That sounds like a fantastic formula, I'll be sure to try it. (though I could probably ignore the staying awake bit in most of my classes and still manage...) Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
7+ clubs, that's kind of ridiculous. There aren't even that many clubs I'd find interesting, let along join. At least band isn't too terrible though, just hope that it doesn't get too hectic. Regular precalc should be a vast improvement over AP as well, so that makes things a tiny bit easier.
My German club is fantastic. It mostly does consist of field trips to restaurants, and trips to Chicago. (where we eat, of course.) And yes, I'm taking German again. I was on the fence for a while, and then realized that I really, really liked it. So I stayed.