How to Survive High School

Having our fair share of high school experiences, we have compiled a group of what to do and what not to do in high school. These are based on our previous experiences and we hope that they are useful for the youngster entering high school. Of course, do not take these all too literally, they are just suggestions and guidelines. :)

First, let's start off with what NOT to do: 

1. Throwing a party at your own house is not a smart move- unless of course you enjoy a destroyed house. It does not matter who you invite, if you are inviting enough people the word will spread and you are going to get some diehard partygoers. These partygoers are there for one reason and one reason only... to get drunk. Drunk people often like destroying stuff. So save yourself and your moms plate collection, don't throw a party at your own house. 
2. Hallways are meant for walking- Not standing around and chatting with your friends. Now this is okay if you are against the lockers and have left room for people to walk. But if you are standing in the middle of the hallway, you will be pushed out of the way and most likely yelled at. This is a really easy way to have a lot of people not like you. So please just keep the hallways open. 
3. Do not spray axe or body spray at your lockers- to you it may not smell too strong, but trust me when I say that everyone else is being suffocated. Just leave the spray at home and to the confinement of your own room. If you are in desperate need of a refresh, just grab the bottle and head off to the washroom. You will save a lot of people from headaches. 
4. Lunch tables are unofficially assigned- so do not all of a sudden decide to sit at a different table with your group of friends. You don't realize the frenzy this will cause. It creates a wave of chaos. Everyone will have to shift tables and take other peoples tables. And this all comes back to the fact that you decided to switch seats. So save the commotion and stick to the unofficial seating arrangement. 
5. Don't ditch your friends without a valid excuse- your significant other is not a valid excuse. Unless they are on their death bed. If you have plans, stick to them. Whether it is going our for lunch or working on a project, do not ditch last minute for something else better that may have come up. It is extremely annoying and you are not going to make a lot of friends by basically telling them that they are not important to you. 

Now lets move onto what you CAN do to make your high school experience the best it can be: 

1. Get involved- this sounds so cliche but it is very true. By joining sports teams and clubs you get to meet lots of other people with the same interests as you. It also looks great on a resume or university application to say that you are a well-rounded person. It just makes school that little bit more fun! 
2. Actually do your schoolwork- trust us when we say that it will catch up with you really fast. You can get away with it at the beginning of the year but very quickly you will become lost in the work. There is a reason that teachers assign you to do the homework and you just got to trust sometimes that it is worth the effort. If you do not create good habits right off the bat, it is extremely hard to turn it all around when marks are being submitted to university/college. 
3. Be open to meeting all different types of people- you never know where you will find your best friends. Being closed off and narrow minded will often leave you alone with no friends. You have to be open to meeting all different personalities. For all you know, the people you may think that you are completely incompatible with, may wind up being the greatest people you know.

We hope that you take these little tips with you to high school and we wish you the best of luck!

Our high school hallway, look how clear it is 

-Katelyn and Kiara