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Gainesville High program aims to ease transition for freshmen

Rising ninth-graders get taste of high school experience

Alex Ramirez and Jazmine Colindres separate egg yolks from the whites during freshman orientation Tuesday at Gainesville High School. - photo by Erin O. Smith

0729NINTH 0005 — Alex Ramirez and Jazmine Colindres separate egg yolks from the whites during freshman orientation Tuesday at Gainesville High School. - photo by Erin O. Smith

Kristen Oliver

Updated: Jul 29, 2015, 1:35 AM

Published: Jul 29, 2015, 12:41 AM

The transition from middle school to high school can be a challenge. This week, rising Gainesville High School ninth-graders are getting their bearings at the new GHS Ninth Grade Center. Approximately 125 students are participating in Freshman Focus, a three-day orientation to high school.

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