The Upward Bound Program at New Mexico State University is a federally funded, year-round college preparatory program serving eligible high school students from the Gadsden Independent School District (GISD)/Las Cruces Public Schools (LCPS) as well as the Alamogordo Public Schools (APS) and Hatch Valley Public Schools (HVPS). Mission: To assist students to successfully complete their secondary and post-secondary education. Purpose: To generate in program participants the skills and motivation necessary to complete a program of secondary education and to enter…