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GEAR UP Achievers & GEAR UP RISE UP/SKY Program Celebrate National GEAR UP Week
October 2, 2023
The GEAR UP Achievers & GEAR UP RISE UP/SKY Programs announced their participation in National GEAR UP Week 2023. September 25-29th commemorated the continuing success of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), a college access program providing students and families with the support and resources they need for college success. Since its inception in 1999, GEAR…
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GEAR UP 411 – Fall
August 25, 2023
Over 100 GEAR UP juniors across 5 of our high schools joined us to explore different STEM career pathways. Each camp, students stayed on University of Washington Seattle campus for 6 days, 5 nights. Students were able to experience life as a college student by taking STEM classes taught by university professors while living in the dormitory, dining at the…
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GEAR UP 411
April 26, 2023
Check out some of the latest events and activities our schools have put on for their students over the last couple of months. Auburn School District Auburn High School has been busy taking students on many field trips to help expose them to different career options. During their mid-winter break, GEAR UP students in Auburn toured the American Car Museum,…
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GEAR UP Achievers Hosts its First-Ever Parent Academy
December 22, 2022
This fall, 49 parents from Lindbergh, Hazen, Renton, Kentwood, Kent-Meridian, Kentridge, and Foster High Schools attended GEAR UP’s first-ever Parent Academy. Parent Academy is an 8-week course designed to help families learn how to best support their students on their path to college by providing information and resources about the college-going process. The sessions were offered in English and Spanish…
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How the UW is helping middle and high school students pursue a college degree
November 21, 2022
Studies have demonstrated that higher education paves the way for career success and financial independence. But research also shows that realizing the dream of a college degree can be a challenge, especially for students of color, low-income students and students who are the first in their family to attend college. Story by: Jackson Holtz // Video by: Kiyomi Taguchi //…
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2022-2023 STEM Mini-Grants Now Available
September 15, 2022
GEAR UP is a federally funded grant through the Department of Education, that provides middle and high school students from low-income, first generation, or minority families the support they need to access and succeed in college. In partnerships with the Kent, Tukwila, Auburn, and Renton school districts, our goal here at GEAR UP Achievers is to not only support students…
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STEM Mini-Grants | Unspoken Truths: American History Museum Travels to Hazen High School
May 4, 2022
On March 25, 2022, Hazen High School students engaged in the Traveling Unspoken Truths: American History Museum, featuring storyteller Delbert Richardson. The national award-winning museum educated students, educators, community members, and administrators on unspoken truths of American History including sections on Mother Africa, American Chattel Slavery, Jim Crow Era, and Still We Rise African American Inventors. Delbert asked students to…