2 easy steps by Jose Saldana

I have been at this school for four years. I used to think that I would never complete the four years. But somehow it just flew by me. When I first got to this school in 08-09, I was scared of the huge school. That I would get lost, bullied, or picked on. But in the end I can look back and say that I got threw it. I did it with two easy steps: 1.Do your work, and 2: Stay Quiet.
Step 1: Do your work; I think the easiest part of high school is doing your work. I had the mentality or forget the work and chill. But I was sorely wrong when mid-term my freshmen year came I was practically failing every class, and I had too much work to do. So what did I do you may ask? I started to do all my work I had missed until the bell rang at the end of the semester. By the end of the semester I had C’s in three of my classes and one B+. The next semester I just went ham on all my work, and then after I had all of it done I chilled the rest of the class. This is one of the crucial step in graduating from this school, without this step completed to the point your will have a strong chance of failing. But when all your work is done you should be careful not to get to much attention. Cause bad things can happen.
Step 2; Stay quite is very important because it can lead to different outcomes like fights or write ups or even humiliation. That is if you are the scared of every one and no confident type I would keep to myself, but if you’re the popular type then go for it have fun. Also having if your can’t defend yourself verbally or physically the shut up. I know a couple of people that could not defend themselves very well and ended up humiliated or beat up for what they were talking about. Follow these two steps and you will do find in high school.
These are two easy steps that you can follow to stay safe with both your grades and peers. They helped me out allot and I’m graduating because of it. I hope you take to heart these steps and use them to your advantage. If you do may be in four years you too can tell the incoming freshman these steps to graduate. I hope you have a great time at cedar shoals, I’ll see you in the real world.