TRiO College Access Services seeks student participants

    PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — TRiO College Access Services is accepting applications from high school students in the central Aroostook area to participate in the TRiO Upward Bound program, a federally-funded college preparatory program.
Designed to help students be successful in high school and navigate the road to college, all services in Upward Bound are free to qualifying students.
Students are eligible for the program if neither parent has attained a four-year college degree or if the family meets income guidelines based on taxable income, or if the student has a need for academic support.
The student must also have the potential to succeed in postsecondary education.
TRiO Upward Bound is a year-round program at the University of Maine at Presque Isle with a residential summer component.
The staff provides SAT preparation, academic advising, tutoring, college visits, career exploration, opportunities for travel and much more. During the summer program, high-achieving students can take college classes, have academic courses designed to make the next year in high school a bit easier, participate in fun electives, and go on an adventure trip and a week of college visits.
If you are a high school student in grades 9 or 10 from Ashland, Caribou, Central Aroostook, Easton, Fort Fairfield, Limestone, Presque Isle or Washburn high schools, and want to go to college, Upward Bound can help you achieve your dream. For more information or for an application call 768-9591 or 768-9618.