http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/schools/program-prepares-soon-be-freshmen-high-school-8577 Comments for "Program prepares soon-to-be freshmen for high school" xx http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/schools/program-prepares-soon-be-freshmen-high-school-8577 <p>Entering high school as a freshman can be an intimidating thought. That’s why Hutchinson High School is in its second year of offering High School 101, a 60-hour introduction to the new environment.</p> <p>Students only began coming to the high school Monday, but already many of them are saying they’re ready for ninth grade.</p> <p>“It gives them a real good taste of what high school is like,” said one of the teachers, Val Grand. </p> <p>She’s teaching the incoming freshmen how to read a textbook and how to read a novel.</p> <p>“We’re basically learning reading strategies,” she said.</p> <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/schools/program-prepares-soon-be-freshmen-high-school-8577">read more</a></p> http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/schools/program-prepares-soon-be-freshmen-high-school-8577#comments Schools Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:31:21 -0500 Lesley Christianson 8577 at http://www.hutchinsonleader.com