I signed up for the guitar club for my next year in school, I really wanted to learn how to play. I would really appreciate any tips, to refrain from publicly humiliating myself in front of my equally inexperienced friends.
Justin Sandercoe is an awesome online teacher for free
http://www.justinguitar.com/en/TB-000-TheBasics.php
He also has a youtube
http://www.youtube.com/user/justinsandercoe?blend=3&ob=4