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Over 60 programs throughout the state are summarized here. They have been identified as showing promise, showing indications that the program is heading towards Best Practice. Some of the Promising Practice indicators included: dedicated to early outreach for career and/or college, achieved measurable outcomes, and can be replicated.
Four focus areas are listed below: Middle School, High School, Parents, and College Visits. After you select a focus area and then a program, you will see a short overview. For your information, many of the programs listed in the focus area have provided more comprehensive resources. Therefore, look for "Full Details Here" at the very bottom of the short overview. "Full Details Here" is a link for more comprehensive information specific to that program.
Also, programs are listed in focus areas simply as a starting point. These programs may be easily adapted to serve other needs. For example, a program included in the Middle School section may also fit the needs of a high school program.
This list of 60 plus Promising Practices is just a start. Please do not hesitate to recommend other programs which show promise in early outreach for career and college. To recommend a new addition to this website, simply access this link: Submit Promising Practice.
- High School and College Advisory
Target:Middle School Students
Purpose:Explore careers and prepare students for high school coursework.
Activities:
-Complete the PSSS and learn to interpret results. -Explore careers and the costs of college.
-Current high school students speak about the ins and outs of their freshman year.
Results:Students learn the terminology they need to know for post-secondary education, and how to understand PSSS results.
Contact:
Marika Tomkins
Pioneer Middle School
(509) 526-8621 mtomkins@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
Full Details Here - LIGO Hanford Observatory
Target:Middle School Students
Purpose:Students have hands-on experiences with science and math in a professional setting.
Activities:
-Tour LIGO Observation Center, Laser Tube, Physics exploration.
-Hands-on activities and exhibits to explore light, gravity, waves and the galaxy.
-Meet with a real scientist or engineer.
Results:Students experience practical applications of math and science and are motivated to pursue careers in these areas.
Contact:Dale Ingram
LIGO Hanford Observatory
(509) 372-8248
ingram_d@ligo-wa.caltech.edu
Full Details Here - 8th Grade Career Showcase
Target:8th Grade Students and Parents
Purpose:Teach students how to research their interests and improve their public speaking abilities.
Activities:
-Students research and prepare a presentation on a chosen career.
-Students compete for opportunity to present at the regional Career Showcase.
Results:Students learn through research and develop sophisticated presentation skills for authentic audiences.
Contact:
Leroy Werkhoven
NLA Group
(509) 877-9906
leroywerkhoven@nlagroup.com
Full Details Here - Summer Academy
Target:Middle School Students
Purpose:Provide students the opportunity to explore careers in science and math.
Activities:
-Three-week workshop.
-Field trips, photo journaling, experiential lessons, use of engineering software and equipment.
Results:Students were able to learn what it takes to have a career in math, science and engineering and explore the LIGO Hanford Observatory, Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Facility.
Contacts:
Dan See
John Sager Middle School
509-525-5300dsee@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
Full Details Here - Youth Radio Project
Target:Middle School Students
Purpose:Develop high educational and career goals.
Activities:-Gather news about GEAR UP and community related topics and events for radio and media production.
Results:Knowledge in radio and media production.
Contact:
Carlos Bejar
Skagit Valley College
(360) 416-7990
carlos.bejar@skagit.edu
Full Details Here - Rise Up Camp: Students To Lead &
Succeed
Target:Students, Ages 12-18
Purpose:Provide experiential learning program designed for youth to develop their leadership skills.
Activities:-Large and small group activities for five days.
Results:Increased student leadership, self-confidence, arts experience, collaborative and creative thinking.
Contact:
Kat Vellos
Yakima Valley GEAR UP Program
(206) 938-6090
Full Details Here - Digital Camera Camp
Target:Middle School Students
Purpose:Interest middle school students in technology and its uses for academic learning and professional careers.
Activities:
-Students went through the Kodak website which listed the top ten tips for successful photography.
-Students completed photo collages.
-Students learned how to add music, special effects.
-Students learned how to format photos and graphic design to tell a story.
Results:Students ultimately composed photo stories applying the technological skills they learned; they saw applications to other academic subjects.
Contact
Rachel Weaver
Chief Moses Middle School
(509) 766-2661
rweaver@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
Full Details Here - Bridges Summer Tech Camps
Target:Middle School Students
Purpose:Develop students’ creativity, multicultural intelligence, writing, and technology skills.
Activities:-Students participate in thematic morning field trips, write about their findings and create web pages.
Results:At the culmination of the camp, students post their final work on the Bridges website so they can all share and comment on other students’ work.
Contact:
Lisa Garcia-Hanson
Central Washington University
(509) 963-1111
garciahl@cwu.edu
Full Details Here - After School Tutoring Clubs
Target:GEAR UP Students
Purpose:Provide students necessary tutoring while developing interests in activities and clubs.
Activities:Several clubs were organized: Mental Karate, Game Club, Multicultural Club, Theater Club, Community Service Club, Health & Fitness Club, and Science Club.
Results:The program provided students with additional academic assistance while engaging them in extracurricular learning activities.
Contact:
Tenya Moravec
Sunnyside School District
(509) 837-2601
tenya.moravec@sunnyside.wednet.edu
Full Details Here
- After School Programs
Target:Middle School Students
Purpose:Provide academic tutoring to students who need special help in Math, Science, English and Health.
Activities:
-Tutoring offered four days a week.
-Busing provided after tutoring concludes.
Results:More students were able to benefit with the provision of transportation home after the program ends.
Contact:
Janay Schutz
Toppenish School District
(509) 865-3370
jschutz@toppenish.wednet.edu
Full Details Here - Building Tutoring Programs
Target:Students who are performing below academic standards
Purpose:To train tutors (high school, college students, and community volunteers) to provide the necessary tutoring according to the Socratic tutorial model.
Activities:Tutors are trained to model positive behaviors and academic attitudes, as well as address the need for tutoring to students that are on house arrest.
Results:A different segment of the student population is addressed and the ability for these students to retrieve credits to be on better track for graduation.
Contact:
Becky Wilson
Kiona-Benton School District
(509) 588-2073
bwilson@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
Full Details Here - Daytime Tutoring
Target:Middle School Students
Purpose:To assist and provide service to all cohort students, not just students that are involved in the after school tutoring program.
Activities:Tutors were incorporated into the regular class schedules, instead of focusing on students that came after school. Tutors that were directly knowledgeable of subjects assisted students during regular school hours and after lessons to assure they understand the information.
Results:Teachers were willing to open their classrooms during the day to the tutors who helped students to understand the lessons and homework, which in turn helped them target students in smaller numbers for more focused attention.
