Transition Program

Research and local school data shows that many young people experience difficulties upon leaving elementary school and entering the larger, more crowded middle school. The transition program began in 1994 to facilitate students' entrance into middle school and reduce individual, school-based, and peer group-based risk factors for substance abuse and related problems. The primary coordinators for the Transition Program meetings are the Teen Peer Educators.The Transition Program serves youth from elementary schools who will attend Starbuck in the fall. This program encourages these future middle school children to think about their futures and to understand that risky behavior can interfere with their goals.