EWC GEAR UP

07/19/2026

Well another long trip is in the books! EWC High school students between Wheatland and Hulett joined other GEAR UP students from NWC, LCCC, and Casper GEAR UP programs on a three-day college tour across Colorado. They saw a wide range of options: CU Boulder, University of Denver, Colorado School of Mines, and The University of Northern Colorado.
The EWC group overwhelmingly liked UNC the best with CU a close second.

07/14/2026

GEAR UP students from Hulett, Upton, Newcastle, Douglas and Wheatland High Schools relax for a couple hours in Lancer Hall before dinner after spending 5-6 hours in a van to Torrington. The students are on their way eventually to Cheyenne to join up with more high school students from LCCC, NWC, and Casper GEAR UP programs for a three-day college tour trip to Colorado.

12/10/2025

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11/19/2025

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10/16/2025

Check out the October Newsletter for the EWC GEAR UP, Wyo. office! Lots of great info!

09/27/2025

We are so happy to have the support of Governor Mark Gordon for GEAR UP! We celebrated National GEAR UP Week by serving students all week long at our many schools across eastern Wyoming. We stayed so busy we forgot to post 😅

Stay tuned to our page for upcoming FAFSA nights as we swing into all our schools to provide support and goodies to all our seniors and families!

08/27/2025

Goshen County GEAR UP we'd love to see you Wed.! Please use the QR code to RSVP for pizza for your family! See you soon!

08/14/2025

Come visit us at the Wyoming State Fair!
We are under the roundup tent!

08/13/2025

Are you in 7th-12th grade in Crook, Weston, Converse, Niobrara, Platte, or Goshen County or have a student in one of those grades?

And will you be in Douglas for the Wyoming State Fair on Aug 14th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.?

Stop by the Eastern Wyoming College booth! GEAR UP Program Coordinator Sherrie Peif will be on hand to answer questions about GEAR UP and what we can do for you or your child!

GEAR UP is a fun and creative way to get students interested in a post secondary education, whether that be a community college, trade school or a traditional four-year route.

GEAR UP offers many FREE opportunities to your students over their time in middle and high school, (we start in seventh grade to begin the excitement of a post-high school life).

Some (definitely not all) of what we offer includes:
* Educational (but fun) field trips.
* College visits — we will es**rt your student (and you if you'd like to accompany) to the colleges of his or her choice (in person in most cases, or virtually if they are out of the country or we are unable to make travel arrangements) to see if the school is a good fit and to find out what it takes to get admitted. While there, they will talk to admissions, financial aid, athletics if needed, and get a tour of the school, sometimes experiencing the cafeteria and dorms depending on distance traveled.
* GEAR UP scholarships
* Hathaway support
* Dual and concurrent enrollment support
* ACT preparation
* Waivers to retake the ACT for FREE up to 4 more times
* ACT waivers for sophomores to take for FREE to prepare for the test their junior year
* Other test preparation
* Family events that include rodeos, basketball games and more
* Parent support for enrolling and helping with other college information
* FAFSA help
* Scholarship help
* Tutoring
* Summer camps
* Much, much more!

All GEAR UP services are free to both students and parents!

GEAR UP Wyoming has been tracking student outcomes over the course of the program. From 2017 to 2024, the initiative has delivered strong results:
* 96% of GEAR UP seniors graduated from high school
* 62% enrolled in postsecondary education
* Students collectively received over $13.6 million in GEAR UP and Hathaway scholarshipsor

07/17/2025

Five High School students from Douglas, Cheyenne, and Casper represented their GEAR UP, Wyo programs recently at the 2025 Youth Leadership Summit in San Francisco.

The five were chosen from more than 2,000 students in Wyoming and were part of an elite group of 150 students from across the country representing the more than 150,000 GEAR UP students nationwide.

Students were immersed in three days of leadership skill building through various activities.

Back row from left … Kathrine Dalton, Casper; Vanessa Gonzalez, Cheyenne;
Shane Johnson, Casper. Front row from left Jillian Baran, Douglas; Madalyn Dreisow, Cheyenne.