Seriously mate I know how you feel.
When my parents got divorced my mum dropped the bombshell that we we're moving house. We moved from London (where I'd lived from birth for 12 years) up North to Sheffield. We moved on the Monday before I was due to start Secondary school (High School?) on the Wednesday. The worst day of my life was when I had to walk into an assembly hall with 2000 people laughing and joking with their friend's and I didn't know anyone. Add the fact that my parents had only just announced their divorce shortly before and I was pretty devastated. Anyway the 1st year of secondary school was pure hell. I was picked on constantly for my southern accent although I did make some really good friends. I also haven't seen my Dad since 2000 so that had a really big impact on the way I grew up. All I can say is that you've gotta see the bigger picture. I know it doesn't seem like it now but school is not the be all and end all. Obviously American culture is gonna be different but the best advice I could give is not to take it too seriously (obviously work your **** off for those grades though). As long as you are a nice person, you'll make good friends and who gives a **** about the rest of them? When you leave school you'll be able to stay in touch with the important people, and the rest you'll never have to see again!
Anyway things may be tough but you just need to get through it and not worry about it too much, you'll come out stronger at the end of it.
P.S. Weird little fact: It's illegal to not pronounce Arkansas as Arkansaw in the state.
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