Back To School

        Hey all! I'm finally writing again! I'm so excited to be doing this on a regular basis again. My whole schedule got all messed up this summer considering we were moving and I was trying to figure everything out. BUT, I am finally back and ready to bring you new thinks, thoughts, stories, and whatever else on Sundays and Mondays! I'll just jump into my topic for this week then; how to survive high school.


        I'm a junior in high school if you didn't know, so I have picked up a few tricks on surviving and making the most of school. Read all the way to the end to get my friends' top tricks as well!


Tip #1.) Make good friends. This may seem like a simple thing, but for a lot of kids it isn't very easy; myself being one of those kids. At my old high school I didn't think I had a lot of friends. What I came to realize was that I had surrounded myself with good friends. I didn't have a high quantity of friends, but I had good quality friends. The kind that want to hangout, and don't get jealous when you're with someone else. The kind that don't smoke and don't drink, and they never abandoned me to be somebody else's friend. I could tell those people anything. I wasn't pretending to be someone else and they accepted me for all my awkwardness. It made school a lot easier for me. I didn't have the added stress of getting in trouble because of my friends, and I had people to talk to. I also learned that to make good quality friends you have to put yourself out there and meet people. They aren't going to come running to you.


Tip #2.) Know where you're going. This is the god of all high school tips. You knowing how to get places eliminates so many problems. If you don't know how to get anywhere, figuring it out can get time consuming and embarrassing. Personally open houses and maps helped me a lot. I never actually used a map in the hallways, but since I had seen the school in advance, I knew where everything was. This made it easy for me to take ten minutes before the first week of school to plan my class routes. What way should I take everyday? Are there bathroom nearby? What about locker stops? Once I had a set way of walking, I knew for a fact I'd be on time, and also met other kids that walked the same way. This makes tip 1 even better. When you have friends you can walk and talk with them on your way to class. Assuming you have some classes in common. Maybe you'll even have two in a row.


Tip #3.) Don't make your teachers crazy. I can tell you right now, the kids that torture the teacher might be funny, but it gets SO old. Leave the teacher alone and get your stuff done. They are not above holding grudges and they definitely have favorites. Talk to them like they are a normal human and don't be a jerk.


Tip #4.) Get a head start on homework and projects. I don't know if it's just me, but I don't like doing homework unless it's something artsy. I do, however, start my homework right away regardless of how I feel about it. It is so nice to be the one in class who is done when everyone else isn't. You basically just get time to talk to your friends who are still working on their projects which you have already timely completed. I find that when I don't get things done I get more homework in other classes until it starts to overwhelm me. It's easier to just do it. Trust me. Not always, but on projects for sure!


Tip #5.) Have fun. Clearly this needs to be a rule. High school can suck and it can be really awesome. It depends on your choices. It will travel with you forever. I'm not going to preach too much about this one, but there are ways to have fun and get your stuff done. I'll tell your firsthand grades DO matter, but you won't be able to keep up with them if you don't have enough energy and happiness floating around. High school only happens once. Make it count.


Thanks for reading everyone! I tried to get my top 5 tips out in the open the best I could! Like or share if you can! Below are tips from my friends Corey, and my mom Lisa. Check those out too!




Tips from Corey:


1.) Stay out of all the drama.
2.) Be responsible all around
3.) Enjoy high school while it lasts. When you're in college you'll miss it!


Tips from my Mom:


1.) Be nice to everyone. If somebody takes the time to talk to you, then take a minute and have a conversation with them. People can surprise you once you get to know a little bit about them.
2.) Don't get stuck in a clique. Clique-y people never learn how to actually socialize and it causes problems as an adult. Hangout with as many different types of people as you can.
3.) LISTEN TO YOUR PARENTS. They know more than you do. Do you want to know why? Because they have two plus decades of knowledge that you don't have. Seriously guys. You don't know as much as you think you do.