Top 10 Rules for Back-to-School Success:

1. Use the "YES! Count On Me" words: yes, I can, and I will.

2. To get ahead in school and in life -- read more, learn more, do more.

3. Learn how to set and achieve goals and how to use these principles in the
classroom.

4. No Vision = No Direction. Write down what you want to accomplish in the
first four weeks of the school year. Repeat for the next month.

5. Don't find a fault; find a solution.

6. Minimizing the Bummer Words no, can't, won't, never, maybe, and if. These
six words will hold you back from reaching your full potential.

7. Eliminating excuses.

8. Regularly ask yourself: "Did I give my best effort to today's activities?"

9. Help others.

10. Remember: Luck comes to those who work hard.

John Bishop, Executive Director of Accent On Success