GEAR UP Kentucky announces 29 schools selected for $26.9 million college-readiness grant

FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 23, 2012) —  GEAR UP Kentucky will announce the 29 schools selected to participate in a new $26.9 million college-readiness grant award on Friday, March 23.

The announcement took place at a launch rally beginning at 9:45 a.m. at Holmes High School, 2500 Madison Avenue, Covington. School administrators are aware of the award and can be contacted for local stories.The embargoed list of schools selected for the GEAR-UP Kentucky program appear below.

County	School
Boyd	George M. Verity Middle School
Campbell	Bellevue High School
Campbell	Newport Middle School
Christian	Christian County Middle School
Clark	Clark Middle School
Clark	Conkwright Middle School
Fayette	Leestown Middle School
Fleming	Simons Middle School
Gallatin	Gallatin County Middle School
Green	Green County Middle School
Greenup	McKell Middle School
Greenup	Wurtland Middle School
Hart	Bonnieville Elementary School
Hart	Cub Run Elementary School
Hart	LeGrande Elementary School
Hart	Memorial Elementary School
Hart	Munfordville Elementary School
Henry	Eminence High School
Jefferson	Western Middle School
Kenton	Holmes Middle School
Marshall	South Marshall Middle School
Metcalfe	Metcalfe County Middle School
Monroe	Monroe County Middle School
Owen	Maurice Bowling Middle School
Robertson	Deming School
Trigg	Trigg County Middle School
Trimble	Trimble County Middle School
Washington	North Washington Elementary School
Washington	Washington County Middle School

GEAR UP, 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.