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Easing the Transition to a New School By Tracy House It may still be officially summer with triple-digit temperatures in the Valley, but for students in Mesa and Gilbert, August means back to school and, for some, that means starting the school year at a new school. Whether kids are moving from elementary to junior high or junior high to high school, the transition to another school can be stressful and awkward. Easing the transition from one school to another can make the difference between a smooth start and a cluster of chaos. Larry Cook, a counselor at Mountain View High School in Mesa, with 20 years experience as a school counselor and 33 years in education, shared his suggestions for parents
and students making the change from one school to another. Cook said parents and students need to be aware of some simple things that can help with the transition. Taking care of as much as possible before classes actually start can alleviate first-day stresses for students and parents. At the end of the school year, most schools hosted a night for parents whose student is moving on to high school or junior high school. At this time they received information about classes and what to expect. One of the first suggestions Cook stressed is that parents meet with their students to choose classes that are appropriate, so that students don’t
pick classes just because friends are taking those courses. “We want parents to help their child to do that,” Cook said. “Help their child select appropriate classes for them for their interests.” Many students don’t realize that because they signed up for the same classes as their friends there may be five sections of the course and no guarantee of being in the same period or section. Cook suggested students attend the orientation that schools host before the first day of classes. At the high schools, Larry Cook is a counselor at Mountain View High upperclassmen talk to incoming School in Mesa. freshman about high school, take show incoming seventh graders freshman on tours and answer around campus. questions that new students may have. Reading newsletters that are sent “This is another thing to help them home in the summer or checking the transition,” he said. Junior high schools school’s website for upcoming events ... continues on page 12 have similar days when eighth graders
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