Contact:
Lori Febus
Granger GEAR UP
(509) 854-1515
Full Details Here
- McClure University
Target:Elementary Schools
Purpose:Create college awareness for students and parents at an earlier level.
Activities:
-Each teacher “adopts” a college. -Students learn about the college throughout the year.
-Classrooms are identified in college terms, not by room numbers.
Results:The elementary school takes on a college atmosphere for students and their parents and sparks conversations about expectations for college enrollment in the future. Teachers also become more involved in promoting expectations and preparation to help students and their families plan for a better future.
Contact:
Jose Rivera
McClure Elementary Principal
(509) 882-7100
jrivera@grandview.wednet.edu
Full Details Here - Transition To 9th Grade Videos
Target:8th grade students
Purpose:Create sustainable Freshman transition program and guide for new students.
Activities:
-Video program is created with input from students, teachers, counselors and administrators with technical help from CWU Media Staff Center and the Bridges program.
-Video is used to help 8th graders transfer successfully to the ninth grade and as a transitional help to new students entering at any time during the high school years.
-Video includes crucial information on scheduling, studying, rigorous coursework, social networking, “survival” skills and school programs that provide support.
Results:Students are better prepared to succeed in high school and new students are provided crucial information when transferring in the middle of a school year.
Contact:
Julie Blohm Grinolds
CWU Okanogan Valley GEAR UP
(509) 963-3961
grinoldj@cwu.edu
Full Details Here - Guess Who? School Interactive Game
Target:8th Grade Cohort/All Middle School Students
Purpose:This “ice breaker” will help students get comfortable with school staff and GEAR UP staff and enhance their question-asking skills.
Activities:
-School staff was informed about activity, which consisted of students guessing their teachers/counselors/administrators college majors, previous careers, college they attended, among other college-oriented trivia factoids.
-Every week a trivia question appeared in the bulletin for the students to try and guess. The students then would go by the GEAR UP room and put their guess in the box. On Thursday of that week a name was drawn from those who answered correctly to win a prize.
Results:There was good feedback from staff and students. The students learned that they can approach teachers and staff while learning about what college they attended and some fun facts about the staff. It was a good ice-breaker to introduce new teachers and GEAR UP staff to the students.
Contact:
Jack Williams
Ephrata GEAR UP
(509) 754-5285 ext 2205
jwilliams@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
- History Day in Washington, DC
Target:Middle School Students
Purpose:Students engage with history and learn research and presentation skills; they expand their visions of the larger world in a culminating field trip to Washington, D.C.
Activities:
-Students complete history day projects. -Students compete at local and state levels.
-Approximately twenty-five students are selected to participate in the event.
-Students participate in fund-raising activities to raise money for a trip to Washington D. C.
-Students experience history in the nation’s capital, keep journals, and write a summary of their experiences.
Results:The entire community is involved in raising funds to send students to Washington D.C. Students expand their visions of the larger world. Students present to community and family about the impact of the experience on their future goals.
Contact:
Principal
Wahluke Junior High
509-932-4455
- Bridges Cultural Event
Target:Middle School students
Purpose:Develop cultural awareness in students and improvement of communication and technology skills.
Activities:Students experience small group activities in a full day workshop at CWU or on the school campus, and participate in themes such as: hip hop poetry and song, Day of the Dead, College Majors Fair, film festival and “Where will I be in Ten Years.”
Results:Students become aware of different cultures and activities and then write about their experiences. Their writings are posted on the Bridges website.
Contact:
Lisa Garcia-Hanson
Bridges Director
Central Washington University
(509) 963-1111
garciahl@cwu.edu
- Compass2Campus Program
Target:Middle School Students
Purpose:Identify College Bound Scholarship applicants and team them up with college mentors.
Activities:College mentors meet with middle school students and follow them through high school to encourage academic and social skills.
Results:Students maintain a close relationship with college mentors who monitor their grades and help them stay out of trouble throughout high school so that they are eligible for the College Bound scholarship when they graduate.
Contact:
Cyndie Shepard
Western Washington University
360-650-3093
cyndie.shepard@wwu.edu
- Helping Students "Prepare For Their Dream"
Target:Middle School Students
Purpose:Help students actively pursue a dream by doing research and using technology to learn what various programs can offer them.
Activities:
-Students “declare” a college/university choice.
-Students use various media to research the options they have at that school.
-Students have the option to change schools each of their middle school years.
-College research projects are displayed in the hallways to show everyone’s future planning.
-Students receive certificates of acceptance to colleges.
Results:Students learn that college can be a reality for them; they recognize the need to research various colleges beforehand to know if their desired majors are offered. Students learn more about the schools than just knowing their logo, colors and sports teams.
Contact:
Doug Kaplicky
Warden Middle School Principal
(509) 349-2366
dkaplicky@warden.wednet.edu - Long-Distance Book Clubs
Target:Middle School Students
Purpose:Enhance student reading and analysis with college student facilitators and interactive technology.
Activities:
-University Technology Departments set up interactive video station in each school.
-GEAR UP purchases book that students want to read.
-College mentors also read the book.
-Mentors on CWU campus interact with students through distance, interactive video sessions.
-Students are able to discuss what they’ve read, build communication and critical thinking skills and develop relationships with college student role models.
-Students are able to keep the books when the session ends.
Results:Students engage in high level reading and critical thinking skills and interact with college students as mentors and role models.
Contact:
Lisa Garcia-Hanson
Bridges Director
Central Washington University
(509) 963-1111
garciahl@cwu.edu
- Roadmap To College!
Target:Students and Families
Purpose:Provide information about ten highly rated colleges and universities in Washington and the steps to enroll in these institutions.
Activities:Roadmap to College books provide information and starting points on how to select a college and prepare for enrollment. Institutions include: Art Institute of Seattle, CWU, Gonzaga University, UW, WSU, WSU, among others.
Results:Students and families are more aware of academic offerings, how to apply, and other features that may interest them.
Visit website to access Roadmap to College Guides: http://www.morrowdesignstudio.com/rgi - ACES Academy: Aviation, Careers, Engineering, and Safety
Target:6th –10th grade girls
Purpose:In a field in which females are underrepresented, this “camp” provides knowledge and incentive to pursue a career in math and science.
Activities:
-Three day “camp” where girls stay in dorms and participate in hands-on activities.
-Projects include rocket building, aviation simulation and engineering concepts.
-Girls interact with college student mentors majoring in Aviation.
-Camp culminates in a presentation for staff and parents.
Results:Girls interested in aviation see a career pathway that is possible for them and learn what subjects they will need to take and master to fulfill this career goal.
