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Our Stories
Families Lay Foundation for Lasting Success During Hybrid Summit
Nearly 200 students and parents/guardians participated in GEAR UP 4 LA’s second hybrid Parent Summit on April 2, when they learned how to set short- and long-term goals, explored college… Read more
GU4LA Grads Reconnect, Rebuild Resilience for Post-pandemic Success
As society inches closer to a new normal, GEAR UP 4 LA is providing recent graduates the social-emotional support they need to heal from the impacts the pandemic had on… Read more
Students Get a Glimpse of UC Merced
GEAR UP 4 LA students were introduced to its newest partner, UC Merced, during a conference in which they discovered the support services, academic programs, and the higher education possibilities… Read more
Class of 2024 Spends Spring Break Visiting UC Campuses
To boost students’ early exposure to four-year universities, majors, and careers, GEAR UP 4 LA took members of the Class of 2024 to various universities during Spring Break. On April… Read more
Newsletter | March 2022
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The GU4LA Impact: Fall 2021
During the first full semester of in-person learning in the 2021-22 school year, GEAR UP 4 LA provided over 37,000 hours of support to nearly 14,000 ninth- and 10th-grade students… Read more
Parent Ambassadors Empower Families to Make College Dreams a Reality
Agueda Palacios didn’t think her son, a freshman at Fremont High School, would go to college as it appeared to be unaffordable and, as such, out of reach. Then she… Read more
Newsletter | February 2022
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GU4LA Launches Partnership with UC Merced, Counselors Visit Campus
A group of GEAR UP 4 LA counselors recently attended the invitation-only High School Educators Tour program at UC Merced, where they toured the campus, reviewed academic highlights and student… Read more
GU4LA Students, Staff Share their Stories in ‘Pandemic Perspectives’
For GEAR UP 4 LA student Ashley Pineda, the COVID-19 pandemic meant she would celebrate the end of her middle school journey with a virtual eighth-grade culmination ceremony, without friends… Read more
Newsletter | January 2022
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