Local school counselors join collaborative network
Nov 3, 2023
Staff Report editor@wataugademocrat.com | Nov 2, 2023 | Originally published HERE.BOONE — The next iteration of the GEAR ...
Burke middle school students, teacher recycle plastic bags
Nov 3, 2023
Nov 1, 2023 | Original post HERE | Chrissy Murphy is a Morganton News Herald staff writer and can be reached at cmurphy@morganton.com or at 828-4...
Celebrating GEAR UP During National GEAR UP Week
Sep 28, 2023
Each year, GEAR UP programs across the country celebrate National GEAR UP Week. From September 25-29, 2023, thousands of students, families, school pe...
Exploring Boundless Horizons: Appalachian State GEAR UP's Unforgettable Summer of College Bus Tours
Aug 14, 2023
Time to load the buses! Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for a summer of adventure and exploration! Well, that’s what we wanted GEAR UP college bus...
Academic Innovation Conference 2023
Jul 3, 2023
On June 12, 2023, ten cohort LEA districts, eleven third-party organizations, and cohort higher education partners sent over one hundred representativ...
Evolution of the STEM Based Family Design Nights
Mar 17, 2023
All systems go. T-minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, ignition 2, 1. We have liftoff on the Appalachian State GEAR UP Partnership’s Family Design Ni...
Western Rural Teacher Leader Network Announcement
Feb 1, 2023
The Rural Teacher Leadership Network (RTLN), is designed to bring together diverse groups of educators across North Carolina who seek to str...
GEAR UP & Participate Learning Join Partnership to Focus on Western NC Schools
Jan 17, 2023
A new partnership between GEAR UP and Participate Learning seeks to join forces with 10 western North Carolina school districts to help promote colleg...
GEAR UP Hosts Out of This World Family Design Night
Dec 12, 2022
The GEAR UP Academic Innovation Team led by Doug Thompson, Jessica Stockham, and Rachel Nave Lewis facilitated a re...
Swain County GEAR UP Fall College Tour
Nov 23, 2022
Earlier this month, 24 high school seniors from Swain County High School embarked on a statewide college tour led by GEAR UP Coordinator, Ta...