RE: first time starting
HighPlains and Fastsky are right.
Make arrangements to meet an instructor at the field and take everything. Let him know you question the reliability of your starter, that way he will know to bring one.
He will be able to diagnose the starter and engine issues a lot better than those of us who are sitting at our keyboards. The starter, or starter battery, could be bad. There is no way for anyone who is not there to know for sure.