They've gone from being big fish in little ponds to little fish in big ponds.
"My dad was telling me that’s how it was going to be," said Kellen Powell, a new sixth grader at Lakes Middle School.
“I thought it was going to be really confusing going to each class, but honestly, I like it more than elementary," he said. "It’s more entertaining than just staying in one class all day. I like all the varieties of subjects and exploratory."
He said he's actually enjoyed traveling from class to class every hour.
"It’s way more fun," he said.
North Idaho's 11- and 12-year-olds are learning the ropes as they find their ways around their first few weeks as secondary schoolers.