http://www.lasip.org/lagu-students Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:59:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The school year is quickly approaching an end, and soon it'll be time for summer fun.  Don't forget to make the LA GEAR UP Project Director's Challenge part of your summer plans.  Read and write about ten books over the summer and enter to win a cash prize.  Click on ... http://www.lasip.org/lagu-students/?p=315 The 2009-2010 LA GEAR UP Poetry Contest is underway.  In addition, the month of April is the Academy of American Poets' National Poetry Month.  For more information about National Poetry Month or to order a free National Poetry Month poster, pictured above, click here.  The 2009-2010 LA GEAR UP Poetry ... http://www.lasip.org/lagu-students/?p=311 Applications for LA GEAR UP's free one week summer camp experiences on university campuses will be available beginning February 1, 2010.  Go there now and begin the application. Click here to download the 2010 summer camp brochure. http://www.lasip.org/lagu-students/?p=309 The 2010 Explorers Club State Conference & Leadership Summit will be held at Louisiana Tech University from April 22-24, 2010.  We'll see you there! http://www.lasip.org/lagu-students/?p=306 The 2009 Fall Essay Contest is now open to students in grades seven and eight.  The purpose of the annual writing contest sponsored by LA GEAR UP is to target student achievement through writing.  The goal of this initiative is to promote writing proficiency in students across the ... http://www.lasip.org/lagu-students/?p=294 On Thursday, October 30, 2008, students from across Louisiana gathered at Louisiana's Historic Old State Capitol to participate in a celebration of representative democracy.  All but two of Louisiana's parishes were represented by students who carried the responsibility of reporting the results of their parishes' mock presidential elections to the participants and ... http://www.lasip.org/lagu-students/?p=279 Eleventh grader Kenneth Blackson of Franklin Parish High School has been selected to represent LA GEAR UP's Explorers Clubs in the state's first Legislative Youth Advisory Council.  The council will meet for the first time on June 4, 2008 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Students will take on the significant responsibility ... http://www.lasip.org/lagu-students/?p=200