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Actors portray realities of high school parties in Oklahoma City
BY HEATHER WARLICK-MOORE
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Published: November 19, 2009
Oklahoman
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Adults got an unusual glimpse inside a typical teen house party Wednesday at "Reality Parties” in 18 counties across the state. From drinking to using pharmaceutical drugs and marijuana, no holds were barred in trying to educate parents to what their teens may be doing at the parties they attend.
![photo - Actors portray a high school party scene Wednesday during a "Reality Party” sponsored by Eagle Ridge Institute. Events statewide gave parents a glimpse into the dangers of what goes on at many teen parties. PHOTO BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN](http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/w300-3b5c7624873abf1a9963e9a1473e7302.jpg "Actors portray a high school party scene Wednesday during a "Reality Party” sponsored by Eagle Ridge Institute. Events statewide gave parents a glimpse into the dangers of what goes on at many teen parties. PHOTO BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN")
Actors portray a high school party scene Wednesday during a "Reality Party” sponsored by Eagle Ridge Institute. Events statewide gave parents a glimpse into the dangers of what goes on at many teen parties. PHOTO BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN
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What area teens had to say
We asked some Oklahoma teens what they tell their parents when they are going to a party and if their parents know what happens at the parties they go to:
Detrek Wallace, Wellston senior: "My mom knows what goes on at them, but at the same time, I’m not that kind of guy. I’m not a drinker or a smoker, so she doesn’t worry.”
Patrick Gibbs, Northwest Classen senior: "My parents know. That’s why they don’t let me go to many parties.”
Lavonna Joubert, Northwest Classen senior: "My parents know what to expect because they know my surroundings. They don’t let me go because of all the violence around.”
Deontae Thomas, Star Spencer senior: "They know the area and they know the people having the party. Yeah, pretty much, they know what I’m going to be around.”
Aaron Crespo, Staff Writer
"A lot of this information, the students know. The problem is, our parents, either they don’t know or they don’t want to know,” said Hiawatha Bouldin, a prevention specialist at Eagle Ridge Institute, an Area Prevention Resource Center in Oklahoma City.
Free tours of the staged area were offered every 30 minutes to parents and other interested adults.
The tour in southwest Oklahoma City began in the living room of a typical house, where a coffee table was littered with beer cans, liquor bottles and shot glasses. The young actors drank from beer bongs and showed how they’re made using a funnel and plastic piping. The teens talked about how they find out about parties through word of mouth, text messaging and social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook.
In the kitchen, actresses talked about how easy it is for teens to buy alcohol.
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