Contact:Dr. Amy Hoover
CWU Aviation Department
(509) 963-1111
hoovera@cwu.edu
Middle School
- Math Coaching Program
Target:High School Students
Purpose:Increase the math achievement levels of high school students.
Activities:
-Math coaches are hired at each high school for two hours after school, four days a week and during evening and weekend hours.
-Coaches work closely with math teachers to track student assignments, tests and math standards yet to be mastered.
-Program closely monitored to ensure that student math performance is significantly increased on assignments, local and state tests.
Results:Students increase their performance levels in math classes and on state math assessments.
Contact:
Julie Blohm Grinolds
CWU Okanogan Valley GEAR UP
(509) 963-3961
grinoldsj@cwu.edu
Full Details Here
- CATS Web Academy
Target:GEAR UP Students
Purpose: Provide education to students from diverse levels of society to strive toward higher education and achievement levels.
Activities:Program included additional education technology and online courses to help students learn more successfully in an online setting. Subjects included reading and math, and a focus on transition-to-work.
Results:Students are self-motivated and become accountable for their work; they explored educational programs that corresponded to their level of literacy, family circumstances and work schedules.
Contact:
John Cerna
Assistant Superintendent
Toppenish School District
(509) 865-4455
Full Details Here
- GEAR UP College Resource Toolboxes
Target:High School Students
Purpose:These toolboxes assist students in organizing materials they collect to help them create their student portfolios and to utilize other college preparation materials.
Activities:Students are provided with a “Toolbox,” which is a portable file box where college planning and preparation materials are stored. Parents and students are given suggestions on how to use it at home, and how easily accessible and useful it is.
Results:Students are more organized with the information they are provided with, as well as are given the ability to go over information with family. It is an accessible resource for both parents and students.
Contact:
Wendy Freeman
Evergreen GEAR UP
(360) 867-5801
freemanw@evergreen.edu
Full Details Here
- Wolf Pack Peer Mentor Program
Target:Freshman Students
Purpose:Train mentors to help freshman students adjust academically and socially to high school.
Activities:Peer mentors shared their knowledge and experience with new students; in turn, the mentors gained the experience and skills needed to become successful mentors and leaders.
Results:Freshmen were provided peer advocates; mentors gained leadership skills.
Contact:
Jessica Raigoza
Wapato School District
(509) 877-3138
jessicar@wapato.k12.wa.us
Full Details Here - International Speaker Series
Target:High School Students
Activities:Program exposed students to socio-cultural environments that are normally not found at home.
Results:Students learned about economic issues, the climate crisis, global health, the criminal justice system in the United States, among and other topics.
Contact:
Molly Fahlenkamp
Goldendale GEAR UP
509-773-5434
mfahlenkamp@gsd404.org
Full Details Here
- Electronic Portfolios
Target:High School Students
Purpose:Provide technological education to students enrolled in the GEAR UP Program.
Activities:Create electronic portfolios with all the best works, journals for keeping track of transcripts, community hours, career searches, cover letters, personal statements, and more.
Results:This program facilitated student access to electronic portfolios since more colleges and universities require electronic formatted admissions.
Contact:
Luis L. Cordero
East Valley High School
(509) 573-7478
cordero.luis@evsd90.wednet.edu
Full Details Here
- 10th Grade Blue-Skying
Target:High School Students
Purpose:Helped 10th grade students to begin writing their personal statement to apply for post-secondary education institutions. This classroom activity also helped students understand the importance of telling their stories and how significant events in their lives help them towards creating a convincing statement. It also commits students to refine their personal statements the next two years of high school.
Activities:College mentors are recruited and trained to lead College Blue-Sky sessions in a high school classroom. One class period is dedicated to introduce high school sophomores to: the college application process, campus life, and setting long-term goals (high school graduation and beyond).
Results:High school students complete a first draft of their “Personal Statement” for college applications.
Contact:
Veronica Gomez-Vilchis
Bridges Program
(509) 963-1347
gomezv@cwu.edu
Full Details Here - College Credit – High School Tutor Training Program
Target:High School Juniors and Seniors
Purpose:Provide trained high school tutors for middle school students.
Activities:
-Junior and senior students prepare for tutoring middle and high school students to enhance academic performance, particularly for students enrolled in rigorous coursework.
-Student tutors enroll in two courses taught at the Wenatchee Valley Community College or Big Bend Community College and earn college credit; syllabus developed with GEAR UP staff input.
-Students do a supervised 30-hour tutoring practicum before being assigned as tutors.
Results:Middle school students receive consistent, quality tutoring on-site from high school students.
Contact:
Julie Blohm Grinolds
CWU Okanogan Valley GEAR UP
(509) 963-3961
Full Details Here
- No Senior Left Behind...the 100% Challenge
Target:High School Seniors
Purpose:Ensure that every senior completes and submits a post-secondary application.
Activities:
-Seniors were identified in terms of needing little, some or much assistance applying for post-secondary education programs.
-CWU Bridges college students and counseling grad students served as mentors to assist seniors in identifying goals, completing college applications and financial aid requests.
-Site directors ensured that every senior not only completed an application but, most importantly, submitted it with 98% success.
-Students were assisted in making contact with colleges after receiving acceptance.
Results:More students actually enroll in post-secondary programs.
Contact:
Beverly Vifian
(509) 925-2607
vifianbb@fairpoint.net
Full Details Here
- LINK's Freshmen Orientation
Target:9th Grade Students
Purpose:Freshmen students are provided with support and guidance from upperclassmen.
Activities:A variety of activities, including Freshman Orientation, a tailgate party and school dances, are scheduled throughout the school year. These activities provide a continuous LINK to high school programs and activities, connecting freshman students with resources.
Results:This program is dedicated to aiding the high school in building a more inclusive school culture, which strengthens the whole student body and contributes to increased student success.
Contact:
Mike Gwinn & Marika Tomkins
Walla Walla High School
(509) 527-3020
mgwinn@wwps.org or
mtomkins@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
Full Details Here - Enhanced High School Counseling
Target:At-risk High School Students
Purpose:Provide students and families with academic, career, and crisis counseling above and beyond.
Activities:Provides one-on-one or small group counseling sessions and gives students an opportunity to explore both their strengths and areas where they need to change.
Results:Students are informed about post-secondary requirements and how to achieve them.
Contact:
Sarah Rinaldi
Zillah School District
(509) 829-5565
rinaldi_s@zsd.wednet.edu
Full Details Here - GEAR UP College Preparation Assistants (CPAS)
Target:Middle and high school
Purpose:Provide a direct student service, create nurturing mentorships and build a college-going culture.
