| GEAR UP (Gaining
Early Awareness and Readiness
for Undergraduate Programs)
is a discretionary grant program
sponsored by the US Department
of Education designed to increase
the number of students who
are prepared to enter into
and succeed in post-secondary
education. Southwestern Community
College GEAR UP is active
in Jackson County, Macon County,
Swain County and Cherokee’s
Qualla Boundary. |
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Cherokee 7th graders
visit Pack Place
- Recently, the Cherokee Middle
School 7th Grade class traveled
to Asheville to visit The
Health Adventure museum, where
they participated in the Robotics
Design and Mind Benders Programs.
The trip was sponsored by
Southwestern Community College
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Cherokee High School
students learned about Judaculla
House, a student
residential community that
is centered on Cherokee and
Native American culture, on
a recent visit to Western
Carolina University. . full
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Mock Trial
- Franklin high school students
participated in the North
Carolina Advocates for Justice
High School Mock Trial Competition
at the Buncombe County Courthouse.
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CMS 4-H RezBots
Team wins first place for
Teamwork at Regional Competition
Four Cherokee Middle School
4-H RezBot teams attended
the North Carolina FIRST Lego
League Regional Tournament
at Western Carolina University
on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
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The Swain Middle
School Technotonics won the
second place award
for robot design at the Jan.
23 Region 1 North Carolina
FIRST Lego League Robotics
Competition . . more |
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Honor roll honored
- Recently, SCC GEAR UP and
Cherokee Middle School sponsored
a special trip for seventh-grade
students who were on the Alpha
and Beta Principal’s
Honor Roll. . . full
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NPS Electronic Field
Trip - Cherokee Middle
School sixth, seventh and
eighth graders participated
in the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park Electronic Field
Trip via live webcast. . .
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More than 20 teams will
compete in the North Carolina
FIRST LEGO League
Regional Tournament scheduled
Saturday, Jan. 23, at WCU’s
Ramsey Center. The regional
event, sponsored by SCC’s
GEAR UP program, begins at
8:30 a.m. and is open to the
public. . . more |
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GEAR UP provides
Promethean Boards
- SCC GEAR UP recently provided
four Promethean Boards to
Swain County High School.
The Promethean interactive
whiteboards use specific educational
software that allows students
to participate in their learning
in new ways . . » full
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LEGO winners
- The Technology Slayers from
Nantahala School claimed the
Championship Award during
SCC GEAR UP’s First
Lego League Local Competition.
Eight teams from GEAR UP counties
competed in the challenge,
which was called Smart Move
and held on SCC’s Jackson
Campus Nov. 21, 2009 . . .
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The SCC GEAR UP
GREENWORKS! project
has been highlighted in the
November 2009 edition of The
Southern Perspective
which is a newsletter developed
by the Southern Group of State
Foresters. The article mentioning
the Macon grant can be found
on page 12 of the newsletter.
Mary Bennett has done a great
job with this program in Macon
County and we hope to continue
this program in the future.
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GEAR UP Gardeners
- The Macon Middle
School Garden Club has spruced
up the school grounds and
replanted the Josh Ammons
and Sarah Beck Memorial Gardens.
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GEAR UP helps with
Greenway project
- Franklin High Agriculture
Department students became
active volunteers in a service-learning
program to restore the Franklin
Greenway environment . . »
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GEAR UP Students
attend Conservation Field
Day - Recently 280
Macon Middle School seventh
graders attended Conservation
Field Day at Standing Indian
Campground in Nantahala National
Forest. Representatives from
civic and government organizations
gave lessons about conservation
practices and careers, and
students learned about forestry
practices and tools , fisheries,
beekeeping, wildlife management,
soil conservation and preserving
the land for the future. .
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Career Exploration
Day held - More than
300 high school students from
Cherokee Central Schools and
Macon, Jackson and Swain County
Schools attended SCC’s
Career Exploration Day on
the Jackson Campus Friday,
Nov. 6. Sponsored by SCC’s
GEAR UP program, the all-day
event gave students the opportunity
to attend sessions in a variety
of career fields. . . »
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Jackson GEAR UP
staff hosts coffee at Fairview
Elementary School
- In celebration of National
GEAR UP Day and in commemoration
of 10 years of successful
GEAR UP programs, SCC’s
Jackson County GEAR UP staff
hosted a morning coffee at
Fairview Elementary School.
The coffee introduced approximately
90 faculty and staff to the
program. . . » full
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The Cherokee Middle School
4-H RezBots Lego Robotics
Teams are hosting a Parent
and Sponsor Night on Nov.
17, at 6 p.m. in
the Middle School Media Center.
The teams will demonstrate
their robot programming prowess,
as well as Smart Move presentations.
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Hands in Deep Creek
- Recently, Cherokee Middle
School 7th grade students
braved the cold weather and
engaged in a hands-on water
quality study of Deep Creek
in Great Smoky Mountains National
Park. . . » full
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GEAR UP will help
pay for tests - SCC
GEAR UP will now provide fiscal
assistance for students in
the community who need to
pay test fees. . . »
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GEAR UP tours WCU
- Recently, 64 freshmen from
Swain County High School visited
Western Carolina University
for a tour arranged by SCC
GEAR UP. . » more
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Teachers of Tomorrow
Club attends Reaching to Teach
Conference - The
Teachers of Tomorrow Club
at Swain County High School
is sponsored by GEAR UP, a
SCC program that encourages
college readiness. . »
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College Readiness
Club tours Macon Campus
- GEAR UP College Readiness
Coach Mary Bennett arranged
the activity so students could
explore the option of attending
the Early College . . »
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GEAR UP teams up
with JC School of Alternatives
in Sylva to help fund new
technology for the school.
GEAR UP and the JCPS technology
department teamed up to equip
a computer lab . . »
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SMHS tutoring, PSAT,
SAT prep - SCC GEAR
UP announces tutoring services
and PSAT and SAT test preparation
for Smoky Mountain High School
students. . .
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Learning and Serving
through Environmental Education
– Project Learning Tree
Awards - PLT’s
Greenworks! program
provides merit-based grants
to schools and groups that
work with youth to create
gardens, plant trees, restore
streams and wildlife habitat,
improve energy efficiency,
and other projects. . .
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SCC GEAR UP Welcomes
Two New Staff Members - Dominique
Quarles and Cindy Thompson
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 Form
your LEGO team now
-The 2009 FIRST LEGO League
Competition to be held Nov.
21 at WCU. Competition consists
of technical judging, teamwork,
research presentation and
table runs. . . »
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