Meridian schools hold drive-thru FAFSA event

Get2College, Meridian High School, and Meridian Community College recently hosted a GEAR UP Mississippi FAFSA Drive Thru event. They supported students as they completed the FAFSA and Mississippi aid application from the safety of their car. They plan to expand their FAFSA Drive Thru events to schools across Mississippi! 
 

PTC and Laurens school districts partner for GEAR UP Initiative

GEAR UP students in their first year of college are receiving academic tutoring and mentoring support from local college, Piedmont Technical College (PTC). Students have direct access to instructors and mentors to help them navigate an especially challenging first year of college. “Provisions of this grant include an instructor (Levine) to support the cohort, tutoring and at least four workshops a semester, as well as laptops,…

Montanez: Something special is happening in Vanguard Academy

Vanguard Academy was recently featured for their successful GEAR UP initiatives, including the various community partners they have engaged with this year. Diana Garza-Farias, executive director of the RGV Literacy Center, shared, “The Vanguard Academy GEAR UP Program and the Rio Grande Valley Literacy Center partnership has been a resounding success for both organizations and, of course, for GEAR UP Parents. Parents are receiving an…