Starting high school is a great experience for many teenagers. Whether you are coming from a middle school grades six through eight) or a junior high school (grades seven through nine), there are many things about high school that are different from your old school environment.

You will face being in a new school, making new friends in an unfamiliar class and getting to know new teachers. These new teachers will usually have higher academic(学术的) level than your middle and junior-high school teachers. In return, they expect you to work hard and develop your skills.

On top of all this, peer pressure(同伴压力)to drink and smoke often increases in high school.

Although there is a lot of pressure, there is nothing you cannot deal with. If you are feeling pressure to do something that you feel is wrong, talk to a friend, parent or counselor(辅导员) to find a solution. If you are not succeeding academically, find someone to help you. If you feel lonely, try to join a school club or group to make new friends.

With time, you will come to be thankful for everything about your experience. On the point of starting your high school, are you ready?

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A graduation ceremony is a custom which (take) place when students graduate from school. Usually the ceremony (hold) in a big hall or in the open air.

During the ceremony, it is common for the best students to give (speak). So will the principal(校长) and other officials. Each (graduate) will receive a document called a diploma(毕业证书). It shows that the student has (success) completed a course or has passed an examination. After the ceremony, students often chat with their teachers, friends and relatives come to congratulate them. They also take (photo) with one another and talk to one another about their future.

The graduation ceremony is (excite) and it marks the end of a period in a student's school life. It is also sad, because the time when they studied with friends has come to end. It means change, and leaving unforgettable faces and places behind. , change always brings about new possibilities.