It’s fairly common knowledge by now—TXGU kids are something special. Every student in the program is working on an uphill climb towards a college degree and their own job satisfaction ever after, all with the help of the amazing GEAR UP team members, of course.

What’s not always as easy to see is how students are handling the pressure they’re under. Believe it or not, who’s going to the spring dance with whom isn’t the height of the stress our kids are dealing with (not that it’s completely insignificant, naturally), and many of them may be coping in less than productive ways. East Texas GEAR UP for Success’ Central ISD is using their peer-mentoring program to help tackle the problem, and it’s certainly worth it to think about what you can do to help clear off the mounting anxieties your own TXGU students may have. 

Stress may be inevitable, but helping Texas teens learn to get through tougher times should be equally assured. Who’s with us?