Having a game plan by Davondrick Reddish

If you are arriving at Cedar Shoals come in with a game plan. Start with what you know you would want to make a career in. When I first started I aimed for the easy, random classes like one semester I would take business marketing, and the next semester I would take Auto tech these classes were not logical together. If you are going to have more than one elective choose ones that will compliment each other in a career. The best way to choose a class start with researching what the classes offer because choosing off of name alone is not the way to do it believe me names can be deceiving just because it says auto tech doesn’t mean you will be driving cars all the time. Second analyze your interests and plan your classes carefully remember you still need core classes to graduate get those out of the way start with Algebra and literature so you can focus more on other easier classes. Third make sure to get at least two classes in foreign language that is crucial on your path to graduation.
Make sure to stay focus it’s the first year that counts the most it determines if you’ll pass or fail the next three don’t let anyone tell you that it does not matter because they must not have there priorities straight.
Being the best you can be is a statement you shouldn’t take lightly. Many things that you do will be hard, but always try your best do the work if you have problems raise your hand don’t be afraid to ask questions its okay if you don’t know something be an active learner trust me you will go far with that type of attitude class would be a lot easier to handle. You don’t have to be the teachers pet to make good grades believe me. Stay clear of getting in trouble I mean serious trouble avoid being written up because those count after a while. My advice is don’t hang with the wrong crowd. Don’t try and be like everyone else. Do your own thing be who you are. That is the biggest problem with high school everyone wants to have the same thing to don’t be the person who needs attention just to function everyday. Be who you are that is what matters, trust me teachers love to see students who don’t give in to the peer pressure.
Next lets talk about tardiness when I first arrived at this school I never really paid much attention to the rules that came with my experience one being the very thing that could kept a lot of people from graduating on time was coming to class late these teachers mark every time that your late to class or absent from class don’t think for a second they don’t know you are not there. It’s best to have a perfect attendance record it follows you even out of high school it’s the thing teachers and people who look to hire you look for. Don’t be late come on time do your work and study for every test trust me you have the makings of a great high school experience.