How was the partying in your high school?

Asked by JLeslie (65418) October 7th, 2018 from iPhone

I finally read Julie Swetnick’s statement in full, and it rings true for what I know about the parties in Montgomery Village and Gaithersburg. She lived walking distance from me, a few years ahead of me in school.

I only went to one party for any length of time, about 40 minutes. I went to another, but stayed outside while the person driving me there talked to someone, and then we left. I vaguely remember driving by another house party. I hated that environment. I went dancing in DC instead.

I’ve talked to some of my high school friends, some of whom did go to many more parties, and we all agree the parties were crazy. I talked to a friend of mine who lived down county, and she didn’t go to very many parties, but remembers the prep boys being at some of them.

I know people who lived in Maryland and other states during high school years, and they say Montgomery County was way more out of control. I also know people who lived in other states who were around a lot of alcohol like us. It seems to vary around the country.

There was grain alcohol in the punch, but I always knew that so I didn’t consider it spiking, girls had warned me you don’t taste it so you can winding up drinking too much. I always knew never to drink from a glass again once I left it unattended, but I thought about that related to bars, I guess that might have been true for the parties too.

I ask this question, because a lot of people seem to think Julie’s statement is an outrageous account, and to me, it doesn’t sound outrageous at all having grown up where she grew up and I went to her high school.

Auggie went there also, too bad she isn’t here.