Peer Leadership Spotlights: Building Thriving Freshmen Mentorship Programs in 2025
Peer leadership programs represent some of the most impactful initiatives schools can implement to support freshmen during their critical transition into high school. When schools systematically connect trained senior mentors with incoming ninth-graders—meeting regularly throughout the school year to provide guidance, build relationships, and create belonging—they dramatically increase freshmen success rates while developing exceptional leadership skills in upperclassmen.
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