I think you are way over thinking this.
My kids as Catholics have the option after their 1st Communion to take a sip of wine for the sacraments of Mass. In essence, they would have to check that they drank underage since they were in elementary school in the I had 1 sip.
~ DS would have to say he drank alcohol since he was 8 if he took it to their word regarding drinking alcohol.
~~ Catholic Church that is the Blood of Christ.
~ My DS actually would have said he had drank a lot of alcohol if we go with the 1 sip... because Italians pour wine in everything. from tomato sauce (gravy) to cacciatore.
Folks and 1 sip on New Years Eve, or a special occasion with the folks is not what they are really looking at/for when they ask this question. Nor are they looking at Communion or your parents pouring 1/4 c of white wine for white chicken chili.
~ Going to a HS party when the hosts folks are away, fake ID, etc are more what they are looking at from admissions.
This maybe taken wrong, but if your moniker is a clue to your age, you are a sophomore in HS. This should not be a fear factor since it is a non-player,..a sip is a sip, done, over! What should you really care about is:
1. Invited to a house party with friends when the host folks are a way...don't drink!
2. Study for that PSAT.
~ As a junior if you score top 95%, you will become a National Merit Semi-Finalist
3. If you can afford to take the SAT and ACT as often as you can
4. IF you have no leadership or sports under your belt...start now.
~ SAs will consider those activities your senior yr. AFROTC scholarship will not
5. Take the most rigorous course curriculum you can handle
~ CGPA matters, but so does rank and rigor.
6. Any medical issue after 13, get your records in order.
In 2 years (2018) from this upcoming July you know what you will wish?
You will wish you spent 1 more minute with your family and your HS friends. Not us here, because the fact is when they yank your phone away and all you get is snail mail during BCT, you will want as many people as you can collect to snail mail you!
~ This is an anonymous forum.
Just saying...worrying about a sip, and looking at forums for answers as a 15 /16 yr old and not standing next to Mom as she loads the dishwasher ...just to talk, or walking the dog might come back to bite you in 2018 when you are alone, no phone, no internet, just memories hundreds/thousands miles a way those 1st few weeks
~ Getting in is 1 thing. Staying is another!