Gumball: Although 8th grade looks daunting and scary you will see that actually its fun and exciting.
In a couple of years (or in the next couple of months) you will look back and say I was scared for 8th grade??
Meanwhile, most of us in the CR are reading this post and thinking I don’t even remember 8th grade.. and thats her biggest worry 🙂 But yes on your level that is a concern that you are facing.