Activities:College Preparation Assistants keep students on track as they are working on their assignments and meet with them one-on-one to work on specific skills, which include helping students enhance their organization and team-building skills.
Results:Students learn to understand their materials by learning from mistakes and from working with other students in a small group setting. It will help them understand how their work applies to college and the real world.
Contact:
Larry Crowley
Evergreen GEAR UP
Oakville School District
crowlel@evergreen.edu
Full Details Here - Case Management
Target:9th, 10th and 11th Grade Students
Purpose:Provide parents the tools to support their children after high school and help them enroll in a post-secondary education program.
Activities:
-Site Coordinator does home visits to inform parents about their child’s academic progress and opens dialogue about encouraging their child to be proactive and focus on getting good grades and take challenging courses now, to be prepared for college enrollment in the future.
-College information materials are provided and explained, such as, financial aid forms, career handouts and scholarship opportunities.
-Parents have a contact person to call if they have questions.
Results:Parents have developed plans and an educational TIMELINE for their child to follow, along with a TIMELINE for the parent to meet the needed deadlines for college paperwork. Parents have tools at home to work with their child in academics and/or preparation for a post-secondary education.
Contact:
Andy Torres
Union Gap School District
(509) 248-3966
atorres@uniongap.org
- CWU Cornerstone Program
Target:High School Juniors and Seniors
Purpose:Allow students to take college level classes in their high schools to earn college credit.
Activities:
-High School teachers must possess a master’s degree in their subject area to qualify as a Cornerstone instructor.
-High Schools apply to offer Cornerstone classes and are approved by CWU Continuing Education Program.
-Class requirements are identical to Freshmen classes on campus and credits are accepted at colleges in Washington State and many other states.
-Cornerstone classes are available in Math, English, Foreign Language, History and many other subjects.
-The program allows students to remain in their own high schools and earn college credit.
Results:Many students who do not want to leave high school to earn college credit can do so in this program. The rigor of the coursework is beneficial for preparing for college regardless of whether students take it for college credit.
Contact:
Nancy Budner
CWU Cornerstone Program
(509) 963-1111
budnern@cwu.edu
- Computer Assisted Lab
Target:9th – 12th Grade Students
Purpose:Provide access to computers which therefore gives accessibility to FAFSA activities, college applications, math programs and science references.
Activities:Using the computer lab, students construct and maintain their own portfolios that will be augmented throughout their high school years as they determine their career pathways.
Results:Students and parents are able to track their interests and career pathways and adjust coursework to support a career plan.
Contact:
Luis Cordero
East Valley High School
(509) 573-7500
Cordero.luis@evsd90.wednet.edu
- Mentor/Mentee Program
Target:High School Students
Purpose:The Mentor/Mentee Program serves as part of a dropout prevention program.
Activities:
-Each mentor works with students from an advisory class.
-Mentors provide tutoring support for reading and math.
-Provide lessons during their advisory period including preparation for the WASL, preparing for college.
-Provide tips and ideas for succeeding in High School.
Results:Decrease in student dropouts.
Contact:
Efrain Quiroz
Wapato High School
(509) 877-3138
efrainq@wapato.k12.wa.us
- Math Support
Target:9th Grade Students
Purpose:Provide support to students who need additional help to complete coursework.
Activities:
-Certificated teacher and Math Coach work with students after school using math manipulatives to give students algebraic hands-on experience specifically aligned with class assignments.
-Pre-tests are administered showing students’ strengths and weaknesses.
-A 17-chapter workbook allows students to work at their own pace and at home.
Results:Students who fell behind in the classroom have the extra help and time to catch up so they don’t lose a math credit or get too far behind-which may lead to discouragement and dropping out of school. 35% of students in this after-school program get back on task and move forward.
Contact:
Mindy Lopez
Grandview High School
(509) 882-8772
mlopez@grandview.wednet.edu
- Freshmen Symposium
Target:9th Grade Students
Purpose:Prepare students at the beginning of their high school years for rigorous high school coursework and college planning.
Activities:
-Students arrive on CWU campus already divided into four groups of 15-25 students.
-All students gather in the auditorium to be welcomed by GEAR UP, NLA and University staff.
-Groups rotate through four 25 minute workshops: Impact of Your High School Transcript; College Is Affordable: Financial Options and the FAFSA; De-mystifying the SAT: It’s for Everyone; and The Personal Statement: First Draft.
-Students have lunch in the Student Union Building
-The day culminates with CWU campus tours led by college student mentors.
Results:Students begin their freshman year with crucial information to succeed in high school and be ready for college in the future. They interact with college students and become familiar with a college campus.
Contact:
Northwest Learning and Achievement Group
(509)-877-9906
- After School Tutoring Program
Target:9th- 11th Grade Students
Purpose:To get students caught up in school and prevent them from being referred to the alternative school for credit retrieval.
Activities:
-Students meet in the library after school through referral from the counselors and or teachers.
-All students meet in a certain section in the library where they are given the assistance they need in math, science, English or Computers.
- The program is staffed with two certificated teachers, a librarian and two college tutors to address various curriculum subjects.
Results:Teachers and counselors have seen fewer students dropping out of school and fewer students being referred to the alternative school.
Contact:
Lola Cejia
Toppenish High School
(509) 865-8255
lceja@toppenish.wednet.edu
- Tutoring/Mentoring
Target:High School
Purpose:Provide tutoring and mentoring to students during non-school hours.
Activities:Certificated teachers provided tutoring and mentoring in the areas of math, science, reading and writing. Students who were considered to be academically “at risk” after the first three weeks of the semester met individually with a certificated teacher; tutoring was arranged based on individual student need.
Results:Teachers saw improvement in academic performance and student attitude. Certificated staff had an insight into student needs beyond what an outside tutor provides; they related to the students on a more personal level with firsthand knowledge of their academic needs.
Contact:
Sara Rinaldi
Zillah High School
(509) 829-5565
Rinaldi_s@zsd.wednet.edu
- After School Tutoring 9th & 10th Grade
Target:9th and 10th Grade Students
Purpose:Help students with additional opportunities to seek and receive homework assistance and academic support in core content areas.
Activities:
-4 separate classrooms that target a specific subject such as math, science, English, and history.
-A certificated instructor and a tutor for each classroom.
-Alignment of homework with curriculum assignments.
Results:9th and 10th grade teachers saw an increase in the math, science, English and history test scores with specific focus on coursework. 80 to 100 students participated in the after school program.
