<p>I would look into seeing if there is an Academic Decathalon team at the school - my DD got involved with that in freshman year and it really challenged her. She became involved with the top upperclassmen kids and they encouraged her to keep her grades up.</p>
<p>You can try to tell your S that he cannot miss assignments - he must turn in every assignment. This worked for us too - if they get into the habit of turning everything in the grades usually follow.</p>