School bag help!?

I need a school bag for 8th grade. In 6th grade, they changed it to where we aren't aloud to have a baclkpack. So, i used this binder thing they recommended. It was ugly and hiteous! i got rid of it and bought a sporty styled gym bag. EW! what the heck was i thinking? i used that for the rest of the year. In 7th grade i used another sporty styled gym bag, except this one had the words "baby girl" writtnen all over it. EW again! then for christmas i got a tanish abercrombie bag. well, so did everybody else lol. then i bought a roxy toe. This year, i don't know if we are aloud to use a backpack or not because last yr, some kids used them anyway. I have a mini jansport plaid one. its really cute, but would never fit all my stuff in it. so should i carry my other papers and binders in my hand and put a pencil, cell phone ect, in the backpack? or would i get bored of that fast? Do u think i should get another tote bag? Or a real backpack and take a risk? I am so confused an need ur help!♥