**Get organized!! Use a planner, calendar, folders, to-do lists, reminders, etc to keep yourself organized. If you need help with this ask a teacher or the school counselor to help you. Ask others who are succeeding at school how they stay organized.
**Often for scholarships and awards you need a letter of recommendation from your principal, school counselor, coach or a teacher. Remember you give them plenty of time (2 weeks at minimum) to write one for you, don't ask them a day or two before you need to send it off. Plan ahead and be prepared. Also ask in person and be ready to tell them what it is for!!