Weather Sports Business Entertainment Calendar TV Listings Books Travel Outdoors 20 Below Careers Homes Wheels Milestones Shopping Yellow Pages Advertising Sign up here to receive Teen Beat, a monthly 20 Below e-newsletter. In 1999, being in high school is a very difficult thing.
Pressure is a large factor in school now.
Being 17, I have to concern myself with good grades, colleges, friends, family, and sports. Having all of that is a good thing, yet sometimes you can feel overwhelmed. There is quite a bit of work to be done in and out of school, and if someone has a job during the school year, the work load is nearly doubled. Not everyone in school gets along. Quite a few people have their differences, and high schools seem to be very clique-oriented.