成人头条 GEAR UP

Beginning March 23, 2020, the 成人头条 GEAR UP Program will be conducting ALL post-secondary assistance remotely (phone or video) for our students and partners. Please contact us at via email at kelly.banks@wichita.edu.

GEARed UP for greatness!

成人头条 GEAR UP is a federally funded program through 成人头条, designed to increase the number of students who are prepared to enter and succeed in education from middle school throughout high school. WGU staff works diligently in establishing a school culture that ensures each student has access to college readiness opportunities. The program strives to increase the number of students who are prepared to enter and succeed in post-secondary education by addressing academic rigor, family and community engagement, financial literacy, and by providing information about applying for and paying for college.

North 成人头条 GEAR UP Grant

Serving the Class of 2020 from 成人头条 North HS and 成人头条 West HS

South 成人头条 GEAR UP Grant

Serving the Class of 2020 from 成人头条 South HS and 成人头条 Southeast HS

Southeast 成人头条 GEAR UP Grant

Serving the Class of 2023 at 成人头条 South HS and 成人头条 Southeast HS

West 成人头条 GEAR UP Grant

Serving the Class of 2023 at 成人头条 North HS and 成人头条 West HS

North 成人头条 GEAR UP Grant

Serving Class of 2020

Contact staff at 成人头条 North HS for more details

Enid Ortiz-Colon

Serving Class of 2020

Contact staff at 成人头条 West HS for more details

Lavell Jackson

South 成人头条 GEAR UP Grant

Serving Class of 2020

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Christy Royal

Serving Class of 2020

Contact staff at 成人头条 Southeast HS for more details

Ardalia (Diane) Criner

Kelly Payton

Southeast 成人头条 GEAR UP Grant

Serving Class of 2023

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Devin Hart

Jerry Jones

Serving Class of 2023

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Coming Soon

West 成人头条 GEAR UP Grant

Serving Class of 2023

Contact staff at 成人头条 West HS for more details

Joy Barnes

Tom Wilcox

Serving Class of 2023

Contact staff at 成人头条 North HS for more details

Shaunita Phillips

What does 成人头条 GEAR UP do?

成人头条 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
cultural activities
tutoring and mentoring
credit recovery classes
ACT/SAT test preparation workshops
financial aid workshops
parent workshops
Summer programing
college exploration and preparation workshops
career workshops and shadowing
leadership camps

Who can participate in the program?

All students who graduated in the Class of 2020, and were enrolled in our participating high schools, are eligible to receive services from either the North 成人头条 GEAR UP or South 成人头条 GEAR UP grants.
All current 10th-grade students, 2020-2021 school year, enrolled in our participating high schools, are eligible to receive services from either the Southeast 成人头条 GEAR UP or West 成人头条 GEAR UP grants.