OP here. So partying is eternal, noted. I'll just be over here hoping my kids stay busy with orchestra and a good book instead of keg stands.

Relax. I'm an elementary parent asking for a read on the culture before we get there.

I went to a "top" public high ​school in a wealthy part of Florida. The party culture was insane. Kids from my AP classes were blacking out every weekend, smoking whatever they could find, hooking up with multiple partners, etc. It wasn't fringe behavior; that was the prevailing culture.

I’m really hoping FCPS is different. I know teen drinking and smoking rates are down nationwide, but I’m also hoping that the high school culture here is less hedonistic and reckless than what I grew up with. Not just the same mess with better college outcomes.

Would love a reality check from those who’ve been through the high school years here.