Nevada GEAR UP Digest
June 2022
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Welcome to June!
Summer is here and we love it! By now, all of our high schools have held their graduations! Congratulations to all of our GEAR UP graduates! We can't wait to see you on our college campuses!
Just because schools are out for the summer doesn't mean that GEAR UP has slowed down! Nope! We have our summer programs, NCCEP National Conference, and planning for Year 4! Of course, we hope everyone has a chance to relax and refresh during this time. Do you have any summer vacation plans? Let us know on our social media pages using #2022SummerPlans!!
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BLOG POST
This month's blog was written by GEAR UP College Coordinator, Jana Burd! You can read it here!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
ASPIRE Summer Programs
This month began three summer programs for the ASPIRE cohorts. Beginning June 6th through July 1st ASPIRE will hold three two-week programs for their students in the 7th through 9th grades. For more information, see our article to the right!
Year 4 Kick Offs!
Yes! We are already planning for Year 4. August will be here before we know it! Student Success Agency will be joining us at each of the Kick Off events! They are bound to get the students excited about all things GEAR UP! Right now the Kick Off schedule looks like this:
PVHS: August 24 & 26. Parent Night - August 24.
MCHS: August 25.
Bonanza: August 25 & 26.
Clark: August 29 & 30 and September 1 & 2.
Durango: August 30 & 31 (Tentative).
CCSD Parent Night: August 25.
NCCEP National Conference, Washington DC
July 17-20
According to the website, they are almost at capacity so don't wait! One more update, with Tanya's departure, the breakout session mentioned in the May Digest, will not be offered.
Social Media
(For all students, parents, staff and supporters)
Don't forget to like and follow @gearupnv on any or all of our social media platforms! You can use the icons above to access the GEAR UP accounts. We would love for you to tag us and interact whenever possible!
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VIP Program
When the new school year begins, GEAR UP Nevada will be implementing a new, exciting, and very different program within our current grant. This program, called the Virtual Instructional Program, or VIP, will be for any of our former middle school students that transitioned to a high school other than one of our GEAR UP high schools. This program will be completely online/virtual. Each month will feature a different theme with corresponding modules that will cover the various GEAR UP services. Students will be able to access it through Canvas. An additional benefit will be that our virtual students will also be invited to any of our in-person events at our GEAR UP schools.
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Nevada GEAR UP welcomes Sarah who is the new Internal Evaluator at NDE. Sarah joins us following a long career in education in northern Nevada. Some of the roles Sarah has held are English teacher, a nationally board certified ESL teacher, a dean of students, assistant principal, and principal. She has overseen areas such as CTE, World Languages, and Special Education. Throughout her career, she has been devoted to equity in education.
Sarah holds a bachelor's degree in sociology and literature from UC Santa Cruz and she also earned her master's in education leadership from National University.
Welcome to the team, Sarah!
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So Long Tanya!
We are so very sorry to see Tanya Smith, FYCA at Nevada State College leave the GEAR UP family! But we are very excited for her as she will be moving into a full time student success position at her beloved NSC.
We wish her the best of luck in her new role and we know we will still be able to see her around from time to time! Come back and visit us sometime, Tanya!
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Mineral County Spring Events!
Along with campus tours, our GEAR UP students in Mineral County were able to enjoy some other fun activities before wrapping up the school year! Hawthorne Junior High School 8th graders were able to attend the Reno Aces Education Day, where they were able to do STEM activities, use digital workbooks, receive player baseball cards, enjoy lunch, and watch a baseball game all in the same place! Then, at Mineral County High School, students were able to participate in the Bite of Reality program, learning about proper spending and budgeting habits, sponsored by the credit union. Lastly, Mineral County held their 8th & 12 grade bridge events simultaneously in different locations on May 9th & 10th. These events were held all day following the bell schedule, but had different tracks like a conference: one on careers and one on colleges. Although some unexpected challenges arose, it was still a great time with amazing support from Paradigm Shift and the GEAR UP team. Great job to Kristy Bekiares and team for all of the amazing fun happening in the north!
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Introducing ASPIRE Summer Academy!
This June, ASPIRE will welcome rising 9th & 10th grade GEAR UP students to camp at UNLV! Students will engage with college knowledge, learn with STEM activities, take field trips to the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, SeaQuest, and the Hoover Dam, and enjoy a night on campus in the residence halls. Our tutors will also provide enrichment in math, science, and writing to help prepare students for this fall. Rising 8th grade ASPIRE students will participate in UNLV's Summer for Success, with special visits to the Las Vegas Aces, Lights FC, and Knight Hawks! We are still accepting applications for rising 9th & 10th grade students - register at https://bit.ly/SummerAcademy2022.
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If not otherwise noted, questions regarding content in this Digest should be directed to:
Janet Stake, NSHE GEAR UP Director, Programming and Outreach
Funded by USDE Nevada State GEAR UP Grant #P334S190009
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