Victoria Harkless
Assistant Editor-In-Chief
Anyone who tells you high school is the best four years of your life is lying. High school is just another section of life that leaves before you can appreciate it and looking back on it seems better then it actually was. Here are a few tips I can give you to hopefully make your transition from middle school to high school easier.
The first tip can be summed up by the wise words of AZ/US history teacher Mrs. White, “do not be that guy or girl”. That means do not be that person who argues with the teacher, it does not make you cool. Make it easier on yourself by just listening to what they say, if they say you were late just deal with whatever consequence they give you. On the first offense most teachers will be more lenient if you just own up to your mistake.
Another helpful thing to remember is most high school relationships do not make it past college. Now I am not saying not to have a high school relationship, but what I am saying is make friends outside of the relationship and do not let it dictate your year or what classes you take.
Playing into that last tip, take classes you think will be fun and interesting or if you know what you want to be, take classes that will help you achieve that. That will make your time in highschool more enjoyable.
A tip for surviving online learning is try to maintain your motivation. I know it can be hard especially when it does not seem serious like being in the classroom might. Freshman year is a very important year and it sets you up for the rest of high school.
One thing I learned quickly my freshman year was friends will come and go. My next piece of advice is basically to have a core group of friends you know you can rely on. Having this group will give you somewhere to go when you feel alone or when there is drama within the outer layers of your friend group. My main group consisted of about four people at the start of freshman year, though now going into my senior year I am down to three.However, I know those relationships will last past graduation.
Another thing in the category of friends is just because you have been friends since elementary school does not mean you have to stay friends with them. It is not uncommon to grow apart. If they are going down a path you do not want to be a part of it is okay to separate yourself from them.
The transition between middle school and high school is no easy task. I hope these tips can help to make that transition easier.
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