Freshman-only campuses gaining popularity

These days, more and more high school freshmen are avoiding upper classmen's pranks — and the embarrassments they incite — by spending their first year at a different campus. Studies have shown ninth-graders are more likely to graduate if their transition from a middle school to a high school campus is softened by a year spent with only other ninth-graders. It's a trend that's taking hold nationwide, and sparking interest in San Antonio. Two local districts — Southside and Southwest — plan to set up separate buildings to house freshmen in an effort to reduce the number of students who drop out.