Contact:
Tenya Moravec
Sunnyside High School
(509) 837-2601
tmoravec@sunnyside.wednet.edu
- During/Extended Day Tutoring Program
Target:High School Students
Purpose:Provide work study tutors for reading and math classes to assist the students during class as well as in the extended day program.
Activities:Tutors assist students with daily work and also provide mentorship throughout the school year by being a role model and discussing what it takes to prepare for post secondary education. The college tutors are placed in classes that are in high need of tutoring support that focus on math and reading. Students are monitored throughout the school year to maintain grade expectations. Students are identified by their mentors, teachers and parents or by self-referral.
Results:Students increased test scores and/or completing work in a timely fashion along with keeping up with the class in these core classes of math and reading.
Contact:
Efrain Quiroz
Wapato High School
(509) 877-3138
efrainq@wapato.k12.wa.us
- Study Tables
Target:High School Students
Purpose:Help students’ complete homework and earn credit in classes where frequent tardiness has resulted in loss of credit.
Activities:-After School tutoring for homework. -Facilitated by certificated teacher. -Math tutor helps with content, organizational and study skills. -Parent can go online to track student progress. -Various teachers rotate in and out of sessions to cover multiple subject expertise. -Students with excess tardy/absences are required to attend.
Results:More students are on track for timely graduation.
Contact:
Molly Fahlenkamp
Goldendale GEAR UP
(509)-773-5434
mfahlenkamp@gsd404.org
- Intersession/Summer Program
Target:9th and 10th Grade Students
Purpose:Provide academic assistance during school breaks and summer school.
Activities:Teachers and tutors focus on math, science, ELL, post secondary education, college and educational visits, and continuing work with the regular school day core classes. Study skills, organizational skills and leadership skills were included in the program.
Results:All the skills the students learned during intersession helped with homework completion and healthy lifestyles that contributed to their success in high school.
Contact:
Lori Febus
(509) 854-1003
febusl@gsd.wednet.edu
- School-To-Work Connections
Target:High School Students
Purpose:Connect students to community-related professionals to expose them to different career paths and see relevance to classroom curriculum of math, science, engineering and technology.
Activities:The career center schedules college representatives once a week throughout the year. Professional speakers in core fields are scheduled once a month throughout the year. Students are encouraged to register for classes with work experience, and increase involvement in clubs throughout the year. All cohort students are encouraged to attend MVHS Career Fair/SVC Career Fair with transportation provided.
Results:Students are exposed first hand to professionals in a career of interest. This helps a student focus on his/her area of discipline while finishing high school and entering into post secondary education. Students are able to ask questions regarding the professional’s struggles and successes.
Contact:
Karen Bruno
Mount Vernon High School
(360) 428-6110 ext. 3035
kbruno@mv.k12.wa.us
- GEAR UP Graduation Specialist
Target:High School Students
Purpose:Make contact with high-risk students who have failed one or more courses throughout their high school career. Make continuous communication with the student, their parents and any adult that is directly involved in their education.
Activities:-Counsel students and parents regarding educational issues. -Counsel individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations. -Maintain accurate and complete student records by district policies and administration regulations. -Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at school.
Results:The graduation specialist has helped with parent contacts, parent meetings. The graduation rate has improved, dropout rate decreased, Has helped to identify those kids who are at a high risk of failing or credit deficient. Several high schools’ at-risk students are now back on track to graduate.
Contact:
Lola Ceja
Toppenish High School
(509) 865-2730
lceja@toppenish.wednet.edu
- Academic, Career Counselor
Target:High School Students
Purpose:Provide counseling services to students and their families.
Activities:Counselor provided direction on post-secondary opportunities, entrance exams, financial aid, scholarships, WASL, state and local graduation requirements; provided crisis intervention for families and students on drug and alcohol prevention and intervention, and conflict resolution.
Results:Students felt better about themselves and their potential; families became more involved with their child’s education. Conflicts in the home decreased, which helped in the academic performance of students.
Contact:
Sara Rinaldi
Zillah High School
(509) 829-5565
Rinaldi_s@zsd.wednet.edu
- Video Production Class
Target:9th-11th Grade Students
Purpose: Introduce High School Students to career opportunities in the field of telecommunication.
Activities:
-Provide a telecommunication class that offers students career opportunities in both the professional and technical realms.
- Video production provides different levels of career entry at the post-high school, the two/four year college, and graduate school levels.
-Program provides hands-on application in the use of cameras, lighting equipment, computer programs for editing digital filming and audio clips.
Results:The class facilitated students’ access to college or post-secondary education by providing a hands-on curriculum that resulted in work ready for journalistic presentation.
Contact:
Luis Cordero
East Valley High School
(509) 573-7500
cordero.luis@evsd90.wednet.edu
- Multi-Media Center
Target:High School Students
Purpose:Provide a variety of equipment to students and help complete their homework and other class projects.
Activities:Students gather in library after school to utilize a variety of equipment such as advanced software and video/media production equipment and computers in order to complete required projects.
Results:Students completed projects in a high tech mode as compared to basic paper and pencil. Students received higher grades and learned more advanced technology that focused on careers and higher education.
Contact:
Efrain Quiroz
Wapato High School
(509)877-3138
efrainq@wapato.k12.wa.us
- ACES Academy: Aviation, Careers, Engineering and Safety
Target:6th –10th Grade Girls
Purpose:In a field in which females are underrepresented, this “camp” provides knowledge and incentive to pursue a career in math and science.
Activities:
-Three day “camp” where girls stay in dorms and participate in hands-on activities.
-Projects include rocket building, aviation simulation and engineering concepts.
-Girls interact with college student mentors majoring in Aviation.
-Camp culminates is a presentation for staff and parents.
Results:Girls interested in aviation see a career pathway that is possible for them and learn what subjects they will need to take and master to fulfill this career goal.
Contact:
Dr. Amy Hoover
CWU Aviation Department
(509) 963-1111
hoovera@cwu.edu
- College Fair
Target:High School Students
Purpose:Inform students and parents about a variety of colleges and universities, what they have to offer and how to enroll.
Activities::Several colleges throughout the state presented what their schools had to offer in course work and what preparation is required to apply to their schools. Their presentations provided details about the application process, entrance requirements and financial aid.
Results:Students and parents were able to learn about college and universities beyond the local area and gain insight into specialties of universities around the state.
Contact:
David Mendoza
Mabton High School
(509) 894-4951
mendozad@mabton.wednet.edu
- Imagine U @ WSU
Target:High School Students
Purpose:Students gain information on admission requirements to WSU, WSU Tri-Cities, and Heritage University and learn about financial aid and scholarship hunting.
