There is nothing wrong with wanting to be proud of our school.

We want to saunter past the Blue Valley High’s football gates, take our post on the bleachers and stamp our feet for the varsity football team. However, a serious problem has arisen at the game regarding the Southwest students.
It seems that at games, students are sneaking in questionable materials, not to mention cursing at little kids. How can anyone be proud of that? Simple.
They can’t.
As near adults, high school students are supposed to be setting the example for the middle and elementary school kids. Showing up drunk and smelling of narcotics not only disgusts parents, but it also indicates to kids that it’s okay to be doing this. If narcotics and alcohol are banned in school, it’s probably a good idea to not be using those at school functions.
We don’t need to be cussing out some little kid because they accidentally wandered into the student section. These behaviors also go against the code of student behavior.
It clearly states that ‘obscenity, profanity, or indecency;’  along with ‘possession, transfer, consumption, sale, or being under the influence of alcoholic beverages’ and ‘possession, transfer, use, consumption or sale of narcotics’ is under the tag of unacceptable behavior at school-sponsored activities. Not to mention it’s illegal.
If you want something fun to do before a game, go out to eat and consume something other than the vodka you lifted from your parent’s liquor cabinet.
It’s really doubtful that one’s life is so dull that the only way to be entertained is to drown yourself in spirits.
Not only is it irresponsible to do this at a function, it also puts yourself in danger. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2011, the percentage of alcohol-related fatalities involving teen drivers was 31 percent.
It may seem like nothing to hop into a car with someone who has had a few too many to drink, but it’s actually putting yourself at risk.
Football games should be easygoing and fun, a time to gather and cheer for our team as they run the ball into the end zone.
It’s not limited to a specific grade either. Students of all high school grades are guilty of this, it’s not just limited to freshmen and seniors.
Listen, it’s understandable to want to have fun on a Friday night at a football game with all your friends, but there are better ways to do it than getting plastered and higher than a kite.
What happens if you are driving home drunk and end up being stopped by the police can have serious consequences?
More and more states are passing a Zero Tolerance Law. The Kansas Legislature passed the “Zero Tolerance” law making it illegal for anyone under 21 to operate or attempt to operate a motor vehicle with a blood or breath alcohol concentration (B.A.C.) of .02 or higher.
Don’t throw away your entire future just for one drink or a night of fun.
No one wants to be known as “that one girl who got drunk at the games all the time” or to be known as “that drunk boy who crashed his car coming home from a game.”
If you want to be remembered, be remembered as the kid that said no to drinking or the kid who influenced his friends to stop getting smashed at every game.
Go to the games sober and realize that it’s much more enjoyable when you can actually comprehend what’s going on.
High school is supposed to be a time of memories and it’s going to be impossible to recall these memories if you’re going through life drunk.