Freshman transition activities help ease the difficulty students often encounter as they move from middle to high school. Some schools place all first-year students in their own academy or house setting, sometimes in a separate wing or even a separate building, with extra supports from adults. In other cases, freshman transition includes mentoring from older students, or special career exploration classes designed to set the context for high school as a pathway to college and careers.

Southridge High School uses Link Crew, a transition program for ninth-graders in which 12th grade students serve as mentors.
http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sslc/descriptions/southridge/link8.asp

Montclair High School provides a detailed description of their Ninth Grade Academy.
Ninth Grade Academy Description (PDF)