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To The Upcoming Freshman

It all just depends on how you treat the situation

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To The Upcoming Freshman
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Congratulations! You've made it past the easy part of school! Now it's on to high school.

High school can be the best or worst time of your life, it all just depends on how you treat the situation. Going into freshman year can be a little intimidating, it's like starting kindergarten again, you're the babies of the school. Becoming a high school student adds on a lot more responsibility, you'll have more work and late night study sessions. But high school isn't as bad as most people make it out to be, you'll make so many amazing memories and you won't even realize how much fun you are actually having. Before you know it you'll be a senior and wondering where all the time went. Becoming freshmen opens up a whole new world for you to experience new and exciting things. You'll make new friends and probably lose some old ones, but in the end, it'll all be for the best. High school can be so much fun if you just participate, go to the football games, cheer at the pep rally's, go to school-wide Bonfires and on trips, dress up during homecoming week. Don't miss out just because you're afraid to have fun.

High school is a huge part of your life, if you are planning on going to college now's the time to step up and be serious about your grades. Don't wait until the last minute to start on a project because you think it will be an easy A, (trust me, the teacher will know if you actually tried) don't be lazy when it comes to busy work, they make you do it for a reason, so just do it, all those vocabulary words and definitions will probably end up helping you out one day. Yes, it may be frustrating at times but all the work that will be piled on you is all for you to better your future. Teachers will probably get on your very last nerve, but at the end of the year, you'll realize that all they ever wanted to do was help you.

There is something that I can't stress enough. Do not sleep in class! I don't care how tired you are if you're sleeping than something important is probably going on as well and you're missing it. (Just hope it's not on that next test) colleges look at everything starting when you enter ninth grade, so if you're sleeping during class your grades will probably reflect that.

There will be times when you feel like you might as well drop out and work at McDonald's the rest of your life, but I promise you it's not the end of the world. You will get through high school just like I did and you will make an amazing future for yourself. Keep your head held high and never give up.

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