Welcome to the world that is high school! This is the time to try new things and start to figure out who you are. In most high schools, you'll get a list from all your teachers of what you need for their class. However, you will not get a list of useful items that will assist you in your 4 years. As I have made it through those 4 years, I have found various things that were very helpful and very necessary to get through high school.

1. A Backpack

I've seen so many freshmen carry around stacks and piles of books. Get a backpack, it will make your life so much easier, not only for books but to carry around things like food, drinks, and phone chargers.

2. Earbuds

I can not stress enough how important these will become! They are useful for so many things such as those days you don't feel like talking to anyone, boring movie in class, your lunch crew is absent, and for those rather gruesome bus rides. Trust me, you NEED them.

3. Food

Food, everyone loves food! Throughout the day you will get hungry and you will thank yourself when you have a supply of food.

4. A Brita Water Bottle

This will become very useful if your school has terrible water quality.

5. Sweatpants

On those cold winter days that are full of tests and your sick and feel like trash, sweatpants are your best friend.

6. DayQuil

In high school, the common cold spreads like wildfire all winter long, and I found this to have the best cold symptom relief.