Last semester the freshman class at North High School were encouraged by GEAR UP to earn a 2.5 GPA or higher. Over 280 freshman students met the challenge and were rewarded for their hard work in the class room. There were so many students that the celebration had to be held on two different days. One on January 18th and the second at a later date. GEAR UP invited these students to celebrate during advocacy with food and fun.  GEAR UP which stands for a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, is a grant funded program. GEAR UP started  helping the class of 2020 in school  since they were in seventh grade and hopes to help these students until their first year at a post-secondary school. GEAR UP’s  is to increase communication between students, parents, and teachers. GEAR UP provides services such as tutoring, test preparation, volunteer activities, college visits, FAFSA assistance, and much more. GEAR UP hopes to get every student to post-secondary school and help them find extracurricular activities, student services, student outreach programs so that they will be successful and feel united in their school community.