Show up to school looking cute, but not slutty. Do this often, he'll give you attention and it's his responsibility to make the first move. If you want to be his buddy, you can still flirt with him a little as long as you do so jokingly.
If you want to be his gf then just flirt. No one can really walk into high school the first day of freshman year and be ready for the experiences they'll have over the next 4 years. Just go with the flow for the most part and you'll land in that happy middle you're aiming for.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.