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My Next Chapter
Going to college is both exciting and scary. Over the next academic year, GEAR UP TN will follow several college freshmen from our GEAR UP TN cohort through their first year of college. Students will answer questions about their experiences and emotions as they adjust to their new normal. Our hope is that these videos will inspire future college-going students as they see students like themselves “figuring things out”, solving problems, making it work, passing classes, and meeting their college and career goals. Learn more.
8th Graders Learn to "Adult"
For the sixth consecutive year, eighth grade students in Campbell County got a brief taste of life by playing Adulting 101. Groups of 50+ students went through the activity and learned real life lessons that they will hopefully carry with them into adulthood. All eighth-grade students in the county participated in this valuable “financial literacy” workshop which included students in Jellico, White Oak, Elk Valley, Jacksboro, and Wynn.
“It all began six years ago through our local GEAR UP program with Monica Bane. Mrs. Bane has loaned the material to make it happen again this year,” said Linda Prim, School Counselor for La Follette Middle School. Learn more.
Juliet Avila
According to Hoppy Merryman, Post-Secondary Services Coordinator for Anderson County Schools and former GEAR UP TN site coordinator, Juliet Avila “is Anderson County’s biggest advocate for Hispanic college-going growth rate. THANK YOU GEAR UP TN for creating sustainability in PEOPLE who can reach PEOPLE! It is such an honor to have been a little part of this and so many other amazing stories.” Learn more.
Terrence Lurry
Winning a prestigious scholarship helped Terrence Lurry, a 2021 graduate of Fayette-Ware High School, attend college. He offers advice to students planning to attend college. Learn more.
Senior Transition Events
This spring, GEAR UP TN reached out to colleges and universities across the state asking to partner with them on early transition events for GEAR UP TN and Advise TN seniors. Along the way, we discovered some promising practices several institutions have already put in motion. Learn more.
Tyler Morton
Tyler Morton, a 2018 graduate of Haywood High School, prepares for life after college. Learn more.
Mnoza Abdullahi
Meet Mnoza Abdullahi, a 2023 graduate of Whites Creek High School, and a recent alumnus of GEAR UP TN. Hear how her hard work and GEAR UP TN helped her to graduate third in her class. Learn more.
Tinley Cummings
Tinley Cummings, a senior at Bradley Central High School and a participant in GEAR UP TN, was just awarded the prestigious Gold Rymer Scholarship, which she will use to attend Lee University in the fall. Learn more.
Haley Bolden, O.D.
“If you really want the goal you’ve set for yourself, you’ve got to come to terms with the fact that there will be bumps in the road and that it is going to be a lot of hard work on your end.”
Join us in celebrating GEAR UP TN alum Haley Bolden, Claiborne HS 2014, Lincoln Memorial University 2018, Southern College of Optometry 2022. Read her story.
Ashlyn Smith
Ashlyn, a senior at Clinton High School in Anderson County, recently received the National College Match Scholarship from Questbridge. With this scholarship, she will attend Davidson College with a full ride, including travel, food, room and board. Read her story.
GEAR UP Youth Leadership Summit
Four students from Meigs County High School, Livingston Academy, and Polk County High School were chosen to attend a Youth Leadership Summit held in Washington D.C., during the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships conference. Learn more.
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