OHS GEAR UP seniors reflect on school memories

GEAR UP students in Iowa recently reflected on their GEAR UP experiences and plans for their future. GEAR UP student Mariann Valdez shared her experience, “... [Valdez] got a head start in the program in seventh grade. She visited colleges frequently and became passionate in helping coordinate cultural fairs. ‘Even if I didn’t talk to everyone, not seeing everyone from middle school and high school is going to be different, it’s all gone,’ she said. ‘Miss Hanson has helped me with the applications and helped me on FAFSA night and with the overall college application process.’”