Activities:Students were given surveys about what they were most interested in learning from the Imagine U event. Students received a large amount of information on higher education, choosing a career, and getting themselves into and paying for college.
Results:Students felt strongly that these presentations provided by WSU or other staff members were the most beneficial. This day-long event helped connect all students with a major Washington college, gave them information about WSU and general college-going facts, and enhanced the college-going culture of our high school.
Contact:
Lola Ceja
Toppenish High School
(509) 865-2730
lceja@toppenish.wednet.edu
High School
- Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors)
Target:Parents
Purpose:Introduce parents to materials developed by Texas A&M including curriculum that helps parents understand adolescent growth and development, and recognize the roles they play in helping their students to graduate from high school.
Activities:Parents participate in a series of training sessions covering various materials on high school and college subjects.
Results:Parents are more aware of how they can enhance communication with their students and help their children prepare to go to college.
Contact:
JR Gomez
WSU Early Outreach Program
(509) 372-7288
jrgomez@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
Full Details Here - UW's Parent Academy
Target:Parents
Purpose:Have parents be better prepared to be involved in their children’s education.
Activities:
-During a series of 4 days, parents are involved in the learning of resources for their students when they enter high school and college.
-Community support networks are introduced to give guidance to parents outside of these sessions.
-Lets parents know of the importance of their involvement and their expectations for their children.
Results:Parents are aware of the availability of resources as well as community support.
Contact:
Dori Baker
GEAR UP 4 Families Program
(509) 654-4379
doribaker@charter.net
Full Details Here - GEAR UP 4 Families Academy Trip
Target:Middle/High School Students and Parents
Purpose:Give parents and students the opportunity to visit a university to see firsthand where students live, study and work.
Activities:
-Parents that graduated from the GEARUP4 Families Parent Academies visited the University of Washington including the UW School of Medicine and Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity.
-Listened to presentations by members of the UW Latino Medical Program.
Results:Parents and students received further training in college financial aid, experienced a college campus, and were taught about alcoholism, anatomy, and pathology by UW’s own Latino medical students.
Contact:
Dori Baker
GEAR UP 4 Families Programs
509-654-4379
doribaker@charter.net
Full Details Here - Bagels And Bucks
Target:Parents
Purpose:For parents to learn early how to pay their children’s post-secondary education.
Activities:
-Before school workshops to accommodate the parents that are not available in the evenings as well as teachers and administrators.
-Community programs came to speak about ways to pay from Banks, Scholarship programs, and Community Colleges.
-Sessions were offered in the spring, since it was most convenient for parents, students, teachers and the school.
Results:Parents were informed on how they can prepare to pay for college as well as gave parents
Contact:
Marika Tomkins
Pioneer Middle School
(509) 526-8621
mtomkins@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
Full Details Here - GEAR UP/PTO Recognition Family Night
Target:Middle School Students and Parents
Purpose:Provide an incentive for students to perform well in school, and to involve parents in the process of encouraging their children to make academic achievements.
Activities:Monthly and annual recognition of academic achievements of students and involve parent participation.
Results:There was an increase of parent participation and it was a tool to build a better relationship between student and parent. Students were awarded to strive for their future academic improvement and success.
Contact:
Lola Ceja
Toppenish School District
(509) 865-8008
lceja@toppenish.wednet.edu
Full Details Here - "Education Is The Future" At A University
Target:8th Grade Students and Parents
Purpose:Inform parents about what they can do to prepare their children for higher education.
Activities:Workshops about how to budget, financial aid, what to do to prepare to college, but incorporating parents into the learning process.
Results:Parents are informed on the resources and steps to get their children to aspire to college and how to get there.
Contact:
JR Gomez
WSU Early Outreach Program
(509) 372-7288
jrgomez@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
Full Details Here - Parent Academy Path To Financial Aid
Target:Parents
Purpose:Provide the tools that will help parents have an understanding of the requirements their children need to gain admission to post-secondary education
Activities:Evening class sessions were taught by other parents and learned about critical factors in determining four-year admissions, including high school requirements.
Results:Parents were more aware of how to guide their children towards academic achievement and college.
Contact:
Dori Baker
GEAR UP 4 Families Program
(509) 654-4379
doribaker@charter.net
Full Details Here - Family Day Conference
Target:9th -12th Grade Students and Parents
Purpose:Provide access for families to college and community resources through a college/resource fair.
Activities:: Multiple workshops were available for families to attend throughout the day including financial aid, college readiness, college entrance requirements, college entrance exams, citizenship requirement and other related topics.
Results:9th -12th graders and parents experienced a vast amount of information about the first steps in applying to a college and the needed requirements while in high school. Parents walked away with a better understanding of how to fill out a financial aid form and to succeed on college entrance exams. Parent and students found many more resources to tap into while preparing for college.
Contact:
Tenya Moravec
Sunnyside High School
(509) 837-2601
tmoravec@sunnyside.wednet.edu
- "Education Is The Future" At A High School
Target:Middle and High School Students & Parents
Purpose:A collaboratively coordinated effort of partners to host an educational and informational conference.
Activities:The conference covered a variety of breakout sessions in both English and Spanish. The conference offered students and parents the opportunity to experience firsthand how to learn about college planning strategies and college selection process. Presenters highlighted important college planning resources and web pages that were determined indispensible for students’ success. The walk-through of college planning websites to parents and students added a different informational aspect to the conference versus just informing participants about the educational resources and opportunities available via educational handouts.
Results:Through this conference we were able to educate parents and students on how the whole college wheel spins by given them a vast amount of information on college readiness.
Contact:
Mindy Lopez
Grandview High School
(509) 882- 8772
mlopez@grandview.wednet.edu
- GEAR UP Parent Involvement Committee
Target:9th -12th Grade Parents
Purpose::Coordinate parent activities to minimize the number of meetings and maximize value of involvement for parents and staff.
Activities:
-Grandview School District service providers (GEAR UP, 21st Century, Parent Volunteer Coordinator, Building Bridges, Dropout Prevention Specialist and Title 1 Director) all meet to discuss and develop a district wide parent calendar.
-Each program has a parent component requirement.
-Instead of each program working independently of each other and overlapping services to parents, they all work together on one calendar.
Results:Parents are more comfortable and willing to attend one monthly parent event as compared to three or four a month causing parents to choose among events and possibly miss an important parent meeting. Parents are not overwhelmed with meetings and other school-related programs; this will result in greater participation and an appreciation of the respect for parents’ time.
