Former GEAR UP Student Returns as Chaperone
Jul 11, 2025
Katie Matheson, a 2020 graduate of Ashe County High School, remembers vividly the first time she joined a GEAR UP college bus tour as a student.
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YES Day Camp Sparks Creativity and Connection for WNC Students
Jul 8, 2025
From June 16th through 27th, the Young Eisner Scholar (YES) Day Camp welcomed two cohorts of rising 7th and 8th graders from Ashe and Watauga Counties at the Ashe campus of Wilkes Community...
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GEAR UP Alumni Spotlight: Brenda Palacios Rodriguez
Jun 30, 2025
Brenda Palacios Rodriguez never envisioned herself attending college.
GEAR UP, Front page
ETL Navigators Present at 37th International Self-Directed Learning Symposium
Mar 7, 2024
Empowering Teacher Learning (ETL) Navigators—Heather Childress, Sherry Thomas-Paddie, Holly Weaver, and Dr.
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Camp NASCAR Coming this Summer
Mar 1, 2024
Rising GEAR UP sophomores and juniors can race into summer learning with a 5-day camp on the campus of Appalachian State University June 17-21.
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Psalms 46:5| Failure was never an option
Feb 26, 2024
Ever felt like a disappointment? It’s been 10 years of perseverance, sacrifice and faith that has gotten me through the toughest moments of my life.
Advise NC, Front page
Growing Up as a Military Child: The Struggles of Connection
Feb 16, 2024
Growing up, moving was normal and something I expected pretty frequently.
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Preschoolers To Highschoolers: The Moments That Last
Jan 26, 2024
Finding myself as a high school employee was never part of my plan.
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New College Access Grant Awarded to Appalachian State University
Jan 10, 2024
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CAP Through our Eyes: Rachel Nave-Lewis
Jan 9, 2024
In this series, we will feature individual CAP staff members and dive into their unique perspectives on college access, education, the role of our grant programs in the...
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A Full Circle Moment: A New Meaning to Homecoming
Jan 5, 2024
I come from a small town in between western and piedmont North Carolina. In between Hickory and Shelby.
Advise NC, Front page
Tu Sueño
Dec 7, 2023
Have you ever thought you had your whole life planned out since you were a child? I had my whole life planned out since I was about five years old.
Advise NC, Front page