WCHS GEAR UP is a federally funded program that helps students prepare to succeed in education and training beyond high school. “GEAR UP” stands for “Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs,” and the program’s goal is to help more students pursue their dreams of earning a college diploma or skillset certificate.
GEAR UP provides many free activities and services to help students and their families plan, apply and pay for education and training beyond high school. Examples include:
College campus visits and tours
Tutoring
Credit recovery classes
ACT/SAT test preparation workshops
Academic day camps and workshops
Financial aid workshops
College prep summer academies
College exploration and preparation workshops
Career academies
Leadership academies
GEAR UP offers extra support to two groups of students and their families:
Students in the class of 2020 can participate in GEAR UP from their seventh grade year all the way through their high school graduation.
All 12th grade students graduating between 2015 and 2021 can participate in GEAR UP during their senior year.
At times, GEAR UP may offer activities and services to other students, depending on funding regulations and availability.
GEAR UP EVENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
See you in the fall.
GEAR UP HEROS
HEROs, or Higher Education Readiness Officers, are students who work to get their peers fired up and ready to take on career planning and post-secondary education. Our WCHS HEROs are:
Dawson Tharp
Austin Weese
Jessica Martin
Natasha Quinn
Sierra Davis
Holley Morrison
Kimberly Stover
Haley Short
Paige Cool
Savannah McCartney
Allison McCourt
Rosie Wright
Megan Key
Emily Cogar
Katie Carpenter
Darrian Dominguez
Caylin Armentrout
STUDENT SUCCESS SOCIETY (MENTORS)
GEAR UP's Student Success Society is designed to help students build leadership skills, promote student engagement, and prepare for post-secondary education. Our Student Success Society sponsors are Robin Cutlip and Robin Romano. Members include:
Savannah McCartney
Allison McCourt
Darrian Dominguez
Rosie Wright
Natasha Quinn
Sierra Davis
Holley Morrison
Kimberly Stover
Haley Short
Paige Cool