By Jada Wiggins – August 30, 2017

As freshmen begin their high school journey, they will face a lot of new challenges, but there are people on campus who are willing to give life-saving advice to make the transition easier.

Freshman counselor Lori Dye said that if students stay organized it will help them become successful.

“Study habits and organization is a major area of concern for them, and a solution to this would be them just getting organized,” Dye said. “Also, getting a planner because seven classes is a lot to keep up with, and it will help them remember what’s due when and what they need to be prepared for.”

Dye also recommended that freshmen visit with their teachers during their tutoring times if they need additional help in class. The tutoring times should be posted either in the teacher’s Google Classroom or in the classroom. She suggested that they connect with their teachers and build a good student-teacher relationship.

“My main advice for students when they register is to get involved here,” Dye said. “We will be having our club fair again this year. It is a great way for students to see what all we have to offer. It allows them to see what they want to do and start signing up for it because being involved correlates to better academics.”

Student Council President and BESE Representative Javin Bowman also recommended that students become involved in the school.

“If I  could change one thing about my freshman year, it would be getting involved,” Bowman said, “because I wasn’t as involved, and I really didn’t get involved until my sophomore year. And that was when I started making more friends.”

Bowman suggested getting involved in Student Council and other clubs.To get involved in Student Council, students can sign up from now until Sept. 1. He said it is how to build good relationships. With the state Student Council convention being held at Captain Shreve this year, students will get to be a part of a big event.