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Upward Bound is a federally funded program that provides support to participants whose goal is to receive post-secondary education. It is comprised of both a rigorous academic and summer component. Students must be either low-income and/or first generation college students. A student can also be a ninth grader at risk for academic failure (grade point average below 2.5, score below proficient on Math, Science, and English, have not taken Pre-algebra, Algebra I, Geometry at the end of their eighth grade year). The program serves fifty students at three high schools located in Frankfort, KY: Western Hills High School, Franklin County High School and Frankfort High School. |