GEAR UP

USU STARS! GEAR UP at Cottonwood High School

What is USU STARS! GEAR UP?

What is USU STARS! GEAR UP? Spanish Version

Welcome to USU GEAR UP at Cottonwood High School

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a federally-funded program designed to support students as they prepare for and succeed in college. The USU GEAR UP program helps students and families to see that it is possible to attend a school after high school, whether that is a 4-year college or a 2-year technical school. USU STARS! GEAR UP works in partnership and collaboration with schools, teachers, staff, and families. Services provided by USU GEAR UP include the following:

Academic tutoring
College campus visits
Career exploration

Summer camps and activities
Financial aid planning/advising
Workshops and programs for families

The USU GEAR UP program supports the graduating classes of 2023 and 2024. Students at Cottonwood High School are currently in 10^th and 11^th grades during the 2021/22 school year. These students started as 7th graders. As the students move through the grades, GEAR UP goes with them, through high school graduation, and into their first year of college.

Contact our GEAR UP site coordinators

Class of 2023 (Juniors) – Paula Almenar, pvalmenar@graniteschools.org

Class of 2023 (Juniors) Assistant – Suzanne Kirk, skirk1@graniteschools.org

Class of 2024 (Sophomores) – Laura Guevara, lguevara@graniteschools.org

GEAR UP Week message from Governor Cox: English Spanish

Upcoming Events

Date	Description	Details
September 27-30, 2021	GEAR UP Week	Activities will be held each day during lunch
October 14-16, 2021	College Bus Tour	Free for all GEAR UP students. One bus will visit Northern Utah colleges and one bus will visit Southern Utah colleges
October 21-22	College Bus Tour	Southern Utah bus only