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I understand I was in possession of the beer at the time but it wasn't mine and on top of that I wasn't ever drinking. I wish they would have breathalized me to prove that.
BP 25662 is about POSSESSION, not about consumption or even ownership. It does not matter whose drink it was or even if you had any or not.

I read that I would have to pay a find, do some sort of program, do community service, or worst of all get my licenses suspended for a year.
The Vehicle Code requires a judge to ask the DMV to suspend your license for a year upon conviction. However, you can petition the court for a restricted license (allowing for operation to and from work).

A first offense is a misdemeanor and is punished thus: the subject "shall be punished by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or the person shall be required to perform not less than 24 hours or more than 32 hours of community service during hours when the person is not employed or is not attending school."

And if I get my licenses suspended I'm going to have to drop out of school cause my parents would take the car away.
Hogwash. There are plenty of ways to get to school without a license - people did it for a very long time in this country. When I went to college, I did not have a car for most of that time and I managed to make it there on time ... busses, friends, and even bicycle riding are always options. Making this plea and telling the court you will have to drop out of school will likely anger most judges as they know that's a cop-out.

Is there any way around the licenses suspension and just having to pay a fine and do some program or community service? Please give me some advice. Thanks.
The CVC mandates a suspension upon conviction. If you want to avoid it, hire an attorney and see if they can arrange a plea deal to another offense that does not include a license suspension ... of course, that might look worse to potential employers down the road depending on the offense that might be negotiated.

- Carl