by Michael Monks
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THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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GEAR UP Kentucky will rally at Holmes High School Friday morning to announce the twenty-nine schools selected to participate in a new $26.9 million college-readiness program. The list of schools receiving the funds is being withheld until the announcement but a press release from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education indicates that 450 7th grade students from Holmes Middle School, Newport Middle School, and Bellevue High School will be in attendance.
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From the release:
GEAR UP, or Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, anticipates serving 10,000 Kentucky students from low-income schools over the life of the six-year federal grant. The program serves entire cohorts of students and follows them throughout high school.|
Following the rally, students will visit the campus of Northern Kentucky University for a college awareness activity.
The rally starts at 10:00AM with a welcome by Holmes High School principal Sean Bohannan and will feature remarks by NKU President James Votruba as well as a speech by a former GEAR UP student that is now a student at NKU and a performance by the NKU Dance for Fitness Tour Troupe and Holmes students.
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