Contact:
Mindy Lopez
Grandview High School
(509) 882-8772
mlopez@grandview.wednet.edu
- Family Nights
Target:9th, 10th 11th Grade Students & Parents
Purpose::Conduct family monthly meetings at a central location; inform parents and students about post-secondary opportunities and go college awareness materials and the essential steps necessary to obtain a High School Diploma and to be prepared to enroll in college.
Activities:
-Provide informative college awareness materials, such as, “Getting Ready for College and Careers” which covers 9th through 12th grades; Financial Aid booklets which have vital information on how to finance college; and instructional booklets for college-bound students to help them prepare for college during their high school years.
-Facilitate networking of parents and students to share ideas and concerns among themselves and broaden the scope of the GEAR UP philosophy and program.
Results:Parents built a strong support group to encourage each other in following through with the needed requirements of a post-secondary education, or any other school related endeavor. They increased their knowledge of the public school setting and post-secondary opportunities.
Contact:
Andy Torres
Union Gap School District
(509) 248-3966
atorres@uniongap.org
Parents
- Math & Science Camp At WSU-Tri Cities
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Target:Elementary School Students
Purpose:Provide students with hands-on science learning in a fun and safe environment.
Activities:Eight week-long themed Science Camps are provided to elementary school students on a college campus throughout the summer. Innovative activities and trained instructors engage children in week-long adventures of learning and fun. Students may sign-up for half-day or full-day options. There is a fee, but scholarships are available.
Results:Elementary school students build science skills in a fun and experiential way, while getting acquainted with a college campus.
Contact:
LoAnn Ayers
Washington State University Tri-Cities
(509) 372-7252
ayers@tricity.wsu.edu
Full Details Here
- I'm Going to College
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Target:5th & 6th Grade Students
Purpose:Opportunity to experience what college is like and what is needed to pursue that goal.
Activities:Show me the Money, Applying for College, Financial Aid, Scholarships, Grants and Loans.
Results:Knowing how to go, and the importance of high career ambitions and preparation for college.
Contact:
JR Gomez
WSU Early Outreach Program
(509) 372-7288
jrgomez@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
Full Details Here
- Kid's College At Walla Walla Community College
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Target:Elementary and Middle School Students
Purpose:Provide an opportunity for elementary school students to spend time on a college campus and, therefore, become more comfortable on a college campus. This will help them gain confidence in tapping into future opportunities provided on a college campus. Kids College also serves as a marketing and recruitment tool for the college.
Event Summary:During summer break, a week of afternoon adventures provides a collection of classes and activities. Classes and activities are led by community representatives and college instructors who provide interactive experiences in an invigorating college environment.
Results:Young students are introduced to new topics and participate in experiential activities on a college campus.
Contact:
Nancy Kress
Walla Walla Community College
(509) 527-4561
nancy.kress@wwcc.edu
Website: http://www.wwcc.edu/CMS/
Full Details Here
- UW In A Day At Toppenish Middle School
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Target:Middle and High School Students
Purpose:UW in a Day provided Toppenish School District middle and high school students with the opportunity to find out about college opportunities from over thirty programs at the University of Washington. The event also provided professionals and community members with an opportunity to connect with the UW.
Activities:: One morning, 300 students listened to motivational speakers (provided in the cafeteria) and then were provided the opportunity to visit information booths from over thirty University of Washington programs and departments (set-up in the gymnasium).
Results:Students were reminded how important it is to include college as part of their future plans and then were provided information as to how they can make it happen.
Contact:
University of Washington Educational Outreach
(509) 865-8673
Full Details Here
- Academic Summer Academies At Columbia Basin College
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Target:Middle and High School Students
Purpose:Connect secondary students with higher education, while providing them academic support which will help prepare them for college admittance. Summer Academies also provides time for students to become familiar with a college campus and, therefore, become more confident about going to college.
Activities:: The last two weeks in June, summer academies are provided at a local college. Intensive half-day sessions, dedicated to enhancing academic skills, provided interactive learning experiences in a college setting. Sessions are led by college instructors in the morning, Mondays through Thursdays.
Results:Middle and high school students build academic skills, while getting acquainted with a college campus, college instructors and campus life in a supportive setting.
Contact:
Cruz Gonzalez
Columbia Basin College
(509) 542-4430
cgonzalez@columbiabasin.edu
Full Details Here
- Lessons Learned In Early Outreach At Washington State University
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Target:Middle and High School Students
Purpose:Connect secondary students with higher education, while providing them academic support which will help prepare them for college admittance. Summer Academies also provides time for students to become familiar with a college campus and, therefore, become more confident about going to college.
Activities:The last two weeks in June, summer academies are provided at a local college. Intensive half-day sessions, dedicated to enhancing academic skills, provided interactive learning experiences in a college setting. Sessions are led by college instructors in the morning, Mondays through Thursdays.
Results:Middle and high school students build academic skills, while getting acquainted with a college campus, college instructors and campus life in a supportive setting.
Contact:
Cruz Gonzalez
Columbia Basin College
(509) 542-4430
cgonzalez@columbiabasin.edu
Full Details Here
- Science And Leadership Camp At Central Washington University
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Target:6th Grade Students
Purpose:Provide 6th grade students with hands-on experience with science, to promote leadership skills, academic and personal self-confidence, and the perception that they should attend college, and by participating in the program in a university environment, have the ability to succeed as college students.
Activities:Sixty 6th grade students participated in three days of leadership training and science curriculum on a college campus.
Results:Students gained self-confidence in academics and going to college.
Contact:
Beverly Vifian
Central Washington University
(509) 925-2607
vifianbb@fairpoint.net
Full Details Here
- The Signature Project – How Will You Make Your Mark? At WWCC
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Target:6th Grade Students
Purpose:
Introduce 6th grade students to a college campus and possible career options. Event objectives include:
1. Motivate students to succeed in their current studies.
2. Provide students the opportunity to see three different campus programs or training opportunities.
3. Connect relevance of their current school work with their future as an adult.
Activities:In two shifts one morning, 580 students visited a college campus, many for the first time, and explored possible career options. Students were challenged with the question: “How will you make your mark?”
Results:Students spent two hours with a college student mentor and were introduced to three programs provided on campus.
Contact:
Gretchen Hormel-Tomkins
WSU GEAR UP
(509) 524-5163
ghormel-tomkins@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
Full Details Here
- Time To Experience Campus Life And Programs At Whitman College
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Target:7th Grade Students
Purpose:Introduce 7th grade students to a college campus, campus activities and campus life. Provide an opportunity for 7th grade students to dream big about life and college. Acquaint students with Whitman campus and some campus activities. Remind students that the work that they are doing in middle school makes an impact on what they want to do later.
