All Feature Stories
A radio interview with South Umpqua School District Superintendent Steve Kelley and teacher/GEAR UP coordinator Kristy Westbrooks.
GEAR UP schools are providing academic support during the school day and beyond to help students succeed.
Counselor, coordinator, coach - Vicky Roller does it all (although not actually driving the bus to college campus visits!) at Taft 7-12 School in Lincoln City.
With funds from The Ford Family Foundation, former GEAR UP schools are sustaining and building the capacity of post-secondary education awareness, readiness, and enrollment efforts.
Christina Jenkins is applying the entrepreneurial skills she learned at Sweet Home High School to a business administration major at University of Oregon.
A committed educator in the South Lane School District, Brian McCasline knows firsthand the importance of teacher expectations in helping students see themselves as college material.
Bi-weekly virtual chats connect college student mentors with K-12 classrooms as part of the Beaver Hangouts program developed by Oregon State University.
A graduate of La Pine High School, Summer Gallaher is studying journalism at the University of Oregon.
After attending six colleges, earning three degrees and having a career in computer science, Janon Rogers is dedicated to helping students at North Douglas Elementary and High Schools plan their futures.
College Application Week events at some GEAR UP schools included "instant" admission - and acceptance - to public colleges.
