Welcome to the fire.....
My best advice is to contact your state high school association and try to find out what are the approved officials associations.
Then contact and join an association, read the rules book, officials manual, and case studies to the point of knowledge saturation.
Go purchase some "professional gear".
Read the rules book, officials manual and case studies AGAIN
Attend their meetings and camps then hook up with some assignors in your area to get some assigments.
Keep studying your books and try to apply what you know in your games. Learn from your peers and try to be a sponge with an open mind.
Welcome critiques from those who know and have been there before you.
You might want to give some thought about what are your goals in officiating and note your expectations as a starting point. Be prepared to modify those thoughts as you progress with patience.
Above all...have FUN!
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"We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done."
Chris Z.
Detroit/SE Michigan
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