Elev8 New Mexico College Fair Inspires Students to Plan for College and Careers

On April 27, 2011, Elev8 students from Gadsden Middle School attended the school's first annual College Awareness Fair. In all, 800 students and their parents attended the event. The fair gave both students and parents initial contact with representatives of different colleges, let them get a broad feel for the programs they offer, and showed them what it takes to be admitted to college. The result: Students and parents learned that college is in fact within the students' reach.

Students were also able to participate in early learning and planning for higher education and had the opportunity to ask the institutions about financial aid and necessary college preparation. Both students and parents left the fair feeling informed and encouraged about the college process.