Nevada GEAR UP Digest
July 2022
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Hello July!
It is hard to imagine that it is July already. By the time you are reading this, we will only be a few weeks away from the beginning of the new school year. Hopefully you have had some time to relax, take a vacation, catch up on your reading list, visit some relatives, spend time with friends, or participate in a fun local event - like a July 4th celebration! A few of the Nevada GEAR UP team are attending the NCCEP National Conference this week. Stay tuned for updates on conference happenings! NCCEP always puts on a great conference. We'll be excited to hear what was learned from those that attended!
As always, we appreciate your support for our GEAR UP programs, students, families, and staff! We are busy planning for the upcoming school year. We are looking forward to seeing our GEAR UP students, families, and staff again soon!
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BLOG POST
This month's blog was written by NSHE GEAR UP Director, Programming & Outreach, Janet Stake! You can read it here!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
NCCEP National Conference
While this newsletter is hitting your inbox, a contingent of Nevada GEAR UP staff is Washington DC attending the NCCEP National Conference! Stay tuned to future issues of the Digest for the latest updates from the conference!
Year 4 Kick Offs!
Yes! We are already planning for Year 4. August will be here before we know it! Student Success Agency will be joining us at each of the Kick Off events! They are bound to get the students excited about all things GEAR UP! Right now the Kick Off schedule looks like this:
PVHS: August 24 & 26. Parent Night - August 24.
MCHS: August 25.
Bonanza: August 25 & 26.
Clark: August 29 & 30 and September 1 & 2.
Durango: August 30 & 31 (Tentative).
CCSD Parent Night: August 25.
NCCEP Capacity Building Workshop
February 5-8, 2023
Now that the national conference has concluded, we look forward to the next NCCEP conference, the Capacity Building Workshop. This event will be held February 5-8, 2023. The location is yet to be announced. Registration will open in November.
Social Media
(For all students, parents, staff and supporters)
Don't forget to like and follow @gearupnv on any or all of our social media platforms! You can use the icons above to access the GEAR UP accounts. We would love for you to tag us and interact whenever possible!
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More Summer Bridge Photos!!
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CCSD Summer Bridge Success
Nevada GEAR UP has wrapped our summer bridge events for the year! Durango, Clark, and Bonanza high schools hosted their #Adulting101 events at the end of May for our recent 12th grade graduates, while our CCSD Nevada GEAR UP #HighSchool101 event was hosted in early June at Bonanza High School for our 8th grade graduates. Led by our Nevada GEAR UP Specialists and friends at Paradigm Shift, these summer bridge events covered various topics from financial literacy and career exploration to goal setting and growth mindset. Through various presentations, panels, games, and activities, our Nevada GEAR UP graduates were able to learn from the team and each other while asking questions and digging deep to reflect on the many lessons encountered each day. Along with providing meals between all of the fun, there were even prizes and giveaways for students at each event, including gift cards and swag items! Huge shout out to Donovan Stewart, Shannon Smith, Danielle Ford, Amanda Tapia, Alane McQueeney, Jana Burd, our GEAR UP FYCAs, and the Paradigm Shift Team for all of your work with our students this summer!
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Farewell to Our State Director
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Nevada GEAR UP must say good-bye to the State Director at NDE, Maxine Alex. Max has accepted a new role back in Washington state. Although her time was short with our program, we certainly appreciate all of her hard work on behalf of the GEAR UP students, families, and staff.
Lot's of luck in your new role, Max!
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So Long Andrea!
We are sorry to say good-bye to Andrea Saavedra-Nieto, the First Year College Advisor at UNR. Andrea started with Nevada GEAR UP with the last GEAR UP grant as an Ambassador and she transitioned in 2020 to the current grant so Andrea has been with GEAR UP for some time. We will certainly miss seeing her at our GEAR UP events! Much luck to her as she moves on in her career. We will miss your smile Andrea!
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NDE Training at TMCC
During August, the entire Nevada GEAR UP staff will descend upon the TMCC Dandini campus in Reno for an all-day training. The staff will come together for this training twice a year switching locations each time. The next training in early 2023 will take place in southern Nevada.
We are very excited because we will be getting specific training on FAFSA completion! This training will be extremely helpful for all the staff for the upcoming FAFSA completion season.
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#ReelBackWednesday
This year, Nevada GEAR UP’s summer videos are throwbacks to our events over the school year! Check our Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter on Wednesdays to see which events we’re reliving as we take our weekly trip down memory lane.
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If not otherwise noted, questions regarding content in this Digest should be directed to:
Janet Stake, NSHE GEAR UP Director, Programming and Outreach
Funded by USDE Nevada State GEAR UP Grant #P334S190009
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