high school

I'll be starting high school myself this week as a freshman, so i could use a few tips as well. It should actually not be that different, I have decided. You just start over from the bottom, and slowly you climb up. I think it will be easy, because at my high school we have less classes than we did in middle school, and it ends sooner. It'll be fun. :D
 
High school is better than junior high for most people, and college is better than high school. That was certainly the case for me, anyway.

Good luck. Let us know how it goes.
 
be kind to others, find a group to hangout with but dont exclude, take the time to notice others who are worse off than you,dont be a midget :P
 
Like Atown said, find a group. Be sure your group isn't one that will drag you down to sinful practices. And stand up for what you believe in. They will repect you a TON more if you do.

Also, there will probably be one guy in your group thats the troublemaker/womanizer/cursing/pervert. Pray for him and get him to come to your church.
 
Three recommendations:
  • A group of friends is important, but be sure that you don't get "tied down" to one group.
  • Don't get caught up in other people's drama. Listen, but don't take sides. Don't ask people to take your side in your own drama. Otherwise, it turns into "Suzie's group v. Billy's group" nonsense.
  • If you're going to date, I recommend dating someone outside of your classes.
 
I remember my first year of high school. I just made as many friends as I could and it went by pretty fast. I'm going to be a Senior this year, and I can't wait for school to be over!
 
I'm out of college now for 2 years so high school was way back when, anyways I am still friends (and close for that matter) with many of my high school friends. Just remember to respect everyone no matter who they are and just because someone does things that you don't approve of don't mean you can't be kind and "friendly" to them when you see them... just look for good people to spend most of you time with. I know my HS friends that are still close friends fall under the one quote that I judge my friends by: "a good friend would be there to bail you out of jail, a true friend would be sitting next to you"

Don't take that as you need to go to jail to test a friendship, but a true friend will be there by your side even in the worse of times, as I am please to say my best friends are.
 
Attitude makes a big difference on your emotions and how you view your high school life. Many people judge themselves to be not good enough and end up in depressions.
 
Yes, what Vibrokatana said. Off the top of my head I could name probably 10 people that have had depressions throughout high school, and that I've been fairly close friends with. Help them out the best you can.
 
Emotions can be controlled fairly easy; I may be having the worst time of my life but i can still be happy.

It's all about choices, you have a choice not to go into depression. You can choose to be happy and joyful.
 
The people you hang out with will be key in helping you form your idenity for the rest of your life. Life just doesn't start and stop as you go through different phases of life. The person you become in high school, will impact who you become in college, which will impact who you become as an adult. It's okay to hang out with non-believers, but your core group should be people that have the same values as you do so that you can support each other when you have weak moments. Don't be afraid to stand out for God. Even if people critisize you remember, that God is the only person who's opinion of you matters.

Oh, and do the homework, it may seem boring and pointless, but you'd be surprised how much hw helps your GPA. :)

Good Luck, and have fun :)
 
notashamed said:
Oh, and do the homework, it may seem boring and pointless, but you'd be surprised how much hw helps your GPA. :)
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yes, youd be surprised... hehe I knew someone who calculated exactly what he could slack off and still maintain a passing grade... That was funny, smart person, bad choices.
 
You can get slack and still pass (I know many people who did that), but it forms a bad habit that is hard to break for college, and God always wants us to do our very best. So it's your call you can do the minimum and squeek by, but it may have other consequences that you can't see right now.
 
notashamed said:
Oh, and do the homework, it may seem boring and pointless, but you'd be surprised how much hw helps your GPA. :)
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I'd just like to add...turn in your homework. When my brother would actually do his homework, he'd either lose it or forget to turn it in. Silly kid. :-P I was way too OCD when it came to school (okay, not clinically, but you get the idea), so I didn't have this problem. Being OCD is not recommended, either. Just do your best.

If doing well for college is a goal, by all means, do your best, but grades and ACT/SAT scores don't matter quite as much as they'd have you think. Yes, they help with scholarships and such, but no one compares statistics when they're freshmen in college. It's starting all over for everyone.

One more thing...if you HATE it at first, don't be discouraged. I HATED my first week of high school. I thought the people were miserable, the classes were miserable, everything about it just seemed awful. But I made some really great friends and learned a lot...it was a good experience.

I won't be all like "these are the best years of your life!" because the people who say that and mean it...I actually feel sorry for them. But it can be a really great experience if you'll let it. :-)
 
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