Can you high schoolers give me some advise about 8th grade and entering high school?

Question

dating
lockers
classes
bullys
friends
cliques

Answer 1

Well, I'm in college now, but I did go to high school not too long ago, and my sister is there now, so I think I can probably give you some advice anyway :)

Dating - don't do it just to be cool or whatever. You're not missing out on anything if you don't date in high school. If you do end up with someone, don't forget about your friends. A lot of times girls will find their first serious boyfriend in high school and start ditching their girl friends. Bad idea. Boyfriends come and go at that age, and it's not worth losing your friends over. You'll need them when you break up. Oh, and if you're going to have sex in high school, make sure it's with a really special guy who's going to treat you well in the long term. Breaking up with someone is a lot harder if you've had sex, so think hard about it.

Lockers - you have one, you put your books in it, what else can I say about it? If you and your friends can get lockers together in an otherwise pretty quite area that's always nice. But it depends how your school does things - most schools assign lockers randomly to freshmen, and a lot assign lockers all for yours, so you may or may not have any say in what locker you get.

Classes - classes in high school are generally a little more serious and structured (in terms of the curriculum) than in high school. Pay attention in class and do your homework and you'll be fine. And study for tests, too :) I didn't study for tests basically at all until I got to high school (and yes, I did get good grades even before then).

Bullies - my high school didn't have much problems with bullies, but I'll try anyway. You're probably not going to find that kids in high school beat each other up or call each other names as much, it's more cliques excluding people, backstabbing, ect. By high school, most kids (especially girls) will at least create the illusion that they're reasonably polite and well-mannered, but that doesn't mean they're actually going to be nice in the long run.

Friends - um... friends are good, but not worth sacrificing your morals for. If your friends want you to drink, take drugs, skip class, or whatever else, and you don't want to, they're not really your friends. It's easier to make new friends than erase a police record or reverse brain damage. There are going to be people in your class who like you the way you are - find them, rather than trying to become someone you're not so someone will like you.

Cliques - can be nasty when they exclude people, but that's life. The kinds of cliques that don't envite you to parties or whatever because you're not "in" or "cool" aren't worth your time. If they don't want to be friends with it, it's probably because deep down they're not very nice people, and if you do make it "in" they'll probably just turn around and stab you anyway, so don't stress it. And try not to let your group of friends turn into an exclusive clique, either. If people want to hang out with you, let them. Be open to making new friends. Even that kid who seems really weird and geeky at first might turn out to be a really great friend if you give her a chance.

Answer 2

Dating - Wait a while. Believe me, wait a couple of years. You'll thank yourself for it.

Lockers - They smell, schools don't maintain them well, and only use them if you need them. Buy a good lock!

Classes - Try your hardest in each subject but don't be afraid to ask the teacher questions and if any teacher speaks to you in an unfriendly or uncalled for manner, call them on it. They're paid to help you learn, not harass you. I went to a NYC high school so I know what bad teaching is like.

Bullies - If there are still bullies at this point, they've got some axe to grind. Avoid that kind of interaction if you can, and don't give them any reason to jump all over you. Know who to turn to for action if somebody bothers you. I'm sure you have a lot of self-respect, don't give it up for anything in the world.

Friends - You'll know who the good ones are. Hold tight to them. They're great with study groups and want to see you reach your goals.

Cliques - I've seen every type of clique there is. Avoid hanging in social circles that make a point of making fun of other people for their skin color, orientation, personality, and such and such. It just makes for nasty gossip and causes a lot of problems. Honestly, they're useless and you don't get by being in one.

Answer 3

Dating - Don't do it.....It's a waste of time and money.

Lockers - Make sure you get a top one.

Classes - Get a seat near the back, or near your friends if possible.

Bullies - Ignore them. Act like you're better than them, laugh them off.

Friends - Enjoy them.

Cliques - Join a good group of friends who won't influence you to do anything bad.

Answer 4

Don't date, waste of time and money (high change your bf will make you pregant, in high school, soo if you have a bf, dont ****)

lockers, get a good locker, top is good, and fine a good spot for you and your friends and sure that spot is not that crowded.

classes, get a good class, make sure you get the right amount of class requirment for college (like 4 years of english, 3 years of math, 2 years of labority science and so on {ask your high school counsuler about it})

bullys, ignore them (in high school, the upperclassmen {grade 10-12 will ignore you if you ignore them, and they dont bully, depending who to bump into)

friends, get as many good friends, GOOD FRIENDS, that wont corrupt your life and start doing drugs (dont do drugs)

Cliques, go join clubs, like the NHS (National Honor Socity, if the high school you going to have one) and join sports


So my advice is to be good, dont screw up in high school, dont screw your bf if you get one, and dont do drugs. Good luck in high school,