Don't blow your chance by Paul Simpson

Welcome to high school. All that you know about school has changed, so I have a few tidbits of advice for you. First off, do all your work. Life in high school will be easier if you do. Do not play around too much. Stay out of trouble. And, most importantly, make the best of it. These next for years will fly right on by.
Do all of your work. As I have already said, things will be easier if you do. Teachers will be easier on you. They will realize that you want to learn and are a hard worker and will not be on your back as much as they on others’ backs. Also the work will become more understandable. The more work you do, the more you become familiar with the knowledge and, ergo, it becomes easier to understand. And you will have less homework if you do your class work. Trust me, I know from experience. In the ninth grade, I played around and did not do my work in lit class. Obviously I failed that class as a result. I had to make it up in my senior year, which left me with less time for senior things.
Do not play around too much. And by play around, I mean talking a lot, playing in class, not paying attention, causing a disruption, et cetera. It will create a bad reputation with teachers. Some will automatically assume that you will do a certain thing, or behave a certain way because of your reputation as a disruption if you do play around. You get in more trouble when you play around. And in your senior year, it could harm your chances of graduating. I have seen people fail and not graduate because they played around.
Stay out of trouble. It will follow your record. It will also create a bad reputation. Too much trouble and you will not graduate. I have seen people not graduate because they had got into too many fights, got caught skipping too many times, et cetera.
Make the best of it. HAVE FUN! There are only four years, and they go by way too quickly. Make as many friends as possible, because people tend to lose friends after graduating. I may be contradicting what I said about trouble, but if you want to try something, then go for it. It is easier to regret getting into trouble than it is to regret not doing something. I moved a lot. I had a different school each year. I regret not having the chance to do many things. You have the chance to make the next four years remarkable. Do not blow this chance. Good luck.