Some 80 families showed up Thursday night to learn about the Gear Up program, which will provide about $40,000 per year to this year’s seventh-graders to help them get ready for college.
About 193 attended the pizza dinner and family night, Gear Up Coordinator Kristin Adams said.
“I feel good. I was very pleased with the turnout last night,” she said.
Adams said there is still opportunity for seventh-graders to get involved in the program…