Dealing with a Crisis at School

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So, recently I've been in the throes of a major depressive episode. It's probably one of the worst ones I've had. I don't even want to get out of bed in the morning, let alone think about interacting with other humans, having to act like everything's all right. There's only a few people who know I have depression, and I don't want to make it public knowledge. People are under the opinion that I'm usually happy and able to do everything thrown at me. I can't, and it seems that everyone wants me to do stuff when I'm in this state. What are some of your suggestions for dealing with school during crisis mode? How do you cope and get through the day without breaking down by first hour?

Hi, I think I see, you don't want to be pushed to interact and pretend like you're happy and everything is fine, and at the same time, you don't want it to become common knowledge that you're depressed.

Okay, so what about finding something roughly middle of the road? Which is also the method sometimes recommended in psychology of "measured disclosure." Maybe if the person pushes more than twice for interaction, maybe 'Hi, I'm just in a low energy phase.' And if the person continues to push or asks for more, maybe 'You might have that sometimes, too, right? Being in a low energy phase?' And that way, you're turning the conversation back to them.