Activities:A day of tours and activities were provided to 350 students. Students were introduced to a college campus, campus activities and campus life.
Results:Students spent the morning with a college student who provided insights about what is like to be in college, while students were introduced to classrooms and extra-curricular activities.
Contact:
Joshua Smith
Whitman College
(509) 527-5176
smithji@whitman.edu
Full Details Here
- Global Voices At Central Washington University
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Target:7th Grade Students
Purpose:While visiting a college campus, 7th grade students will work with college students who are learning foreign languages and who are from other countries. During their college visit, 7th grade students will also:
a) Learn phrases from various foreign languages.
b) Experience the culture from countries around the world.
c) Write about the experience at the end of the event.
Activities:College students from Foreign Language Studies and Foreign Exchange Programs are recruited to lead cultural activities for a day. 7th grade students visit a college campus and are introduced to cultures from around the world, while getting acquainted with a college campus and college students.
Results:7th grade students spend time with college students, who introduce them to new cultures and college life. 7th grade students also write about their campus experience.
Contact:
Veronica Gomez-Vilchis
Central Washington University
(509) 963-1347
gomezv@cwu.edu
Full Details Here
- You Can Go To College! At The Evergreen StateCollege
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Target:7th Grade Students
Purpose:Provide 7th grade students with an opportunity to truly experience a college campus, which will help students, realize that “Yes, YOU can go to college.”
Activities:The Evergreen State College dedicates one week each spring to providing 450 GEAR UP seventh grade students a day for campus exploration. During that week, 80 to 100 seventh grade students spend 5 hours on Evergreen Campus.
Results:: Once students have spent this time on campus, it is easier for them to include college as part of their long-term vision and plan.
Contact:
Larry Crowley
Oakville School District
crowlel@evergreen.edu
Full Details Here
- Pop Culture Festival At Central Washington University
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Target:7th Grade Students
Purpose:7th grade students visit a college campus. While on campus, they participate in sessions led by college students who are majoring in Communication. The sessions are dedicated to the 7th graders being exposed to the following: a) Media influences and/or affect of pop culture. b) Objective TV viewing, reading newspapers and magazines more objectively, and increased awareness when listening to their popular music. c) Long-term goals in education when creating their own rap song. d) Write about the experience at the end of the event.
Results:7th grade students spend time on a college campus with college students. They are introduced to the influences of media, careers in communications and thinking about their future.
Contact:
Lois Breedlove
Central Washington University
(509) 963-1046
breedlov@cwu.edu
Full Details Here
- 7th Grade Cohort Campus Visits At Eastern Washington University
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Target:7th Grade Students
Purpose:Provide students from remote towns the opportunity to explore a college campus, as well as become familiar and comfortable with a college campus. Provide hands-on activities and an interactive experience. Introduce adolescents to new things in a safe environment. Encourage students to take four years of math. Acquaint 7th grade students with what needs to be done to apply for college. Introduce students to a college tuition pay schedule and payment options.
At the end of the day, the students can see themselves in college – the seed is planted; students are talking about college and college programs when they’re returning home.
Activities:During one week in May, groups of 50 to 75 students spent a day on campus. Schools were assigned a day during that week. Students were provided the opportunity to explore a college campus, while being introduced to college admissions requirements, college programs and services.
Results:In one week’s time, 300 students spent time on a college campus and were provided college admissions information.
Contact:
Nancy Thomas
Eastern Washington University
(509) 359-4658
nancy.thomas@mail.ewu.edu
Full Details Here
- Charting Your Course For Success At Walla Walla Community College
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Target:8th Grade Students
Purpose:Inspire eighth graders to challenge themselves in high school, to earn their high school diploma and to have a plan for what they want to do in order to increase their options as an adult. Also provide an opportunity to introduce students to Walla Walla Community College. Event objectives include: Provide an opportunity for students to learn more about themselves and their career interests.
Remind students that it is essential that they graduate from high school. Enable students to identify their education or training needs in order to help them achieve their career dreams.
Activities:In one morning, 350 students attended a large-group motivational presentation, a large-group college preparation presentation, and three small-group career exploration sessions and ate lunch near College Admissions and Student Services.
Results:Students were introduced to three careers and information about how to prepare for college in high school.
Contact:
Gretchen Hormel-Tomkins
WSU GEAR UP
(509) 524-5163
ghormel-tomkins@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
Full Details Here
- 9th Grade Career & College Fair At Colville Institute For Extended Learning
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Target:9th Grade Students
Purpose:Introduce 9th grade students from throughout the Northeast region of Washington State to a variety of career and college opportunities, while providing them time to experience the Colville Institute for Extended Learning.
Activities:125 students were introduced to a variety of career and college opportunities (tables were set-up “arena style” in the gymnasium), while providing them time to experience the Colville Institute for Extended Learning.
Results:Students were introduced to three careers.
Contact:
Nancy Thomas
Eastern Washington University
(509) 359-4658
nancy.thomas@mail.ewu.edu
Full Details Here
- Destination: Healthcare At Big Bend Community College
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Target:9th and 10th Grade Students
Purpose:Destination: Healthcare is an exciting, innovative, fun, educational program designed to provide 9th and 10th grade students with pathways to careers in healthcare.
Activities:125 students participated in a three-day event dedicated to helping students explore careers in healthcare. Learning was achieved on multiple levels including: team work, healthcare career information, healthy living and safety information, world health information, geography, professionalism, creativity and business.
Results:Not only were students introduced to a wide range of healthcare careers, but also gained presentation and problem-solving skills.
Contact:
Kara Garrett
Big Bend Community College
(509) 793-2050
karag@bigbend.edu
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- U-DOC At The University of Washington (UW)
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Target:10th and 11th Grade Students
Purpose:U-DOC is a high school summer enrichment program that seeks to foster, affirm and encourage students’ interest in the healthcare professions.
Event Summary:Each summer, the UW School of Medicine's Office of Multicultural Affairs offers a unique opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors who are interested in medicine and dentistry to experience health professions. U-DOC is an intensive 3-week summer program provided to 16 high school students who successfully complete the extensive application process.
Results:High school students are provided an opportunity to explore health care professions. Students are also introduced to the college application process and to campus life. This includes classroom time, study time, assignment deadlines and dormitory living. This experience allows students the time to explore who they are, how they can achieve their goals, and helps affirm that they can indeed go to college. Camp follow-up is comprised of connecting students with community service opportunities that continue career exploration in the medical field.
Contact:
Felicity Abeyta
Program Coordinator
(206) 616-5522
fabeyta@u.washington.edu
Website:http://depts.washington.edu/omca/leadership/
Full Details Here