Past Events

In 2009 - 2010, Petersburg High School’s GEAR UP team

  • held a successful 9th Grade Transition Activity in June with a trip to Morgan State Univ., the Baltimore Aquarium, a build-a-book workshop and a financial aid workshop for parents.
  • created and distributed quarterly GEAR UP newsletters.
  • hosted movie nights and trips to college fairs.
  • went on a well-attended college tour of Christopher Newport University.
  • met with all 10th grade students during English classes for college/career planning and character development (showing 16 Summers and Inside Out, creating a career plan and distributing GEAR UP brochures, book bags and key chains)
  • hosted a successful Financial Aid/GEAR UP Scholarship parent evening with a speaker from SCHEV, a speaker with the Tidewater Consortium, as well as pizza provided by the Tidewater Consortium.
  • share information about community events and volunteer opportunities with GEAR UP students