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Our Goals
Our Goals
We work with students and families to learn how to plan, apply, pay for, and thrive in college. We provide services that help students be successful in high school, make goals for what they want to happen after high school for them, and help them achieve those goals. Our goal is to make sure that every student knows there potential and has a plan for after high school. We want every student to know that they can achieve anything with the right resources and the importance of goal setting and planning.
Who We Serve
Who We Serve
We are serving 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade students and families in the Burke County Public School System.
We work closely with the school system, community partners, and Appalachian State to make sure that students have all the resources they need to be successful.
Learn More About GEAR UP
Learn More About GEAR UP
Your GEAR UP Coordinators
Your GEAR UP Coordinators
Kim Logan
Kim Logan
Mrs. Logan is the Coordinator for East Burke and Freedom High Schools and Walter Johnson, Table Rock, and East Burke Middle Schools. She attended UNCG for her undergrad and Appstate for her Masters.
This year is her 4th year as a coordinator. She loves helping student learn about college! She has 4 children and 1 grandchild. 3 of her kids are alumni of Freedom and 1 is still attending Freedom. Her husband is a pastor at a local church. When not working, you can find Mrs. Logan loving on her grand baby.
Reach Mrs. Logan at:
She serves:
Freedom High School
Robert L. Patton High School
Liberty Middle School
Walter Johnson Middle School
Table Rock Middle School
Kayla Cable Hughes
A native of McDowell County, Mrs. Cable Hughes graduated from McDowell High School in 2011 and went on to study at East Carolina University, University of North Carolina at Asheville and UNC-Charlotte with a BA in History and a Graduate Certificate in Teaching. She served as a Social Studies Teacher and then Exceptional Children's Teacher at East Burke High School for 6.5 years before coming to GEAR UP. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband, Luke, spoiling her two nephews and niece and enjoying all things British.
Her advice to students:
Abraham Lincoln once said, "The best way to predict your future is to create it." Life will present many obstacles that will appear as limitations to your goals and potential but remember that only you can decide what you deserve. And if it were up to me, each of you deserve it all!
Reach Mrs. Cable Hughes at:
She serves:
East Burke High School
Draughn High School
Walter Johnson Middle School
Heritage Middle School
East Burke Middle School
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