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Summer Before High School: What Rising 9th Graders (and Their Parents) Should Focus On

June 27, 2025 No Comments

A Parent-approved roadmap The summer before 9th grade is a mix of excitement, nerves, and that strange feeling that childhood is slipping away. As a

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