GEAR UP Program

Site Coordinator - Jessi Torrero | jtorrero@hansenschools.org | 208.423.5593 x2210

GEAR UP is a Federal Program under the U.S. Department of Education which was created "designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education." -U.S. Dep. of Ed. Emmett High School has a grant from GEAR UP Idaho which "strives to help students meet standards necessary for high school graduation and provide them with the skills to succeed beyond high school."

GEAR UP has 12 Activity Types which guide our program:

  1. College Awareness

  2. Career Awareness

  3. Service Learning

  4. Financial Literacy

  5. STEM

  6. Life Skills/Social Emotional Learning

  7. Individual Planning

  8. Scholarships

  9. Tutoring

  10. Rigorous Academic

  11. Parent Engagement

  12. Professional Development

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Birthday Celebrations

ISU Campus Tour - Go Bengals!

ISU Tech Expo

Juniors attend Higher Ed Day at Kimberly High School

Seniors tour the Eagles' Nest at CSI

Seniors learn the importance of etiquette and manners at a business luncheon.

GEAR UP Students took a fun and informative trip to Boise in January! First up was an information session with a fellow GEAR UP program participant who now works for the Admissions Office at BSU. Then we were off on our hour long tour of the Boise State University campus. Did you know there are tons of option for on campus dining outside of just the cafeteria? Starbucks and Paddles Up Poke' are two popular options. We also found out students get FREE tickets to every home sporting event and there are over 260 on campus clubs, organizations, and lots of intramural sports to join!

More Fun at JUMP Boise!
More Fun at JUMP Boise

Next we visited Jack's Urban Meeting Place (JUMP) Boise for catapult building in the Make Studio and a fun game of Ask Stan in the level five Loft!

Our Seniors were invited to visit the Jae Foundation and received a pair of boots.

Jae Foundation
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Jae Foundation 1
Jae Foundation Group
Boot Check
Jae Foundation GIrls
Naomi Jae Foundation