So this is a little look into my backpack for my sophomore year of high school! I doesn't look like a lot, but honestly you want it as simple as you can get. Obviously, there is also a pencil pouch (shown farther down in post), and eventually a survival guide of what I believe is important to have in either your backpack or locker for emergencies or just things that are useful to have around. (This will be a future post whenever I have actually gotten mine all together.) I personally like the normal style backpack because I carry a purse with me as well and messenger or one-shoulder bags tend to look like there are too many straps around my body. Plus with carrying heavy books around, these are honestly the most comfortable. The backpack I got new this year (my other one finally broke because these bags are durable for a long time) was the High Sierra brand in the color navy blue (I recommend choosing a color that is neutral instead of going for that all out bright pink or patterned bag since it will most likely clash with what you are wearing a lot.) So basically, the contents of my bag include 4 spiral notebooks (one for each of my academic classes), a simple two pocket folder (used for band), a composition notebook (it is good to have one of these on hand just in case your English teacher decides you need one. If you don't end up needing it, you can do what I will be using it for: making lists of things I need to accomplish, and taking notes for things I am doing outside of school such as this blog!), two 1-inch binders (In my experience, teachers tend to want these.), one 1.5-inch binder (I will be using mine for Symphonic, Jazz, & Marching band), and most importantly for my bag, an expandable folder (I love using either this or a 10-pocket regular folder, because all your papers are in one place and let's face it, you won't lose things as easily)! Obviously, you will want to have labeled everything with your name and the classes and/or teacher's names. Lastly, a water bottle. I can't stress this enough, bringing a water bottle with you to school is good for your body and will help keep your brain awake and alert. Plus, you won't have to get up in the middle of class and miss something just to walk around school trying to find the nearest water fountain.
Of course, can't forget the pencil pouch! I tried to keep mine fairly simple while supplying everything I needed. First off, I got my black, floral print pencil pouch (makeup case) from Forever21. And all the supplies, I either had already or I got at Walmart. Inside the pouch, I have 5 cheap mechanical pencils (I guarantee someone will ask you to borrow one and you can give these away since you can easily get them in a pack of around 25 for a couple of dollars.), 2 good mechanical pencils (comes with 2 extra long erasers which is always nice.), a little container of lead, a normal eraser (not shown), colorful gel pens (optionary, but I love to decorate and take notes in different colors to keep it organized and pretty), 2 red pens, 2 blue pens, 3 black pens (all gel due to preference. They write easier, but also have a tendency to smear.), a black sharpie, 2 yellow highlighters, 3 expo dry erase markers (some teachers prefer for you to have your own instead of wasting the ink of theirs), a small glue stick, small scissors, a pad of post-it notes, a flash drive (I love ones with designs which staples and office depot carry), and depending on your math class either a regular or graphing calculator.
Comment below if there is anything you carry that I don't! What do you prefer to have in your backpack? What style bag are you sporting this school year?
XOXO
Colleen
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