Leadership Development

Peer Leadership Spotlights: Complete Guide to Recognizing Senior Mentors Who Support Freshmen

• Digital Record Board Team
• Student recognition , Mentorship programs , Leadership development

Peer leadership programs represent one of the most impactful yet underrecognized initiatives in high schools today. These carefully structured programs connect senior students with freshmen during the critical first year of high school, creating relationships that ease transitions, build confidence, and establish lasting connections between upper and lower classmen. Yet despite the profound difference these peer leaders make in freshman experiences and overall school culture, their contributions often remain invisible beyond brief thank-you notes and end-of-year certificates that fail to capture the significance of their commitment.