The annual Survey of High Achievers conducted by Who's Who Among American High School Students is the nation's largest, most comprehensive independent sampling of high school students' opinions, attitudes, and behaviors. All the high-achieving 16-18 year old students surveyed have "A" or "B" averages, and 98 percent plan to attend college after high school. During the last 25 years of surveying young people, society has undergone a transformation. The culture has lurched from "The Brady Bunch" to "Beavis and Butthead"; from John Dean to Jeffrey Dahmer; from worries about acne to terror about AIDS. This survey assesses student opinions and experiences in the following topics: (1) school violence; (2) date rape and sexual assault; (3) suicide; (4) drinking and driving; (5) drug use; (6) smoking; (7) cheating; (8) sex; (9) contraceptive use; (10) confidence in government institutions; (11) confidence in the media; and (12) family situations. Results are presented in 48 figures throughout the text. (SR)