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Posted 05/17/2013 9:44 AM

Recently, GEAR UP students who invited mom to their school for a mother daughter day. The Region One GEAR UP facilitators combined learning with fun at Escalante Middle School in Pharr. Cynthia... - read full story -

Posted 05/10/2013 7:04 AM

Hector Garza is a student at UTPA in Edinburg and majors in political science with a concentration in economics. Hector says the GEAR UP program has taken him to new heights. He now represents the... - read full story -

Posted 05/03/2013 9:47 AM

More than 50 percent of kids who graduate from high schoo,l according to Region On,e do not attend college here in the valley. That's a huge challenge for the GEAR UP program because that's what the... - read full story -

Posted 04/29/2013 1:30 PM

If you give a student an iPad, most will know how to use it. If you give a teacher an iPad, it might take a little longer. Region One is trying to change all that. Curriculum coordinators from across... - read full story -

Posted 04/05/2013 8:53 AM

Two former GEAR UP students are invited to UTPA's Festiba celebration. Both are accomplished in their fields and their GEAR UP counselors couldn't be more proud. Mike Guerra, a PSJA North graduate... - read full story -

Posted 04/12/2013 9:25 AM

David Hernandez says "today I am hosting a training that is on iTunes U Course Manager which I consider an essential training for districts that are using iPads. What this does is it allows teachers,... - read full story -

Posted 04/01/2013 12:46 PM

Mike Guerra was featured more than once back in 2003 when Region One GEAR UP first got started and he was just a middle school student. Mike Guerra, 2006 graduate of PSJA North is all grown up. He... - read full story -

Posted 03/15/2013 7:28 AM

Young GEAR UP students are being taught how to tie the knot... A tie knot that is. So why did they choose to do this at a GEAR UP conference? David Hernandez says "The significance of the tie for a... - read full story -

Posted 03/08/2013 7:02 AM

The State Farm Arena recently was made up mostly of young men, and their mentors. David Hernandez, education specialist at region one GEAR UP, says this event was especially designed for all young... - read full story -

Posted 03/01/2013 7:20 AM

"It all started when we attended Latina Day at HESTEC at UTPA and it showcased in all the different fields in science, technology, engineering, and math that are available out there and how we do not... - read full story -

Posted 02/22/2013 7:13 AM

Edward Manzano Middle School in Brownsville is a school that is focusing on engineering, science and math. That's why their principal Norma Jean Garcia established the Sally Ride Stem Club. You may... - read full story -

Posted 02/01/2013 6:35 AM

Omar Silva looks a little older than most of his fellow 8th graders at Port Isabel Jr. High. Omar just happens to be a little taller and he's glad because he has a passion for sports. And that's... - read full story -

Posted 02/08/2013 8:12 AM

Madelyn Velazquez is an 8th grader at Port Isabel Junior High. So is David Hernandez. Both are kids who just yesterday were in elementary school and now they're at a different level. GEAR UP is... - read full story -

Posted 11/09/2012 6:58 AM

Region One GEAR UP says it's the help of organizations like the South Texas Literacy Coalition that has made them a success. Dr. Ida Acuna Garza runs the South Texas Literacy Coalition and is... - read full story -

Posted 01/18/2013 7:49 AM

It wasn't too long ago when GEAR UP grad Jocelyn Atkinson was a GEAR UP student herself here at Port Isabel Middle School. She's now attending college and is volunteering her time as a tutor slash... - read full story -

Posted 01/11/2013 6:51 AM

Angel Roque is somewhat of an angel. He spends a lot of his free time giving back to the school that gave him so much. Port Isabel Junior High is where GEAR UP gave Angel his dreams about attending... - read full story -

Posted 01/04/2013 8:22 AM

Angel Roque is a former GEAR UP student who is willing, able and excited about giving back. Angel says "as past GEAR UP alumni, what we do here is we work with these kids that are new GEAR UP... - read full story -

Posted 12/10/2012 9:59 AM

GEAR UP students who live along the Gulf of Mexico in Port Isabel have gone high tech. Thanks to the Region One partnership with Apple, facilitators say iPads are making a difference. Angela de la... - read full story -

Posted 12/17/2012 7:16 AM

David Hernandez, an education specialist at Region One GEAR UP is excited about how today's technology is pumping kids up for college. "Which is interactive, it has video, it has interactive features... - read full story -

Posted 11/30/2012 11:10 AM

AUSTIN - Schools will not be required to count new end-of-course exams toward a student's grade this school year. Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams made the announcement today after the... - read full story -