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    • Overview
    • Activities and services
    • Participating schools
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    • Contact us
  • Upcoming events
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    • Research
    • Partner toolkit
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  • Prospective #GUU19 campers, the deadline to apply to attend this year's camp at @WVStateU is February 22! Visit http://wvgearup.org to apply.
  • Heather McChesney and J.R. Luyster representing WV GEAR UP at the Fayette County Career Fair. They had an "udderly" wonderful time speaking with students about planning, applying, and paying for college. Don't be too "chikin" to file your FAFSA! #GEARUPWorks
  • Prospective #GUU19 campers, we are approaching the application deadline! Apply by February 22 to be considered. Visit http://wvgearup.org to apply.
  • It's National School Counseling Week! Look no further than WVGU for some of the most compassionate, hard-working, and thoughtful school counselors you'll ever meet. We want to recognize the efforts of these counselors. Thank you for being part of our GEAR UP family! #GEARUPWorks
  • Student Success Society members: We want to hear why you are grateful for your group's sponsor! Drop us a comment below and let us know - and feel free to tag your sponsor! #GEARUPworks #MentoringMonth
  • And we are part of those two-thirds! #GEARUPworks #MentoringMonth
  • #MentoringMonth #GEARUPWorks
  • “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'” We can easily answer that question on behalf of our sponsors - they are changing students' lives. We are grateful to have sponsors who care deeply about #WV's youth! #GEARUPworks #MentoringMonth
  • Let's all have a moment of silence to remember last year's camp counselor rendition of "Single Ladies." 😂 We can't wait to do it all again this summer! Prospective campers, remember to apply by February 22. Visit http://wvgearup.org to apply.
  • #MentoringMonth #GEARUPWorks
  • Today marks International Mentoring Day! Mentoring knows no cultural or geographical boundaries. Students around the world benefit from having a trusted adult guide them throughout their educational -- and life -- journey. #GEARUPworks #MentoringMonth
  • #MentoringWorks #GEARUPworks
  • The Student Success Society based at MHS Info invited two Mercer Co. Schools alumni to talk about college expectations. Trevor Darago, c/o 2018 grad from Montcalm and Delissa Shrader, c/o 2018 grad of PikeView, are now Concord University freshmen. #GEARUPWorks
  • Juniors, do you want to attend #GUU19? Remember to apply by February 22! Visit http://wvgearup.org to apply.
  • The good news is...students across the state are filing the #FAFSA, which gives students $ for college! The bad news...no GEAR UP schools made the list this week. 😢 We've got to show #WV what GEAR UP schools are made of. You know what that means. 😉 Seniors, file that FAFSA! Your GEAR UP site coordinator can help you complete it. Juniors, you know how important it is for seniors to file the FAFSA to be considered for $13,000+ in money they DON'T repay. Tell a senior you know how important it is to file the FAFSA. We are rooting for our GEAR UP schools to completely take over CFWV's weekly "Congratulations" announcements! #GEARUPWorks #CollegeBoundWV
  • Our GEAR UP students participated in a LOT of activities last academic year - more than 39,000 hours' worth, to be precise! #GEARUPWorks
  • We've had more than 100 applicants apply in less than one day of the application's open! We get the feeling some of you are excited about #GUU19. :) Prospective campers, you can apply to attend this year's camp at West Virginia State University, which is right where we started it all. Visit http://wvgearup.org to apply.
  • Guess what's officially available?! Prospective campers, apply now to attend #GUU19! Visit http://wvgearup.org to apply.
  • Mentoring unites people and helps us keep our youth on the right track. #MentoringMonth #GEARUPWorks
  • The application for #GUU19 opens TOMORROW!

Program updates

  • News Release: West Virginia ‘GEAR UP’ partners with West Liberty University to award $1,000 scholarships to West Virginia high school juniors
  • News Release: West Virginia students celebrate national initiative that helps them plan for life after high school

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