Students from South Umpqua High School as well as the principal, Kristi McGree, talk about the importance of GEAR UP and earning a college degree in this article in the News-Review.
The article highlights how project-based learning and a new model for education has changed the culture, expectations, and achievement for Kennedy Alternative School in Cottage Grove, Oregon.
The Curry Coastal Pilot covered the Brookings-Harbor High School GEAR UP Week events, including a post-secondary education fair with information sessions and dinner.
Martha Cossio graduated from Woodburn High School, a former GEAR UP school, and is set to complete her undergraduate degree at Western Oregon University.
Yuliya Dennis, a graduate of McKay High School in Salem, Oregon and a graduate student at Oregon State University, offers advice to middle and high school students.
Savannah Martin is a graduate of Springfield Senior High School and currently attends Dartmouth College where she is involved with numerous activities on campus and considering a career as a psychologist, psychiatrist, or biological anthropologist.