1. It can be cool to be smart

This movie proves that YES you can be a nerd on the national decathlon team AND still score the captain of the varsity basketball team as your boyfriend. (Thank you Gabriella Montez for making my dreams come true)

2. Do what makes you happy

If you're thinking about joining the school musical, you should. Your head can't be in the game if your heart is in the song.

3. Don't let people keep you from doing what you want

Don't let your school's Sharpay and Ryan keep you away from what you love.

4. It doesn't matter what your friends think

Who cares if your friends think that you can't do it. Prove them wrong and stay true to yourself.

5. Break the status quo

Zeke can make a bomb Crème brûlée, Martha can pop, lock, jam and break if she wants to and Skater dude sure as heck can play his cello.

6. Your parents don't always know what's best

Only you know whats best for you.

7. Golf courses and your high school are the best places to scream and sing when you're angry

8. Decorating lockers is cool

Admit it, you couldn't wait till you had your own locker to decorate. Unfortunately, we all had to go through the traumatizing moment where we realized, no, we can't paint our lockers pink....and that we only get one of them.

9. You can meet your soulmate at anytime

But, from this day on I will always be spending my New Years Eve's at a Ski Lodge in hopes of singing karaoke with my personal Troy Bolton and then finding out we go to the same school the next week.

10. The answer to "what team?" is always "WILDCATS"