year students are chosen to organise the venue and purchase all the booze and set up bus's directly from the ball to the afterball, all without any officials within the school knowing. All very hush hush but there was no doubt all the teachers knew...

Tickets cost around $30 each to cover as much alcohol as you could handle and the bus fairs and venue etc. (all in all a pretty good deal, cept the choice of alcohol was always shit)

Yes they're all mostly underage, yes there's drinking, dancing, shagging, illicit substance abuse, and the cops almost always show up to break up the party.

It's dangerous, illegal, secretive, but god damn is it a lot of fun. The fact that someone blabbed to that principal means they deserve to have it shut down...

And it's only the 'next' ball they're missing out on. It ain't permanent.

**Grahameeboy** · 1st September 2009, 21:41

Originally Posted by SixPackBack

What the fuck is wrong with our society??...........Getting pissed/stoned, spewing and shagging at your school ball should be fooken MANDATORY

Party poopers need a Viagra and tequila infusion-kick start the soul and get the juices flowing.

Bugger..and I thought that I was having fun and shagging sober....geeze I really missed out on having some real fun..

**Grahameeboy** · 1st September 2009, 21:43

Originally Posted by oldguy

Teenagers have been doing this for years, Doesn't make it right though, things have change since you or I went to school, smoking the o'l weed was the only drug around, and beer or couple of bottles of rum. and no where near the crowds that turn up now, it may all start with good intentions, with the advent of mobile phones it just take one person to text a friend and they text and so on.

If the students want to have a pissup then have a pissup, but don't use a School Ball for an excuse, it drags the school into it when the school has nothing to do with. If you have kids that have gone to there school ball, I bet all they were talking about was the after ball. (mine did) i hated it, but didn't stop them, had some sleepless nights, my youngest chose not to go to her one this year,
The cops have more important things do than having to go to some after Ball function, that has gone wrong

Good on that school,

God I ramble on don't I

John

A great ramble John.....that's the problem with mobile phones as texting is a sure way of inviting trouble

**Trudes** · 1st September 2009, 21:46

Originally Posted by Grahameeboy

Bugger..and I thought that I was having fun and shagging sober....geeze I really missed out on having some real fun..

It's just as good, just a lot quicker as it cuts out the bullshit (or "seduction" or "foreplay" some may call it, personally I prefer to just shag) so would definitely recommend getting pissed first.

**jaymzw** · 1st September 2009, 21:50

After balls weren't allowed at my ball this year, nor were they allowed at any other schools that my mates attend.

However when deputy principals turn up with boxes of Heineken themselves i think that 'no afterballs' was just the party line LMAO

**Grahameeboy** · 1st September 2009, 21:52

Originally Posted by Trudes

It's just as good, just a lot quicker as it cuts out the bullshit (or "seduction" or "foreplay" some may call it, personally I prefer to just shag) so would definitely recommend getting pissed first.

Is that sarcasm again?....