Late night bush parties and pre-grad parties are as much a part of high school as books, pencils and backpacks.

Kelowna RCMP say pre-grad bush parties are monitored this time of year and every attempt is made to tone them down before they get out of hand.

Constable, Steve Holmes, says police usually know where the parties will take place.

"We are fortunate, we do receive information, sometimes from parents, sometimes from other sources and even from the internet about bush parties and where they are likely to be happening," says Holmes.

"We do take those more seriously in terms of letting our traffic section and general duty watches know so they can hopefully set up in anticipation to try and relieve the party goers of their liquor and try and stop things before they start."

Holmes says if information comes in about a party already underway, RCMP will try and move the people out of the area.

He says he has already attended a couple of bush parties over the past couple of weeks.

"I know there are going to be more as the week progresses. The police will be taking steps to deal with them as we have in the past."

Holmes says there are a number of dangers related to these activities.

"There is the very real fire danger, especially when you see some of the bonfires happening. Of course, when you throw alcohol and drugs into the mix and violence as a result, you have people falling into fires, vehicles damaged and tipped over as well as assaults and sometimes sexual assaults."

He says most people don't anticipate these types of problems, but adds, when you throw alcohol and drugs into the mix, things can happen rather quickly.

Many schools within School District 23 have alerted parents to the dangers of not only grad bush parties but other events such as grad kidnappings.

Schools do not endorse or condone the activities.