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Ringing endorsements like this of high school students who attend schools. Some of them become
one from Madison High School se- college than averages across the state close friends, and most of us keep
nior Taylor Dodge could explain the and nation,” Kotiw said. “Upward in contact all through the school
long-running success of the Upward Bound is one way to combat that year,” said William “Robby” Messer
Bound program, which has been reality.” of Erwin High School. “You meet
operating at Mars Hill College for Upward Bound’s tutoring sessions people that are different from you -
over 40 years now. help students with their current high their race, how they dress - but then
“There are just so many good school classes, as well as how to apply you get to know them and find out
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you almost can’t come up with a and other forms of financial aid. than you.”
favorite,” Dodge said. “I remember Students in the program also go on Messer said Upward Bound was Specialists in Acoustic Instruments
when we went to Chicago, we took several college visits to familiarize essential in making his plans for the
a ferry ride at sunset. We could see them with college options. future. Before Upward Bound, he
the city skyline, and there was a In addition, every student in- had planned on getting an associate’s
fireworks show going on. That’s one volved in Upward Bound must at- degree if possible. Now, his goals
of my favorite memories.” tend at least two summer programs reach higher. He plans to attend
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Bound is a college-preparatory pro- in the cafeteria and taking classes criminal justice. His eventual goal is
gram designed to encourage high over a six-week period at Mars Hill to be a forensic psychologist.
school students to go to college, College. Dodge, meanwhile, is still keeping
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Hill by a grant from the Depart- four day trip designed to introduce at eight of them, and has not heard
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has helped numerous young people Recent years have seen Upward “I planned to go to college even
from Madison, Buncombe, Yancey Bound groups visiting the Natural before I started Upward Bound,”
and Mitchell counties have a suc- Museum of Arts and Sciences in Dodge said. “But it would not have
cessful transition from high school Chicago, CNN Studios in Atlanta, been as possible without Upward
to college. and the U.S. Space and Rocket Bound. It just opened me up to a
“This grant was funded 40 years Center in Huntsville, Ala. new kind of knowledge.”
ago because the affected counties “My favorite thing was getting
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