DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, PROCRASTINATE, EVER. It has always been my weakness, and in high school, it will be your downfall. One teacher will give you some insane project, that will scare you, but you'll feel like you can take your time, because it isn't due for a few weeks. Then, you get slapped across the face when two other teachers assign projects that are due the exact same day as the other one. Your work load triples and you start tearing your hair out and possibly even sobbing. If you go down this road, you will be up until at least one in the morning several nights a week. For instance, I had an English assignment that I fell behind on slightly. I figured that I'd be okay, as I had done most of it, but then my history teacher assigned an assignment that turned out to be 53 paragraphs due two weeks later. In total, not including the English, it turned into 53 paragraphs, 24 pages, 21 political cartoons, 14 days, 14 citations from 8 sources, 12 debate prompts, 3 essays, 3 days up past midnight, and 1 complete nervous break down to top it all off. Then I had to finish the English, which was NOT fun.
That brings me to my second point. You need to PARTICIPATE IN CLASS. We only got that project because there were only like 3 people (including me) who actually opened their mouths and said something in his class. So do me a favor, and don't let that happen to you, trust me, it was not a very enjoyable experience.
Lastly, get involved in some after school activities. Believe me, I was never into that. I was the kind of person who came to school, did what I had to, and went home. When I got to the high school though, I decided to get involved. Now I'm a member of the drumline (which is not just drums, trust me I'm a guitarist), and am kind of a part of the council of social concern. I'm loving it, and I'm just really glad I found something that I could do and enjoy, as opposed to middle school, where all I could see was sports teams. They have a lot of those, if you're into that, but they have have lots of other stuff though. Literally, if you're into it, they have it, so you should do it.
That's all the help that I can give, so good luck.
And, because we're evil, teachers will also throw a pop quiz in there if you're not participating in book discussions. So, your advice about class participation is a really important one!
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