starting high school

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im ten and next september i have got to start high school. im really worried because im going to a school were i wont know enyone.has enyone got any tips on how to cope.

Not knowing ANYONE? Damn, whenever I graded up to a new school I always had someone I was familiar with... okay, well at least you'll be free for the first few days, when it's pretty much expected that everyone will not know anyone. At my schools we ALWAYS did those games where we got to know the other classmates. I'm 15 and we even did those at the beginning of my year. Here in New Zealand everyone's generally more accepting than anywhere overseas... most of the time it's the girls who are nicer than the boys (but there are always mean ones), but apart from that I'm all out of advice. Just remember that if you have any problems (such as this one ) we'll be here to help out.

Now we just have to wait until someone can give you some REAL advice...

*twiddles thumbs while waiting*

All right, the first thing you should know is that in some schools, upperclassmen tend to have a grudge against freshmen. Be polite to them, and usually it won't include you.

As KBABZ says, games where you 'get to know' your classmates are probably going to happen at least once on the first day of school. Don't expect that after freshman year, though.

Kids tend to be a lot easier on eccentricities in high school than they are in middle school, when they start really understanding what non-conformation means and not just paying lip-service to it. If you take honors courses, excellent; the immature ones who are more likely to bother you almost never do, which means that you tend to end up with a group of fairly hard-working kids who will tolerate you, and often make friends with you.

Do your homework as soon as possible, and make sure you keep up with it. Letting work slide and procrastinating is a sure way to disaster. If you are assigned reading out of your textbook or something similar that doesn't require proof of completion, do it anyway. Chances are, the information is necessary to do well in the class.

Oh, and in my experience, band geeks are almost always awesome people. (Alas, I can't play a musical instrument for the life of me.) If you do play a musical instrument, try joining the marching band. I bet you'll be able to make at least a few friends that way.