Sept. 20, 2021 -- National GEAR UP Week is coming to Heights High School with a number of interactive activities planned for junior students. The week will kick off with an ice cream social and include other activities that promote college and career readiness.

GEAR UP 2 New Heights (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a program designed to motivate students to start the year strong and finish stronger. The class of 2023 has received educational support from GEAR UP since their 7th-grade year; this support will continue up to 1 year after high school graduation.

GEAR UP 2 New Heights is proud to have created innovative programming and partnerships during the 2020-2021 school year which led to Taylor Evans being named the 2021 National GEAR UP Student of the Year. Dr. Carmen Daniel, GEAR UP 2 New Heights Advisor, believes they have gained momentum to continue pushing forward to expand, grow, and widen the impact at Heights High School. 

Students can learn more about GEAR UP programming by joining our google classroom, the class code is ss64tip. Follow GEAR UP on Instagram (@gearup2newheights) to keep up with what the students are doing this school year.