[runjake]

High school, like everything else in life, is what you make of it.

I focused much of my time in high school on electronics projects (I wanted to be an EE at the time) and being in classes or "assistant" periods where I had access to the school computers & VAX system. The rest of my classes, I did enough to get by. Although I later gained an immense love for the two classes I hated the most in HS (math & history).

(Ethically) exploit your environment, resources, and options to reach your particular goals.

Also, don't act so grown up. Use this time to enjoy your youth. Time drifts faster and faster as you get older.