Can't really give advice since I'm going into my junior year at one of the most diverse and socially acceptable high schools in the city. Basically just be yourself and have fun. Freshmen will probably be a bit melodramatic still, but otherwise people tend to grow up a bit. There's a difference between growing up and maturing though. Growing up is knowing when you're turning the situation into an assinine one while maturing is knowing to quit it. It's good to be immature at times though
Regarding GPA... Don't worry about it freshmen/sophmore year, just keep your GPA at around a 2.5/3.0 (B/C average) its Junior and Senior year that you'll want to worry about keeping your GPA high cause of college/scholarships.
I'd tell a person coming into high school to just enjoy the experience and not worry about the little things. I admit I hated my first month or so of High School but once you get into the flow, its really great compared to Middle School. (well, unless you're going to a run-down one or one that doesn't let students off-campus)
Regarding GPA... Don't worry about it freshmen/sophmore year, just keep your GPA at around a 2.5/3.0 (B/C average) its Junior and Senior year that you'll want to worry about keeping your GPA high cause of college/scholarships.
I'd tell a person coming into high school to just enjoy the experience and not worry about the little things. I admit I hated my first month or so of High School but once you get into the flow, its really great compared to Middle School. (well, unless you're going to a run-down one or one that doesn't let students off-campus)