Storey Gymnasium Opens doors to TRiO Open House

TRiO lends hands to students in need.

Tonight, at 5:30PM, local TRiO programs are holding an open house at Storey Gymnasium.  The open house will showcase some of the programs available to Cheyenne students. and how each program can help students with different stressful situations.

No matter what your stress is, TRiO will try to help.

TRiO is a group of federally funded college opportunity programs that motivate and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds, helping them to get their degree. More than 850,000 low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities  are served by more than 2,800 programs nationally. TRiO programs provide academic tutoring, personal counseling, mentoring, financial guidance, and other supports necessary for educational access and retention. TRIO programs provide direct support services for students, and relevant training for directors and staff.

TRiO programs include:

• Educational Opportunity Centers
• Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement
• Student Support Services
• Talent Search
• Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs Staff
• Upward Bound
• Upward Bound Math-Science
• Veterans Upward Bound