The one most important thing is that EVERYONE is nervous. Remember that because it helps to know you’re not alone in these situations. Just look at all the other soon-to-be freshmen posting this SAME exact question. They’re all nervous too. Don’t feel like you’re the only one who’s scared.

Do your summer reading, because it really does count towards your grade. Go to orientation if your school has it. Jot down a few notes or just try to remember. The teachers are NOT out to get you. They don’t hate you and they want you to do your best work. If you’re falling behind, just talk to them, privately, and ask them if you can get after school help. Not doing that was the worst mistake I ever made. I had to retake freshman english last year when I was a sophomore. It brought my self-esteem down for a while.

If your school gives you an agenda, use it. You may think you’ll remember all your homework, but truth is, there’s a lot more homework than you think, although some of it is easy, so don’t think you’re going to have 5 billion algebra problems. If your school doesn’t give you an agenda, buy one, or even buy a mini diary to write your homework and stuff in.

Making friends is easy if you speak up, and be yourself. If you pretend to be something you’re not, chances are everyone will notice. If you’re sitting alone, find someone else who’s sitting alone. Start up a conversation. If you don’t want to talk to someone else who is sitting alone, go up to a nice looking group of people. Try to find a person you’ve noticed in one of your classes to talk to.

You don’t need to have a boyfriend or girlfriend on the first week. Don’t have sex, no matter how much someone may pressure you. Ditto with drugs. Just don’t do it.

There’s no freshman beat down day, so don’t stay home because you think you’re going to be beaten. I know so many people who actually stayed home on that day when we were freshman, and I still get a good laugh about it because I told them all along it wasn’t real. You’re not going to be stuffed in your locker.

Best of luck to you!

But here:

1: Stay calm, don’t go crazy.

2: If you do, take a deep breath… it’s not like you in a mission.

3: Have confidence in yourself

4: Be open and introduce yourself to people. Don’t be scared.

They’re just people!!!

5: When you see everyone at lunch, go to a table… don’t just get your all alone table.

Good Luck in High School!!!

You’ll do fine!

But September 5th?!?!?!?!

My school starts August 27th!

2) Keep an agenda so you’ll know all the assignments in all your classes, & mark once you’ve completed them

3) Pay attention in class

4) Do all classwork

5) Do all homework

6) Study for tests

7) Start long-term projects well in advance

8) Hang out with good friends

9) No drugs, sex, weapons, gang activities

10) Ask questions when you don’t understand something

11) Make use of tutoring services, if you need them

12) Get into a sport or club, if you can arrange the transportation

I’d suggest that you embark without the idea of ‘surrvival’ & nurture the idea of ‘adventure’, ‘opportunity’, ‘stepping stone’, & ‘natural progression’ of your life. ‘Nervous’ is a great ‘cop out’ from a simple anxiety, ‘butterflies’, or even ‘awareness’ which are all extremely understandable but completely useless in dealing with your advancement toward this next ‘phase’ in your life… just embrace your ability to be able to recognise a milestone & be exceedingly GLAD you are progressing toward another chapter in what is uniquely yours…savor the experience & treasure the ‘feelings’. You are much more than you are able to percieve so far & you will become more than you are able to percieve EVER!

~”Today [& tomorrow] is the day the Lord has made so be glad in it”.

~”Don’t worry boud nuttin cause nuttins gonna be alrite!”

~”Don’t Worry, Be Happy”

Best wishes ~ K-den, M1/NSWMoke 😉

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Also, make sure to be involved with your school and join different groups, or clubs… make sure that you find a “niche” for yourself.