Make sure to reboot your computer about once a week - Restarting will help with quirky issues and to help reset some things in the laptop. MAKE SURE TO SAVE YOUR WORK BEFORE DOING THIS.

Make sure your school-issued computer is on the Hotchkiss-Secure wifi network. This will help you avoid issues with school software, printing and access to file servers. 

Back up your data - your computer is backed up automatically through Google Drive for desktop. Check out this video to see how to see how to get started.