In wholesome news, it looks like schoolies is no where near as wild as it once was. As someone who attended schoolies and had what the young ones might call a “mid” time, I’m happy for the traditional schoolies binge-drinking culture to come to an end.
According to this report from ABC, schoolies on the Sunshine Coast are “swapping the schooners for smoothies”, reflecting a downward trend of drinking in young people. Apparently school leavers are spending more time in cafes and lying on the beach than they are binge drinking at schoolies. Good for them!
I don’t remember that much of schoolies myself. Not because I was drinking heaps, but because I had to leave halfway through to go to an audition. When I returned the two friends I’d gone with had both hooked up with guys, leaving me to adopt the role of awkward fifth wheel. Clown town.
Speaking to ABC, Red Frogs founder and director Andy Gourley
